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2 Come Back from Darlington Festival With 1st Place Cups
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010| I received this e mail from Vecca Bradshaw, with whom we share several of our students. They go to her for private Singing lessons. She was pleased to tell me about their recent successes in the Singing categories of last weekend`s Darlington Festival. Pictured below are Ethan Hurworth and Zoe Birkbeck, who brought their 1st place trophies in for us to see. Well done all those students and well done Vecca. Trudy,
They have done me proud yet again this year and the results are as follows from the Stagecoach Kids Zoe Birbeck - 1st place Disney 13-17yrs 88 marks distinction - Darlington Zoe Birbeck - 3rd place Musical 13-17yrs 87 marks distinction - Yarm Ethan Hurworth - 1st Disney under 12yrs 88 marks distinction - Yarm Chloe Daley - 3rd Vocal Solo under 12 yrs and under 84 marks merit - Darlington Thursday Holly Newton - 3rd Disney 12 yrs and under 86 marks Commended We got overall in five classes, 3 trophies (1st’s) five seconds and 7 thirds!!! WOW… I am chuffed to bits and absolutely so proud. Vecaxx |
Protected: T shirt orders for All Boys Dance Class and “Billy of Billies”
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Protected: Help for Billy and Billy of Billies (4)
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Protected: Help for Billy and Billy of Billies (2)
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010“Billy of Billies” - Remember to Bring Costume on Monday March 1st
Thursday, February 25th, 2010A reminder to the cast members of “Billy of Billies” who are called to rehearsals on March 1st. Please bring any costume items that you have gathered with you.
Protected: Regional Auditions for Bands
Monday, January 4th, 2010Well Done to Rockcliffe Paparazzi!!
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010Well done to all the Further Stages and Stage 3 students who helped out at The Rockcliffe Hall Hotel Christmas Party Celebrations by pretending to be fans and paparazzi to the arriving guests. They braved rain, cold and snow to provide an enthusiastic welcoming party. Particular thanks go to member of staff Jodie Taibi for being there at all of the gigs - particularly the ones I could not make - and for the “regulars” like Ben Fox, Kim Oxley, Martha Clarkson, Sally Messham, Christian Brown, Adam Sowerby and James Emmerson - (I`m worried I`ve forgotten someone now).
The guests seemed startled but generally pleased, even when they realised that we were not really what we appeared to be. They signed autographs for us and posed for photos. All good fun!
It`s Official!! We Have Permission to Perform “Billy Elliot”
Friday, January 1st, 2010
Annabelle Crosby pictured performing at the recent Anniversary show . Spot her in the other photos on this page too
We have several links to the film and show of ”Billy Elliot” that we are very proud about. Jamie Bell was a student in Stagecoach Yarm, eleven years ago, when we sent him for his audition to play Billy in the film. The role won a BAFTA for him as `Best Actor` and a successful film career (Jamie stars soon in a film series of “Tin-Tin” directed by Spielberg). One of our girls, Annabelle Crosby, from Stagecoach Darlington, has just completed a year in the West End, playing the lead girl`s part of Debbie, in the stage show of “Billy Eliot” and one of our Stagecoach Darlington boys got down to the last nine boys to be chosen to play the lead role of Billy himself, in the same show. In addition, three years ago, we started the first “All-Boy Dance Class” in the Stagecoach network and we were given advice and visits from the casting personnel from the West-End “Billy Elliot” show. Imagine our excitement then when just before Christmas we had the very welcome news that we are to be one of a handful of Youth Theatres who have been granted permission to perform “Billy Elliot” - the musical - outside the West End. It is a very exciting project which involved one of our staff being trained at the theatre in London, where “Billy Elliot” regularly plays. We have permission to perform a shortened version of the musical on 7 occasions between now and the Summer. We also get a chance to perhaps perform in a regional showcase OR in the West End at the Billy Elliot theatre - you can tell why we are so excited!!
Every member of the main schools in Yarm and Darlington will get the chance to perform in one of the shows - including any new students enrolling this term.
Visit the Billy Elliot web site www.billyelliotthemusical.com for pictures and film clips to whet your appetite.
