All the World's Our Playground final event takes place in March 2020. This event will be performed by students from 6 schools across Shepton Mallet alongside professional acts they have commissioned.

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Students across all schools are responsible for:

• Devising their own performances

• Working with a storyteller to create the script and an original story

• Making all the puppets and props for the show

• Commissioning professional companies and artists to work alongside them

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Students from each school will be involved in commissioning companies - voting on their favorites and then a panel of students with representatives from each school will programme the final event. 

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The final event takes place on Friday 6th March 2020 from 5-9pm. It will involve a magical performance at St Paul’s Junior School site - on the stage, in the school and outside in the play areas and forest. We are looking for walkabout performances, immersive experiences and puppets to interact with audiences for this.

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Professional companies representing the following key themes selected by students are invited to apply:

• Under the sea / sea themed acts

• A magical circus

• Stories that come to life

• A planet that hasn't been looked after / a climate breakdown

• Home - the magic of home

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We are looking for both individual puppeteers and walkabout theatre acts as well as companies that could do some walkabout theatre on Friday evening and a full children's show on the Saturday daytime. All acts must be family friendly and we are especially interested in puppetry acts, shadow puppetry and illuminated performances.

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To find out more and download the application form please click here - applications to be returned no later than 5pm, 29th November 2019

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