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Off The Page: Spring 2025 (Online)

Sociable online weekly play-reading workshops aimed at older adults

22 Jan – 19 Mar 2025

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Fancy reading a great play in the company of others from the comfort of your own home? If so, grab a coffee and join us on Wednesday mornings, 11am-12.30pm on Zoom.

No advance reading is required – enjoy finding out what happens each week!

Please note that there will be no meeting online on 12 March, instead we plan to attend a performance of A View From the Bridge at the Tron Theatre. Attendance is optional and tickets will be purchased separately to booking the course.

 

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22 Jan – 19 Mar 2025

90 min

£40 for 8 sessions

What we’re reading

This term we are exploring A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller.

Neil Packham, our Community Drama Director, shared why he chose this play:

“I know we’re going to have a great time looking at A View from the Bridge this term. It has all the elements that make for a compelling story: strong characters, intense emotions, and a lot of tension. It’s about family, loyalty, and justice, and it shows how things can quickly spiral out of control when people’s actions clash with their values.”

You will need a copy in advance of the first session. We will be using the Penguin Classics 2015 edition of the play (ISBN: 978-0141189963). It can be bought from a range of online stores including World of Books, Waterstones and WHSmith.

What participants say

It has been great fun, challenging and an unmissable part of the week.

It has been a major highlight of my week during lockdown, getting a social boost and some very stimulating and intellectual chat, as well as a lot of laughs…such a tonic!

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