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About the Company's Work
OUR AIM:


OUR METHODS:		  

Through performing plays and holding workshops, we will increase understanding both of English folk arts and of local heritage and folklore, keeping folklore stories alive in the community.

We use storytelling, drama, song, legend and folklore to present themes from local history.

Our plays focus on local history to tell folkloric stories that have been forgotten by all but a few.

Walkabouts: Meet and greet Flash the Dragon accompanied by the bold and fearless slayers: St Leonard and Uther Pendragon Junior. Follow them on a quest to the Underworld. Slay the dragon and discover the secrets hidden in the treasure hoard.

We use workshops to enable oral learning of
• traditional songs which are of a local source
• storytelling, with learners making up and enacting their own stories
• English drama, including basic Mummers play technique and guising (see Workshops)
 


Young 'St Georges' ready for action
The Company
Photo (above) and review courtesy of The Courier newspaper:
'Story of The Wells' - Learning History Through Drama
Children from St. Matthew's Primary School in High Brooms learnt about the history and legends of Tunbridge Wells through a dramatised performance... Headteacher Peter Cornish said the event caught the imagination of the children.  He added "They can now tell me about the history of the town. They loved the main characters, especially the hooden horse." 		 
Additional reactions from children at other Root & Branch events
The children at High Brooms County Primary, when asked by the head what they thought, all called out togther "Brilliant!"
Verdict from children at Crawley Folk Festival 2008:  "200%!"
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