At The Long Overdue Theatre School we understand the importance of giving pupils the opportunity to experience performing under professional conditions with lights, sound and a full house! In fact our last musical sold out its run in a 200 seat auditorium. We also understand the need for our students to gain the skills and the confidence to perform in front of a crowd, whether they have the lead in the show or just a single line. Since Katie took over the school in 2007 pupils have been given audition opportunities for West End Musicals and even feature films. All pupils have had the opportunity to have their headshots taken and put on a casting website. Our students were all very proud to be asked to perform at the turning on of the Christmas lights, the Andover carnival and the warm up to the carnival performance performed at The Lights. In 2008 we were very honored to premiere Space: The Musical, a new musical written specifically for our students by the members of our sister company, The Long Overdue Theatre Company. Space: The Musical has been sold and is now being performed by many kids at various theatre schools across the country. In December 2009 our biannual X Factor competition saw celebrity judges! March 2010 is our chance to give something back by raising money for Cancer Research UK. Pupils can show those people special to them what they do at Theatre School by teaching them for the week! We have had some very supportive local companies pledge their support and prizes for our raffle: Seymour's Photography, The Enchanted Tree, Hampshire Therapy Centre, The Lights and Propaganda; we'll keep you posted on how much we raise! A selection of photos, and a couple of audio clips from previous Long Overdue productions... more coming soon!
The shows we do at long overdue are brilliant, it improved my confidence when performing. Katie Bob age 10
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