YOUNG ARTS 2010-11 ACTIVITIES

This year we have continued contacts with two drama teachers working with young people, that had been made in the previous year through the Arts Theatre.

They have been instrumental in setting up drama workshops with Thongsley school near St Ives and Arbury School and Queen Edith's here in Cambridge. Our schools have many children who do not perhaps have opportunities of visiting the theatre on a regular basis, or even at all, and these workshops are designed to stimulate interest in drama and the staging of plays and musicals.

The response from Thongsley School was tremendous. Both staff and pupils were thrilled by the experience. Workshops at Arbury School and Queen Edith's took place during the summer term and met with similar enthusiasm. In all these events will reach about 700 children, aged from 7 to 16.

The CAMdfas committee is always looking for interesting ideas to sponsor for their Young Arts projects and if any members have contacts with individuals or organisations who might be interested in some funding, we would be delighted to hear from you. The scope is quite wide and could involve anything from music to pargetting, from sponsoring individuals to whole schools. After the lecture you will find some slips which you could fill in, or contact details, if you think you might be able to help. Thank you.