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Dragon Tails  or  Tales of Dragons and Woodland Wyrms, by Alison Williams-Bailey

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APPEARING IN SUSSEX THEATRES & SCHOOLS from Autumn 2009 into 2010.
 
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Flash the dragon

The dragon is a Root & Branch Theatre Co. design, based on traditional dragon guisers (Norwich Snap Dragon, Climping Dragon, Padstowe Oss) and the tourney hobby horse.  Made by Elise Maynard.
Dragon Tails or Tales of Dragons and Woodland Wyrms is Root and Branch Theatre Company's latest play.

The year is 1614. At the White Horse Inn in Southwarke we invite you all to the trial of Young Nic, also known as Flash the Dragon. Take a journey from the timeless epic of Beowulf and the Death Dragon through the folkore of Sussex to discover the truth behind the myth of dragonlore.
Is he guilty is he not? You decide.  We are currently looking for volunteers to act as the jury.

The play covers aspects of the National Curriculum Key Stage 2 on History Saxons and citizenship. It involves full audience participation as the children:
   - become the dragon and slayers in a finale dragon slaying scene
   - reenact the Lyminster Knucker pudding story,
   - make a Web of Wyrd with Beowulf, and
   - perform in our child dragon costumes.

This play includes storytelling, mummers plays, physical theatre, clowning, circus, animal guising, dance, and folk song. We also offer the play in combination with our workshops.

W H A T  T H E  P A PE R S  S A Y
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SPECIAL OFFER FOR SCHOOLS WITHIN THE WEALD FOREST RIDGE DISTRICT
(between Horsham and Tunbridge Wells) - click for more
THEATRE DATES
The Capitol Theatre, Horsham, Saturday 3 October 2009, 2 pm (studio)
The Hawth Arts Centre, Crawley, Saturday 31 October 2009, 11 am (studio)
The Barn Theatre, Southwick Community Centre, Satyrday 5 December 2009, 2 pm
Clair Hall Haywards Heath, Saturday 6 March 2010, 2 pm
Tbilisi Folk Arts Festival, Georgia, July 2010

For bookings or more information, please contact Alison
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