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SecondaryWELCOME!

Monkey Baa is unique in that thesame company members whowrite, act in and direct our plays

also train teachers, deliver studentworkshops and create lesson resources:education is at the heart of everything wedo. We have listened to teacher feedbackwhen putting together the Secondaryschool season for 2016, bringing back someof your favourite productions as well asadding a few surprises.

Join us for a valuable arts experience foryour students, that directly supports thecurriculum, nurtures empathy and sparkscreative thinking.

We look forward to seeing you at ourtheatre.

Saskia Smith Education Manager, Monkey Baa Theatre Company

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} Comprehensive teacher resources are available for each production at www.monkeybaa.com.au

Monkey Baa Theatre Company

Lendlease Darling Quarter Theatre Terrace 3, 1-25 Harbour St, Sydney

T E L 02 8624 9341 F A X 02 8209 4977 E M A I L admin@monkeybaa.com.au

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Fearless, by Mirra Todd, was added to theHSC Drama Course prescriptions in 2015,under the topic ‘Contemporary

Australian Theatre Practice’. Monkey Baa hasprogrammed this seminar to support teachersand students who have taken up the play forstudy. Milk Crate Theatre’s Fearless seminarprovides students with the opportunity to gainvital insights into the text, directly from thecompany that created it.

See scenes from the the play performed, andlisten to artists who made the work talk aboutthe process. The seminar will focus on the play’sproduction, text analysis, the preative process ofMilk Crate Theatre and approaches to the HSCexam question. An engaging and dynamicexperience, this is one not to be missed! Drama teachers are also welcome to attend ontheir own at student prices.

SUITABLE FOR: Years 11 & 12 / Stage 6 Preliminary & HSCSESSION TIMES: 9.30am & 1.00pm DURATION: 2 hrs (incl. a break)TICKETS: $25 per student / Teachers free (ratio 10:1)

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SUBJECT CONTENT OUTCOMES

Stage 6 Drama Theatrical Traditions and Performance Styles: P2.2, P2.6, P3.2,Preliminary Contemporary Australian Theatre; Issue-based Theatre P3.3, P3.4

Stage 6 Drama Topic Link: Contemporary Australian Theatre Practice H1.3, H2.4, H2.5, H3.1,HSC (Prescribed Text: Fearless) H3.3, H3.4, H3.5

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SUITABLE FOR: Years 7 - 9 / Stages 4 & 5SESSION TIMES: 10.30am & 12.30pm DURATION: 70 mins (incl. Q&A)SPONSORED BY: RSL Clubs - contact Monkey Baa

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21 - 24 JUN2

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SUBJECT CONTENT OUTCOMES

Stage 4 English A widely defined Australian literature; Texts that include EN4-1A , EN4-2A, aspects of environmental and social sustainability; A wide EN4-5C, EN4-7D, range of cultural, social and gender perspectives, popular EN4-8Dand youth cultures

Drama Drama Forms: Storytelling; 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3 Dramatic Techniques: Use of ‘flashback’ in Drama

PDHPE Self and Relationships 4.3, 4.16

Stage 5 English A widely defined Australian literature; Texts that include EN5-1A, EN5-4B, aspects of environmental and social sustainability; A wide EN5-5C A, EN5-8Drange of cultural, social and gender perspectives, popular and youth cultures

Drama Drama Forms: Storytelling; 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3 Dramatic Techniques: Use of ‘flashback’ in Drama

History Core Study – Depth Study 3: Australians at War: HT5-1, HT5-2, HT5-4, World Wars I and II (1914–1918, 1939–1945) HT5-5

PDHPE Self and Relationships; Problem Solving 5.3, 5.16

Charlie’s dad has returned fromAfghanistan scarred by his experience of war. To give his parents ‘a break’,

Charlie is sent to stay with his Aunt Angela.Aunt and nephew clash: he thinks she’s ahoarder and a hippie, she thinks her nephewplays too many video games. But a raretreasure hidden amongst Angela’s junk takesthe two on a life-changing journey.

This is a very special Australian story: uplifting,full of hope, and deeply relevant to contemporaryAustralian audiences, The Unknown Soldierexplores how we carry our family’s stories fromour past into our present. Moving seamlesslybetween Australia in 2014 and Fromelles on TheWestern Front in 1916, this is a beautiful new playfrom Sandra Eldridge – Monkey Baa CreativeDirector, and master storyteller for young people.

RSL clubs are generously sponsoring the 2016season of The Unknown Soldier at the LLDQT sothat students and teachers can attend this showfor free. Please contact us to express yourinterest in being connected to this program.Phone 02 8624 9341 or emailadmin@monkeybaa.com.au.

Fantastic - it was well suited to thecomprehension levels of our studentsand linked perfectly to the syllabi. – YEAR 9 ENGLISH/HISTORY TEACHER

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Hitler’s Daughter by Jackie French andHitler’s Daughter – the play by MonkeyBaa are both suggested texts on the

English syllabus. Monkey Baa and the SydneyJewish Museum have collaborated on anin-depth learning event that explores themesand ideas of Hitler’s Daughter in a creative andmemorable way. In this seminar, fourprofessional actors perform key scenes from theplay and passages of the fiction text. Images,costumes, music and video from the original stageproduction make the story vivid. Facilitated bydirector (and co-writer of the play) SandieEldridge, this event will make a lastingcontribution to programs and units of work inEnglish, History and Drama.

Adding to this is a profound education programfacilitated by the Sydney Jewish Museum.Students will hear testimony from a Holocaustsurvivor, then have the opportunity to askquestions. Students have a guided tour of sectionsof the museum chosen to complement themesand ideas in Hitler’s Daughter. A unique excursionwith broad reach across KLAs and outcomes, bookearly as numbers are strictly limited.

I had never known that was in thebook. It needed the magic of MonkeyBaa to bring it out. – JACKIE FRENCH

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SUBJECT CONTENT OUTCOMES

Stage 4 English Texts which are widely regarded as quality literature; EN4-1A , EN4-2A, EN4-3BA widely defined Australian literature; A wide range EN4-5C, EN4-6C, EN4-7D, of cultural, social and gender perspectives, popular EN4-8Dand youth cultures. Suggested text: Hitler’s Daughter the drama and the fiction.

Drama Dramatic Forms: Storytelling; 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3 Dramatic Techniques: Use of ‘flashback’ in Drama

Stage 5 English Texts which are widely regarded as quality literature; EN5-1A, EN5-2A,EN5-4B, A widely defined Australian literature; A wide range EN5-5C A, EN5-6C A, EN5-8Dof cultural, social and gender perspectives, popular and youth cultures

Drama Dramatic Forms: Storytelling; 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3 Dramatic Techniques: Use of ‘flashback’ in Drama

History Core Study – Depth Study 3: Australians at War: HT5-1, HT5-2, HT5-4, HT5-5 World Wars I and II (1914–1918, 1939–1945)

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MONKEY BAA THEATRE COMPANY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SYDNEY JEWISH MUSEUM PRESENT

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25 - 28 JUL3SUITABLE FOR: Years 7-10 / Stages 4 & 5SESSION TIMES: 10am-1pm, 10:30am-2pm (inc. break), 11am-2pmDURATION: 3 hrs (total for seminar, tour and testimony)TICKETS: $15 per student / Teachers free

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MONKEY BAA THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS A MATRIARK THEATRE PRODUCTION

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SUBJECT CONTENT OUTCOMES

Stage 4 Drama Dramatic Forms: Commedia Dell’Arte. Other content: 4.1.1, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.2.1,Playbuilding, Improvisation, Characterisation. 4.2.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2

English Texts from other countries and times; EN4-1A, EN4-3B, EN4-5C, Shakespearean drama EN4-6C

Stage 5 Drama Dramatic Forms: Commedia Dell’Arte. Other content: 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4,Playbuilding, Improvisation, Characterisation. 5.2.1, 5.2.3, 5.3.1, 5.3.2

English Texts from other countries and times; EN5-1A, EN5-2A, EN5-4B, Shakespearean drama EN5-5C, EN5-6C, EN5-8D

Stage 6 – Drama Improvisation, Playbuilding and Acting; Theatrical P1.1, P1.3, P1.6, P2.1, Preliminary Traditions and Performance Styles (Commedia dell’Arte) P2.3, P2.4, P2.6, P3.2, P3.3

English Textual forms composed in and for a wide variety of 2.1, 6.1, 10.1, 10.2contexts (Standard & Advanced)

W elcome to the mad, bad, sad world of the Bard – Commedia style! Muchdell’Arte About Nothing is a hilarious

mash-up of Shakespeare’s works, presented in the Commedia dell’Arte tradition. Featuring slapstick, masks, stage combat,dance and stock characters, watch yourfavourite Shakespearean references betransformed and invigorated – all with a good dose of irreverence!

There is no better way to engage your studentswith Commedia than through a Matriark Theatreexperience. Seeing these experts flaunt theirtalents on stage will visibly improve studentlearning. This production is not just for Dramastudents; Much dell’Arte will enliven studies ofShakespeare in English. Each performance willbe followed by a detailed Q&A, includingdiscussion of how Shakespeare was influencedby Italian Comedy, and detailed demonstrationsof techniques. We are so excited to be presentingthe premiere of this show at our theatre.

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SUITABLE FOR: Years 7-11 / Stages 4, 5 & 6 – PreliminarySESSION TIMES: 10:30am and 12:30pmDURATION: 60 mins (incl. Q&A)TICKETS: $19 per student / Teachers free (ratio 10:1)

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12 -14 SEPT3

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V E N U E D E TA I LS & AC C E S SWHEELCHAIR AND LEVELACCESS: Our venue is fullyaccessible for people who use a

wheelchair. Please inform us whenbooking if you require this, so we canensure seats are available for you.

HEARING SYSTEM: The theatreis equipped with a HearingSystem accessed through

modern hearing aids. We provide headsetsfor patrons who do not have hearing aids,or whose hearing aids are incompatible.

RELAXED PERFORMANCES: Selectedperformances are allocated as ‘relaxed’.These showings modify the so-called‘theatre rules’ so the environment is aswelcoming and inclusive as possible. Forexample, the house lights may be left onduring the show, patrons are able to exitwhenever necessary, patrons can enterthe theatre early to familiarisethemselves with the theatre environment.Relaxed Performances are perhaps bestdescribed as, “the opposite of the quietcarriage on the train”. Monkey Baaprograms these during the NSW Schoolholidays. Check our website for updates,or call us on 02 8624 9341.

PRE SHOW TACTILE TOURS: Monkey Baaprovides touch tours for people with visionimpairment. On this tour, a member ofstaff will guide the patron on a hands-ontour of some of the costumes and set, toprovide tactile information about theshow. Please request this at the time ofbooking so we can make appropriatestaffing and backstage arrangements.

SPECIAL SEATING REQUESTS: Let usknow if there are other requests we canfacilitate, such as seating you near an aisle.

NO EMPTY SEATS: For selected MonkeyBaa productions, we may be able tosubsidise the cost of tickets for studentsfrom low socio-economic areas (includingschools known previously as PriorityFunded/Partnership Schools). Pleasecontact 02 8624 9341 to discuss this.

LANGUAGE: If you have any queries aboutcontent or language in any of ourproductions, please reach out to us on 02 8624 9341 to converse in more detail.

Monkey Baa is a multi-award winning theatre company that creates, presents

and curates new Australian theatre experiences for young audiences.

Established in 1997, we have conducted over 25 national tours to 135 regional and

remote communities in every state and territory of Australia, completed 3

international tours to 35 US theatres, performed over 2500 performances and

engaged with 1.1 million young people via a Monkey Baa

production or workshop.

Our 2016 Education Program is diverse, inspiring and bold.

From the Western Front in 1916, to an outback shearing shed,

rural China under Chairman Mao, the rough streets of modern

Sydney, and beyond – we offer a rich array of theatrical worlds

to school audiences.

We would like to say a huge thank you to the many teachers

who regularly choose our productions for their precious

excursion opportunities. We treasure your loyalty to Monkey

Baa and your passion for the theatre. We can’t wait to

welcome new faces to our shows – come and join us on a

creative adventure in 2016.

Eva, Sandie and Tim

Monkey Baa’s Creative Directors

PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS

GOVERNMENT PARTNERS PRINCIPAL PARTNER PARTNER

SPECIAL THANKS

MONKEY BAAEDUCATION ADVISORY

PANEL (MEAP)

Tim, aged 5

Sandie, aged 5

Eva, aged 4