Workshop Programme Diary 2009/10

For all My Secret Heart tour dates, see www.mysecretheart.co.uk

Key:
WPP – Workshop Programme Performance (informal performances, ’sharings’ and open workshop presentations)
AP – Annual Production (our annual, large-scale productions with a professional cast performing alongside our participants)
AW – Annual Workshop (all groups coming together for a workshop day)
TT – Theatre trip
Res – Residency
Ret – Retreat

• Blood Brothers at Newcastle Theatre Royal (TT)
  A Theatre Trip for North East participants
  21, 28 January, Newcastle Theatre Royal
• Middlesbrough Town Square Performance (WPP) A small performance by our Middlesbrough Group to mark the launch of the My Secret HeartInstallation Tour
  29 January, Middlesbrough Town Square
  
• Tosca at Newcastle Theatre Royal (TT) A Theatre Trip for North East participants
  5 March, Newcastle Theatre Royal
  
• Friends Party (WPP) A sharing at the annual Streetwise Opera Friends Party
  18 March, Almeida Theatre
  
• Jenufa at ENO (TT) A Theatre Trip for London participants
  19 March, ENO
  
• Crisis Graduation Ceremony (WPP) A small performance at Crisis Skylight London
  19 March, Crisis Skylight, London
  
• Places For Change conference (TT) Streetwise Choir performance
  26 March, Virginia House, Newcastle
• Retreat to Stainesacre Hall (Ret) Middlesbrough Wellington St participants
  30 March – 2 April, Stainescare Hall, Yorkshire
  
• Streetwise Opera Brand Launch (WPP) A performance by London participants at the charity’s brand launch
  22 April, The Connection at St Martins (invitation only)
  
• Eric Clapton (TT) A Theatre Trip for London participants
  22 May, Royal Albert Hall
  
• Department of Communities and Local Government Conference (WPP) A performance at the DCLG’s Rough Sleeping Conference
  11 June, Welcome Trust
• Exhibition Road Music Day (WPP) Performance at the annual Exhibition Road Music Day
  21 June, Victoria and Albert Musem
• Opera North Annual Workshop (AW) Annual workshop day for all participants at Opera North
  14 July, Howard Assembly Rooms, Leeds
• Performance at The Workshop (WPP) Sharing given by the Nottingham Group in association with Framework Housing
  29 July, The Workshop, Nottingham
• Performance at NHS AGM, Nottingham (WPP) Sharing given by the Nottingham Group
  25 Sept, East Midlands Conference Centre
• Werther by Opera North (TT) Theatre Trip for Nottingham participants
  4 November, Nottingham Theatre Royal
• Cosi Fan Tutti (TT) Theatre Trip for Manchester participants
  10 November, The Lowry
  
• Annual Service of Commemoration for Homeless People (WPP) A performance as part of the service
  12 November, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
• Lord Mayor’s Show (WPP) A performance on a float at the Lord Mayor’s Show
  14 November, London
• Werther by Opera North (TT) Theatre Trip for North East participants
  18 November, Newcastle Theatre Royal
  
• Falstaff, Glydebourne Tour (TT) Theatre Trip for Luton participants
  25 November, Milton Keynes Theatre
• NUTS 2009 – Night Under the Stars (WPP) Fundraiser for Passage Day Centre
  27 November, Royal Festival Hall, London
• Borderline – Caledonian Carol Service (WPP) Performing as part of the service
  10 December, St Columba’s Church, London
• Carol Service (WPP) Manchester participants perform at the Carol Service at St Anne’s Church
  14 December, St Anne’s Church, Manchester
• My Secret Heart tour (WPP)
  12 January 2010, Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Open Mic Night (WPP) Connections participants perform alongside the public in our first even Open Mic event
  27 January 2010, Connections at St Martin’s, London
  
• St. Martin’s in the Field Homeless Service (WPP) London participants perform as part of the service
  31 January 2010, St. Martin’s in the Field, London
  
• Positive Change Awards, Newcastle City Council (WPP) North East participants perform at the awards ceremony
  23 February 2010, Banquet Hall Civic Centre, Newcastle
• La Boheme (TT) Theatre trip for Manchester participants
  23 February 2010, The Lowry
• My Secret Heart tour (WPP)
  25 February 2010, Northern Stage, Newcastle