WEEKLY & MONTHLY CLASSES

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Our Youth Theatres are mainly drama based and help develop speaking and listening skills and build confidence through working with professional actors. Each term is 10 weeks long and ends in an informal performance to family and friends (on stage when possible).

R.T Dashes Youth Theatre ages 11-18
Every Monday, 6pm-7.30pm at The Victoria Hall
Highly popular course for young people taught by professionally trained actors, Victoria Gotham and Zoe Scott. A variety of drama and performance based games and exercises are worked on week by week, and the group present an informal performance for family and friends at the end of term, onstage at The Victoria Hall.
Cost: £65 for 10 week term (£60 families receiving benefits)

*FREE TASTER SESSION*

                        WEDNESDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2010 
                                         6PM - 8PM

Contact the Creative Learning Team to book your FREE place NOW!

Godiva Awakes- Cultural Olympiad Project 2012 Procession
FREE Performing Arts Project - ages 12+
Every Tuesday 4.30pm - 6pm at The Victoria Hall
The Regent Theatre and  The Victoria Hall are pleased to announce that they will be partnering the new and exciting London 2012 Cultural Olympiad project created by Imagineer Productions “Godiva Awakes”. This is a fantastic opportunity for young people aged 12 and upwards to creatively combine and work alongside various surrounding counties to explore social justice, equality and fairness in a celebration of Lady Godiva and other significant women of differing communities worldwide.

So if you're interested in dance, drama, singing and art contact us NOW and be apart of an exciting new project!

For more info : http://www.imagineerproductions.co.uk/projects/37

FREE AIMING HIGH Disabled Dance Class
Monthly 3 hour classes at The Victoria Hall
*Schedule can be provided upon request

Come and join Rachel Rimmer, Dance Artist in Residence in creating some fun and funkyn new moves!
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SEPTEMBER EVENTS

Dance,Singing, Shadow Puppet Theatre- Holiday Workshops and Performance!
*EXCLUSIVELY for children from Kidsgrove Schools

At The Victoria Hall - ages 10+
10am- 3pm daily (bring packed lunch and drinks)

Choose From:
Wednesday 1st September
Shadow Puppet Theatre (creating puppets and storytelling)

Thursday 2nd September
Day of dance (funky/pop/modern)

Friday 3rd September
Singing (songs from musicals)

Then PERFORM what you have learnt ON STAGE at The Victoria Hall on Friday 3rd September for your family and friends! - Tickets are free for the performance!

All places must be prebooked!


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OCTOBER HALF TERM WORKSHOPS

011 Dance Intensive Performance Project
INTRODUCTORY DAY
Tuesday 26th October - 10am - 3.30pm, ages 8- 11
Wednesday 27th October - 10am -3.30pm, ages 12+

Cost: £15 per place, per day

Dance Artist in Residence, Rachel Rimmer has a special 011 Dance Performance Project for young dancers. She will set up two youth dance companies to create new pieces which will be performed on stage at The Regent Theatre in January 2011.

PERFORMANCE PROJECT WEEKLY SESSIONS
Every Monday, November - January
Ages 8 - 11 , 4.30pm - 5.30pm
Ages 12+, 5.30pm - 6. 30pm

Cost: £65 or £60 (for families recieving benefits)

So if you want to perfom on stage at The Regent Theatre get in contact NOW!

SPECIAL OFFER!

FOR ALL DANCERS WHO BOOK 

BEFORE 18TH SEPTEMBER 2010

Special DUET offer gives a discount on the Nov to Jan sessions providing TWO places for £100.
Please call the Box Office and quote DUET - 0844 871 7649

ANNIE - Musical Theatre Workshop
Thursday 28th October, 10am - 3.30pm at The Victoria Hall

Sing along to your favourite songs and perform a scene from the musical onstage at The Victoria Hall infornt of your family and friends!
Cost: £15

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NOVEMBER EVENTS

Rambert Dance Free Pre Show Talk
Thursday 4 Nov 7pm in The Regent Theatre Circle Bar
Pre Book with Box Office

Work Placement Application Form

Careers in Theatre

How can I be…

An actor?
Acting may appear to be a glamorous profession but it is hard work to earn a living. If you are passionate about your desire to be a performer, then you should initially explore different qualifications open to you at school or college, such as Drama GCSE and A-Level which can provide a good foundation in the artform, as well as perhaps joining a Youth Theatre or Theatre School. Most professional actors nowadays have received professional training at one of the accredited drama schools. For a list of which schools are accredited, please see the National Council for Drama Training website (www.ncdt.co.uk).

A theatre technician?
Working backstage in a theatre can be really exciting – and potentially really dangerous. It is therefore unlikely that you will be able to get work experience in a theatre where you can properly experience technical work. However, the good new sis that most theatres have a stage crew – casual staff who come in to work as and when needed. Starting as a stage crew member is an excellent way to learn the ropes and to discover if this kind of work is for you. Doing general crew work will bring you into contact with stage management, technical stage management, flying, electrics (LX) and sound, and will enable you to learn more about any fo the above if you are willing and interested. Contact your local theatre and ask to speak to the Technical Stage Manager oif you are interested in gaining some experience backstage.

A person who really wants to work in theatre who doesn’t want to be an actor or a technician?!
There are plenty of other jobs available in theatre. These range from Marketing, Press, Development (fundraising), Education/Learning (community work), Box Office, Theatre Management, Finance and Administration. These are often areas you can experience through a work placement, so contacting your local venue and explaining what you are interested in is often the best idea.


How can I find out more?
There are some general pieces of advice we try to give anyone who is interested in working in theatre…

The first is GO AND SEE LOTS OF THEATRE! The best way to find out what you really want to do, or where you want to work, is to experience all sorts of different styles of theatre in all sorts of different places. The more you see, the more you will learn and form your own opinions. It’s also amazing how many people say they are interested in the theatre but don’t’ actually go and see or participate in it! Seeing things also always gives you something to talk about in job interviews or auditions, which is important.

The second is to read about theatre. The industry has a weekly newspaper called The Stage, which is a good way to improve your understanding of the sector. Reading reviews in the national newspapers, or joining in discussions on a theatre website can also be useful.

Thirdly, get to know your local theatre. If you are lucky enough to have a theatre near to where you live – get to know it, and the people who work there. Many many people in this industry started working in their local venue as an usher, or  Box Office assistant, or a member of stage crew. This sort of experience not only improves your knowledge but brings you into contact with lost of other people in the industry, which is usually a good way to find out what other opportunities are out there.


The Arts Council has produced an excellent website on careers in theatre called www.getintotheatre.org. It has loads of information about all sorts of different jobs as well as information on qualifications, a CV clinic and an industry overview.

Alternatively, if you would like to ask a question, select Contact Us at the top of this page and will do our best to get the appropriate member of Ambassador Theatre Group staff to answer it as soon as possible.