The PumpHouse Summer Holidays Drama Programme
There is always something to do at The PumpHouse during the school holidays.
The School Holiday Drama Programme provides a week-long series of workshops for two age groups:
Week One: for 6 – 11 years, runs from January 16 – 20
Week Two: for 12 – 16 years, runs from January 23 – 27
Each series of workshops features five self-contained days designed to give children the chance to have a go at a variety of drama skills within the unique setting of a working theatre.
Each day will follow a theme and include drama games, exercises and activities to develop the knowledge, confidence and thinking skills of those with an interest in drama and performance arts while they have fun!
The day will close with a chance for the students to present a short performance for parents.
You can enrol your child a place for all 5 days or fewer. NB: a discount is applied for enrolments for all 5 days.
Day 1 Improvisation – a chance to develop team work, confidence and quick thinking whilst having fun telling stories and improvising scenes.
Day 2 Mime, Movement and Finding My Voice - a day of contrasts from storytelling without words to learning how to use different voices for different performance spaces.
Day 3 Scripted Drama – devising, creating, adapting, writing and staging a script – how the actors know what to do and when.
Day 4 Backstage Pass A day ‘backstage’ covering the work of the Technical Crew (light and sound), Wardrobe and Make-Up, and the Stage Manager.
Day 5 ‘PumpHouse Productions Presents a Play in a Day!’ pulling together the skills covered earlier in the week the students work towards a final performance of the week from scratch!
The cost is $50 per day or $225 for all five days.
Numbers limited to 20 students per day.
Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
As reported in the Post, there’s a $30 million funding gap in financial mentoring. This has led to services closing and mentors stepping in unpaid just to keep helping people in need 🪙💰🪙
One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.
So we want to hear what you think:
Should the government ask these industries to contribute?
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60.8% Yes, supporting people is important!
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23.8% No, individuals should take responsibility
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15.4% ... It is complicated
Night-time chipsealing works on SH2
From 9 to 17 February, stop/go traffic management will be in place on SH2 between McPherson Road and Dimmock Road on multiple nights between 9pm and 5am (Sundays to Thursdays).
During the day, all lanes will be open, but speed restrictions will apply to allow the chipseal to set and to protect vehicles travelling over the newly laid surface.
There may be delays to your journey when travelling through the area. This is weather dependent so check NZTA Journey Planner before you travel.
A Neighbourly Riddle! Don’t Overthink It… Or Do?😜
Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post if you know the answer and the big reveal will be posted in the comments at 2pm on the day!
If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?
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