Stage One
School Year 3 to 5
At this stage we use the product of rehearsal and fun class exercises to embed technical training within a fun and dynamic way. Students at this level will gain confidence and make friends, all while receiving first rate foundation training to move them forward in later years.
Stage One Membership
£139 per month
Students at this level will establish credible skills in all three subjects of dance, acting and singing. Bringing them all together through Musical Theatre. We only offer one fixed membership for this age as its the best way to find their strengths which they can then channel as they get into the older groups.
Plus students perform in a winter performance and perform in our Spring showcase.
Thats on top of our whole school showcase performances, Spring competition day and our annual summer musical at the end of the academic year!
Term One | Preparation
September to December
The preparation term is exactly that. We lock ourselves away in the studio each week teaching students the technical skills they need in each discipline of singing dancing and acting.
Towards the second half of this term we begin working on our projects for next term.
Term Two - Practice
January to April
Here we put our students onto small scale performance situations, a chance to practice their craft prior to the big show in term three.
Term Three | Performance
May to July
A lot of time is dedicated to staging our musical.
Our main show is ran by professionals, thats a the band, crew and creatives. Giving students the highest quality show possible.
Students who take Musical Theatre classes will all perform in our show week, this is usually the last week of term in July and takes place at The Rose Theatre
Your fees are paid monthly over 12 months of the year, when you join you will pay a deposit equal to one months tuition, this is not refundable. Talking Props trades 37 weeks of the academic year. Six of these weeks (two in January and four in June/July), we come off of our advertised timetable and switch to what we call 'Production weeks'. These weeks include final show rehearsals, technical and dress rehearsals and the performances themselves.
Timetable
Monday's
5pm to 7pm
Wednesday's
4:30pm to 6:30pm
Our classes focus on core dance styles at this age, each week they will train in Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Tumbling. Then every third week or so students will have a week of acting class. To ensure all round training.
As they age through Talking Props, the variety of dance styles and acting classes increases, but at this age we focus on the foundations of these to enable easier growth later on.
Performance Events
January
Pantomime
April
Showcase
May
Competition
July
Summer Musical
Layout
Half Term One
Building technical skills and confidence in acting, singing and dancing.
Half Term Two
Showcase numbers and scenes rehearsals
Pantomime dance's rehearsals
Half Term Three
Pantomime PERFORMANCE then straight into rehearsals for showcase
Half Term Four
Musical and Showcase rehearsals.
Half Term Five
Musical Show Rehearsal
Half Term Six
MT Rehearsals and Show Week!