Castle

Castle Events

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  Meet the Artist: Andy Reeves

  Meet our community practioner for Castle, Andy Reeves

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  Sharing images: Castle group

  On the 8th and 9th September, our Fashioning a City Castle group presented their performance of Leicester City Centre through the ages, 'Curses and Hangings' at Curve.
  
  See more images from their performance here.

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  Leicester's roman history

  The Castle group discovered the Roman history hidden in Leicester city centre, including the 'curse' tablets.

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  Stories of Leicester city centre

  From the discovery of King Richard III's body to the crowning of Leicester City Football Club as Premier League champions - working with Heritage Expert Lynda Callaghan and Creative Practitioner Andy Reeves, the Castle group discovered stories and quotes from Leicester distant and recent history.

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  Castle group: in rehearsals

  Based at Curve, the Castle group explored Leicester's heritage and history in rehearsals for their devised work.
  
  See more images and a video with the participants here.

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  Castle group script - 'Curses and Hangings'

  Fashioning a City's Castle group explored the history of Leicester from Roman times to present day in their performance piece.
  
  Read the full script, created by the group, here.

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  Fashioning a City on BBC Radio Leicester's The A Word

  Fashioning a City leader Andy Reeves and participants Megan (Castle) and Tawakalt (Saffron speak about the project with Presenter Geeta Pendse on BBC Radio Leicester's The A Word.
  
  Listen to the interview here.

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