ACT ONE
- 7 COOMBE CLOSE, SHEPSHED
LE12 9HH LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE
Phone: 01509 821314
E-mail: Send messagewww.act-one.co.uk
Short profile:
ACT One is an amateur musical theatre group based in Shepshed, near Loughborough, Leics. We are an independent youth theatre, started in 1996, and cater for local young people and their interest in musical theatre. Unlike most youth groups we are not afraid to tackle anything, and our past productions are testament to that - "Fame", "Barnum", "Little Shop Of Horrors" & "Calamity Jane" to name a few, and in particular our most recent production, "Les Miserables-School Edition"
Detailed description:
We rehearse every Friday night at Christchurch Methodist Church in Shepshed, usually from 7 pm until 9.30 pm and perform two productions a year at Hind Leys College Theatre, Shepshed - a major musical in February, and a staged concert in June/July.
To maintain our already high standards we ask every potential member to audition to join us. If you are interested in joining, please contact us for details of the next audition dates available, and what we would like you to do for your audition. We are always looking for new talent, but unfortunately we need to limit the size of the group, not only through talent but the physical task of having this many people on stage! The only other rule is that you must be in school years 6 to 13 (that's roughly 10 - 18)
Successful members are all encouraged to "have a go" and to try out for parts in our shows, which helps to give them confidence not only on stage, but also in life itself. In fact we already have several ex-members attending performing arts colleges and indeed some of them have also entered the profession for real! Many of our members have also gone on to perform with a host of local adult groups.
We gained Charitable Status in 2007 and the group is looked after by a committee and trustees made up of parents, helpers and friends. We also have 2 cast representatives, to help bring ideas, etc to the committee. These are currently Rowan Beaumont & Craig Nash.
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