Milton Keynes Theatre’s Stage Experience returns this week, shining a spotlight on the talent in and around the local area.
And what show better to present than Fame? The musical will be on the stage this Friday and Saturday (August 5 & 6).
Total MK caught up with Rachael Hutchinson Creative Learning Manager at MK Theatre and Project Manager for Stage Experience, who told us that rehearsals have been going well.
“Our rehearsals are going really well, we’ve already covered a lot of the script and a number of the large ensemble scenes are choreographed, still a lot to get through but we’ll get there!
“We had some early hiccups with our rehearsal spaces but thanks to our new location at Stantonbury Campus our rehearsals are now back on track and we’re enjoying our new rehearsal home!” she said.
“The show is set in a specialist performing arts school, which I think a lot of our young cast ultimately aspire and dream of attending themselves.
“It has got a large number of fantastic principal roles and lots of ensemble numbers in it so the whole cast are enjoying appearing in lots of the show and group numbers, they haven’t had much time to rest at all!
“It’s also a show that most of our young cast have heard of, seen before or know songs from so can easily relate to.
“We feel it’s very important to give the young people of Milton Keynes and surrounding areas the chance to perform on our theatre stage as its one of the largest regional theatres in the UK.
“For a lot of our younger cast this is the first opportunity they’ve ever had to perform in a professional theatre and for such a large audience and for many of the children taking part this opportunity inspires a career in performing arts and theatre, in fact after the experience many of our cast have gone on to train at leading professional theatre schools."
And if you are wanting a reason to take a ticket to the production, Rachael can help you with that: “This is the fourth Stage Experience production Milton Keynes Theatre have produced and every show we have created so far has completely exceeded our expectations in terms of the talent and maturity our young cast have displayed,” she says.
“Feedback we’ve had from previous productions has been that our shows are as good as professional productions that people have watched on our theatre stage. We hire a professional set, feature a live orchestra and some seriously talented young people so why not give it a chance?”
Tickets start at £18. To book your seat visit www.atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes
