Independent Secondary Day School Productions
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Captain Stirrick
06 Dec 2011 - 07 Dec 2011
Music Composed & Arranged by: Richard Brett
Book by: David Scott & Jeremy James Taylor
Lyrics by: Jeremy James Taylor
Director: Julia Collura
Music director: Paul Smith and Marjorie Thomas
Set in London at the beginning of the 19th Century, Captain Stirrick tells the dramatic story of the child-thief Ned Stirrick and his infant gang of pickpockets as they plunder the rich in order to survive. Set against the colourful backdrop of London’s Bartholomew Fair, the musical is an unusual tale of fantasy and intrigue. A gripping story with a ballad score that strongly evokes the atmosphere of the London underworld.
These amateur performances are presented by arrangement with Joseph Weinberger Ltd.
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MT6 Showcase
05 Jul 2011 - 06 Jul 2011
BOOKING OPENS: 6th June
A fast moving race through some of the most popular musical theatre of the last century, combined with sketches, specially commissioned dance numbers, and even a sniff of the Bard…don’t miss it!
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A Night at the Musicals
28 Jun 2011 - 01 Jul 2011
Year 12 students present an exhilarating evening of musical entertainment as they perform condensed productions of three popular shows.
(on sale from 6th June)
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The Fall of the House of Usher & Moonfleece
23 Jun 2011 - 24 Jun 2011
BOOKING OPENS: 31st May
See two exhilarating plays in one evening:
The Fall of the House of Usher
Adapted by Tim Kelly and based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous tale of supernatural horror. The tale of the impossible. A house with its own soul. A death. A resurrection. A haunting spectacle not to be missed!
Moonfleece
By Philip Ridley
An abandoned home. A lost brother. An East End tower block. A secret love story. Families and friendships are splintered by the politics of race, sexuality and money as a new generation encounters a world torn apart by the adults. ‘Ridley is the master of the modern myth.’ The Guardian.
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Afraid of the Dark
21 Jun 2011 - 22 Jun 2011
BOOKING OPENS: 31st MAY
By: James Reach
AFRAID OF THE DARK is a mystery farce with a twist.
It tells the story of an outrageously funny basic situation with terrific pace, tingling suspense and above all laughs, laughs and more laughs!
(on sale from 31st May)
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The Music Concert
04 May 2011 - 07 May 2011
Booking for the Music Concert will open on Monday 18th April.
Pupils in years 7-13 perform in our Music Concert
N.B This performance is only open to Parents of our pupils.
Tickets are very limited.
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The Dance Show
21 Mar 2011 - 25 Mar 2011
Years 7 - 13 Dance Pupils
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CAROL CONCERT
09 Dec 2010 - 09 Dec 2010
A musical evening celebrating this festive season.
N.B This is an invitation only event
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CAFE ROYAL
07 Dec 2010 - 08 Dec 2010
Libretto by: Hazel Collinson
Music by: Kenny Leger
Music director: Paul Smith
A romantic comedy set in the prestigious Cafe Royal.
At The Cafe Royal all sorts come in and out the door.
Romance, drama and comedy unfold as waiters and chefs survey the world before them.
Tickets will go on sale for Cast Parents on the 2nd November a password will be emailed to you.
Tickets will go on general sale on the 15th November.
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Annie Get Your Gun
05 Jul 2010 - 08 Jul 2010
Music & Lyrics by: Irving Berlin
Book by: Herbert Fields & Dorothy Fields
Director: Hazel Collinson
Music director: Paul Smith
It made a star of Ethel Merman and the movie version brought fame to Betty Hutton and Howard Keel.
Set in the Wild West it is based on the true story of Annie Oakley, the famous sharp shooter. It has a wealth of well known characters including Frank Butler, Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull. The story is interspaced with a glorious score including, ‘They Say It’s Wonderful’, ‘You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun’ and of course the well known anthem, ‘There’s No Business Like Show Business’.
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MT6 Diploma Performance
01 Jul 2010 - 02 Jul 2010
Director: David Ashley
Music director: Barney Ashworth
An eclectic theatrical event showcasing the current MT6 Diploma Graduates training & development at Arts Educational Schools.
Tickets are avaliable to book by phone now, they will be online on Thursday 24th June
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A Gap in Generations
01 Jul 2010 - 02 Jul 2010
Written by: Jerry Blunt
Director: Julia Collura
A Gap in Generations, by Jerry Blunt, is a comedy written in the Commedia dell’Arte style. Witness the Affamati Company of actors (“The Hungry Ones”) put on a play within a play that is an exuberant melodramatic farce that follows the paths of two old men and their respective sons and daughters. Filled with love, deception, bribery, and intrigue, the play promises an evening filled with laughter!
Cast Includes: Year 9 Pupils
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Swimming in the Shallows
29 Jun 2010 - 30 Jun 2010
Written by: Adam Bock
Director: Paul Tully
Swimming in the Shallows is a comedy by Adam Bock. Few places would it make emotional sense for a man to be in love with a shark. Whether that shark is real, metaphorical, or some combination of the two is open to interpretation. In this surreal, unconventional play Barb finds out that Buddhist monks in Thailand only own eight things – and wonders if that is all she wants. She starts giving away her things but her husband Bob keeps buying her new ones. Donna wants Carla Carla to marry her, but Carla Carla doesn’t like it that Donna smokes. And Nick meets a shark at an aquarium – they go on a date but Nick tries not to sleep with the shark too fast. There are dream sequences, a wedding and of course, swimming.
Cast Includes: Year 13 Drama pupils.
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Happy Birthday
28 Apr 2010 - 01 May 2010
It’s no secret that the Arts Educational School London celebrated its 90th birthday this year. If you think about it every woman, man, child, bullfrog and hamster all got a year older this year, so why not have a big party for all of us! Come and sing along to our eclectic choice of music from the past 90 years.
Tickets are cheap - the experience unforgettable.
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Christmas Carol Concert
10 Dec 2009 - 10 Dec 2009
Join us for a magial Christmas night of musical entertainment.
These performances are by Invitation Only.
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SEVEN DEADLY SINS
08 Dec 2009 - 09 Dec 2009
Written by: Kat Lister
The time: the present
The place: a high school near you…
How does greed affect a 16 year old student? How does gluttony play a part in a teacher’s daily life?
‘Seven Deadly Sins’ is a play that has been commissioned by Arts Educational Schools London for the Year 10 pupils and it tells the story of seven people who all spend their Monday to Friday working or studying in a West London high school. It tackles some important themes head on but never fails to leave you laughing, crying or thinking that next time it could be you!
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Ho, Ho, Ho! - Junior Musical
25 Nov 2009 - 27 Nov 2009
A Musical Comedy by: Hazel Collinson & Kenny Leger
What’s this?
Nobody asking for toys this Christmas?
Will Santa’s grotto close down?
Will Christmas be a thing of past?
Or could there be some skullduggery happening in Santa’s grotto?
Come and find out for yourself!
The premiere of this brand new musical comedy by Hazel Collinson and Kenny Leger opens on November the 25th….
