Monday Burton Class at Brewhouse Arts Centre in the Drama Studio
Monday 6th September – Monday 13th December
No class on Monday 13th September due to Mellows show week. No class on Monday 25th October due to half term or during the Christmas holidays
13 weeks
Spring Term begins Monday 3rd January 2011
Tuesday Newhall Classes at The William Allitt School in the Drama Studio
Tuesday 7th September – Tuesday 14th December
No classes on Tuesday 14th September due to Mellows show week. No classes on Tuesday 26th October due to half term or during the Christmas holidays
13 weeks
Spring Term begins Tuesday 4th January 2011
Wednesday Mickleover Classes at The Royal British Legion Community Centre
Wednesday 8th September – Wednesday 15th December
No classes on Wednesday 15th September due to Mellows show week. No classes on Wednesday 27th October due to half term or during the Christmas holidays
13 weeks
Spring Term begins Wednesday 5th January 2011
Saturday Burton Classes at Shobnall Leisure Complex in Room 1 and 2
Saturday 11th September – Saturday 18th December
No classes on Saturday 18th September due to Mellows show week. No classes on Saturday 30th October due to half term or during the Christmas holidays
13 weeks
Spring Term begins Monday 8th January 2011
Wednesday Theatre Kittens at The Priory Centre in Stretton
Wednesday 8th September – Wednesday 15th December
No class on Wednesday 27th October due to half term or during the Christmas holidays
14 weeks
Summer Term begins Wednesday 5th January 2011
Friday Theatre Kittens at Mickleover Community Pavilion
Friday 10th September – Friday 17th December
No class on Friday 29th October due to half term or during the Christmas holidays
Just a little good luck message to the 67 members of Theatre Cats who are taking their Trinity Drama Exams over this weekend. Sat 17th July is at The Brewhouse Arts Centre in Burton, DE14 1EB. Sunday 18th July is at The William Allitt School in Newhall, DE11 0TL.
You have all put so much effort into learning your stories, actions, monologues, mimes and poems. Now the time has come to impress the examiners with your skills! A big thank you must also go to all of the mums, dads, grandparents and friends who have encouraged you along the way!
Therefore there are no Theatre Cats classes on Sat 17th July. Sat 24th July is our last class before Summer where we will be giving out Theatre Cats reports and certificates and your exam results!
Fi, Tom, Alex, Kyle and myself are already so proud of you all. Remember to aim high, introduce yourself and your pieces and smile!
Newsflash! The Newhall Summer School is now full, however, our Derby Summer School still has places available but book your place today as places go quickly!
During last year’s Summer School we went High School Musical crazy. This year we’re travelling down the yellow brick road to see The Wizard of Oz! The summer school for 5-16 year olds will run twice this year in different locations. Both will run from 9:30-3:30 everyday.
The first will take place at The William Allitt School in Newhall from Monday 2nd – Friday 6th August. The second will take place at Heatherton Community Centre in Derby from Monday 23rd – Friday 27th August. As always, there will be a performance on the last day to family and friends.
We have 40 places available in each summer school.
For Theatre Cats students the summer school costs just £79 for the week which equates to about £15 per day. For non-Theatre Cats members the cost is £99 for the week. If you are interested in either summer school
please email Cat at info@theatrecats.co.uk. Places are allocated on a
first-come-first-served basis.
The children have a great week, learn lots and have loads of fun making
new friends too! To see photos from last year’s summer school go here
A little reminder that our older students (Saturday class 11:40-12:50) are performing their TIE piece at The William Allitt School on Tuesday 30th March at 5:00-6:15pm and they will need all of their costumes and props.
(Tuesday class 7:45-8:45) are performing their TIE piece at The William Allitt School on Tuesday 30th March at 6:15-7:30pm and they will need all of their costumes and props. They will also have their class as normal afterwards.
(Wednesday class 7:45-8:45) are performing their TIE piece at The Royal British Legion on Wednesday 31st March at 6:15-7:30pm and they will need all of their costumes and props. They will also have their class as normal afterwards.
Please call me on 01283 531635 if you have any questions.
Our Theatre Cats Students from Derby, Burton and Newhall have recently come together to provide a Christmas showcase for friends and family at The William Allitt School in Newhall.
The students worked really hard learning lines and reheasing songs and dances during the Winter term.
The 3 performances from our intermediate, young and older students took place on Saturday 12th December. Each performance was to a packed audience.
The students were given poems to learn and perform, this type of recital is where students learn key performance skills such as confidence on stage, using a clear and loud voice and memory skills. All of which are necessary for students to progress and for those who choose to take exams with Theatre Cats through Trinity Guildhall.
The students also had to learn songs, dances and drama extracts to showcase their talents. This included High School Musical, Annie, Blood Brothers, Hairspray and Grease to name but a few.
The feedback at the end of each performance was excellent with parents overwhelmed with their child’s success and what they had achieved in 10 classes.
We were extremley proud of everyone who took part and we look forward to seeing you all for a new term and a new year in January 2010.
We’re now at the end of term and Christmas is on the horizon, but first, a recap of the fabulous achievements at Theatre Cats and what’s just around the corner:
Christmas Showcase performances…
Over 140 students recently took part in our Christmas Showcase performances at The William Allitt School on Saturday 12th December. There were 3 performances on the day, each to sell-out audiences. We understand that it was a little cramped at times in the audience but of course we didn’t want anyone to miss the chance to see their child perform. Our students had been working hard on their songs, poems, drama pieces and dance routines to entertain and showcase their talents. Well done to all involved – you made us very proud!
Trinity Guildhall Examinations…
45 Theatre Cats students from our Burton, Newhall and Derby classes took Trinity Guildhall drama exams in July 2009 and achieved 100% pass rate. We will be running
another exam session in 2010, however, places will be limited to the first 45 students so watch this space!
The Team at Theatre Cats…
Since September 09 we have had a number of new teachers and assistants join the team. We have welcomed Tom Brassington, Alex Fung, Kyle Lamley and Laura Huxley to Theatre Cats and they are enjoying every minute!
When Does Next Term Start?
Mon 4th Jan – Burton
Tues 5h Jan – Newhall
Wed 6th Jan – Derby
Fri 8th Jan – Uttoxeter
Sat 9th Jan – Burton (first 2 classes at The William Allitt School in Newhall)
It’s Behind You!!!!
It’s panto season and 40 students are going to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on Saturday 23rd January at The Brewhouse in Burton. Starring our very own Tom Brassington as the Dame, Fiona Parker as the Mirror and Lauren Taylor as the Wicked Queen! One of our young Burton students: Sarah Huthmacher is also playing her début role in the show. The Saturday performance is now full but we still have places available for Thursday 21st January. Please let us know asap if you are interested.
New Classes Starting in 2010…
We are going to be launching our new Theatre Kittens classes for 2-4 year olds (pre-school) in Burton and Derby. We have already over 40 people interested simply through word-of-mouth alone. If you are interested, simply go to the Theatre Cats website and register for Theatre Kittens. More information to follow…
Unfortunately due to a room booking mix-up at Shobnall Leisure Complex our first 2 classes back on Saturday 9th and Saturday 16th January 2010 will now take place at The William Allitt School, DE11 0TL instead. We chose this location as most people know where this is due to past shows and summer schools. The time for your class will remain the same. We apologise for any inconvenience and we will be back at Shobnall as normal from Saturday 23rd January.
Our Theatre Cats students in Burton, Newhall and Derby and currently rehearsing for their Christmas Showcase performance which is in a few weeks. Due to this, we are not inviting new students for a taster class until January 2010. However, Uttoxeter classes will still be inviting new students for taster classes as they are not doing a big performance this term due to Uttoxeter being a new venue.
If you would like your child to attend a free taster class, simply register your details on our Information Request Form.
Here is a copy of the performance details for Saturday 12th December 2009 for Theatre Cats Burton, Newhall and Derby.
Dear Parent/Guardian,
We are pleased to announce the date of our Christmas Showcase performance which will be on Saturday 12th December. The performance will take place in the Dance Studio at The William Allitt School in Newhall.
We have decided to bring all of our students together to meet other students in their age group from Burton, Newhall and Mickleover. A great way of making new friends, learning from other people and gaining even more confidence.
Our intermediate students will be starting the day by arriving at the school at 9:30am. They will then have a dress rehearsal and their performance will be at 11:30am and will last approximately an hour. Our intermediate students will then go home. (Intermediate students are those who have a class at 6:30-7:30 during the week or 10:30-11:30 at the weekend.)
Our younger students will then arrive at 1:30pm. They will then have a dress rehearsal and their performance will be at 3:30pm and will last approximately an hour. Our younger students will then go home. (Younger students are those who have a class at 5:15-6:15 during the week or 9:15-10:15 at the weekend.)
Our older students will then arrive at 5:30pm. They will then have a dress rehearsal and their performance will be at 7:30pm and will last approximately an hour. Our older students will then go home. (Older students are those who have a class at 7:45-8:45 during the week or 11:40-12:50 at the weekend and also 5:00-6:10 on Mondays.)
If you know that your child cannot attend their Christmas Showcase performance can you please inform me immediately so that we know not to include them in dance routines etc.
Due to the number of students involved and seating limitations, I have only been able to currently allocate
2 tickets per student. However, if you would like more tickets, please request how many you would like and we will do our best to distribute them. The deadline for returning the ticket request slip is Monday 9th November. Any remaining tickets will then be distributed on a first-come-first-served basis. Adult tickets are £5 and concession tickets (children 16 or under and OAPs) are £3. Please enclose payment and slip in an envelope clearly marked with your child’s name. Please make cheques payable to Theatre Cats.
If you do not require any tickets please let us know asap as we can allocate these to other people. The tickets will not be allocated to a certain seat, so you will simply be able to choose where you would like to sit on the day.
The students will all need to wear either black jazz shoes or similar such as black school pumps which they can dance in. They will also need a plain single coloured t-shirt (no logos) and either jeans or black trousers.
Further information regarding what they will have to wear will follow.
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