- WordPress: introductionCourse start date: Thu 15 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: George StickneyLearn the essential skills required to create a website and/or blog using the world's most popular content management system - WordPress.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Ways of reading: aspects of narrative theoryCourse start date: Fri 16 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jenny StevensWhat do we mean by ‘literary fiction’? What expectations do we bring to the novels we read? Do we really ‘escape’ when we enter fictional worlds? These are just some of the questions addressed in a course which focuses on the analysis of prose fiction. Reading texts as short as one-sentence ‘flash fiction’ to complete short stories, it engages with writing from a wide range of periods and authors, paying close attention to narrative techniques and their effects. - Acting for fun 2Course start date: Fri 16 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura BaggaleyAn acting class that’s all about having fun! This course is suitable for those with a little experience, confident beginners and anyone wanting to simply enjoy acting exercises and scenes. Develop your stagecraft skills and meet like-minded people as you work together on scripts and improvisations.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00 - Chinese 2: reading groupCourse start date: Fri 16 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Fei WangIf you want to have the chance to read Chinese characters, expand your vocabulary, improve your pronunciation, and strengthen your reading comprehension level, please join us to practise your reading.Suitable for people who have learned Chinese for at least 1 year and have learned to read Chinese characters.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Picture book writingCourse start date: Sat 17 May 2025 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lou KuenzlerWould you like to write a picture book text for young children? This course is designed for children's writers and for illustrators wishing to write their own stories; a starter course to develop both your ideas and your technique.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £60.00 - Salsa dance: beginnersCourse start date: Mon 19 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Join us for an energetic and intensive introduction to Salsa. Learn the essential steps and technique in this fun and friendly short course. No need to bring a partner, part of the fun is meeting new people but most of all learning a new dance style whilst having a good time.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £90.00 - Jazz dance: beginnersCourse start date: Mon 19 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clinton GoldsmithThis class is suitable if you are new to dance or if you want to develop your existing skills and confidence.
You will discover the basics of basic modern jazz dance, learn about posture, co-ordination and essential technique. Learn warm-up exercises, turns, steps and basic kicks. Our main aim is to provide a fun practical environment where you can learn to dance.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £90.00 - Ways into abstract paintingCourse start date: Fri 19 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca AllenEncounter different approaches to making abstract paintings while developing your skills in using a range of painting materials. With reference to the work of a variety of abstract artists explore the visual language common to both representation and abstraction, eg. colour, composition, tone and paint application.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - Textiles: experimental hand stitchCourse start date: Tue 20 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Amarjeet NandhraA contemporary approach to hand stitching and embroidery exploring a variety of traditional stitches and techniques.
Create experimental and expressive samples using traditional and non-traditional materials.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Getting away with murder: how to write crime fictionCourse start date: Tue 20 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sophie McKenzieWant to write a murder mystery that will knock readers dead? On this course you'll learn how to plot a murder most horrid and develop your writing to create maximum suspense.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00 - Ways into poetry: intensiveCourse start date: Tue 20 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alice FrecknallAre you just starting to write poetry? This shorter version of our introductory Ways into poetry course offers an opportunity to experiment with language and a variety of poetic devices. Discover the key elements of a poem in a friendly and interactive class.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00 - Excel: advancedCourse start date: Wed 21 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Aurica JalbaLearn advanced features of Excel: linking, advanced sorting, filtering, advanced formulae, scenarios, data validation and audit spreadsheet, pivot tables and macros to create and work with complex spreadsheets. This course is suitable for anyone who is involved in Data Analysis using Excel.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Fairytales RemadeCourse start date: Wed 21 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Fiona McCullochThis online course introduces a selection of fairy tales from the First Golden Age of Children’s Literature, occurring in the latter half of the 19th century until the early 20th century. We will focus upon L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan (1911), George McDonald’s The Princess and the Goblin (1872), and Charles Kingsley’s The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby (1863).Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Modern Women PlaywrightsCourse start date: Wed 21 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura BaggaleyExplore seminal modern plays by three leading women playwrights – Caryl Churchill, Timberlake Wertenbaker and Moira Buffini – who are all known for groundbreaking and innovative dramatic work.
In the company of an experienced theatre director, examine the different theatrical visions of three exciting plays.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Sing musical theatre: ensembleCourse start date: Wed 21 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Katherine StrohmaierLearn to sing and perform ensemble numbers from popular Broadway and West End shows, from standard classics to modern musicals. Gain confidence performing as a group, and enjoy singing solo within an ensemble.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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