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EDUCATE, ENLIGHTEN & ENTERTAIN!
Calliope Theatre Company presents professional English-language theatre both for in-school and theatre performances.
Created by professionally trained, native English-speaking artists, Matthew Lloyd and Meg Thurin, Calliope Theatre Company takes great pride in the high-quality of its productions. Every show that we present features professional actors, lavish costumes, hand-painted scenery and lights & sound. Calliope Theatre Company tours English-language plays across Portugal and Spain with three shows carefully designed by educators to enhance students’ education of the English language and to introduce them to the joys of live theatre.
We are very excited about our new shows. For younger students, aged 4 to 8, we will present our retelling of the beloved fairy-tale Cinderella full of exciting characters, new and old! For students, aged 9 to 13, join Sherlock Holmes for his most curious case yet in Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Riddle. For older students, aged 14 and up, we present our adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous play A Midsummer Night’s Dream as you’ve never seen it before!
And as always, your students will become the "stars of the show" as they join us for the on-stage fun. Every teacher receives our comprehensive Study Guides, filled with lessons and activities, to enhance your students’ understanding of the story.
We take a great deal of pride in the high quality of our productions and we look forward to performing for you and your students!
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In-Theatre Shows
Lisbon IPDJ Parque da Nações: November 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 27th, 28th, and 30th - SOLD OUT! March 5th, 6th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 15th - SOLD OUT! June 4th, 5th and 7th, with shows at 10am, 12pm, and 2pm
Braga - Museu D. Diogo de Sousa: To Be Confirmed
Porto - Auditório Francisco de Assis: November 16th - 17th, with shows at 10am, 12pm, and 2pm
Faro IPDJ: November 20th - 23rd, with shows at 10am, 12pm, and 2pm - SOLD OUT! May 2024 14th - 16th, with shows at 10am, 12pm, and 2pm
Coimbra IPDJ: December 4th - 7th, with shows at 10am, 12pm, and 2pm
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“A positive educational experience, as the students had the opportunity to previously prepare the vocabulary of the play they were about to watch. The interaction you were able to have with the students is also a wonderful way for them to use English in a meaningful context. Some of my students who have more difficulties and struggle at this subject, were not so eager to watch the play (namely two sixth-graders and three eighth-graders). However, in the end they came to me and confessed they had understood the whole play, while they smiled and showed their satisfaction for this small success (and huge step in accepting a victory at English).”
