Performing Arts
| Scene 1 September 1980: The Abbey Theatre, St Albans Rosemarie Partridge, a young actor teacher, and just six students hold the first Theatrix Performing Arts class | |
| Scene 20 The present day: The Abbey Theatre, St Albans Rosemarie Partridge and her seven staff hold classes for over 300 students |
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You can take part in a variety of productions |
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theatre productions, studio and street theatre productions, open air productions travelling productions, informal productions, class productions |
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you might even find yourself performing on a bus! |
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You can take part in |
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| classes, plays, speech, drama, projects | |
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debates, concerts and festivals |
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You can enter for |
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| writing and acting competitions | |
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examinations, auditions |
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And when you take the stage, it's |
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| confidence building, liberating, inspiring, creative | |
| educating, challenging: an achievement | |
| lively, enjoyable, entertaining, fun | |
| surprising, exciting, thrilling and | |
| dramatic |
Imagine yourself on stage the audience is hushed, waiting the music is playing; the lights are ready and
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - As You Like It - The Importance of Being Earnest
The Caucasian Chalk Circle - Mad Forest - The Canterville Ghost - Once in a Lifetime
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Treasure Island: The Panto - The Canterbury Tales
Twelfth Night - A Christmas Carol - Dogg's Hamlet - Cahoot's Macbeth - Alice in Wonderland
The Dracula Spectacula - Trafford Tanzi - The Sweeney Todd Shock 'n Roll Show
101 Dalmatians - The Tempest - The Beaux Stratagem - Much Ado About Nothing
Trench Kiss - Peter Pan - Cyrano de Bergerac - and others
You will have a chance to audition for a Theatrix production at least once a year. The Abbey Theatre Company of Ten auditions Theatrix students for appropriate roles in its productions. Occasionally there are opportunities to perform with professional companies.
Theatrix raises money for local and national youth charities through its productions