BITESIZE
YOUTH THEATRE

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BITESIZE Youth Theatre PATRON ............DAVE WILLETTS

WINTER TERM starts on TUESDAY 7^th SEPTEMBER

Well done to Liam, Adam, Cerys, Victoria, Mary, Megan & Moli who have secured agent Richard Kort Associates to represent them for professional Film, TV and Theatre work and have already attended castings for a TV Film and a new McDonald's advert.

Megan and Caitlin have been in London's West End during Theatre Kids Week and were amongst 20 youngsters who were chosen to participate in a workshop at the Novello Theatre with Tap Dogs star Adam Garcia. The girls enjoyed a backstage tour and tap dancing class. They then had the opportunity to perform one of the tap routines (Drum Beat) from the show with Adam. In the evening they also had front row seats (and a plastic mac) to watch the show. The following day the got to do it all again, but this time with the cast of the Jersey Boys.

A huge "Well Done and Good Luck" to Victoria Lewis who is currently playing the lead role of Annie in the national tour alongside Su Pollard and David McAllister which had it's opening night at the Bradford Alhambra Theatre on 24^th August. Later in the tour she will be joined by 17 of her friends from Bitesize, when they play the Orphans at Shrewsbury's Severn Theatre and at the Regent Theatre in Stoke. Company Rehearsal Director Elysia visited Bitesize on 31^st August and 1^st September for intensive rehearsals for this year's intake.
Annie is at Shrewsbury on the 11^th -16^th October and at Stoke on the 26^th - 30^th October.

A group of 28 singers from Bitesize will perform alongside Classic FM's new 4 Tenors group BLAKE when they visit Rhyl Paviilion on September 24^th as part of their UK tour. Bitesize will join BLAKE in performances of "Nessun Dorma", "Jerusalem" and "Hallelujah".

Congratulations to Cerys who has been chosen to sing in concert with West End Star Lydia Griffiths when she and other stars perform at Glyndwr University's William Aston Hall on September 25^th.

New Intake for BTEC Performing Arts.
Following a 100% pass rate in our first year of running BTEC, Bitesize are now enrolling students aged 13 to Adults for their intensive 12 month courses leading to a qualification equivalent to 4 GCSE's. All of the coursework is undertaken outside of normal school hours and so can add 4 GCSE's to your study of academic subjects in school.

RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET

This year's BIG SHOW will be "Return to the Forbidden Planet". Return to the Forbidden Planet is a Jukebox musical by director Bob Carlton based on Shakespeare's The Tempest and the 1950s science fiction film Forbidden Planet (which itself drew its plot loosely from The Tempest), so should appeal to Rockers and Trekies and lovers of Shakespeare ? It will be on in the GROUNDLINGS THEATRE over February half term (21-26th February 2011)

The plot follows the crew of a routine survey flight under the command of Captain Tempest. Their spaceship is drawn mysteriously to the planet D'Illyria where mad scientist Doctor Prospero and his lovely daughter Miranda are marooned.

The high energy show features a bevy of 1950s and 1960s rock and roll classics. Featuring songs such as 'Good Vibrations', 'Shake, Rattle n Roll', 'Monster Mash' and 'Great Balls of Fire' it is sure to have audiences rocking in the aisles!

Auditions for the show will take place on 26^th September... 2pm for Chorus and 3.30 for principals.

Sunday 3^rd October sees this year's Annual Bitesize Singing Festival. A wide range of categories from pop to musical theatre with a guest adjudicator. Entry forms are available from staff

More members always welcome

At BITESIZE we have over 200 children a week visiting the building, plus the staff and helpers. And if we have a performance running then we have another 80 people in the audience on each night. All these people mean that we go through a lot of fairly mundane, but very necessary household and other items which are listed below.

Teabags [5000]
Coffee [6 Large Catering tubs]
Sugar [25 bags]
Milk [5 pints /week]
Washing up Liquid [20 bottles]
Washing Powder [8 big boxes]
Toilet Cleaner [20 bottles]
Toilet Rolls [400]
Bin bags [500]
Plasters
A4 Photocopier Paper
Sellotape
Blank CD's/DVD's
Black Curtain Material/Rufflette tape
Batteries [PP3 & AA]

If you are a business, manufacturer or just an individual, and you would like to help us, by donating some small part of the items on the list, you would be helping us enormously by reducing the amount of money we have to find to buy them.

The classes are all taught by professional actors, directors and teachers and like School Staff, all BITESIZE personnel and tutors are checked by the CRB under the Protection of Children Act.

One hour classes cost £5.00 , and two hour classes cost £8.00. (except where indicated)

Tuesday

6 - 8pm	Dance / Drama	5 - 11	0
6 - 8pm	Dance / Drama	12+	0
8 - 9pm	Casting for Film, TV and Theatre	all	£30 charge per halfterm one off £10 joining fee

Wednesday

4.30 - 5.30pm	Introduction to Dance & Drama	for ages 3 - 5	*
5 - 6pm	Casting for Film, TV and Theatre	all	£30 charge per halfterm one off £10 joining fee
5.30 - 7.30pm	Dance / Drama	5 - 11	0
6 - 8pm	Dance / Drama	12+	*
by appointment	Private Singing	all	£7 - 20 min. lesson spaces currently available
8 - 10pm	Fun/social dance/drama/musical theatre class for GROWNUPS	16 - 90	£8 inc tea/coffee

Thursday

by appointment	Private Singing	all	£7 - 20 min. lesson
6 - 7pm	Beginners / Improvers Tap	all	*
6 - 7pm	Drama	12+	*
6 - 7pm	Musical Theatre		*
7 - 8pm	Drama	5 - 11	*
7 - 8pm	Musical Theatre	all	*
7 - 8pm	Advanced Musical Theatre	all	*

BTEC Performing Arts
We also offer the opportunity for children and adults to study BTEC Performing Arts with us at Bitesize. COURSE STARTS OCTOBER.

For ages 13-16
A one-year course to achieve BTEC Level 2 First Diploma in Performing Arts (Performance) equivalent to 360 guided learning hours and 4 GCSE's.
The course offers the opportunity for Bitesize Youth Theatre members to combine regular weekly classes in Dance, Drama, Musical Theatre and Casting; with the annual Musical Production and some additional classes, rehearsals and tutorials to achieve accreditation equivalent to 4 GCSE's.

For 16+
A two-year course to achieve a BTEC First Certificate in Performing Arts equivalent to 180 guided learning hours over the two years and 2 GCSE's.
The course offers the opportunity for Adults to combine our regular weekly class in Musical Theatre with helping with our annual Musical Performances and some additional classes, rehearsals and tutorials to achieve accreditation equivalent to 2 GCSE's.

Click here for more details

AMBITIONS CLASSES

TERM STARTS Friday 10^th September 2010

Classes cost £3.50 per lesson paid termly. For details and booking contact Michelle Harper 01978- 722492

Friday

	4.45 - 5.30pm	Junior Musical Theatre
	4.45 - 5.30pm	Senior Musical Theatre
	5.30 - 6.15pm	Bronze Tap
	6.15 - 7pm	Grade 6 Tap
	7 - 7.30pm	Pointework
	7.30 - 8.15pm	Grade 5 & Intermediate Ballet
	8.15 - 9pm	Advanced 1 & 2 Tap

Saturday

	10 - 10.45am	Pre-Primary Ballet
	10 - 10.45am	Introductory Ballet
	10.45 - 11.30am	Standard 1 Ballet
	10.45 - 11.30am	Primary & Grade 1 Tap & Modern
	11.30am -12.15pm	Primary Tap & Grade 1 Modern
	11.30am -12.15pm	Primary Ballet
	12.15 - 1pm	Grade 1 Ballet
	12.15 - 1pm	Inter & Inter Foundation Modern
	1 - 1.45pm	Grade 1 Tap & Modern
	1 - 1.45pm	Grade 3 Tap & Modern
	1.45 - 2.30pm	Grade 2 Tap & Modern
	1.45 - 2.30pm	Grade 4 & Intermediate Ballet
	2.30 - 3.15pm	Grade 2 Ballet
	2.30 - 3.15pm	Grade 4 & 5 Modern
	3.15 - 4pm	Limbering Class (billed separately)

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SUMMER SCHOOLS 2011

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DANCE ! DRAMA ! SINGING! MUSICAL THEATRE !

Summer Schools 2011

Summer Holidays! Great? Six weeks off and nothing to do?
Mum and Dad working ? Nowhere to go ?

Then why not join one of Bitesize Theatre Company's week long Summer Schools.
We are running FOUR next summer.

Get the chance to:
~ make new friends!
~ spend 5 mornings in classes !
~ work with professional actors and directors !
~ work with professional dancers and musicians !
~ spend 5 afternoons rehearsing a show !
~ perform the show on the Friday evening for Family & Friends!

All courses will run from 9.30am to 4pm at Bitesize HQ (Rhosddu, Wrexham)

Course 1 --- Little Shop of HORRORS 25- 29 July 2011
Course 2 --- SHREK, the musical 1 - 5 August 2011
Course 3 --- SPAMALOT 8 - 12 August 2011
Course 4 --- AVENUE Q 15 - 19 August 2011

Like School Staff, all of our tutors are checked by the CRB, under the Protection of Children Act for working with children.
For children Aged 5 to 16 in the Wrexham area. Different Theme each week.

LOWER PRICE (than 2009 & 2010) for 2011
Costs only £100 per child for each 5 day course.
(Equates to £3.08 per hour. Discounts available for more than one course & siblings)

Places booked before 1^st June 2011 will receive a further 10% discount

Everyone attending will earn credits for the Wrexham Children's University.

To book download a booking form and send it in

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CONTACTING US
Contact BITESIZE YOUTH THEATRE directly by telephone on 01978-358320. The office is open from 5.00 until 8.00 Tuesday to Thursday; or leave us a message. Or you can email us at kids@bitesizetheatre.co.uk

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