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WHAT YOU GET This amazing week-long course is taught by West End stars and gives students aged 8-21 the chance to perform on stage at a world famous West End theatre. If you are enthusiastic about theatre and want to learn while having loads of fun, this is the performing arts course for you! • Perform on stage at a world famous West End theatre • Be taught by West End stars • Watch one of the latest West End shows and meet some of the cast • Attend exclusive West End masterclasses • Accommodation school held at one of the UK’s premier drama schools – Trinity Laban • Day school held at The Place, Euston - home of the prestigious London Contemporary Dance School • An opportunity to be seen by casting directors, agents and directors • Make new friends who share a keen interest in the world of theatre • Have loads of fun and build your confidence • Established reputation as the UK’s leading theatre summer school ABOUT US West End Stage is the ultimate theatre summer school based in the heart of London. For over fifteen years, West End Stage has been regarded as the country’s most comprehensive, professional theatre summer school for young people. Our aim is to ignite a global passion for theatre, uniting young people from all over the world and giving them the very best performing arts experience. ‘THE SUMMER SCHOOL THAT OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES LIKE NO OTHER’ The Stage @WestEndStage
THE SCHOOL Our ultimate theatre summer school offers the most exciting and fun-filled theatrical event in the UK. Throughout their week at West End Stage, students are put through their paces by our West End tutors in all aspects of performing: • Acting • Dance • Singing • Musical theatre Other skills workshops include: • Stage Combat • Stage Makeup • Acting for Television • Puppetry • Circus Skills • Audition Technique • Applying for Drama School and many more! Students will have opportunities at every stage of the course to ask their tutors questions about the industry and receive top class advice, all in a safe and supportive environment. PERFORM ON THE WEST END After all of this hard work and excitement, the week culminates in the students’ very own West End performance! This day is a real dream come true. As the evening draws near, the 1000 seat auditorium begins to fill with family, friends and specially invited industry professionals. The students own the stage as they put everything they have learnt into practice and perform on a West End stage! From lights to sound to stage management, every aspect of the production is run by a professional team of experienced theatre specialists. As a result of previous showcases, past students have been seen as a part of the casts of School of Rock, Billy Elliot and Les Misérables to name but a few! Previous theatres for our West End showcase include His Majesty’s Theatre, the Shaftesbury Theatre and the Phoenix Theatre.
‘THERE IS SIMPLY NO BETTER SUMMER SCHOOL THAN WEST END STAGE, I WISH IT HAD BEEN AROUND WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER’ Kerry Ellis WATCH A WEST END SHOW In the midst of all the hard work in the rehearsal room, we take the students to watch a West End production! If this isn’t exciting enough, students are also given the brilliant opportunity of an exclusive Q&A with some of the cast. In previous years, students have been lucky enough to see: Wicked The Phantom of the Opera Les Misérables Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Legally Blonde Hairspray and many more! TUTORS AND MASTERCLASSES Our wonderful tutors all have major West End credits, ranging from Les Misérables, to Wicked, to Matilda, to The Book of Mormon! They are the best in the business and provide top class teaching for our students. Alongside rehearsals for their West End debut, students also take part in masterclasses with industry professionals! Whether it is an exclusive choreography session with a Wicked cast member or playing with puppets with a War Horse puppeteer, the students will be put through their paces like a true West End star! OUR PATRON – KERRY ELLIS West End and Broadway star of Wicked, We Will Rock You, Oliver, My Fair Lady, Miss Saigon and Les Misérables, Kerry Ellis is theatre’s leading lady.
‘DEFINITELY A DREAM COME TRUE!’ Frederique Bruijn - Student ‘IT IS BY FAR THE BEST WEEK OF MY SUMMER AND I WOULDN’T WANT TO SPEND IT ANY OTHER WAY!’ Lucy White - Student ‘WEST END STAGE IS AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE NO OTHER FOR THE STUDENTS TO SING, DANCE AND PERFORM’ Ruth Heaffey - Parent ‘WONDERFUL PLACE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES WONDERFUL PEOPLE’ Sarah Elizabeth James - Parent ‘THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH AND LEARN FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE INDUSTRY IS INCREDIBLE’ Emma Bates - Student All quotes from independent Facebook reviews.
Evening Activities Our accommodation students take part in lots of extra fun activities along the way! There’s never a dull moment between the film night, the student cabaret and the famous WES disco! VENUES Both of our venues provide the perfect professional facilities in which our students can learn and be creative. Day School (based at The Place, Euston) For students joining us from 10am-5pm every day each week, you will be based at The Place - one of Europe’s premier dance spaces and home to London Contemporary Dance School. The Place is located near Euston Station in central London. Accommodation School (held at Trinity Laban, Greenwich) For students staying with us for the week, you will be based at Trinity Laban - one of the UK’s leading drama schools. Its purpose-built facilities include dance studios, rehearsal rooms, theatres, cafés and social areas. All are used during the week of the summer school and offer a safe and secure environment for our students. ACCOMMODATION Trinity Laban For those students wishing to attend West End Stage, but who are unable to commute into London each day, we provide catered, secure and fully monitored accommodation for our courses at Trinity Laban. Based at the Trinity Laban halls of residence, our accommodation package includes: • Seven nights accommodation (Sunday – Sunday) • Full board • 24/7 security • A designated chaperone (all DBS checked) • En-suite shower and toilet • Extra evening activities and entertainment • A supervised day trip to Greenwich In our accommodation facility, students will have their own room in a shared flat with those their own age.
age matters We welcome students of all abilities between ages 8 - 21. The only requirement is that you are enthusiastic and want to have fun! It’s important that all our students feel comfortable and at ease with their surroundings, therefore all students are grouped according to their age. THE STRUCTURE The school day runs from 10.00am until 5.00pm from MondayFriday. Students are welcome to be dropped off from 9.15am and picked up until 5.30pm. Saturday is a day off, though extra activities are organised for students staying in accommodation. The performance takes place on Sunday, a day spent excitedly rehearsing for the final West End showcase! On certain days, start and finish times may alter slightly due to the trip to a West End show, or when exciting surprises have been arranged. Notice of such changes will always be provided as far in advance as possible. ‘HER CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED AMAZINGLY SINCE HER WEEK IN LONDON AND SHE CAN’T STOP TELLING US ALL STORIES ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS’ Katie Illsley - Parent BE YOURSELF West End Stage is not only about performance, but about supporting and encouraging our students. We provide a safe and supportive environment for young people to exchange ideas, express themselves and most importantly be themselves. • Build confidence in your own abilities • Exercise and expand your imagination • Apply and develop your creativity • Strengthen focus, concentration and memory • Encourage perseverance and determination • Communication skills in speech and presentation • Understand what it means to work in a team and support your peers • Make friends, learn what amazing things you are capable of, and have fun!
CONTACT AND BOOKING For more information, course prices, and to book online, please visit: WestEndStage.com Paper application forms are available on request. +44 (0)207 8367947 info@westendstage.com West End Stage 49 Greek Street London W1D 4EG @WestEndStage
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