Rehearsals – future dates and venues

12 Oct 2025

Joe Hancock, guest Artistic Director of WCT’s next show, spent the day with the group on Saturday March 5th. Apart from explaining the role of the audience in his company Burn The Curtain’s outdoor productions, we visited the site near Julian’s Bridge to imagine and devise ideas for our own production in July.

https://burnthecurtain.co.uk

Our next rehearsal will be on Saturday 19th March from 10 – 4 pm with Millstream at CLARC (Dorset Community Action), 41 – 44 King Street, Wimborne BH21 1EA.

We now have a programme for the rest of the project.
Please make a note of the dates in your diaries and try to come to as many as possible.

As the project progresses and the weather improves, we will be spending more and more time on site. The venues are currently booked but plans may change and all or part of the session may move to the River Stour site.

‘OUR RIVERS RUN THROUGH US’ PRODUCTION TIMETABLE **From March 2022 Saturday 5 March: 10 – 4 pm Rehearsal 2 (with Millstream) at Methodist Church Hall 4a King Street, Wimborne BH21 1DY Session led by Joe Hancock 10.00 – 12.30 Hall Start 10.30 Joe will show examples of BTC’s work & how it relates to WCT’s Stour project. 1.30 – 4 pm Additional work on site if fine or in hall Saturday 19 March: 10 – 4 pm Rehearsal 3 (with Millstream) at CLARC (Dorset Community Action) 41 – 44 King Street, Wimborne BH21 1EA on site or in hall Saturday 9 April : 10 – 4 pm Rehearsal 4 (with Millstream) at CLARC (Dorset Community Action) 41 – 44 King Street, Wimborne BH21 1EA Session led by Joe Hancock on site or in hall Thursday, 21 April: 7 – 9 pm Rehearsal 5 at Methodist Church Hall 4a King Street, Wimborne BH21 1DY Thursday 28 April: 7 – 9 pm Rehearsal 6 at Methodist Church Hall 4a King Street, Wimborne BH21 1DY Saturday 7 May: 10 – 4 pm Rehearsal 7 (with Millstream) at Methodist Church Hall 4a King Street, Wimborne BH21 1DY Saturday 21 May: 10 – 4 pm Rehearsal 8 (with Millstream) (for members not attending the Puppet Workshop on the same date) at Museum of East Dorset 23-29 High Street, Wimborne BH21 1HR Thursday 26 May: 7 – 9 pm Rehearsal 9 at Methodist Church Hall 4a King Street, Wimborne BH21 1DY PUPPET WORKSHOP DATES Workshops led by Kerrie Seymour (Burn The Curtain) Saturday May 7 Workshop 1 FOR THE COMMUNITY To make personal handheld puppets to use in the show Leigh Road Community Centre tbc Sunday May 8 Workshop 2 FOR ARTISTS/MAKERS To make puppets for the show Venue tbc Saturday May 21 Workshop 3 FOR WCT MEMBERS How to make and perform with puppets Venue tbc PLATINUM JUBILEE EVENT Wednesday 1 June or Thursday 2 June? Rehearse for Queen’s Jubilee Event Venue tbc Saturday 4 June Queen’s Jubilee Event Redcotts Recreation Park (time tbc) Thursday 9 June: 7- 9 pm Rehearsal 10 at Methodist Church Hall 4a King Street, Wimborne BH21 1DY Thursday 16 June: 7 – 9 pm Rehearsal 11 at Methodist Church Hall 4a King Street, Wimborne BH21 1DY Saturday 18 June: 10 – 4 pm Rehearsal 12 (with Millstream) Session led by Joe Hancock at Museum of East Dorset 23-29 High Street, Wimborne BH21 1HR Sunday 19 June: 10 – 4 pm Rehearsal 13 at Methodist Church Hall 4a King Street, Wimborne BH21 1DY Thursday 23 June: 7 – 9 pm Rehearsal 14 at Methodist Church Hall 4a King Street, Wimborne BH21 1DY Saturday 25 June: 10 – 4 pm Rehearsal 15 (with Millstream) at Methodist Church Hall 4a King Street, Wimborne BH21 1DY Thursday 30 June: 7 – 9 pm Rehearsal 16 at Methodist Church Hall 4a King Street, Wimborne BH21 1DY Saturday 2 July: 10 – 4 pm (with Millstream) Session led by Joe Hancock at Methodist Church Hall 4a King Street, Wimborne BH21 1DY Sunday 3 July: 10 – 4 pm Session led by Joe Hancock at Methodist Church Hall 4a King Street, Wimborne BH21 1DY PRODUCTION WEEK Monday 4 July: Technical Rehearsal River Stour site Tuesday 5 July: Dress Rehearsal (with Millstream) River Stour site Wednesday 6 July: Performance 1 River Stour site Thursday 7 July: Performance 2 River Stour site Friday 8 July: Performance 3 River Stour site Saturday 9 July: Performance 4 River Stour site Sunday 10 July: Clear site**

Rehearsals – future dates and venues

‘OUR RIVERS RUN THROUGH US’ PRODUCTION TIMETABLE From March 2022

‘OUR RIVERS RUN THROUGH US’ PRODUCTION TIMETABLE
***From March* *2022***