so i hear we may b havin a dvd soon? do you reacon we could hav a copy of slideshow we saw in our week of work we did for miserere allegri (notingham group) which showed us jumpin n doin som drama looked real good n showed som of work we don slideshow am onabou isn’ dvd which was wiv instalation mayb i am askin for loads or slideshow of us behin screan has bin misplaced or was used for cutin for final piece or ? am unsure would b flat e who made you hav already don much for us n thanks for oportunity i wouldn of known abou group if wasn’ for a frien who showed me group who also enjoys i hav seen new publicity in doubl impac n hav a new shirt (freebie n is cool) am glad loads of people can join do us a favour if u c sarah or ben giv my wishes as i know were much liked by group som who hav bin in group performin for years
reacon was good havin jane n elle i reacon was her name as smal number of members n neil also doin som on our session n am also learnin song on keyboard
take care n be safe lol

Hi there Sarah – yes DVDs of My Secret Heart are coming soon and you’re right that the slideshow was created by Flat-e. I’ll ask them if they still have the photos and get back to you.
Hope to see you all soon
Cheers
Matt

Hi Sharon
Tommy from Noah has got together with all involved with ‘My Secret Heart’ and would like to say this on their behalf.
“My Secret Heart was a very special evening and we had a great evening, and we has great pleasure in sharing the experiences with our friends. Thanks for the oppurtunities that streetwise are giving us.
Thankyou for the D.V.D. We watched it and am afraid to say we were not so pleased in that we were in London for seven days rehearsing and presenting “My Secret Heart”, and yet we were not seen or heard and this was very disappointing for us. We were proud that night and there was no recollection of the event on the D.V.D. The D.V.D had no meaning for us.
All the new friends we made gave us a great feeling of warmth and togetherness so again thankyou for this oppurtunity.
See you all soon
Cheers
Tommy, Lorraine, Cutty, Phil, Tim and Robert.

Hi Tommy – thanks for taking the time to post a message. Glad you enjoyed the project and the premiere and I’m really sorry for the confusion with teh DVD. We should have pointed out that the DVD was just the installation piece you created in the workshops – with the other Streetwise performers around the country. As you know you’re all featured on the piece both on film and on the soundtrack. What we didn’t manage to do was to film the live performance at the Royal Festival Hall in London. With over 100 performers this turned out to be really hard and we couldn’t manage it. I will ask the video artists Flat-e since I know they took some film of the rehearsal and I will try to get hold of that. Also the documentaries didn’t feature the London week unfortunately because the timing didn’t work for the TV companies.
Really looking forward to seeing you all at the performance and presentation of the installation at the Hat Factory in July!
All the best to you all at NOAH
Matt

A massive thank you to everyone who came to Opera North in Leeds last week for our Annual Workshop Day. It was wonderful to see you all – around 80 Streetwise performers turned up. I was particularly wow-ed by the performance each group made of songs you’ve been working on – and of the applause and support everyone gave each other.
I feel really honoured to be working with all of you
Matt

I second that Matt it was a great day out, in great surroundings meeting up with old and new friends, it was a pleasure to work with them all.Thanks again Sir??? Matt!!!.

Hi Matt
Is it possible to see the interview that i was featured in for the Andy Ludlow Awards Ceremony
last year as i was not present on the day of the awards
Cheers
Ken

It nice to know what peice of opera were are going to be doing for the Lord Mayors Show im really looking forward to it.Any date set for the recording of the CD as a few of my friends are curious as to whether they will be ready for Xmas or not as they wish to give them as presents

All the best and hope to hear from you soon

Ken

Hi Ken – the Lord Mayor’s show is going to be sections from Mozart’s ‘Marriage of Figaro’ and we’re planning on recording the CD in October although we don’t have a date yet. As you know it’s not going to be commercially-available, but we’ll make sure everyone gets copies. You should be aware though that CDs take a while to edit and press so we can’t guarantee it’ll be ready for Christmas. Fingers crossed!
I just noticed I hadn’t got back to you about the press for the Andy Ludlow Awards last year – the only thing that was broadcast was a BBC London TV report which was shot at Crisis in London but I don’t think you were on that. I’ll check. You were featured though in the ‘Up for the Arts’ show. We have that in the office so I will get that copied.
Cheers
Matt

Hi Matt, just wanna say a big thank you to you and all the Streetwise crew who work so hard to keep our wonderful workshops together, And for the great day out in Leeds where we got to see all the performers from all over the uk again, everyone performed really well and they were all so friendly,Can i just say through being in Streetwise since 2006 my confidence has grown that much ive went on to sing in a band called ” Over The Edge” for over a year now with Angie from the Byker workshop, we do gigs for people who have had and are still suffering mental health issues, and its all down to Streetwise, without it i would never have had the confidence to sing infront of anyone, We all love you all too bits up here in the Newcastle Matt, take care and thanks again, Hope we can all get together again soon.Bye Bye

Hi Bridgette and all in the North East! Thanks for your lovely message and that’s great news about ‘Over the Edge’. What a brilliant idea! I’m coming up to Newcastle to visit Virginia House and Byker Bridge next Wed (30th Sept) and hope to see lots of you there. Hello too to everyone in Middlesbrough, Manchester, Notts, Luton and London. Hope to see you all soon.
We’re still working on plans for the 2010 show – due to start in spring 2010 and then a big showcase involving everyone in the winter!
Cheers
Matt

Hi Matt and gang, just stumbled on the on Kananga TV. (must bring my headphones next time), Does this mean we’re big in Japan?. I also see people are performing in London On November 14th . I hope its not a case of after the Lord Mayor’s show.

Hi Stephen – yes we did some work in Japan for a couple of weeks in the summer – workshops and some training and presentations of My Secret Heart which went down very well. The homeless situation out there is really interesting (see the International Links page on this site). We are indeed part of the Lord Mayor’s Show on 14th Nov. It’s live on the BBC apparently!
Cheers
Matt

Congratulations on yet another quality award it shows the level of commitment that you put into your shows we went to the Media trusts volunteers party last week and the people there were totally amazed at the quality of the production even though there was only a handful of people there so keep up the good work Matt and the rest of the team hope to see you soon matt during the rehersals for The Marriage of Figaro and keep the dream alive

Thanks Ken – the award is really for all the Streetwise performers who get on stage and knock the audiences for 6! Despite everything you face outside workshops and rehearsals, you keep on showing everyone what you can achieve. It’s totally inspiring. I only picked up the award on your behalf!
Cheers
Matt
PS Well done Connections for being shortlisted for the 2009 Andy Ludlow Homelessness Award

Hi everyone – as you know by now the CD is out! And it sounds fabulous! Congratulations to all of you for some great singing. Everyone involved will be receiving CDs before Christmas and if you’re worried about how you will get them, let us know. We’ve decided to create a highlights CD of the best tracks and try to sell those to raise some funds for the charity.
All the best
Matt

A Happy Christmas to everyone.
From Matt and the team at the office

A Merry Xmas to evryone ! Matt you said the pictures that were submitted for the CD cover were going to be published online when will this happen thanks

omg we hav a forum!!!!! woooo!!!!!!!!!!!
ok what i mean to say is: MATT PEACOCK DESERVES A KNIGHTHOOD AND YOU KNOW IT!

Congratulations to Streetwise for picking up all these prestigious awards and its worldwide recognition which it seems to be now gaining, and well deserved. Special thanks to Matthew, JJ, Sharon, Nicola, Rob and all the workshop team members and wonderful management staff for their hard work with us which has made this possible. Special thanks to Matthew Peacock for his astute planning and care in bringing Streetwise to the fore and giving us all the opportunity of realizing all our dreams. Looking forward to this new and exciting season with sincere enthusiasm.
Elizabeth

Thanks Elizabeth and Maria and a belated Happy New Year to everyone. YOU are the ones we should thank for working so hard and conquering everything in your paths.
A big congrats to those who took part in our first Open Mic Night in London last week. Amazing performances from Mada, Kevin, Ken R, David K, David W, Isabelle, Sarah, Ken W and Joy.
Also I was at an amazing performance given by the Streetwise Choir in Newcastle earlier in Jan at the Discovery Museum infront of the Lord Mayor. You totally blew the audience away and I had a flood of comments about how amazing you all are.
Looking forward to hearing the Middlesbrough group at Northern Stage this month and I’m hoping to come up to Nottingham and Luton soon!
Keep the messages coming!
Matt