HND1A Events Question 3 Themed Events

Question 3

The extravagantly decorated Café de Paris in London regularly plays host to exciting and lavishly themed events throughout the year, none more so, than the New Year’s Eve Ball, which this year will be themed around a Masquerade Ball.

Use the links to the Café de Paris website to read about some of the other creatively themed party events that the venue has hosted this year. This information should help you when answering the following questions.

After the New Year celebrations have died down, the next major event on most people’s calendar is usually Valentine’s Day on the 14^th February. Post the answers to the following questions onto this Blog.

a)    State the name of a themed event you could hold on this day at Café de Paris

b)   List 6 key resources that you would required for the event to go ahead

c)    Insert a link onto your response to some suppliers that could supply 3 of these resources

HND1A Events Question 2 Panto

Question 2

As Christmas fast approached, the Panto season swings lively into action. Top of the bill this year in Glasgow is Jack and the Beanstalk. Please read through the Event information below and post your responses to the following question.

Who you think would be interested in going to this event? List 6 different target audiences on the Blog.

John Barrowman and The Krankies make a triumphant return to the SECC pantomime!

Following two years of hugely-successful and record-breaking Christmas shows at the Clyde Auditorium, the producers of the SECC’s pantomime, Qdos Entertainment have announced that John Barrowman and The Krankies will return to the venue this Christmas!

John Barrowman and The Krankies have previously starred in Aladdin and Robinson Crusoe & the Caribbean Pirates and this year will lead the cast in Jack and the Beanstalk which is a change to the advertised title of Robin Hood. John will play the leading role of Jack while The Krankies will play Farmer & Jimmy Trot!

The use of 3D special effects in the previous Qdos Entertainment pantomimes at the SECC have been so popular with audiences that Jack and the Beanstalk will feature brand-new and outstanding surprises including a fantastic 3D enchanted forest and journey through the giant’s castle!

“We are thrilled that John, Ian and Janette are returning to Glasgow, where they have received huge audience acclaim, for their third SECC pantomime,” says Michael Harrison, managing director of Qdos Entertainment’s pantomime division. “Over the past few years, together with our colleagues at the SECC, we have staged Glasgow’s biggest and most spectacular pantomime and I can promise that Jack and the Beanstalk will be another giant and unmissable show!”

Allan Snedden, Head of Concert & Events at the SECC said:

“We are delighted that we will be welcoming John and the Krankies back to the SECC once again. They are a winning combination and the hilarious banter between the trio is unbeatable. We look forward to bringing our audiences another fantastic production and working with Qdos Entertainment and the cast again.”

Quotes below from Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates 2011:

"What thrilled most, however, was the genuine rapport between Barrowman and the Krankies, all three now truly genius-conspirators in the panto-art of good rude vulgarity (without gratuitous smut) and arch silliness, even at their own expense. Barrowman simply lights up the stage with his full-on energy, the Krankies leave us helpless with laughter at their fooling." Mary Brennan, The Herald, 22/12/2011

"A naughty, spectacular delight from start to finish, with a powerful local twist, and unfailingly high production standards." Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman22/12/2011

"Qdos Entertainment have produced a theatrically exciting and at times visually enrapturing night which is bound to capture kids from one to ninety two." Scott Purvis, WhatsOnStage.com, 21/12/2011

Question 1.

Block Two, Week Two, doesn't time fly when you're having fun!

To get you blogging, we are going to start with a simple question about how you are enjoying your college course so far.

Please post your response to the following tasks.

a) In less than 100 words, discuss which subject has been your favourite on your college course so far, giving two reasons to support your choice?

b) Read through the posts of your classmates and post constructive comments on at least FIVE of them.