The sound of music 2025 key facts
When? Saturday 26th jul and Sunday 27th jul 2024
Where? Flixton Girl’s school
Why take part? Our shows cost a minimum of £6000 to put on, and are an amazing experience for the kids, as well as great value for money!
How long will my child be there? All day on both days (2 shows and 2 tech rehearsals) approx: 9:00 to 16:00
Food? Kids will need a packed lunch / dinner for their days at the theatre
Please don’t pack any juices or jam or chocolate as they will stain the costumes – Water ONLY
What to wear? arrive wearing their Stage and screen tshirt, black plain leggings and black shoes (jazz shoes, character shoes or school shoes only) (please have anything that goes under their costumes in a bag with their packed lunch)
Do parents stay? No But we do need parent chaperones, please get in touch if you’re interested in seeing what we do backstage!
Ticketed event? yes, on a first come first serve basis
There are 42 rehearsal dates for this show (please put these into the calendar) and 2 show days
Half terms:
No sessions: wed 23rd oct and thu 24th oct
No sessions: wed 18th dec, thu 19th dec, wed 25th dec, thu 26th dec, wed 1st jan and thu 2nd jan
No sessions: wed 19th feb and thu 20th feb
No sessions: wed 9th apr, thu 10th apr, wed 16th apr and thu 17th apr
No sessions: wed 28th may and thu 29th may
No sessions in August
Seniors - Y5+
- 36 x 2h30 to 3h sessions – Wed @17:00 to 19:30 (4th sep to 2nd jul)
- 6 x 3h full Runs – Wed + Thu @16:30 to 19:30 (9h Jul to 24th Jul)
- 2 x 7h show days @9:00 to 16:00:
Sat 26th Jul – Tech / Dress and Show 1
Sun 27th Jul – Tech / Dress and Show 2
122h of Rehearsals (approx £5/h)
- Feb: £30 show fee
- Sep – Jul Rehearsal fee: (£55/1st of the month – 11 installments)
Juniors - Y3/Y4
- 36 x 2h sessions – Thu @17:00 to 19:00 (5th sep to 3rd jul)
- 6 x 3h full Runs – Wed + Thu @16:30 to 19:30 (9h Jul to 24th Jul)
- 2 x 7h show days @9:00 to 16:00:
Sat 26th Jul – Tech / Dress and Show 1
Sun 27th Jul – Tech / Dress and Show 2
104h of Rehearsals (approx £4.7/h)
- Feb: £30 show fee
- Sep to Jul Rehearsal fee: (£45/1st of the month – 11 installments)
Dance troupe
All kids have the option to join the dance troupe. This is a selection of kids who want to do more challenging dances in the show. They will learn these dance in a separate 30 minute rehearsals.
The added class is just £15 per month
The junior and Intermediate dance troupe is on Thursdays 16:30 to 17:00
The Seniors dance troupe is on Wednesdays 16:30 to 17:00
How do we compare?
We do our very best to provide great value for money. The average cost of local performing arts is £8/h, so we are very pleased to be able to offer such a competitive price to the local area. At nearly 50% less we are still offering great shows, great training and an experience of a lifetime for our performers!
Free extras
FREE group High quality stage photography
FREE Head shots for principals
FREE participation in local performances when the academy is invited
FREE use of the videography studio, high end video camera, and FREE edit for those doing one to one ABRSM exams
FREE extra rehearsal days for Lead characters as and when called
Bursary options
We are offering a limited amount of bursary options for disadvantaged children (those eligible for school meals).
We are offering this to enable to musical theatre to be more accessible to disadvantaged children in Irlam and Cadishead.
The bursary awarded may be up to 50% of the rehearsal fees. The £30 show fee and £15 Tshirt would still be due. Limited bursaries will be handed out per show, application based.
To Apply for these, we would need a letter from the child’s school confirming they are currently receiving school meals as proof. Your child must have and Irlam or Cadishead address and meet deadlines for applications.
We would also request meeting the child in person as we will ask them why they love to perform, what their favourite musical is and why they want to be in the show.
We would ask for the cover letter to include why the parent would like their child to be in a musical, and confirm that they can bring them to all rehearsals and the show.
We will also ask for a video of your child singing their favourite song with a karaoke backing track on youtube
The bursary will most likely be available to Y4s and above who show a particularly high passion for musical theatre. (younger ages are less likely to have developed a strong passion for musicals)
Cast List
Please note the cast list can change at any time, and entirely at the director’s discretion of what would be best for the show and the kids.
We cannot give your child a role if the show fee has not been paid.
Rehearsal Schedule
Act 1 -
- UP to THE LONELY GOATHERD
INTERVAL
Act 2 -
- After THE LONELY GOATHERD
Conditions
IMPORTANT
Reliability and commitment:
The show fee must be paid to sign up to the show and before auditioning.
!! The show costume fee is a deposit for your commitment to signing up to doing the show. It is therefore non refundable.
Please DO NOT sign up to doing the show if you do not intend on doing the show or do not want to pay for the show fee.
It is there to insure we have committed cast members
The £30 show fee will be taken in February, upon sign up.
Good attendance:
We expect a minimum of 80% attendance to rehearsals and Full attendance during shows. This means your child should attend a minimum of 34 sessions / 44, so missing a MAXIMUM of 10 sessions in case of illness. We reserve the right to recast if necessary. We expect ALL cast members to attend the 3 weeks before the show as they are the most important of all.
This out of respect of the rest of the cast and creative team. If you cannot commit to rehearsals, please do not sign up.
Good conduct expected:
While we welcome constructive feedback with suggestions on how we can improve the shows, we do not accept abuse towards other children, parents or the creative team. Frequent non constructive criticism of the club or it’s team will result in the termination of the membership with no refunds. Keeping a happy safe place to for all to enjoy is our utmost priority.
All members must wear their stage and screen Tshirts at all rehearsals. It can be purchased here: https://stageandscreen.academy/shows-and-exams/shop/
FAQs - First time doing a show? 29 basic musical theatre questions answered below
2, one in the afternoon on both days
All dances have been filmed. You can find them below
If your child has a lead role, check which cast they are in. If they are in Cast A, go see the first show (on the saturday) and if they are in cast B, go see the second show (on the sunday). If your child has not got a lead role, it doesn’t matter which performance you pick to watch.
You still book the tickets like everyone else and upon receipt of a picture of your chaperone license, we will refund you 2 tickets
No, it’s at flixton girl’s school
Act 1 is the first half of the show and Act 2 is the second half
No requirements
Show fee
There will be a NON refundable show fee to cover the cost of the costume (which might be rentals), but also to cover any other costs of putting on a show (chaperone licenses, mics, lights, scripts, props, venue hire…) but it is also considered to be a deposit for participation of the show, so it is non refundable. Once the show fee is paid, we will put your child’s name down for the show, and teach them the routines. Only those who’ve paid a costume will be able to accept a soloist part.