Whilst presenting on behalf of Gangshow at the Swindon Ridgeway District AGM, I said something like:
“We’ve changed how rehearsals are ran, and the feedback has been the cast really enjoyed it and they picked everything up much more quickly.”
This lead to the obvious follow-up questions: How have they changes & Why? So I thought I write some words explaining how I got involved in the last show, what I was doing and how that changed rehearsals. Continue reading
Planning for the 2017 Swindon Gang Show is well underway, and we can now let you know the key dates for all the rehearsals and shows.
The rehearsal space at Kingsdown School is booked in the afternoons from 1-6pm, but with the staggered call times each member of cast will only need to be there for approximately 4 hours.
The four week before Christmas will focus on learning all the group songs, and after Christmas we’ll be adding the movement, sketches and solos to complete the show. Cast members need to be all rehearsals in order to give themselves the best chance of performing confidently and enjoying themselves during show week. We do recognise that there may be a few cast members who not be able to attend a rehearsal due to the busy lives they lead. Please try to minimise this, and let the production team know in advance!
Please note that we are still waiting for final confirmation from our rehearsal venue on all these dayes, but we’re 98% sure this where we’re going to be!
Get in touch via the contact us page if you have any questions!
On Thursday 30th June we were at the Swindon Ridgeway District AGM and had a chance to talk to all the leaders and district team about 2017 show, which is now only 9 months away!
Swindon Ridgeway is one of three areas that feed into Swindon Gangshow, the others being Swindon North in Scouting and Wiltshire North in Guiding. This was great opportunity to start to get Gangshow in the forefront of groups mind as after summer we’ll all be back into the autumn term with assessments and rehearsals quickly upon us.
We had a really positive engagement and received some kind words from Steve Barley, Wiltshire Scout County Commissioner who watched our last show in November 2015. We already have follow up visits penciled in to 7th and 21st Swindon to run some performing arts activities and talk directly to youth members about the upcoming show. If you would like to arrange a visit to your group then please get in touch via the contact us page.
Finally, we’d like to thank the Swindon Ridgeway District team for allowing us to present at their AGM and for the excellent catering provided!
Last Sunday, with the DVD viewing party, the Swindon Gang Show 2015 come to a close. It began 11 months ago with the assessments, moving on to singing rehearsals in July, and then choreography in September, culminating in a fantastic show week at the end of November.
And as one thing ends, another begins. Next week the production team will be sitting down to start planning the 2017 show. Paperwork will be out at the start of September, with assessments at the end of October and rehearsals beginning in November of this year.
Gang Show 2015 DVDs can be ordered by contacting the production team. They cost £10, but you need to get in touch quickly as they will be ordered on the 14th of May!!
All that remains is to congratulate all the cast and crew of the 2015 show, and look forward to an even better show in 2017.
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Well done everyone who came to assessments today, it was a fantastic day and the quality of performance was excellent.
Remember it’s not to late to get your friends in scouting/guiding involved. Just get them to get in contact. If you are concerned about rehearsals affecting your exams so have not put your name down to do the show please talk to us and we will see what we can do, if you want to be involved we can find a way!
Well done and thanks again everyone for today.
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