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Helmdon Branch WEA – Autumn 2016 Course
Helmdon Branch WEA – Autumn 2016 Course
Charity reg. no: 1112775
| Title: |
In Tune With The Times: History viewed through musicals including Show Boat, Cabaret, West Side Story, Les Misérables. |
| Tutor: |
David Price |
| About this Course: |
This 9 week course is an entertaining look at history through operettas and musicals. Using film clips and musical extracts the course will include a satirical look at mid-19th century France through the operettas of Offenbach; racial tensions in America as depicted in Show Boat, West Side Story and South Pacific; the decadence of Weimar Germany in The Threepenny Opera and Cabaret; Hollywood’s response to the Great Depression in film musicals of the 1930s; the Hollywood Production Code and how it affected musicals; the real story of The Sound of Music’s Trapp Family; and how Oh! What a Lovely War helped shape views of the First World War. |
| Location: | Helmdon Reading Room, Church Street, Helmdon, Northants, NN13 5QJ (venue accessible to wheelchairs and hearing loop installed) |
| Starting: |
Starting: 20/09/16 No session 08/11/16 |
| Duration: | 1½ hours each session. 9 sessions. |
| Registration: |
Registration options for this course (ID C2336513):
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| Full fee: | £52 – try one week without obligation |
| Fee restriction: |
The above fee applies to students aged 19 or over on 1st August 2016 |
| No Fee: | Free if receiving income related benefit. |
Financial help:
Should you need any help with the payment of registration fees or child care, you may be entitled to financial support. Ask your tutor or your secretary for more information or an information sheet. All requests will be treated in complete confidence & respect in accordance with our Learning Support Policy.
Help with learning:
Should you have a disability or learning difficulty, let us know at the earliest opportunity so that we can make arrangements to provide support. All requests for help will be treated confidentially & with respect. Ask your tutor or contact the Regional Office (0015 962 8400/eastmidlands@wea.org.uk) for more information about learning support.
Help with English, Maths &/or Study skills:
You are also entitled to extra help & support with English, Maths & Study skills. Ask your tutor or contact the Regional Office (0015 962 8400/eastmidlands@wea.org.uk) for more information about help with English, Maths & Study skills.
To be kept informed of all branch courses please contact:
Richard Farquharson
WEA Helmdon Branch Secretary
Tel.: [phone number removed]
E-mail: [email address removed]
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