Magna Carta matinee for Walkers' 'Passport to the Arts'
In support of the "Walkers' Children & The Arts Programme," the Cayman Drama Society will hold a matinee performance of the musical drama, Magna Carta on Sunday, 27 April at 3pm at the Prospect Playhouse. Because of the length and complexity of the play admission will be restricted to children 10 years of age and older. To make the play accessible to all children on the Island, admission for children is free. Admission for adults will be $15.
Co-author and Director of "Magna Carta," Colin Wilson, said, "it is very gratifying that Walkers has taken this project on to introduce children to the arts. It is therefore a pleasure to show the children how an in-depth historical subject like the Magna Carta can be acted out on stage in a way that is informative and interesting." Walkers Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Sheree Harrison, said that she was very pleased that the Cayman Drama Society so generously offered to do a special performance of the play in support of the "Walkers' Children & The Arts Programme."
"Magna Carta is a very elaborate production and the fact that the Cayman Drama Society would do an additional performance specifically for the children on our Island is a clear indication of the commitment they share with us to encourage children to become actively involved in the arts," Mrs. Harrison said.
The Magna Carta matinee performance is one
of the events listed on the Walkers "Children's Quincentennial
Passport to the Arts" so children who attend the performance
are reminded to bring their "passports" with them so
that they can get them stamped. Each stamp on the "passport"
will count towards the six stamps children will need to be eligible
for the grand prize drawing in November for a trip for a family
of four to Orlando to see "Phantom of the Opera," three
nights accommodation in the Hard Rock Hotel and passes to Universal
Studios and Seaworld.
Walkers, one of Cayman's leading law firms, initiated its "Children
& the Arts Programme" earlier this year with the goal
of encouraging children on the Island to become actively involved
in arts programmes. Mrs. Harrison said that the firm chose this
project as its primary charitable focus because active involvement
in the arts is not only a means by which children can participate
in a positive activity but also has proven academic and social
development benefits.
One of the firm's main objectives for this year is to introduce children to a wide variety of arts in the hope that at least one form of the arts will spark their interest enough for them to become an active arts programme participant.