Modern
Arts
ARTISTIC EVENTS AT BEDFORD MODERN SCHOOL
2016/17
Booking
Information
Tickets for most, but not all, events and performances listed in this brochure
are available by contacting our Box Office on:
01234 332664
Tickets for Junior School events are available by telephoning 01234 332513.
Please check listings for details. You may need to obtain a ticket even for free
events - if in doubt please get in touch.
Students involved in productions are entitled to claim two complimentary tickets
for the majority of events.
If you have any special requirements such as wheelchair access please let us
know when you book your tickets or contact us on 01234 332664.
Parking is available on site.
Tickets for concerts and plays at Bedford Modern School are subsidised
by the School, allowing us to keep prices low. Please do not overbook
for events as this can prevent others from claiming tickets. If you do
find yourself with spare tickets please notify the Box Office as soon as
possible as we may be able to re-sell them.
For more information about the Arts at Bedford Modern School please take a
look at our website:
bedmod.co.uk
For the benefit of our patrons and for child protection reasons we no longer allow
the taking of photographs or the use of video equipment by audience members
at the majority of our events. Official photographs and video recordings may
be available.
Welcome
Welcome to the 2016-17 season of artistic events at Bedford
Modern School. The months ahead bring a packed programme of
music, drama, dance, film and exhibitions featuring students from
Years 3 to 13.
This Autumn the School is once again delighted to be hosting, and
performing in, ACT! - a two night Drama Festival featuring schools from
across the county. In November, students from Years 9 and 10 perform
an Abridged version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
while Theatre In Transit, our Sixth Form Theatre Company, present a
new production of Sophocles’ Antigone. Our youngest students will be
displaying their musical skills in the Junior School Concert and their
acting abilities in the annual Christmas Production. The traditional
Christmas Concert and the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols end the
term in festive style.
Open Mic Night and Dance! return at the beginning of 2017 followed
by a spectacular staging of Jesus Christ Superstar in March. This
production, showing over five nights, features students from Years 11
to 13 and promises to sell out fast so be sure to book early! March
sees the School’s wind, brass and percussion ensembles showcased in
Band Night while Film Night highlights the work of our Sixth Form Film
Studies students.
The Summer Term sees the School Choir and orchestral musicians
perform in the Classical Showcase whilst students from Years 7 to 10
present their production of the modern classic Thoroughly Modern Millie
in May. Finally, to finish the year, don’t miss the Summer Concert or the
Art Exhibitions from our GCSE and A Level students.
We look forward to seeing you and thank you for your continued support.
Laura Coltman (Director of Performance Arts)
John Mower (Director of Music)
Sian Milton (Head of Art, Design and Information Technology Faculty)
John Sanders (Head of Film Studies)
All year round
School Site
ART
Thursday 13 October 2016
Howard Hall
7.00pm
All Tickets £3
Wednesday 02 November - Saturday 05 November 2016
The Place Theatre, Bradgate Road, Bedford
7.30pm
Adults £8 / Concessions £6
ANTIGONE
Theatre in Transit return to The Place with
Sophocles’ Antigone. When Creon refuses
one of her warring brothers proper burial
rites, Antigone defies him and performs
the ritual herself, setting her belief in the
laws of the gods against the laws of man.
Questioning honour, love, civil obedience,
law and pride, Antigone asks us whether
we would stand up against the state for
what we believe.
Antigone features content that may be
unsuitable for younger audiences.
Tickets can also be purchased online at
www.theplacebedford.org.uk
Monday 14 November and Tuesday 15 November 2016
Howard Hall
7.00pm
Free Admission
ACT!'16
The School’s very best movers and
shakers battle it out to become House
Dance Champions 2016!
An exhibition of A Level and GCSE work
can be viewed in school throughout the
year.
Students from each House will devise
three dances to music of their choice
with a guest adjudicator judging the
performances.
Fairy Tales
Bedford Modern School hosts Bedford’s
Schools Drama Festival. Schools from
across the county come together to
create and perform two spellbinding
evenings of Fairy Tales.
Tuesday 15 November 2016
M1 - Music School
4.30pm
Free Admission
Tea Time Concert
An opportunity for both Junior and
Senior School students to perform in an
informal environment.
GCSE
DRAMA
PRACTICALS
Friday 02 December 2016
Howard Hall
7.00pm
Free Admission
Junior School
Concert
GCSE Drama students perform devised
pieces for the final assessed practical
exam of their course. These pieces may
contain strong language and may be
unsuitable for younger audiences.
Friday 18 November 2016
Howard Hall
7.00pm
Free Admission
A
Monday 28 November Tuesday 29 November 2016
7.00pm
Howard Hall
Free Admission
Midsummer Nights'
Dream
Students from Years 9 and 10 present an abridged version of Shakespeare’s timeless
comedy - A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Thursday 01 December 2016
Howard Hall
7.00pm
Free Admission
SPEECH &
DRAMA
SHOWCASE
An opportunity for our Speech and
Drama students from Years 7 and 8 to
showcase their work in progress.
An opportunity to hear ensembles and
soloists from the Junior School perform
in a formal setting.
Thursday 08 December 2016
4.30pm
Friday 09 December 2016
2.15pm and 7.00pm
Howard Hall
Adults £6 / Concessions £4
JUNIOR SCHOOL
CHRISTMAS
PRODUCTIONh
Sunday 11 December 2016
St Paul’s Church, Bedford
6.30pm
Free Admission
Service of
Nine Lessons
& Carols
Wednesday 14 December 2016
Howard Hall
7.30pm
Adults £5 / Concessions £3
ChristmasConcert
An opportunity to sing carols and enjoy a selection of Christmas music performed by
the School’s orchestra, choirs, bands and other ensembles.
Thursday 12 January 2017
Christopher Fry Hall
4.30pm
Free Admission
Every student in the Junior School will
take part in this evening of song, dance
and enchanting story telling.
Call 01234 332513 for tickets.
The Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
is set in the beautiful surroundings of St
Paul’s Church.
The traditional readings are interspersed
with performances from the School Choir
and carols for everyone.
JUNIOR SPEECH
& DRAMA
SHOWCASE
An opportunity for our Speech and Drama
students from Years 3 to 6 to showcase
their work in progress in an informal tea
time environment.
Friday 27 January 2017
Howard Hall
7.00pm
Free Admission
Thursday 02 February Friday 03 February 2017
Howard Hall
7.00pm
All Tickets £4
Open Dance!
Mic
NIGHT
Tuesday 07 February 2017
Music School
During the school day
Free Admission
MUSIC PRIZES
SENIOR SCHOOL YEARS 7-13
A chance for students to compete with
their peers to win prizes in performance
specific to their year or instrument.
Tuesday 07 February 2017
Howard Hall
7.00pm
Free Admission
SPEECH &
DRAMA
SHOWCASE
An opportunity for our Speech and
Drama students from Years 9 to 13 to
showcase their work in progress.
Students will perform poems, prose,
extracts from plays and pieces of musical
theatre as they work towards their
LAMDA qualifications.
Saturday 04 March Saturday 11 March 2017
Bedford Corn Exchange /Times Vary
Fee payable on door
Visit the Howard Hall as it is transformed
into Bedford’s premiere Rock venue for
one night only!
A two day extravaganza of dance and
entertainment.
Student bands and soloists from across
the School get the opportunity to make a
lot of noise and rock the house.
A chance to see our talented dancers
and singers from Years 3 to 13 perform
accompanied by a live band!
BEDFORDSHIRE
FESTIVAL OF MUSIC,
SPEECH & DRAMA
Students taking Speech and Drama
lessons at BMS get the opportunity to
perform their pieces before a panel of
adjudicators.
Monday 06 March - Tuesday 07 March
Thursday 09 March - Saturday 11 March 2017
Howard Hall
7.30pm
Adults £8 / Concessions £6
Wednesday 22 March 2017
Howard Hall
7.00pm
Free Admission
band
night
A vibrant evening of music from
the Senior School’s wind, brass and
percussion ensembles.
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s
classic rock-opera recounts the last
week in the life of Jesus Christ from
the surprising point of view of Christ’s
betrayer, Judas Iscariot.
Judas has begun to believe that Jesus
has sold out and started buying into
the mythology that’s quickly springing
up around him. Particularly disturbing
to Judas is the relationship between
Jesus and his friend Mary Magdalene.
When Jesus has a disagreement with
the moneylenders in a temple, Judas
determines to work with the Pharisees
who want to put Jesus on trial as a false
prophet.
Tuesday 14 March 2017
M1 - Music School
4.30pm
Free Admission
Tea Time Chamber
Music Concert
An opportunity for both Junior and
Senior School students to perform in an
informal environment.
Thursday 23 March 2017
Howard Hall
7.00pm
Free Admission
FILM NIGHT
AS and A2 Level Film Studies students
present the work that they have produced
during their courses on the big screen!
These pieces may contain strong language
and adult themes and may therefore be
unsuitable for younger audiences.
Tuesday 28 March 2017
Howard Hall
7.00pm
Free Admission
AS LeVEL
PRACTICALS
AS Level Theatre Studies students
perform extracts from scripted plays.
These pieces may contain strong
language and may be unsuitable for
younger audiences.
Tuesday 25 April 2017
Howard Hall
7.00pm
Free Admission
Saturday 29 April 2017
School Site
Times and venues vary
PRACTICALS
YEARS 11 -13
A LeVEL
A Level Theatre Studies students perform
devised pieces for the final assessed
practical exam of their course.
These pieces may contain strong
language and may be unsuitable for
younger audiences.
Thursday 27 April 2017
Howard Hall
7.30pm
Adults £5 / Concessions £3
LAMDA EXAMS
Speech and Drama students perform in
front of examiners from LAMDA.
Thursday 11 May Saturday 13 May 2017
Howard Hall
7.30pm
Adults £8 / Concessions £6
thOroughly
CLASSICAL mOdern millie
SHOWCASE
Set in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly
Modern Millie tells the story of a young
girl from Kansas, who comes to New York
in search of a new life. Her grand plan is
to find a job as a secretary for a wealthy
man and then marry him. However, her
plan goes awry when the owner of her
dingy hotel kidnaps young girls to sell to
the Far East, her boss is slow in proposing
marriage and the man she actually falls
in love with doesn’t have a dime to his
name... or so he tells her.
A concert programme giving our Senior School musicians the experience of performing
works from the orchestral and choral repertoire.
Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading
men and a dragon lady of a villainess, this
high-spirited musical romp is a delightful
valentine to the long-standing spirit of
New York City and the people who seek
to discover themselves there.
June 2017
Dates and venue to be confirmed
Free Admission
June 2017
Dates and venue to be confirmed
Free Admission
June 2017
Dates and venue to be confirmed
Free Admission
GCSE ART
AS LEVEL ART
A LEVEL ART MUSIC PRIZES
EXHIBITION EXHIBITION
EXHIBITION
Thursday 08 June 2017
Music School
During the school day
Free Admission
JUNIOR SCHOOL YEARS 3 - 6
Prize entries are welcomed from all
students whether they have lessons in
or out of school.
Wednesday 14 June Thursday 15 June 2017
Christopher Fry Hall / 7.00pm
Adults £6 / Concessions £4
Junior School
Production
The final chance for Art students to
exhibit the very best of their year’s A
Level work.
Wednesday 07 June 2017
M1 - Music School
4.30pm
Free Admission
Students
from
Year
11
present
coursework produced over their two year
course and an exam piece created during
a 10 hour examination.
An exhibition of work taken from AS Level
students’ portfolios. Featuring disciplines
as varied as photography, printmaking,
ceramics and painting. This exhibition
displays the best art works produced
over the one year course.
Junior School
Tea Time Concert
An opportunity for Junior School students
to perform in an informal environment.
A smaller scale production to enable the
most dedicated performers from Years 5
and 6 to display their talents.
Friday 23 June 2017
Howard Hall
7.00pm
Adults £4 / Concessions £2
Summer
=
C o n c ert
An evening of music performed by
various ensembles from the Junior and
Senior Schools.
Wednesday 28 June 2017
School Site
Times and venues vary
LAMDA EXAMS
YEARS 3 - 10
Speech and Drama students perform in
front of examiners from LAMDA.
Friday 30 June 2017
Howard Hall
7.00pm
Invitation Only
Artistic
Achievement
Awards 2017
An
evening
celebrating
students’
achievements in the Arts. Prizes are
interspersed with performances from
productions, concerts and practical
examinations that have taken place
since September.
At a glance
SEPTEMBER
MARCH
07 September - Term Starts
04 - 11 March - Bedfordshire
Festival Of Music, Speech and Drama
06 - 11 March - Jesus Christ Superstar
14 March - Tea Time Chamber Music
Concert
22 March - Band Night
23 March - Film Night
28 April - AS Level Practicals
29 March - Term Ends
OCTOBER
13 October - House Dance
17 October - Half Term (Two Weeks)
31 October - Term Resumes
NOVEMBER
02 - 05 November - Antigone
14 - 15 November - Act!16
15 November - Tea Time Concert
18 November - A Midsummer Night’s
Dream
28 - 29 November - GCSE Drama Practicals
APRIL
DECEMBER
MAY
01 December - Speech and Drama Showcase
02 December - Junior School Concert
08 - 09 December - Junior School
Christmas Production
11 December - Nine Lessons and Carols
14 December - Christmas Concert
16 December - Term Ends
11 - 13 May - Thourougly Modern Millie
29 May - 02 June - Half Term
19
25
27
29
April - Term Starts
April - A Level Practicals
April - Classical Showcase
April- LAMDA Exams (Years 11-13)
JUNE
05 January - Term Starts
12 January - Speech and Drama Showcase
27 January - Open Mic Night
07 June - Junior School Tea Time Concert
08 June - Music Prizes (Years 3 - 6)
14 - 15 June - Junior School Production
23 June - Summer Concert
28 June - LAMDA Exams (Years 3-10)
Date TBC - GCSE, AS and A Level Art
Exhibitions
30 June - Artistic Achievement Awards
FEBRUARY
JULY
02
07
07
13
07 July - Term Ends
JANUARY
- 03 February - Dance!
February - Music Prizes (Years 7-13)
February - Speech and Drama Showcase
- 17 February - Half Term
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