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Dateline: 15th February, 2005

S4K in the West End

Shakespeare4Kidz, the company which specialises in bringing Shakespeare to children of primary school age, is to have a season at the New Players Theatre, Charing Cross, over the Easter period.

S4K Macbeth (so-called so that it won't be confused with a straight production of the play) runs from Tuesday 22nd March to Saturday 5th April at 2.30pm and 6.30pm (not Good Friday, Easter Sunday or Easter Monday) and S4K The Tempest from Tuesday 5th to Saturday 9th April at 2.30pm and 6.30pm. Tickets are £12.50 (£19.50 for adults) and are available from the box office on 0870 033 2626. This will be the first time that the company has played played an extended run outside of school term time since it performed at the Edinburgh fringe in the late '90s.

These musical versions, by Julian Chenery and Matt Gimblett, are designed to be performed by primary children as a school play but they also tour them. In 2003-4 over 115,000 children saw their productions. In addition S4K provides workshops in schools for all four key stages.

The national tour continues before and after the London season:

Mon 21 Feb CAMBRIDGE, Corn Exchange (Tempest)
Tue 22 Feb LEICESTER, De Montfort Hall (Macbeth)
Wed 23 Feb LEICESTER, De Montfort Hall (Tempest)
Thu 24 Feb WOLVERHAMPTON, Grand Theatre (Macbeth)
Fri 25 Feb WOLVERHAMPTON, Grand Theatre (Tempest)
Mon 28 Feb SOUTHEND, Cliffs Pavilion (Macbeth)

Tue 1 Mar SOUTHEND, Cliffs Pavilion (Tempest)
Wed 2 Mar TUNBRIDGE WELLS, Assembly Hall (Macbeth)
Thu 3 Mar HIGH WYCOMBE, Swan Theatre (Tempest)
Fri 4 Mar STEVENAGE, Gordon Craig Theatre (Tempest)
Mon 7 Mar SUNDERLAND, Empire Theatre (Tempest)
Tue 8 Mar STOKE, Victoria Hall (Macbeth)
Wed 9 Mar DERBY, Assembly Rooms (Macbeth)
Thu 10 Mar DERBY, Assembly Rooms (Tempest)
Fri 11 Mar PETERBOROUGH, Broadway Theatre (Tempest)
Mon 14 Mar DURHAM, Gala Theatre (Tempest)
Tue 15 Mar BEDWORTH, Civic Hall (Macbeth)
Wed 16 Mar BEDWORTH, Civic Hall (Tempest)
Thu 17 Mar SALFORD, The Lowry (Macbeth)
Fri 18 Mar SALFORD, The Lowry (Tempest)

Mon 11 Apr WAKEFIELD, Theatre Royal & Opera Hse (Macbeth)
Tue 12 Apr WAKEFIELD, Theatre Royal & Opera Hse (Tempest)
Wed 13 Apr MIDDLESBROUGH Theatre (Macbeth)
Thu 14 Apr BRADFORD, St George's Hall (Macbeth)
Fri 15 Apr BRADFORD, St George's Hall (Tempest)
Mon 18 Apr DUBLIN, The Helix (Macbeth)
Tue 19 Apr DUBLIN, The Helix (Tempest)
Thu 21 Apr YEOVIL, Octagon Theatre (Macbeth)
Fri 22 Apr YEOVIL, Octagon Theatre (Tempest)
Mon 25 Apr FOLKESTONE, Leas Cliff Hall (Macbeth)
Tue 26 Apr EASTBOURNE, Congress Theatre (Tempest)
Wed 27 Apr MILTON KEYNES Theatre (Tempest)
Thu 28 Apr TBC
Fri 29 Apr DARTFORD, The Orchard (Tempest)

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