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Collaborative Projects
A weekly integrated arts project for young adults with learning
disabilities. The course included drama (Mary Carr and project
co-
Mary Carr, drama, (director Action Arts) and Lynne
Chapman, children’s book illustrator, (Macmillan) collaborated on performances, drama workshops and illustrative workshops at Rotherham library
A drama/documentary made with young people 14-
Drama: Mary Carr (director, Action Arts);
Film-
Film-
A documentary about a respite care house for young people with
disabilities. Made with the practical help from the young people
themselves.
Delivered by Mary Carr to KS3, 4 & 5 (who writes and performs plays acting all the characters herself in costume and who also offers related drama and creative writing workshops)
Nov 2005 Performances & workshops at Northcott Special School, Hull.
Aug/Sept 2005 Series of Drama workshops to KS2 & KS3 pupils in the parish of Wilmorton, Derby, leading to a public performance of their own devised play.
March 2005 at Trentham College, Lincolnshire (for young adults with disabilities)
Performances and workshops
March 2005 The Holgate School Hucknall Nottingham
Performances
Nov 2004 Northcott Special School, Hull
Performances and workshops
Sept/Oct 2004 Worked on a weekly basis giving performances and related drama and creative writing workshops in a learning support unit in a comprehensive school in Doncaster.
July 2004 Brookway High School Manchester
Performances
July 2004 Ashgate Croft Special School
Performances and workshops
June 2004 Stubbin Wood Special School
Performances and workshops
March 2004 Derby Changes
Performances and workshops to young single mothers
Feb 2004 Ventnor Middle School and Downside Middle School I.O.W.
Performances and workshops.
March/ April 2003 Ashgate Croft Special School Chesterfield.
Weekly workshops and performances
June 2003 High Storrs High School Sheffield
Performances of Classical Greek plays to years 7-
Feb-
McArthur Glen Shopping Outlet, to write and perform on a weekly
basis, ten different plays.
Aug, 2001, 2002, 2003 Sheffield Summer Schools for pupils, years 6/7
Performances and workshops.
July 2001 Rotherham Library Festival
Performances and workshops to KS3
Nov 2000-
Weekly dance/drama workshops for young adults with disabilities.
Nov 2000 Park Special School Wakefield performances
Drama and creative writing workshops
Nov 2000 Oak Tree Special School Pontefract
Performances, drama and creative writing workshops.
August 2007 Synergy Centre, Belfast -
May 06/May 08 In addition to work with KSS1 & KS2, there were 52 performances given
to Early Learning Years and Pre-
"Kathleen"
Drama: Mary Carr, (director, Action Arts);
Special Needs Arts project
"About a Photo"
Learning Disabilities Research Project
"A Young People’s Guide to Yew Trees"
Drama: Mary Carr, (director, Action Arts):
Play Performances / Drama Workshops / Creative Writing