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Re: BILLY YOUTH THEATRE-WEST END GALA
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:47 pm
by ERinVA
That's great! Thanks for the link. I hope more will be forthcoming.
Re: BILLY YOUTH THEATRE-WEST END GALA
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:48 pm
by ERinVA
Photography blog of a person who took production shots of the show:
http://rwdavenportphotography.wordpress ... atre-gala/
Re: BILLY YOUTH THEATRE-WEST END GALA
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:10 pm
by jacob
I forgot to mention that Stephen Daldry made especial reference to Trudy Hindmarsh in his words at the end of the evening. Trudy is Director of the Stagecoach Theatre Arts Darlington & Yarm theatre Group.
Moreover, it was Trudy who first trained Jamie Bell..................the very first Billy Elliot
Re: BILLY YOUTH THEATRE-WEST END GALA
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:26 pm
by caaz
shadowchaser wrote:Running Order.
Act 1
The Stars Look Down - City Youth Theatre Company
Take Me Up - Ariel Young Actors
Breakfast - Canon Slade School
Dead Mam - The Scottish School of Musical Theatre
Boxing - Shotton Hall School
Shine - City Youth Theatre Company
Grandma - Coombeshead College & King Edward VI Community College
Solidarity - West Glamorgan Theatre Company
Dad Discovers Billy - West Glamorgan Theatre Company
Toilets - Ariel Young Actors
Expressing Yourself - Polka Dot Academy of Performing Arts
Billy's First Private Lesson - The Scottish School of Musical Theatre
We Were Born to Boogie - Stagecoach Theatre Arts Darlington and Yarm
Toilets - Stagecoach Theatre Arts Darlington and Yarm
Mrs Wilkinson's Visit - Canon Slade School
Angry Dance - Sandbach School Theatre
Act 2
Christmas - Polka Dot Academy of Performing Arts
Dad's Song - Youth on Stage Theatre Company
Billy & Michael in the Hall - Polka Dot Academy of Performing Arts
Dad's Debate - West Glamorgan Theatre Company
Dad Returns to Work - CODYS Productions
Scab - CODYS Productions
London - Coombeshead College & King Edward VI Community College
Electricity - Ariel Young Actors
Soup Kitchen - City Youth Theatre Company
Post - Canon Slade School
The Last Class - CODYS Productions
Once We Were Kings - CODYS Productions
Dead Mam Farewell - Stagecoach Theatre Arts Oxford
Finale - STP Musicals
It seems some of the groups got alot more to do then others
Re: BILLY YOUTH THEATRE-WEST END GALA
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:58 pm
by ERinVA
I guess there were some challenges in putting together the most cohesive show possible. You have to realize that there have been levels of choice all along the way in putting this show together. Not all groups producing versions of the show were able to be chosen to participate in the West End Gala, and once groups were chosen, then scene assignments had to be worked out based on what would work the best for the final production.
Also, what seems like imbalance might have had to do with the fact that some groups were larger than others, so in order to accommodate the kids in their groups, the larger groups had more to do. This is strictly a guess on my part, of course.
Re: BILLY YOUTH THEATRE-WEST END GALA
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:44 am
by porschesrule
Here's a brief article from the website "This is Cheshire" about the CODYS Productions group, based in Warrington, and their participation in the Gala:
http://www.thisischeshire.co.uk/news/82 ... in_London/
Re: BILLY YOUTH THEATRE-WEST END GALA
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:44 pm
by porschesrule
Here are some photos of the Gala, taken by professional photographer Richard Davenport:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4 ... 0903688560
Re: BILLY YOUTH THEATRE-WEST END GALA
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:04 pm
by tracey
Muppet wrote:
Lewis Smith from the ‘Polka Dot Academy’ was an extremely confident and entertaining ‘Michael’ in ‘Expressing Yourself’ and his friend Billy (Luke) was clearly enjoying himself too . The dancing dresses (gaudy Pantomime dame style outfits) were a little scary, but amusing!
Swan Lake was beautifully performed by Luke & Charlie from Polka Dot academy. A quality choreographed interpretation.
Just got back from seeing the Polka Dot Academy in Lincoln. I have to agree that Lewis played an extremely confident Michael. And after questioning the ice-cream lady found out that he had played the lead in Jungle Book in Easter and is generating a very strong cv in the theatre field.
I was very pleasantly surprised at the quality and standard of this performance, with a lot of praise directed to the young lads playing Tony, George and Michael and the girl playing Grandma - she had one of the best voices in this production and I quite enjoyed Grandma's song (this one is normally my least fav song in the production).
I did miss a few scenes that were in the west end production and actually prefer the more toned up swearing! And I'm a gal that usually frowns upon anything even mentioning anything worse and including the 's' word.
I took one of my colleagues who loved it and now we have plans to come to the WestEnd to see it fully!
Re: BILLY YOUTH THEATRE-WEST END GALA
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:43 am
by ERinVA
Here is Richard Davenport's site with his album of photos from the Gala available for viewing and ordering prints:
http://www.richard-davenport.co.uk/
Click on Theatre, and then just keep clicking away until you come to the album of BYT photos. They are great!
Re: BILLY YOUTH THEATRE-WEST END GALA
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:32 am
by Westletonion
Thanks ERinVA for discovering them!