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     WORLD DAY OF THEATRE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG

    PEOPLE - 20th March 2008

      Since 2001, this day has been marked all over the world by the global

      community of theatre pracitioners for children and young people. 

      Cahoots NI celebrated this day by visiting St Bernadette's Girls Primary

      School in Glenalina Road, Belfast to offer a sneak preview of their new

      school's workshop 'The Snail and the Whale'.  Children were introduced to this

      enthralling story and theme song composed for the theatre show before

      joining in to create their own special CD recording of the song.

      Cahoots NI workshop facilitators Caolan McBride and Victoria Vettese with

      students from St Bernadette's Girls Primary School, Belfast.

     GENESIS SPONSORSHIP

      Cahoots NI are delighted to announce that Genesis Breads will be sponsoring  

      their latest show and workshop programme, The Snail and the

      Whale.  Brian McErlain, the companies Managing Director said,

      'At Genesis we can see clear similarities with the clever, fun and adventurous

       nature of Cahoots NI with the values we pride ourselves with at the Bakery. 

       We are delighted to assist with the production of The Snail and the Whale as

       it will benefit the development of children in particular.'

    CREATE A SUPERHERO WORKSHOP TOUR COMPLETED

    (part of the creative youth partnerships touring programme)

     Cahoots NI's drama facilitator Victoria Vettese and local illustrator Richard

     Geddis have successfully completed a tour of primary schools in Northern

     Ireland delivering the 'Create a Superhero' workshop programme. 

     Key Stage 2 students were treated to an hour long workshop where

     they created their very own superhero character using  a  combination 

     of drama and illustration.  Students were encouraged to decide as a team

     what their superheroes special powers would be, what they would look like

     and how their superhero could save the world!   At the end of the session

     students were presented with their very own illustrated superhero.

     The workshop has links to the curriculum areas of The Arts, PE, Personal   

     Development and Mutual Understanding, Language and Literacy and The

     World Around Us.

                           Recommended age group:                 Key Stage 2                              

                           Workshop Duration:                             1 hour

                           Max no of sessions per day:               2

                           Max no of participants per session:   36