RSA West Midlands invitation

To the Gala Premiere of Leaps & Bounds presents Chasing Fate
At 6.30pm on Friday 17th October at Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 4TB

In addition to hosting our own programme of activity, Creative Republic is pleased to make certain other organisation’s events available to Charter signatories. We hope that these events will enhance your involvement with Creative Republic and provide valuable networking opportunities.

We are therefore delighted to have been invited by the Royal Society of Arts West Midlands to attend the Gala Premiere of Chasing Fate, the latest project from Leaps & Bounds, on Friday 17th October at Birmingham Hippodrome.

Leaps & Bounds is the West Midlands based charity that works exclusively with disadvantaged and at risk young people aged 15 to 19. In 2006 it delivered the acclaimed Ballet Hoo! project that brought ballet and personal development to a group of vulnerable teenagers in partnership with Birmingham Royal Ballet. The project was supported by Channel 4 and to build on this success, Leaps & Bounds has been working with Birmingham Hippodrome to create Chasing Fate.

Chasing Fate is a new piece of musical theatre created for and by a group of 70 exceptional young people who have worked with a team of experts from the West End, television and Broadway. The cast blends established performers with young people appearing in a professional production for the first time. It is also the start of a major new development for Leaps & Bounds as it embarks on a national programme of work with young people.

We are invited for pre-show drinks in the Pinsent Masons Suite (Thorp Street entrance) from 6.30pm, with the performance starting at 7.30pm. Timings for the evening are:

• 6.30pm - Arrival in the Pinsent Masons Suite for private drinks reception. Collect tickets and complimentary programmes.
• 6.40 - Welcome by Stuart Griffiths, Chief Executive of Birmingham Hippodrome followed by a short talk on the background to the show by Keith Horsfall, Chief Executive, Leaps & Bounds
• 7.15 - Take seats for 7.30pm start
• 7.30 - Performance starts.

The cost of £15 per person includes a ticket for the performance, glass of wine on arrival and a complimentary programme. The Hippodrome and Leaps & Bounds are kindly sponsoring the drinks reception and programmes. To support the ongoing work of Leaps & Bounds, the RSA have agreed to donate half of the funds generated from the sale of tickets for RSA Fellows and Creative Republic guests to the charity after the event.

If you would like to attend, please return the booking form with your cheque by 30th September to Lorraine Francis, RSA West Midlands Regional Secretary, Weave Marketing, 35 St Paul’s Square, Birmingham B3 1QX. Please make your cheque payable to “RSA West Midlands”. Email reservations (to rsa@weavemarketing.co.uk) will be held for 5 days and priority will be given to bookings received with payment. If you have any queries please contact Lorraine Francis direct on 0121 232 4650 or rsa@weavemarketing.co.uk. Your ticket(s) will be available for collection in the main Hippodrome foyer from 6.30pm on the night of the performance.

I do hope that you will be able to join us in celebrating what promises to be a very special evening.

Yours sincerely

Helga Henry
Chair
Creative Republic

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RSA WEST MIDLANDS/CREATIVE REPUBLIC
LEAPS & BOUNDS PRESENTS CHASING FATE
6.30pm ON FRIDAY 17th OCTOBER
AT BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME, HURST STREET, BIRMINGHAM B5 4TB

My cheque for £______ is enclosed, made payable to RSA West Midlands.

___ I am a Fellow of the RSA

___ I am a Creative Republic Charter signatory

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ADDRESS _____________________________________________________________

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Please advise of any special access requirements

Please complete and return by Tuesday 30th September to:
Lorraine Francis, RSA West Midlands Regional Secretary
35 St Paul’s Square, Birmingham B3 1QX
Tel: 0121 232 4650/email: rsa@weavemarketing.co.uk