The workshops are an opportunity to learn basic stagecraft and acting skills. Both groups enjoy instruction, exercise and improvisation. In addition, the children s group play games, which are designed to increase the bonding between the children. The show is always a musical, with singing and dancing. Generally there is a fair amount of humour in the scripts.
Every child has at least one line of script.
Children go through the audition process to secure a role, with roles allocated on ability and suitability. Teenagers must be 14 years old by the 1 st July of the year in which they start. We typically have 40 to 50 children, with about 30 in the children s group and 15 in the teenage group. Distribution by sex is around a third boys, two-thirds girls. The waiting list varies from year to year.