THE LONDON

CULTURAL TRIP

NOVEMBER 2015

WHAT IS A CULTURAL TRIP?

The cultural trip provides you with opportunities to:

watch professional actors in a theatre performance Visit famous pieces of art work and prestigious

galleries Watch live music at a candlelit concert in the

evening Have an unique dining experience Visit a cinema with a difference Shop on Oxford Street Visit the globe theatre Gain some independence in the Capital city Experience Camden, Portobello, Covent Garden etc

CULTURAL SNAPS…

WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS TRIP? YOU!!! With much of the focus being on drama, music and

art it makes sense for those studying any or all of these subjects to take part in the London Cultural Trip.

However: Anybody with an interest in gaining some culture and experiencing a long weekend with like minded people in London, is welcome.

WHAT HAVE WE SEEN/EXPERIENCED IN LONDON OVER THE YEARS?: We saw Stephen Fry perform in ‘Twelfth Night’ and

then met him for Q&A’s after the show We ran into Jack Whitehall for a chat We have seen the amazing theatre company DV8,

perform ‘John’ and ‘Can we talk about this’ We had dinner at The Ivy (voted England’s number 1

restaurant) We visited the Aubin Cinema, with lazyboy sofas,

pillows, blankets and a waitress service We went on the London Eye We watched the London Philharmonic orchestra

perform a concert in candlelight at St Martin in the Field

We completed ‘food challenges’ at Borough Market We tried food from all over the world

A BIT OF EVIDENCE FOR YOU NON-BELIEVERS!

IS EACH TRIP THE SAME? No!!! Each trip is tailored around the group Only 14 pupils and 2 staff go on each trip If all pupils prefer live music and fine dining

then the trip will be catered around that Depending on the group the choice of area

we stay in will change If pupils prefer the theatre, cinema and

galleries then the trip will focus on this You will get a choice of what you would like

to do as a group

WHO DO I STAY WITH? You stay in a Premiere Inn hotel with en-

suite bathrooms and a full cooked breakfast every morning

You choose who you would like to stay in a room with (up to 4 people per room)

There is a choice of hotel locations: Old Street or Borough Market

LONDON FOOD…

WE LIKE TO EAT LOTS IN LONDON

LONDON SELFIES

WHAT IS PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR? We will travel to London by train from York to Kings X

Station, leaving school at 7:15am on Friday 13th November We will visit the Frank Auerbach exhibition at the Tate

Modern We will travel to the Gielgud Theatre in the West End to

watch ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time’ We will attend a Soul/Gospel live music night at the

restaurant: The Blues Kitchen There will be time to explore the famous Oxford Street and

see the Christmas lights There is free time to book a trip of your choice…such as

the London Eye or Dungeons or Madame Toussauds etc. We will hopefully watch the new James Bond movie at the

spectacular Aubin Cinema And lots lots more!

FRANK AUERBACH EXHIBITION…

Frank Auerbach is considered to be one of the world's greatest living artists, creating dynamic, thickly layered canvases that are scraped and reworked to produce astounding paintings that are more akin to sculpture. The depth and texture of his work is permeated by a raw, almost pained energy that has often been attributed to the artist's distressing childhood. He was born in Berlin and fled to Britain in order to escape Nazi persecution, but his parents remained and died in concentration camps.

OXFORD STREET…

Oxford Street is beautiful at Christmas. People travel from all over the country to see the shop windows decorated at Christmas and the spectacular street lights.

THE CAPITAL CITY London is our capital city and this is a

fantastic opportunity to visit and experience British culture as part of an organised trip.

For the cost of £340.00 you get all travel paid for, a full cooked English breakfast every morning, en-suite accommodation, theatre tickets, £10 each night towards an evening meal, cinema tickets & entry into the art exhibition.

GET SAVING! It’s a bargain