Best Bridget Crooks Podcasts (2024)

Our second Year 9 Drama class present their version of the incredible audio theatre script created by our very own kaiako Kelly Bowers. Kelly worked on this piece with input from her Year 9 Drama classes in 2022. Keen to use this script with your ākonga? Reach out!

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The Arctic Adventure Theatre. Class 9B 2022. 38:29

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2y ago38:29

38:29

Class 9B’s version of the audio play. All sfx, Foley sounds and voice acting done by the students.

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Arctic Adventure Theatre 2022. The Case of the Crazed Crashers. Class 9A 36:27

2y ago36:27

36:27

Audio Drama from Year 9 Drama students. This is class 9A. All foley sounds, accents and SFX are their own work.

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Soundscapes 3:13

2+ y ago3:13

3:13

Creating Environments using voices, sfx and body percussion.

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Symbolism in Hope Springs 5:08

3y ago5:08

5:08

Crooks waffles - but there are some good points and examples in here - somewhere...

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Users Guide to Reality - Playwright, Director, Designer 34:18

3y ago34:18

34:18

Listen to Crooks talk about the Year Nine Show - Users Guide to Reality. She waffles a bit. But you get the idea. You can also check out the filming of the show at https://usersguidetoreality.weebly.com/

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Arctic Adventure Theatre. The Case of the Crazed Crashers. Version 2 36:10

3y ago36:10

36:10

Audio drama from Year 9 students. This is class 9A.

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Arctic Adventure Theatre. The Case of the Crazed Crashers. Version 1. 36:24

3y ago36:24

36:24

Audio drama from Year 9 Drama students. This is class 9B. All foley sounds, accents and SFX are their own work. Podcast episode art by Aria Lee.

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Level 1 External Specifications 2020 6:37

4y ago6:37

6:37

Crooks quickly unpacks what you need to be able to talk about to sit the Level 1 Theatre Form examination in 2020.

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The Directors Speak! 17:37

4y ago17:37

17:37

CRO and Casey Roberts answer Jacky's questions about their direction of the Year 12 Drama class production of Children of the Poor 2020.

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The Lock Down Podcasts - The Cold Case 8:53

4y ago8:53

8:53

Year 10 student Joe with his fictional true crime podcast.

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The Lock Down Podcasts - The Happy Dreamer 6:57

4y ago6:57

6:57

Year 10 student Sasha interviews Sophie Beers - Hair and Makeup artist on the television series Shortland Street.

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Live Theatre 2019. The Year 10 Show 10:27

4+ y ago10:27

10:27

Crooks interviews Bowers (the Director Extraordinaire) about this year's Year 10 show. They cover the specs for the L1 and L2 Live Theatre exams - because they are ace that way. Check out the Wakelet with images and exam answers https://wke.lt/w/s/YBrDfi

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Level One Exam Unpacked 2019 4:14

4+ y ago4:14

4:14

Bridget looks into the specifications for the Level One 90011 examination for 2019 - Demonstrate understanding of the use of drama aspects within live performance. Remember your exam is on Friday 29 November 2019 at 9.30am.

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Symbolism in Theatre 101 9:34

4+ y ago9:34

9:34

Bridget gives a break down of what symbolism is - then throws the pod open to her Year 11 class to add detail. They were okay - but need more work so expect to hear from them again soon. And Bridget runs out of energy - so here's the link to the ultra cool video she refers to https://vimeo.com/143619334…

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Level 2 Melodrama - Examples of music used in Black Ey'd Susan #4 9:50

5+ y ago9:50

9:50

Bowers elaborates on the types of Melodrama music used in the play Black Ey'd Susan by Douglas Jerrold, 1829.

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Level 2 Melodrama - Black Ey'd Susan and the importance of music #3 3:10

5+ y ago3:10

3:10

Bowers discusses the importance of music as a drama technology in the play Black Ey'd Susan by Douglas Jerrold, 1829.

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Level 2 Melodrama - Black Ey'd Susan plot summary #2 3:10

5+ y ago3:10

3:10

Bowers gives a brief plot summary of the Melodrama play; Black Ey'd Susan by Douglas Jerrold, 1829.

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Level 2 Melodrama - Black Ey'd Susan Introduction #1 3:18

5+ y ago3:18

3:18

A Bowers special investigation into the world of Douglas Jerrold's play Black Ey'd Susan from 1829. For the Level Two Theatre Form Exam 2018.

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1984 - Live Theatre Number 3. Verbal and Non Verbal Language. 15:47

5+ y ago15:47

15:47

Listen as we discuss the final exam specification of verbal and non verbal language. Crooks waves her fist in the air a great deal - and it doesn't render well on a podcast. Link to HEAPS of revision material here - https://headlong.co.uk/productions/1984/explore/

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1984 - Live Theatre Number 2. Technologies. 10:57

5+ y ago10:57

10:57

The second in the series about Auckland Theatre Company's 2018 production of 1984. We look into the technologies used and talk a lot about projection, lights and sound.

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1984 - Live Theatre Number 1. Political situation and directorial style. 9:15

5+ y ago9:15

9:15

Crooks and Bowers are joined by the brilliant Lucy Hayman-Brown. We discuss the Auckland Theatre Company production of 1984 for the L3 Live Theatre Exam. My favourite quote from HYB is "We are complicit in our own surveillance". Big Brother is watching us.

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Melodrama Technologies 5:10

6y ago5:10

5:10

A quick rundown of the amazing technologies used to create the spectacle of a Melodrama performance. Hear Bridget talk about Bruce 'Sensation' Smith and his work in the Drury Lane Theatre. And other stuff. Like explosions. And horses.

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Performance Features of Melodrama 10:06

6y ago10:06

10:06

Crooks runs through the acting features of Melodrama - with special guests Eli and Nick (who make it better than Crooks could ever do alone). Check out this YouTube clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxzz31ww4M4

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Melodrama History. 6:18

6y ago6:18

6:18

Crooks does a 6 minute rundown of the history of Melodrama. And uses the terms cathartic, catharsis, industrial revolution and poetic justice. Her Mum is very proud of her. You should be too.