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Big Wheel is famous all over Europe for presenting schools
workshops that students really love.
If you are a teacher wanting a show to encourage students learning
go to English Language
Workshops
If you are a teacher wanting a show about English Literature
go to Literature
Workshops
If you would like Big Wheel to arrange a fantastic cutural
visit to London, go London
Visits
English Language Workshops
BIG WHEEL'S
language workshops are up-to-the-minute in their use of multimedia
references, parody and games. They are not simply an exercise
in language practice, but a cultural exchange which audiences
and presenters never forget. Always enjoyable, Big Wheel shows
provide a wealth of material suitable for classroom follow-up
work.
"BREAKFAST WITH BIG WHEEL"
(ages: 10-15 and adult beginners)
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"Meet the
family in
the Breakfast Game".
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TELEVISION
is the key to this show, which is a parody of the T.V.
"magazine" format - its personalities, its genres and
its special vocabulary.
Students are familiar with the material. Younger ones
enjoy the games. Older students appreciate the parody.
As
a vehicle for teaching English, the show works brilliantly,
because there are so many opportunities for interaction.
Duration: 90 minutes
(Audience
maximum 60)
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Fees for Breakfast With Big Wheel - euros:
- €600 for one workshop
- €500 for a second workshop
- €300 for each additional workshop on the same day or
consecutive days
Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland:
- SEK 5.500 / DKR 4.500 / SFR 900 for one workshop
- SEK 4.500 / DKR 3.500 / SFR 750 for a second workshop
- SEK 2.750 / DKR 2.250 / SFR 450 for each additional workshop
on the same day or consecutive days
Fees are all inclusive - there are no 'hidden extras'.
Literature Workshops
BIG WHEEL'S
literature workshops try to help students appreciate the texts
they have to study. This is partly by showing how "modern" many
of the texts are - even those written four hundred years ago.
But also
Big Wheel's natural, spontaneous approach to literature encourages
individual students to make their own critical judgements and
develop their own tastes. These shows are also a great way to
practice English in a challenging but non-threatening environment.
(Audience
maximum for all literature workshops: 100)
"INTRODUCTION
TO SHAKESPEARE"
(for students beginning Shakespeare)
We explain
why Shakespeare is so famous and provide a wealth of information
about his life and work. Highlights include:
• A look at the
structure and atmosphere of the "Globe Theatre"
• A Shakespeare video nasty
• The characters from A Midsummer Night's Dream interviewed
by Jerry Springer.
We celebrate
the 400th anniversary of the first production of Shakespeare's
most most famous play "Hamlet" with the audience's own version...
A tender moment between
Hamlet and Ophelia.
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"Shakespeare and Tragedy"
(for students studying Shakespeare)
Why
do Shakespeare's tragedies have such dramatic power? This
workshop combines seriousness and fun. A hilarious interactive
presentation of the beginning of Macbeth, contrasts with
an analysis of Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy.
The audience watches a moving performance of the climax
of Othello and finally takes part in Shakespeare's own
parody of Tragedy, "Pyramus and Thisbe".
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"THE BIG BOOK SHOW"
How
do you read a book critically? This workshop is full of
good ideas for students who have to read and study novels.
In the Big Book Show we refer to these novels:
• Animal
Farm by George Orwell
• Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Barrytown Trilogy ('The Commitments', 'The
Snapper' and 'The Van by Roddy Doyle
GUESS THE
BOOK...
FROM
TO
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Fees for Literature Shows - euros:
- €750 for one workshop
- €600 for a second workshop
Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland:
- SEK 6.500 / DKR 5.500 / SFR 1.150 for one workshop
- SEK 4.500 / DKR 3.500 / SFR 750 for a second workshop
- SEK 2.750 / DKR 2.250 / SFR 450 for each additional workshop
on the same day or consecutive days
Fees are all inclusive - there are no 'hidden extras'.
London visits
A cultural experience arranged by Big Wheel
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Big Wheel has toured schools abroad for more than 20 years.
Four years ago, from our beautiful new venue
in central London, we started to arrange visits by foreign schools
to London. There are three aspects to the services we offer:
(1) Big Wheel shows
Groups can come to Big Wheel's base and watch one of our interactive
presentations, such as our language show, 'The Really Big Big
Wheel Show' or one of our literature shows e.g. 'Introduction
to Shakespeare'.
(2) Guided tours of London led by Big Wheel actors
Big Wheel actors are experts at interacting with young people
and helping them enjoy and learn from a variety of activities.
A walking tour of London with Big Wheel actors is fun, and very
different from the usual tourist guides. Often, schools ask
us to focus on a particular theme. These include:
- Shakespeare's London (including a visit to Shakespeare's
Globe)
- Mediaeval London
- London's connections with the students' country (e.g. Holland)
(3) Drama courses for students or teachers
We offer drama courses to groups of up to 20. These are not
just for those interested in theatre as a career, but anyone
interested in our methods of presentation, including teachers.
Courses can last from a single day to a whole week. Usually
sightseeing and theatre visits are included in the programme.
Schools sometimes use us for just one thing, but more often,
we arrange a variety of activities, e.g. a performance of 'Introduction
to Shakespeare' at our venue, then a walking tour of the City
of London, finishing up with a visit to Shakespeare's Globe.
We can arrange everything for the school apart from accommodation
and travel. So in addition to our role as presenters and guides,
we can reserve theatre tickets, book tours of Shakespeare's
Globe, arrange cheap meals at local restaurants, suggest shopping
trips (!) etc.
Costs depend on the size of your group, and how much
you ask us to provide. A show costs exactly the same as having
a show in your school (for instance 750 euros for a Introduction
to Shakespeare).
Here are two examples of visits and their costs. N.B. These
are just examples. Please let us know what you'd like us to
do for you and we will come up with a plan and costings. And
there's no need to confine your visit to London only. So do
ask if you want us to throw in a tour of Shakespeare's Stratford,
or a visit to Oxford.
Visits to London: examples (all prices in EUROS)
(a) A 'Shakespeare Day' for a large group: €1.850
Duration: one day
Audience: This was for a group of 90 fifteen-year-old
students and 6 teachers from a school in The Netherlands.
The group was divided into two groups of 45 each. Each group
watched a performance of 'Introduction to Shakespeare', visited
Shakespeare's Globe and went on a walking tour of the City of
London.
(b) A 3-day course in 'Theatre In Education' for a small
group: €3.750
Duration: three days (the group were in London for four
days, but spent the first day sightseeing and shopping)
Audience: This was for a group of 18 seventeen-year-old
students and 2 teachers from a school in Sweden. They had all
seen a Big Wheel show at their school the year before and wanted
to find out more about our methods, with the aim of creating
their own educational theatre.In advance of the visit, we sent
students a questionnaire about what exactly they wanted to get
out of their visit to London
Each morning we worked with the students on theatre skills,
and on devising educational theatre. In the afternoons, we accompanied
them to various sights and museums such. In the evenings we
attended a West End musical Phantom of the Opera, and a Shakespeare
play, The Merchant of Venice. The students used material from
these excursions in the presentations they devised.
On the final day, the students presented their own pieces of
educational theatre to the group. Later, back in Sweden, these
were further developed and refined and taken around primary
schools in their region.
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