As a hopeful future journalist I jumped on the opportunity to watch new talent shine on my door step. For £3 on the door I was very pleased to allow my analytical tendencies run free and somehow find meaning in the actor’s Sonic the Hedgehog T-shirt.
I was invited by a friend of a friend to witness the most frightening, dark and thought-provoking play I’ve seen since The Wedding Singer musical. Maybe that’s not saying a great deal but it’s not often I get invited to watch plays. The play I’m mumbling about is ‘Ransom’ a work in progress by Steven Blackshaw whose talented is being squandered folding clothes in TK Maxx. The play itself explored the battle between good and evil within everyday people and challenged us to judge the characters personalities for ourselves. Was the man in the sonic t-shirt good or evil? I’m still not sure. Full of mystery and twists all 15 of us in the audience were practically on the floor. The play was performed at the Bridge Hotel in Newcastle on 10/04/2012 courtesy of ‘Write on Tap’ a fabulous company that is giving people like Steven a chance to shine. Every Tuesday for several weeks this dingy old man’s pub that smells faintly of broken dreams and eau de retirement becomes a haven for potential genius and future stars.
I am Monjer Rashid, Programme Manager, Solar Learning Services and The Urban Games.
We are working with Internationally renowned Prodigal Theatre Company, aka Urban Playground, to prepare a 10 minute performance for the opening of the Olympic Torch Relay celebration events, Newcastle Quayside, Friday 15th June 2012.
A collaboration of dancers, and free runners, expressing themselves through a theatrical display of movements, tricks and flips. Quality and detail are of huge importance, and so the costumes, the soundtrack and the choreography are all custom-made for the showcase. This will truly be an amazing display of the hidden talent in the NE.
You can find out more about the performance and how you can get involved in our activities by visiting www.theurbangames.org.uk
The North East certainly does have talent!!
The project is funded by Newcastle City Council and the Newcastle Gateshead Initiative.
I would like to raise awareness of the unemployment issue amongst young people in the North East.
As part of the Prince’s Trust Course which I participated in, the team was required to take part in a community project. For our project, we decided to work together with ComMediaN to produce a short documentary film highlighting the problems young people face when trying to get back into employment and what the government are doing to remedy this.
Who are ComMediaN?
ComMediaN are a media network set up for the purpose of providing those with an interest in media with the opportunity to develop their knowledge and experience benefiting both themselves and the community at large.
ComMedian sets out to provide those who are passionate about media, whether it be in the guise of filming, photography, editing or journalism, with a setting in which they can transform what may be a mere hobby/interest into a role within a network in which training, learning and first-hand experience is provided in order. The aim is to enhance skills to a higher standard.
Through nurturing individuals’ appetite for media and assisting them in acquiring specialist skills, ComMediaN’s hopes are to offer its services to provide coverage for community-based events.
We interviewed various companies and agencies about the support they offer young people towards getting back into employment.
We interviewed companies like Acorn computers, Connexions and the Job Center.
