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Training Events Self Harm Screaming Without Words Developed with Ealing Child Protection Committee "Screaming Without Words" is a new one day training event focusing on young people and self harm. The programme formed the main focus of Ealing ACPC's annual conference in November 2005 and was met with high acclaim. "Screaming Without Words" is now available for other organisations who are looking for a focussed day working on self harm issues. For more information click here. Sexual Abuse Family Portrait: Paul's Story Paul's Story has been performed at a number of venues throughout the U.K. and has been used by a number of organisations for their own staff. For more information click here In addition we developed a one person 60 minute performance of Pauls's Story which was first performed for The Thames Valley Partnership in October 2005. For more information click here Domestic Violence Family Portrait: Mary's Story Mary's Story has been performed at a number of venues throughout the U.K. and has been used by organisations to train their own staff. For more information click here. A 90 minute performance version of the one day event is currently being developed which can be used by organisations to raise awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence. Safe As Houses This 60 minute performance looks at the effects of witnessing domestic violence on a young person and was first performed at Bracknell ACPC's annual conference in January 2006. For more information click here Organisation specific training events We have developed a number of training events specifically tailored to the needs of particular organisations: Rhondda Cynon Taff Leaving Care - This programme developed in September 2005 looked at the difficulties in working with young people who are facing leaving care and the complexities of the issues surrounding finding them new placements. Ealing Borough Council Inter - agency communication - This programme developed in 2005 looks at the requirements for agencies involved in child protection to communicate in order to correctly recognise the full situation for a family in crisis. These programmes are not available to other organisations because they are site specific but we can develop similar events for organisations who have concerns in these areas.

Theatre In Museums Spaniel in the Works have been commissioned to create a number of new project and characters for various museums: Gloucester Archives and Museum In The Park, Stroud Working with Gloucestershire Archives and the Museum In The Park, our most exciting new project for 2007 focusses on slavery. Tying in with the bicentennary abolition of the slave trade Inhuman Traffic looks at historic characters connected with slavery and the position of people who are modern slaves. The project involves three separate performances for general public, secondary schools and primary schools. For further information please click here. Museum In The Park, Stroud We have been working very closely with the education officer at the Museum In The Park developing new educational programmes. These including storytelling performances, a new multiple character show Snapshots of Victorian Life looking at the lives of Victorians in Stroud and have created a programme of outreach performances for schools. For more information on this programme please click here. In addition for the public we have a number of events covering subjects ranging from the history of plastics to a Victorian servants lives, for further details see the calendar below. Wallace Collection In March our popular characters Moll Cutpurse, the cross dressing thief and Robert Dudley, Queen Elizabeth's favourites return to the Wallace Collection for special schools performances Apsley House Benjamin Dean Wyatt the architect of Apsley House will be appearing on a number of dates at the house to talk about his remarkable improvements on the property, his relationship with the Duke of Wellington and how he managed to run overbudget, for further details see the calendar below. Spaniel In The Works visit the museum theatre section of our website. Or if you feel that your museum or organisation could benefit from museum theatre performances, please contact us at the address below.

Museum Theatre Events Calendar - Public

Date	Event	Venue
May 30th 2007	Inhuman Traffic - Slavery Then and Now	Dean Heritage Centre
June 20th 2007	The Weighing Chair	Cheltenham Museum and Art Gallery
June 23rd 2007	The Weighing Chair	Cheltenham Museum and Art Gallery
June 24th 2007	Edwardian Tennis Player and Mikael Pedersen	Museum In The Park, Stroud
July 1st 2007	Inhuman Traffic - Slavery Then and Now	Yate Heritage Centre
July 14th 2007	Inhuman Traffic - Slavery Then and Now	Winston Churchill Gardens, Cheltenham
July 22nd 2007	Inhuman Traffic - Slavery Then and Now	Dean Heritage Centre
August 5th 2007	Dark Tales	Museum In The Park, Stroud
September 15th 2007	Inhuman Traffic - Slavery Then and Now	Tewkesbury Library
September 27th 2007	The Butler's Tour	Museum In The Park, Stroud
October 6th 2007	Inhuman Traffic - Slavery Then and Now	Museum In The Park, Stroud
October 26th 2007	Inhuman Traffic - Slavery Then and Now	Corinium Museum

Video Production Spaniel in the Works educational "trigger " video "Don't Get Me Wrong" contains 6 short scenes which explore different aspects of relationships was launched by SWAAY at the NOTA conference earlier in 2005. We can create videos on a range of subjects for organisations using our skills as writers, actors and technicians.

For more information contact:

info@spanielworks.co.uk or write to:

Spaniel In The Works Theatre Company,

10, Belmont Road,

Stroud,

GL5 1HH

Tel: 01453 - 751925

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