Volunteering in the arts

Kings Theatre revisited and St Mary's Hospital League of Friends

Busy Volunteering Show as Sean Bowman of the Kings Theatre returns to the show with more fascinating stories, along with the local League of Friends talking about how their valued work within our local hospitals is complimentary to the essential care provided by staff.

Note: we apologise for the low levels on the first half of the podcasts. This was a technical error on our part (please forgive us). We never blame it on technical faults, because at the end of the day, it is humans that make and maintain the equipment - and in this case the buck stopped with us. And anyway we like to remind you that we're human and we (hopefully rarely) have shortcomings! We hope you can still enjoy the recordings.

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Factory Theatre

Founder Nic tells us about his theatre and performance project for 16-25 year olds, with a 'try-it-out' trial week running from 11-15 August at the 3rd Floor Arts centre, Portsmouth. Find out why theatre continues to be a compelling and relevant art, with street theatre and other performance styles. Not 16-25? Find out about other performing opportunities further on below.

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Kings Theatre Southsea

Julie Killeen spoke with Sean Bowman, Education Heritage Director at The Kings Theatre, Southsea, about the theatre, its history, ambitions and the various volunteering opportunities within.

1. Listen to Sean give a background introduction about the theatre. Or download.
2. Listen to Sean talk about the volunteering opportunities at the theatre. Or download.
3. Listen to Sean talk about the flexibility of volunteering and type of skills used and gained. Or download.
4. Listen to Sean talk about the history of the theatre. Or download.
5. Listen to Sean talk about the features of the theatre, the characters who work within it and its resident ghosts. Or download.
6. Listen to Sean talk about the ambitions of the non-profit making theatre and how volunteering makes a huge difference to the progress in its development. Or download.

• Listen to Julie Killeen talk about some recent opportunities open for volunteering in the Portsmouth area Or download.

More information

• kings-southsea.com

Portsmouth Cultural Consortium

Portsmouth Cultural Consortium on the many exciting projects making Portsmouth a vibrant cultural centre in the south. Members of Portsmouth Cultural Consortium joined Rob Davis and Ellie Young on the Volunteering Show.

• 1 Intro . Or download.
• 2 Examples of Portsmouth Cultural Consortium in action . Or download.
• 3 How to get involved with Portsmouth Cultural Consortium . Or download.
• 4 Future plans and ambitions of Portsmouth Cultural Consortium . Or download.
• 5 Contacting Portsmouth Cultural Consortium . Or download.

cultural-consortium.co.uk - Portsmouth Cultural Consortium website

Hear about Double Take - a film project for 13 to 19 year olds. Or download.

Portsmouth Cathedral Bell Ringers (Campanologists)

Listen to Portsmouth Cathedral Bell Ringers. Or download.

Also here's some video clips of bell ringing from our Youtube site - youtube.com/expressfm

Fareham Musical Society

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Also visit: www.farehammusicalsociety.co.uk

The Hip Hop Story In Theatre

Rob Davis talked to Kwesi Johnson of Kompany Malakhi about their earlier performance at the New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth and dance workshops at The Point, Eastleigh. Live theatre is a versatile and current medium, not being just about classic showtime musicals, but new and innovative and connecting with young and older audiences alike.  Listen Now or  Download

Singer/songwriter Ambelique

Interview broadcast on the 93.7 Express FM Volunteering Show as part of several features covering Black History Month. For the other features see also: Volunteering in ethnic groups, events and festivals.

Listen now to Ambelique on how he writes lyrics, with tips on singing. Or download.

Hear the full length interview with Ambelique and producer Viv Henry at the: Streatham SW Radio website - streathamswradio.wordpress.com

Hear Ambelique's music at:

• Ambelique's Soul myspace site - myspace.com/ambeliqueheartandsoul
• Ambelique's Reggae myspace site - myspace.com/ambeliqueonline

Hear Viv Henry's son Cassius music at: Cassius Henry's myspace - myspace.com/cassiusmusic

Like Music of Black Origin? Check out these 93.7 Express FM shows:

• Fiz and Woola
• R 'n' G

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