That's Show Last Century isn't on for another few days, but the final ticket was sold on Sunday, meaning that we officially have a sell out show! What a great boost for the cast, who are working hard this week to ensure that the show is 100% ready. We are looking forward to having a [...]
This week was Stagedoor half term, but we were hard at work on Thursday rehearsing for the first Stagedoor public performance, which is taking to the stage in the Everyman Studio on Thursday 9th November at 7.45pm. That's Show Last Century is a variety show, which will take the audience on a journey through the [...]
The final week of Term 1 was a perfect example of why Stagedoor's course is ideal for young performers with serious ambitions. We spent the entire week working with Ailin Conant, Artistic Director of Theatre Temoin. Theatre Temoin's mission is to collaborate with a diverse range of people, companies, and communities in the creation of [...]
This week has been incredibly busy with rehearsals for Stagedoor's first public show at the Everyman - a variety show entitled That's Show Last Century (Sean's idea) Not only is this the first public performance for the Stagedoor gang, but it will be their first assessment for their Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma. Before getting [...]
The highlight of Week 4 was 0ur visit to BBC Radio Gloucestershire to meet afternoon show host Dominic Cotter and to watch him in action. We were able to spend half an hour in the studio, watching how Dominic ran his show, as well as getting a good look at the set up. Three of [...]
The highlight of week 3 involved Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and my favourite Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan. It was Million Dollar Quartet week at the Everyman and the Stagedoor gang were certainly all shook up (Kelly's joke, not mine, but very appropriate) Million Dollar Quartet was actually the second [...]
Week 2 is almost over, and highlights have included a visit to see English Touring Theatre's production of The Weir, Conor McPherson's award winning play. Prior to seeing the play, on the Everyman's main stage we were lucky enough to have a workshop with Katie-Ann McDonough, the production's Associate Director, who ran an energetic and [...]
Today was Day 1 for our brand new students, and it was pretty full-on. We met at the Everyman, meeting Louise Partridge, Head of Education and Community at the theatre, who talked us through the huge amount of exciting things in store over the next few weeks. One of the best things about Stagedoor is [...]
In just over a week, the first brilliant group of Stagedoor students will be starting their journey with us, and I couldn't be more excited. In the meantime, Stagedoor HQ is being prepped and made ready. At the moment, it doesn't look like it will ever be ready! DIY is totally not my thing, but [...]
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