BITESIZE
YOUTH THEATRE

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National Festival in Birmingham
this time with their medley from EVITA

They are performing at the Adrian Boult Hall on Tuesday 8^th July

Winner of nine Tony awards, including Best Musical, and the Pulitzer Prize, Rodgers & Hammerstein's most celebrated musical masterpiece, South Pacific, is revived in a brand new production for an extensive nationwide tour, starring musical theatre stalwart Dave Willetts (Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) and Helena Blackman, runner-up in BBC1's How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?.

Helena plays Nellie Forbush, a naïve Navy nurse from Little Rock, Arkansas, who falls in love with middle-aged French plantation owner, Emile de Becque (Dave Willetts), during her wartime posting to a Pacific island. However, she soon discovers secrets in his past that she finds difficult to come to terms with. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Joe Cable is caught in a similar dilemma as he grows increasingly fond of Liat, daughter of the Asian peddler Bloody Mary. Only time will tell how these two enchantingly heartfelt love stories unfold.

With a score as breathtaking as its tropical setting, this sumptuous production features a host of classic songs including Some Enchanted Evening, Younger Than Springtime, There is Nothing Like a Dame, Bali Ha'i and I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair. Dave Willetts has previously headlined Seven Brides for Seven Brothers both on tour and at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in the West End for UK Productions as well as the recent tour of 42nd Street. Helena Blackman will tour for the first time in South Pacific.

Produced by Peter Frosdick and Martin Dodd for UK Productions, South Pacific is directed by Julian Woolford, with choreography by Chris Hocking and Musical Supervision by Gareth Williams. Set Design is by Charles Camm, with costumes by Elizabeth Dennis, lighting design by David Howe and sound design by Ross Portway and Jon Higson.

Dolly's back after 20 years! Set off on a whirlwind race around New York at the turn of the twentieth century, as we follow the adventures of America's most beloved matchmaker!
Starring Anita Dobson as the irresistible Dolly Levi, and Darren Day as Cornelius Hackl, Hello, Dolly! is full of memorable songs including Put On Your Sunday Clothes, Hello, Dolly!, It Only Takes a Moment and So Long, Dearie. Hello, Dolly! stormed Broadway and the West End -
now it's back with a company of over forty performers and a live orchestra, Hello, Dolly!
is the show-stopping 'perfect match' for every musical fan!

VETERAN star of stage and screen Joe McGann stars in Fiddler On The Roof, which runs at Liverpool's Empire Theatre.
McGann, whose most famous role was as Charlie in early 90s comedy series The Upper Hand, stars as Jewish milkman and father of five Tevye, who struggles to uphold both family and religious traditions in Russia.
The show is packed with all the best-loved songs including Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Sunrise, Sunset and If I Were A Rich Man.
The show has won nine Tony awards and is one of the longest running shows ever to have played on Broadway.

The Youth Theatre performance space is to be called The Groundlings Theatre.

WATCH OUT FOR LOTS OF FUND RAISING EVENTS and ACTIVITIES for the Theatre coming in the New Year.

BITESIZE Youth Theatre
presents

2009 Dates TBA
at the Groundlings Theatre, Rhosddu, Wrexham

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Summer Schools 2008

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 three again this summer.

Get the chance to:

• make new friends!
• spend 6 mornings in classes !
• work with professional actors and directors !
• work with professional dancers and musicians !
• spend 6 afternoons rehearsing a show !
• perform the show on the Saturday for Family & Friends!

All three courses will run from 10am to 4pm at Bitesize HQ (Rhosddu, Wrexham)

Course 1 --- 28 July - 2 Aug (Mary Poppins)
Course 2 --- 4 - 9 Aug (Pirates of Penzance)
Course 3 --- 11 - 16 Aug (Beauty & the Beast)

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.

Cost £100 per child for each 6 day course.

(Equates to £2.56 per hour. Discounts available for more than one course & siblings attending the same course)

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

Breakfast club and Teatime club
We have spaces for those children who's parents work and wish them to attend breakfast club prior to the summer school starting and/or to attend Teatime club after the summer school prior to being collected. £ 3.00 per hour. Please ask for details when booking.

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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One hour classes cost £3.00, and two hour classes cost £5.00. (except where indicated)

Monday
6 - 7.30pm Reactivate drama class for Children with Special Needs (includes drink and biscuits).

Tuesday
6 - 8pm Dance / Drama (5-11 years)
6 - 8pm Dance / Drama (11-16 years)
8 - 9pm Casting for TV and Theatre

Wednesday
4 - 5pm Dance (3-6 years)
5 - 6pm Casting for TV and Theatre
5 - 7pm Dance / Drama (5 - 8 years)
6 - 8pm Dance / Drama (9-12 years)
6 - 8pm Dance / Drama (13-16 years)

Thursday
4.30 - 7pm Private Singing (£6 per 20 minute session- by appointment - Full for this term - waiting list)
5 - 6pm Beginners / Improvers Tap
6 - 7pm Advanced Tap (Entrance standard required)
6 - 8pm Dance / Drama (5-10 years)
6 - 8pm Dance / Drama (11-16 years)
6 - 7pm Primary Musical Theatre
7 - 8pm Intermediate Musical Theatre
7 - 8pm Advanced Musical Theatre

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