If you are about to start Year 11, then you are entering one of the busiest times of your life so far! Not only will you be focusing on getting the best GCSE grades you are capable of, but you'll have to put up with teachers (and parents) nagging you to think about what you're [...]
Why study with Stagedoor? I can think of lots of reasons. Firstly, we limit the number of students, meaning that every student will get plenty of focus and attention, enabling them to develop their skills as a performer and meet their potential. This also means that we can tailor the course by the interests of [...]
Emails are currently winging their way to the successful applicants for 2017 entry, inviting them to an enrolment morning on Tuesday 29th August. As well as filling in the relevant forms to be officially accepted as part of our very first cohort of students, the morning will involve a workshop with young professional actor Cal [...]
We have been accepted to be part of National Theatre Connections 2018. Connections is the National Theatre's annual festival of new plays for young performers. Each year the Connections team travels the length and breadth of the country to support and encourage the participants – the drama teachers and youth theatre directors who take on the [...]
It may have felt a little quiet recently, but there are lots of exciting developments here at Stagedoor HQ. Stagedoor Director Jenny has been finalising details for rehearsal space, and we're really pleased that we'll soon be moving into our new home in Lansdown, Cheltenham, just 5 minutes walk from the shops in Montpellier and [...]
This week saw the first set of auditions for applicants for September 2017, and what a pleasure it was! I was really impressed with the young performers I met, and very much enjoyed chatting to them. There were some excellent audition speeches - ranging from recent plays such as DNA by Dennis Kelly to Shakespeare's [...]
At Stagedoor we really value Youth Theatre of any kind and we are lucky in Gloucestershire to have such a thriving youth theatre scene. This weekend, I was lucky enough to be able to see Worlds Apart, an original play with music, performed by the Gloucestershire Youth Theatre Company. GYTC, which, like Stagedoor, works in [...]
At Stagedoor, we are committed to offering our students opportunities that are not available on any other Level 3 BTEC courses in the area. We are delighted to announce that we are planning a week-long residency with the fabulous Theatre Témoin in October. Theatre Témoin is an exciting physical theatre ensemble, dedicated to new works that are [...]
Free Taster Day at the Everyman Theatre We are holding a FREE taster at the Everyman Theatre on Thursday 20th April for anyone interested in finding out more about Stagedoor Learning, our course and our exciting partnership with the Everyman Theatre. The session will start at 10.30am in the Everyman Studio. During the morning, you [...]
Extremism - a play about friendship, fear, and the increasing polarisation of our society. Stagedoor director Jenny Cameron has been at Bristol Old Vic this week, directing current students in a production as part of the National Theatre Connections festival. The play - "Extremism" by Anders Lustgarten is a hard-hitting topical [...]
