Welcome to Sez-U Theatre
We work collaboratively with groups and individuals to encourage the exchange of ideas between people and their culture. To make the experience of live theatre, devised performance, scriptwriting and film-making accessible to the community.
Sez-U is a non-profit making company formed in 1998. We create and stage new theatre and film, delivering workshops, creative writing, performance and video. To send us an e-mail click here.
Exciting new projects for 2011
This year we have been working with a visual artist in schools with drama and art projects. We have found this to be an exciting way to engage young people with active learning. Below is an example of a project which we produced in Lincolnshire with primary school years 4-6 in collaboration with the county arts and archaeology service. Using real Roman artifacts as inspiration, we created a Roman marketplace, a giant floorcloth mosaic in two days and finished with a play for the parents.
Just to say a huge thank you on behalf of our school for providing the children with such a rich and cultural experience for the last two days, and it has been an absolute pleasure working with you. This really is what learning is about - fun, enthusiasm and inspiration. What the children achieved in the very tight schedule was super, down to yourself and Laura. All the comments have been so positive from parents and children, which is great. During parents evening, children who came back could not stop talking about it all!
Richard Stock, Head Master of Marton Primary School, Lincolnshire
Watch this space for further news!
In the past Sez-U have worked with Heritage Lottery Fund, Henley Arts Group, Bath Place Community Venture, Warwickshire and Coventry Social Services, Relate, the BBC, Warwickshire County Arts Service, Lincolnshire County Arts Service, Groundworks, County Library Service, plus local schools and youth groups.
Sez-U Community Theatre
28 Aylesford Street
Leamington Spa
CV31 2AH
Fergus Durrant
Fergus Durrant is artistic director of Sez-U Community Theatre. For the past 15 years he has worked in community theatre and theatre in education and was Warwick Poet Laureate in 2003-4. Previous to this he was the lyric writer for the seminal film and media band Jackdaw with Crowbar and he has written and collaborated on many community plays, films and performance projects.