Ten years of the Royal Opera House working in Thurrock
Since Your Thurrock launched in September 2008, we have enjoyed a fruitful partnership, publishing over 200 news items that chronicle the work of the ROH.
Royal Opera House marks 10th Anniversary with four days of fun
Royal Opera House marks 10th Anniversary with four days of fun IT was a busy week for the Royal Opera House Learning and Participation team based at the High House Production Park as hundreds of students from across Thurrock visited the Park to celebrate another successful year of the Royal Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer programme […]
Deadline looms for apprenticeships at the Royal Opera House
THERE is just a short time left to apply for an apprenticeship at the Royal Opera House. Applications are being accepted for a Learning & Participation Events Apprentice to start in September 2017. The closing date for applications is Monday 3 July 2017.
The Royal Opera House celebrates ten years in Thurrock What part have you played in the story?
THE Royal Opera House celebrates ten years of working with communities across Thurrock in 2017 and it’s asking everyone to get involved.
Get the bunting out for the Royal Opera House’s tenth birthday in Thurrock
THE Royal Opera House celebrates ten years of working with communities across Thurrock in 2017 and it’s asking everyone to get involved.
Thurrock schools celebrate achieving Artsmark award
CHILDREN from five Thurrock schools took part in a day of dance, singing and theatrecraft at High House Production Park to celebrate their success in the national Artsmark programme. On Thursday 25 May, teachers and students from seven schools in Essex and Kent that have received an Artsmark level from Arts Council England came to […]
Royal Opera Thurrock Chorus perform Ravi Shankar opera
ON Friday 19th May, Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus performed New Life at the Southbank Centre, shortly before the performance of Ravi Shankar’s opera Sukanya to which their piece was a creative response.
Royal Opera House set to celebrate ten years of working in Thurrock
THE Royal Opera House celebrates ten years of working in Thurrock and everyone is invited to the party.
Herringham Carmen and get a touch of Opera
HERRINGHAM Primary Academy have been working alongside the Royal Opera House to recreate the operatic sounds of Carmen. After weeks of rehearsals, children from Year 4 were ready to perform ‘Toreador’
Free outdoor screening at High House Production Park in Purfleet of Royal Opera’s Turandot
THIS well-loved production of Puccini’s Turandot returns to the Royal Opera House stage and will be broadcast live from Covent Garden to High House Production Park at 7.30pm, as part of the 2017 BP Big Screens.
William Edwards students work with Royal Opera House artists
ROYAL Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer school William Edwards in Stifford Clays is beginning to make its mark as a dance hub for the area with students studying Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet, Wayne McGregor’s, work for GCSE and taking part in the Royal Opera House’s Chance to Dance programme. Thurrock schools working on the […]
Seven Thurrock schools gain Arts Council award through Royal Opera House
SEVEN Royal Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer schools have been successful in gaining an Arts Council England Artsmark award, two at the highest level.
Woodside Academy students see Madam Butterfly at Royal Opera House
STUDENTS from Royal Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer school, Woodside Academy, visited Covent Garden recently to see an opera for the first time. The 30 students, all with a special interest in music, attended a Schools Matinee of Puccini’s beautiful opera Madama Butterfly. Immediately before the performance, the students took part in a music workshop in […]
Royal Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer schools take on The Flying Dutchman
THE Thameside Theatre was filled with the sound of young voices joining together to sing opera on Friday 24 March as five Royal Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer schools celebrated their work on their Trailblazer projects with a Big Sing event.
Royal Opera Thurrock Community Chorus in rehearsal for Ravi Shankar performance
ON Sunday 19 March, members of the Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus travelled to the BBC studios in Maida Vale to rehearse for their forthcoming performance at the Southbank Centre
Hathaway Academy host Hip Hop Workshops with Royal Opera House Traiblazers
Hip Hop Workshops at Royal Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer school, Hathaway Academy ROYAL Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer school Hathaway Academy welcomed award-winning and critically acclaimed hip hop organisation, Breakin’ Convention recently to explore words and emotions with Year 8 students. Breakin’ Convention ran a hip hop lyric writing workshop with a class of year 8 […]
Royal Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty comes to Vue Thurrock
A perennial delight and a much-loved classic, The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty combines the best of classical ballet, with all its charms and virtuosity, splendid music and talented dancers.
Trestle Theatre brings its mask magic to Royal Operas House Trailblazer schools
STUDENTS from Royal Opera House Trailblazer school, Shaw Primary Academy, have been working with Trestle Theatre to kick-start their project about the Anglo-Saxons.
Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus offer up a treat for Christmas
MEMBERS of the Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus entertained audiences at the Royal Opera House recently when they performed at the Paul Hamlyn Christmas Treat. The Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus sang two-part Christmas carols: O Come All Ye Faithful, Hark the Herald Angel Sing, The First Noel, We Wish You a Merry […]
Benyon Primary School gets Chance to Dance and Sing
ROYAL Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer school, Benyon Primary, has been working for the past term on three Royal Opera House national education programmes:
Jo Cox charity single to be recorded by politicians and pop stars at The Backstage Centre in Thurrock
ON Thursday 17th November a recording and video of The Rolling Stones’ classic ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’, from their 1969 album ‘Let It Bleed’, will be produced at The Backstage Centre in Thurrock.
Royal Opera welcome top education speakers to Thurrock
THE Royal Opera House welcomed local education professionals to High House Production Park recently to attend a Leadership Conference. Head Teachers, Senior Leadership staff, school governors and Royal Opera House cultural partners came together for the conference entitled: Creativity and the Arts – supporting your school’s journey to outstanding. Conference attendees explored the benefits of […]
The Big Draw with the Royal Opera House
HIGH House Production Park once again hosts a free Big Draw event on Saturday 22 October. The Royal Opera House, artists from the High House Artists’ Studios, High House Community Group and The Backstage Centre will all be taking part to offer everyone a great day of drawing inspiration and fun.
High praise for Thurrock by Royal Opera House
THERE was high praise for Thurrock by the Royal Opera House as they opened their 2016/17 season at the Covent Garden.