Play in a Week

Hull Truck Theatre is running Play in a Week at Inter@ct from Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October, a theatre workshop for children aged 7 to 11 — School Years 3 to 6 — who enjoy creating and acting out stories. It's set during the October half term, so it's one of those things that keeps the kids occupied while they're off school.

Over the course of the week, the group works with the company to write and rehearse their own short play from scratch. It's not about putting on a pre-existing script; the children come up with the story themselves and build it into a performance. By the end of the five days, they'll have a finished piece on their feet.

That performance comes on the Friday, when the play is staged in a free informal sharing for friends and family at 3pm. It's a low-pressure way for the kids to show what they've worked on throughout the week, and for the parents to see it all come together. The sharing is free, so you don't need a ticket to come along and watch.

The workshop runs from 9am to 3.30pm each day, Monday through Friday, at Inter@ct, part of Hull Truck Theatre in Hull. It costs £100 per participant for the week.