www.westendondemand.com WEST END ON DEMAND WEST END ACADEMY 2018 WORK WITH WEST END CAST MEMBERS

Rachel is a West End theatre performer and the director of West End On Demand Ltd.

She wanted to use her passion for performing to encourage Rachel Bingham children and students of all ages to enhance their confidence, Director creativity and .

Since graduating from the Mountview Academy Of Theatre Arts in 2005 Rachel has performed extensively in theatre and television. Her work includes:

Billy Elliot (West End) Les Miserables (West End) Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert (O2 Arena) The Sound Of Music (West End) The Musical! (UK Tour, ) (Manchester, Victoria Wood) The Hour (Series 2, BBC) Victoria Wood’s Midlife Christmas (BBC) BBC Proms

Rachel created West End On Demand in 2009 and since then the company has gone from strength to strength. The West End Academy is her highlight of the year and she loves to give students and adults the chance to train like a West End professional and to give them contacts if they are entering the industry. Learn from the best

Come to London this Summer and train with some of the most accomplished actors, dancers, stage combat instructors and directors in the world!

Act, sing and dance every day on our musical theatre course which includes classes, workshops, masterclasses, a backstage tour and tickets to West End shows! Our Musical Theatre Academy is for students and adults aged 16+ who are interested in embarking on a career in musical theatre or exploring what it is like to be a West End professional.

For the first two weeks you will have professional acting, singing or dance classes in the morning, followed by a West End workshop in the afternoon taught by a current or recent West End cast member from the show. You will also get to experience what a West End audition is like and pick up tips on how to stand out. In week 3 you will get to work with a top director and experience a West End rehearsal, putting everything you have learnt training with us into practice. The week ends with the chance to perform for a top West End theatre agent and get feedback about your performance.

This is an amazing opportunity to work with West End professionals every day and improve in talent, confidence and creativity. This course is for all levels and abilities and everyone will have different strengths, use this as a chance to enhance your talent and boost areas you may want to work on. We divide the group into standard level and advanced level for singing and dance to ensure that everyone is working to the right pace.

We have people sign up from all over the world and we can provide fantastic accommodation in the heart of London. We hope you can join us this Summer, be inspired, have lots of fun and meet people who share your dreams and passion. Dates SUMMER 2018

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR 1, 2 OR 3 WEEKS

Week 1 Monday 23rd July - Saturday 28th July

Week 2 Monday 30th July - Saturday 4th August

Week 3 Monday 6th August - Saturday 11th August

10am-4pm each day except Wednesday & Saturday What's Included

CLASSES Work on your technique in acting, singing, dancing and stage combat

WEST END SHOW WORKSHOPS Learn the blocking and choreography from the top West End shows taught by West End cast members

MASTERCLASSES West End Audition Technique - dance and singing Learn what happens at a West End audition and improve your audition skills

West End Agent Masterclass - perform a song, dance or monologue for a top West End theatre agent

West End Rehearsal Masterclass - work with a director in a West End rehearsal setting

TICKETS TO WEST END SHOWS Watch how the experts do it

BACKSTAGE TOUR Learn how the magic happens backstage Venue Train like a West End professional in a West End theatre! That's right, our West End Academy 2018 takes place in the wonderful rehearsal studios inside the Dominion Theatre!

Address: Dominion Theatre 268-269 Tottenham Court Rd, London W1T 7AQ

Nearest station: Tottenham Court Road BOOKING

1) IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK PLEASE CONTACT US FOR OUR BOOKING FORM AT [email protected] THEN EMAIL OR POST BACK TO US 2) WE WILL INVOICE YOU FOR THE DEPOSIT WHICH IS £200 FOR 1 OR 2 WEEKS OR £400 FOR THE THREE WEEK COURSE. ONCE RECEIVED YOUR PLACE IS CONFIRMED 3) THE BALANCE IS DUE 1ST JUNE 4) IF YOU NEED ACCOMMODATION THIS NEEDS TO BE PAID FOR AT THE TIME OF BOOKING TO GUARANTEE YOUR STAY

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STANDARD AND ADVANCED CLASSES PRICES For weeks 1 and 2 we split our dance and singing You can sign up for 1, 2 or 3 weeks classes into standard level and advanced level because we want you to get as much out of the 1 week course fees: £600 course as possible. The course content is the same but the classes will work to a different pace. 2 week course fees: £1080

When you apply you are automatically placed 3 week course fees: £1500 into the standard group, however if you want to apply for our advanced classes please send us the Prices include: following videos: All classes, masterclasses, West End workshops, backstage tour (week 1), a West End show ticket Singing - 1 video required sung to piano or each week, certificate, working in West End backing track. studios.

Dance - 4 videos required PRICES INCLUDE VAT AT 20% 1) A dance solo - 1 minute minimum 2) Short kicks sequence, both sides Application deadline - 1st May 2018 3) Short pirouette sequence, both sides 4) Short floor work sequence Video and payment deadline - 1st June 2018

Videos are to be submitted via Youtube link. You can send us a private link which only you and us will have access to. Please contact us for instructions if needed. Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment BOOKING 1) IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK PLEASE CONTACT US FOR OUR BOOKING FORM AT [email protected] THEN EMAIL OR POST BACK TO US 2) WE WILL INVOICE YOU FOR THE DEPOSIT WHICH IS £200 FOR 1 OR 2 WEEKS OR £400 FOR THE THREE WEEK COURSE. ONCE RECEIVED YOUR PLACE IS CONFIRMED 3) THE BALANCE IS DUE 1ST JUNE 4) IF YOU NEED ACCOMMODATION THIS NEEDS TO BE PAID FOR AT THE TIME OF BOOKING TO GUARANTEE YOUR STAY

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ACCOMMODATION

Stay with us this Summer at Host Victoria Hall in Kings The price includes bedding, towels, cleaning and Cross. Just a ten minute walk from Kings Cross train access to all facilities and is £303.90 per week. There station and Harry Potter's Platform 9 3/4 there are brilliant will also be orientation around the site and a welcome food hamper provided by us to get you started. Please links from here to the rest of London. It is student contact us for our full accommodation brochure. accommodation to the highest specification and a place where you can feel at home and be safe. Other facilities: Gym, TV lounge/communal area (with piano), YOUR ROOM communal kitchen, reading room, meeting room, Accommodation is in apartments where each of you get courtyard, garden roof terrace, laundry room and storage room. your own lockable bedroom with double bed, under bed storage, wardrobe and ensuite toilet and shower facilites. Security is very important to us, there is door entry No need to worry about strangers as each apartment will and intercom systems throughout the property, a Application deadline - 1st May 2018 only have West End On Demand participants staying there. manned management office Monday to Friday, You can cook or chill out in the kitchen lounge which has caretakers 24 hours a day and CCTV. Video and payment deadline - 1st June 2018 Sky TV or you can make use of the other brilliant facilities There is a bus from outside the accommodation which available to you at Victoria Hall. takes you within a 3 minute walk of the Dominion Theatre or there are options to walk, taxi or travel on Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment the London Underground. www.westendondemand.com WEST END ON DEMAND WEST END ACADEMY 2018

Testimonial "It was the most amazing Summer I've ever had! It was a "West End On Demand was an AMAZING experience!!! Not wonderful opportunity to meet the best working actors only because you can work with professionals and learn and actresses from the West End. You don't only get to from those who are in the industry (and believe me, you'll learn the first-class skills from these professional learn A LOT!), but also because there you can BE a performers but more importantly you get an in-depth performer and decide if that's what you want to do in your knowledge/understanding of what it's like to work in the life." Valeria Perboni, Italy West End musical theatre industry. Not to mention one of the best parts of this programme is meeting all the other "The staff are so kind and such fantastic role models to people from around the world who share the same learn from. I highly recommend it to anyone! Loved every passion as you! " Katherine Kam, China second. Industry professional training and the friendships you make- priceless. Thank you for everything x" "I attended West End On Demand so that I could learn Victoria Tew, UK about the thing I love most in a city I've always wanted to go to. I wound up meeting some amazing people and gaining a ton of confidence." Emily Enden, USA WEST END ON DEMAND LTD [email protected]

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