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Applications for our 2012 Summer Courses are now open. Here is a little about what we're doing and when we're doing it. As always, all our Summer Courses include full performances in a theatre for family and friends.You can now book your Summer Course 2012 place in our on-line shop.
Our Summer Courses give students an opportunity to gain confidence, make friends, have fun, challenge themselves, and grow through the performance opportunities and personal achievement.
MONDAY 23RD JULY - FRIDAY 27TH JULY
AGES 3 - 6 YEARS (9.30-11.45AM)
INCLUDES FRIDAY PERFORMANCES (COST £60)
Students spend the whole week acting, singing and dancing on the theme of a different book every day!
Each day they will keep returning to their planned performance of one of the stories which will take place on the Friday at 11.30AM. Games, movement, creativity and imagination will keep them on their toes for an entire week of morning filled magic involving their favourite stories.
MONDAY 30TH JULY - FRIDAY 3RD AUGUST
STARter COURSE 4-6 YEARS (COST £60)
A course just for the girls! Spend the week as one of your favourite princesses.
All week our young students sing, dance, act and play drama games centred around the theme of being a princess.
Through this creative roleplay our story will be devised. Then we add some songs that they love and energetic dances to create a twenty minute show, ready to perform for family and friends in our theatre on the final morning.
MONDAY 23RD JULY - SATURDAY 28TH JULY
FOR STUDENTS AGED 7 YEARS + (COST £120)
This seventy minute version needs no introduction and is perfect for a Summer Course.
Runs each day from 10.00am - 5.00pm. Following a day of workshops and castings, we spend four days rehearsing the full musical before two Saturday performances complete with set, costumes and lighting, in The Tony Boden Theatre for family and friends.
MONDAY 6TH AUGUST - SATURDAY 11TH AUGUST
FOR STUDENTS AGED 7 YEARS + (COST £150)
We return to the Arts Depot for this all singing all dancing stage show!
Following enormous success with a devised performance at the Arts Depot last summer, we return with an obvious sequence, Glee Club 2. We pick up where we left off with some more brilliant songs, all given the Glee Club twist, performed by a cast of talented students ready to fill the venue with their incredible energy.
TUESDAY 28TH AUGUST - SATURDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER
FOR STUDENTS AGED 7 YEARS + (COST £100)
We will be working on a a different West End show every day!
Studying, workshopping and rehearsing some of the most fantastic numbers from three of the biggest shows currently performing in the West End. Matilda, Billy Elliott and The Wizard of Oz. These shows offer the opportunity to cover an enormous range of styles, songs, dances and characters. Students will work both individually and as an ensemble.
