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This play is performed by native French speaking actors. all in French. relevant for all teenagers. require no pre-performance work. £310+vat* Discounts apply to multiple bookings €460 for schools in Ireland. paid for after the performance has taken place. translated by MFL teachers. accompanied by vocabulary lists and posters. * This is the price for one performance of any language play between September 2006 - May 2007. An extra charge will be added if the company needs to use a ferry to reach the school. This does not apply to N.I. Schools. Our past French productions Qu'est-ce que je vais faire? 2006 -2007 "Superb - best one yet. Extremely well written. Extremely funny. Superb interaction with pupils. Comment from kids: 'That was amazing Miss.' ' It was brilliant'. " Brookvale High, Leicester. French play - 22 May 2007 "Excellent - the best yet. The Earls High, West Midlands. "A fantastic production!! This is the 3rd year that Onatti has performed at our school and they seem to be getting better and better!" James Brindley School, Birmingham. " "awesome", "fantastic", "brilliant", "very funny" Comments made by our pupils after the play. More of the same please." Holbrook High School. Holbrook, Ipswich. "Very profesional and talented group" Collingwood College School. Camberley. "It was fantastic. The children loved it! ...it has re-motivated many and boosted their confidence in their understanding. We're had Onatti in for the past 3 years and they get better every time! Thank you so much." The Long Field High School. Melton Mowbery. "Yet another brilliant play. Our puplis really enjoy the humour and once they have seen an Onatti produciton, jump at the chance to come again." Greendown Community School, Swindon. "Fantastic performance. Excellent resource material. Excellent French speakers...Fantastic" The Burgate School, Fordingbridge. "It really helps learn French." Pupil from Belvidere School, Shrewsbury. "Good level of language and humour, revised a range of vocabulary and instilled students with a renewed confidence! Money well spent!" The Willink School, Reading. "Excellent" Wychwood School, Oxford. "Vocab pitched exactly right. Our kids are very shy but they all enjoyed it. It was brill" Alleyne's High School, Stone, Staffordshire "Fun and motivational. Loved it! Many thanks." Salesian School, Chertsey. "Excellent agian" Eltham Hill Technology College, London. "A really excellent performance that provided a brilliant afternoon. You are a godsend for pupils mastering languages" Portland Place School, London. "Very amusing. Amazing to see [the pupils] watch a French play for a whole hour - even the weakest enjoyed it. Very positive feedback from the pupils. It is so important that the script mirrors their text book language. Well done the script writer!" Churcher's College, Petersfield. La Chambre de Jean-Paul 2005 - 2006 "Wonderfully visual and cleverly written by someone who clearly understands the teaching of foreign languages. Bravo!" Abercorn School, St John's Wood, London "They {the students) got such a buzz from it - a real sense of achievement!" Greendown Community School. Swindon "Our Y9, Y10 and Y11 pupils were totally absorbed throughout. We will definitely book the company again." Blessed William Howard Catholic High School, Stafford "Excellent in all aspects." The Licensed Victuallers', Ascot. "Excellent! A real success...can't wait until next year." Dominican College, Portstewart, N. Ireland. (5 Oct 05) "Excellent! Both staff and pupils thoroughly enjoyed the colourful, lively, animated play. Pupils of all levels gained something and couldn't stop taking about it for days!! " St Saviour's RC High School, Dundee. "It was excellent. ...a tremendous boost to their motivation and confidence. "I can't believe how much I understood" was heard from several students.. " The Holy Family Catholic School, Keighly. "Excellent theme. Superb acting. Excellent set. " Cowley Language College, St Helens. "We loved the play and the actors! Students thoroughly enjoyed the play...it seemed to have boosted their confidence! " Winstanley College, Wigan. "All the staff thought this play was excellent. ..it was bright, colourful, the pace was good and the story appropriate to the audience " Brechin High, Brechin, Fife. "....students commented "I was so involved in the play I hardly noticed it was in French!" West Kirby Grammar, Wirral "It was good for the pupils to see that learning a language is not all about role-plays and grammar." Belvidere School, Shrewsbury "..delighted. . Very dynamically acted, very good set and perfectly pitched linguistically and content wise." Friend's School, Lisburn, Northern Ireland Le Nouveau Voisin 2004 - 2005 I thought the production was excellent. To quote one boy who is not keen on French "It was really cool!" Holmemead School, Bedfordshire Thank you so much for a fantastic performance. The kids really enjoyed it - there's been a great buzz round school today! Please thank the actors for me. And keep us on the mailing list - we'd love to host you again! Exeter School, Exeter The play Le Nouveau Voisin has got an excellent storyline with lots of humour. ...we are certainly looking forward to another visit. Thank you! The Heathland School. Hounslow, London An excellent production. The humour was at just the right level. Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover. Thoroughly enjoyable. The play was very well delivered, well written and intelligently pitched. Hounsdown School, Southampton. Very amusing and well paced - Good story-line. There was a real buzz about the school after the play. Kingswood House School, Epsom.

French Play Touring Areas We tour to all parts of the UK and Ireland. Les Garçons started touring on 4th Sept 2007 Comments from Les Garçons! "I think the plays get better and better...The play was superbly matched to the pupils - across Y9 to Y13..." Bridgewater High School, Warrington "This production was first-class. The subject matter was perfect... - a breath of fresh French air!" The Godolphin and Latymer School, Hammersmith. "Production was excellent in every way! Very clever audience participation too! We loved it!" Burnham Grammar School, Burnham "Fantastic..even our less motivated pupils loved watching the production! We have never seen such noisy pupils so quiet... Spot on. A well written production. " St Saviour's High School, Dundee “Excellent story. Teenagers able to relate easily to it....Humour excellent – pupils response was great... Plenty of gestures to enable comprehension. Extracts and vocabulary beforehand very useful. Millburn Academy, Inverness, Scotland "Merci beaucoup! The show Les Garçons was terrific. All our pupils got a great deal of enjoyment from the interesting, amusing and accessible scenario. The performers were excellent and their energetic delivery engaged all pupils from the start. Thanks also for the helpful preparatory sheets which allowed even the weakest pupils to follow the main plot and guided the abler ones to grasp the extra details. We will strongly recommend this show to our neighbourhood schools. Hope to see future productions so keep us informed. Again many thanks." Knox Academy, East Lothian, Scotland "It was excellent. The audience interaction was great. The experience will stay with our pupils for life. One of the best experiences we can offer our pupils! " St Brigid's College, Derry, Northern Ireland. "This is the 4th time we have had Onatti into school and it just gets better and better! Les Garcons is an excellent production..." St Paul's School for Girls, Birmingham. "Excellent, thoroughly enjoyed by our students!Very visual...lots of laughs, good vocabulary..an excellent production! " Slemish College, Ballymena, Northern Ireland. "The play was fantastic. Bravo!! " St Michael's Grammar School, Craigavon, Northern Ireland. "Funny, engaging, fantastic pupil interation. Many [teachers] said this was the best play they'd seen so far!" Priestley College, Warrington (performance at Pyramid Theatre for several schools) We'll post more comments as they come in. Please contact us to find out when this play is in your area. Contact us

Written for a teenage audience.

This is a New French play and is touring schools until
June 2008.

The play, plot and story. Natalie is looking forward to baby-sitting for M. & Mme Dulin's one year old son Bruno while they go out to a fancy dress party! She will earn some welcome spending money and it will be an evening away from mum and dad. Also, having just split up with her boyfriend Tristan, she is looking forward to a quiet night. After M. Dulin has explained to Natalie where everything is, how everything works, what Bruno likes, what Bruno doesn't like he shows her the list of emergency numbers and how to work the kettle. Then they finally leave for their night out leaving Natalie and baby Bruno alone. However, Natalie's quiet evening is soon interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Tristan, her ex-boyfriend. He has come to plead and beg her to get back together, and reluctantly, she invites him to stay. But Tristan, not known for his child-minding skills, soon brings chaos and havoc to the house. Soon the place is filled with nappies, toys, baby food, juice, sick, tears and tantrums as Natalie finds herself looking after two boys! Can the night get any worse? Oh yes it can! This is a brand new play. This is the fifth play in French we have offered to schools. We follow up every performance with a comment sheet and we put a great deal of effort into making each new play better than the last. We are extremely excited about Les Garçons! , it is a very amusing, stimulating and entertaining piece of language theatre for teenagers. Who is it aimed at? Every school is different and abilities can differ, but this play has been pitched and translated for Year 9 and 10's and/or students who have been learning French for two years or more. In the past schools have brought in Year 8's who have enjoyed the plays and gained a lot from it. Your year 11's will also gain a great deal from this play and should not miss out on a valuable experience. If you are in any doubt just call us on 01926 495220 What topics are included? All our plays are written to tie in vocabulary and topics covered in KS3 and GCSE French. Some topics included in this play are: Rooms Positions Furniture Describing someone Clothing Colours Past time activities Describing yourself Food Drink Plus others Details This play, as with all our language plays, is performed by two actors, one male and one female. The set-up takes 30 minutes. The play lasts 50 minutes. Our main requirement is that all the students watching can see the performance, so where possible we prefer to perform on a stage or in a studio with raised seating. If you do not have a stage and there will be a large audience we ask that some of them sit on the floor. How do I book this play for my school?