AIMS AND ASPIRATIONS
What I hope to achieve with the Flying High Tour 2024/25
Jenny Lockyer
Jason:
Cry for the Moon!
Hitch your wagon
to a star and
never say die!
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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
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Friday 27th February
Yarm School
Stockton-on-Tees
TS15 9EJ
Book through the link above or via Rural Arts
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Saturday 28th February
Grewelthorpe Village Hall
Lake Terrace
Grewelthorpe,
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 3BU
Book via Rural Arts
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Sunday 1st March
Terrington Village Hall
Mowthorpe Lane,
Terrington
York
YO60 6PZ
Book via Rural Arts
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Saturday 7th March
Sheppey Little Theatre
Isle of Sheppey
Book here
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"Beautifully written, wonderfully human, touching portrayal" - -@KatieRosewindow
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"Exceptional - a tour de force" - @LizSheppardJone
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"Inventive approach...brave performance"-@pamidiva
“I would recommend this show to anybody and everybody who has the opportunity to see or commission its performance. It is a celebration of the amazing achievement of Amy Johnson, but also an inspiration to anybody who has ever had a dream.”
-Dawn Bonfield, Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor of Inclusive Engineering
Amy Johnson : Last Flight Out
Written and performed by
Jenny Lockyer
Directed by Vern Griffiths
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Amy Johnson had her ambitions and she flew at them. Born in the year the Wright Brothers made their first flight and into an age where the romantic heights of flying captured her heart she became only the second woman in the world to train and qualify as a ground engineer and then, in 1930, the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia. She lived her life for adventure and the future of aviation.
In January 1941, at just 37 years old, Amy was killed while serving her country on a routine flight for the Air Transport Auxiliary. In her short time she achieved so many great things but this 'lone girl flier' achieved them while faced with challenges of all kinds.
Through the eyes of her beloved plane, Jason, we meet Amy in a world of mixed memories, desires, wishes and ambitions. As we find out about her life, we start to see how the pieces fit and the tools Amy used to engineer her dreams to reality.
Cry for the moon! Hitch your wagon to a star and never say die!
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Initially funded by Croydonites Festival of New Theatre
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​​Book the show!
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Suitable for ages 14+ the show is available to book for theatres, arts centres, festivals, village halls, secondary schools and colleges.
For further info including prices and technical specifications please get in touch.
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The show is an hour and ten followed by an itnerval and post-show Q&A.
School bookings can include workshops.
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Workshops:
For young people aged 12+, workshops with the director, Vern Griffiths in characterisation and movement.
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Family 'Make Your Own Jason the Gipsy Moth' workshops.
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Amy Johnson Workshops Days are available for primary and special schools, museums and galleries. Led by Jenny Lockyer .
For details see SCHOOLS.
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Photo credits:
Moon and Stars by By Sean Valdez - Imported from 500px (archived version) by the Archive Team. (detail page), CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71767262
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Amy Johnson : Last Flight Out poster design by Gavin Kinch of The Town That Love Built
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Image of Jenny Lockyer in Amy Johnson : Last Flight Out by Lisa Singh