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Gang Show 2017 Key Dates

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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!

Intro Day

  • Saturday 12th November 2016

Singing Rehearsals

  • Saturday 19th November 2016
  • Saturday 26th November 2016
  • Saturday 3rd December 2016
  • Saturday 10th December 2016

Movement + Sketches & Solos

  • Sunday 8th January 2017
  • Sunday 15th January 2017
  • Sunday 22nd January 2017
  • Sunday 29th January 2017
  • Sunday 5th February 2017
  • Sunday 12th February 2017
  • Sunday 19th February 2017
  • Sunday 26th February 2017
  • Sunday 5th March 2017
  • Sunday 12th March 2017

Dress Rehearsals

  • Sunday 19th March 2017: 1st half run thru
  • Sunday 26th March 2017: 2nd half run thru
  • Sunday 2nd April 2017: Full run thru

Theatre Week

  • Tuesday 4th Aril 2017 – Tech Rehearsal
  • Wednesday 5th April 2017 – Dress Rehearsal
  • Thursday 6th April 2017 – Opening night!
  • Friday 7th April 2017
  • Saturday 8th April 2017 – Matinee
  • Saturday 8th April 2017 – Last Night!

 

Get in touch via the contact us page if you have any questions!

 

 

On the Road – Ridgeway District AGM

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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!

Everything has to come to an end, sometime

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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.

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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.

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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!!

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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.

Box office now open!!!

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Tickets available from:

  1. In person; The Wyvern Box Office, Theatre Square, Swindon (Open Monday-Saturday 10.00am – 6.00pm)
  2. By telephone; The Wyvern Box Office, Tel No. 01793 524481 or Ticket Masterline 0870 6063570
  3. Online; https://swindontheatres.co.uk/Online/ (*A 50 pence per ticket booking fee applies, capped at six per order. Fee-free booking for Wyvern Friends; Groups of 10+ please call 01793 524481 to buy fee-free)

Assessment day 2015!

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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.

The Countdown Starts Now….

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Earlier in July, the Swindon Gang Show executive committee met and officially closed the 2014 show. At this meeting several long-standing members of the exec team announced their intention to step aside after many years of dedicated service.

Those stepping down include:

  • Mary Stevens JP (President)
  • John Stevens MBE (Chairman)
  • Chris Pope (Treasurer)
  • Marian Kilburn (Secretary)

On behalf of the of all the cast and crew they have represented over the years, we would like to express our gratitude for all their hard work.

The task is now to find new volunteers to take the Swindon Gang Show forward as we start to build for our next show in 2015. We are happy to announce that Stuart Leach has already been elected as the new chairman, and is leading the way in filling the other vacancies.

In order to make the roles more accessible, the decision has been taken to add some additional roles to the executive committee to help share the load. Ben Wiltshire has taken the role of media secretary, with responsibilities for the website and social media presence including  Twitter & Instagram. We have some candidates we are approaching for the other roles, but wish to cast the net far and wide in order to find the best people.

And so we ask you all to get involved with our search. You may already be a volunteer in scouting who would like to get involved with the Gang show. You could be a parent who sees the fantastic opportunity participating in a Gang Show gives the young members of Scouting and Guiding and you wish to ensure this remains available. You might have been up on the stage as a youngster performing in Gang Shows, remembering how fantastic that could be, and now in adult life want to give back.

We know the right people are out there and we need your help to find them!

If you have any questions about the roles, or if you want to volunteer but don’t know exactly where you might fit in please send us an email via the contact us page.

Swindon Gang Show celebrated its 25th show in 2014, and with your help we aim to make the next 25 even better. The countdown to the 2015 show, starts now…..