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|   | SOTA News Reel January 2010  Battle of the Bands Guest Appearance SOTA pupils are invited to perform a Rock and Pop set whilst the judges retire at the Battle of the Bands. The Emerald and Silver SOTA School groups have a great night...  LAMDA Results arrive! Once again pupils surpass themselves with amazingly high results. With a 100% pass rate, over 50% gained full marks (20 / 20) in their knowledge section which is outstanding. Congratulations to all pupils who took their exams just 7 weeks into the term. December 2009  SOTA Christmas Cheer Tour Opening the Oracle Christmas Fair singing christmas carols and songs in harmony brought the feeling of festive fun to Reading's shoppers. We later toured three old peoples homes and sung to the children and parents on Lions Ward at the Royal Berks Hospital.  Steven Houghton visits SOTA to give Masterclass Steven played opposite Juliette (Director of SOTA Schools) in the West End production of Martin Guerre and went on to win te Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a musical. Steven came to SOTA to lead a masterclass in musical theatre dance. November 2009  SOTA Adult Rock Choir Launches December will bring an exciting addition to SOTA's services when we run a Free Sample Session for our SOTA Adult Rock Choir which begins in January at the Elvian School, Southcote Lane, Reading. The choir will be singing Rock, Pop, Jazz and Gospel numbers! We will also be starting a SOTA Senior Rock Choir and SOTA Junior Rock Choir in the new year. August 2009  Danyl on X Factor! SOTA Windsor Dance Teacher made an amazing debut performance in X-Factor last night and received an incredible response internationally. We are enormously proud of Dan and he is an inspiration to our pupils. He is proving that when we teach SOTA pupils that with hard work and committment they can turn their talent into dreams that come true - it really can happen. July 2009  Fantastic Exam Results! Pupils who took their LAMDA Exams in April all got Distinctions and Merits and all pupils who took their ISTD Modern and Tap Exams acheived A,'s and B's. These are very high marks a  nd we are very proud of such high achievements. West End to Hollywood! Our first full school show at the Bearwood Theatre in July was a huge success. The staff and pupils all worked so hard and put on an amazing show which was thoroughly enjoyed by hundreds of parents, friends and family members. The performance was dedicated to the memory of Roger Caton, Juliette's father, who died peacefully just two weeks before the show.
June 2009  NEVER LET ME GO... June saw Juliette Caton (Director of SOTA Schools) employed as the Childrens Acting and Voice Coach on the new Kiera Knightley movie Never Let Me Go which will be premiered in 2010. She was thrilled to see some very familiar faces when some of her SOTA pupils arrived on set to play the classmates of the lead characters she was coaching. April 2009 LAMDA DRAMA EXAM DATE! All of our LAMDA pupils are gearing up to take their solo acting exams on May 23rd. The pieces have been very well prepared and everyone is working hard on their knowledge question answers for top marks!!
Congratulations to Sammy Graham (pictured left) who has just completed the final ISTD DANCE EXAM DATE! All of our dance pupils will be taking their ISTD Ballet, Modern and Tap dance exams on May 30th. Everyone is really working hard. Break a leg!
Cheerio, I’ll be back soon… Congratulations to Daniel Barber who has just finished performing with his idol Rowan Atkinson in the West End to Our first SOTA School Show is taking place on Sunday 26th July at Bearwood Theatre, Winnersh. The show is packed full of drama, dance, singing and musical theatre scenes from…you guessed it…West End productions to Hollywood! Oliver, James Bond, Cabaret,
Our new branch at the Firestation Arts Centre, Windsor will be running it's Sunday Stage School from 11- 2pm for 6 - 16 year olds from January '09 plus classes for our younger pupils (3- 5 years) called SOTA SEEDS. All classes are booking now. To read more click here.  DANIEL plays in fourth West End show!SOTA pupil Daniel Barber has recently landed his fourth professional West end role at the tender age of 11! Having played Tiny Tim in Scrooge at the Dominion, Michael Banks in Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward, Gavroche in Les Miserables at the Queens Theatre Daniel is now in rehearsals for Oliver at the Theatre Royal!. Daniel worked extreemly hard on his acting, singing and dancing throughout the audition process and had to go through 11 auditions before landing his role as a member of Fagins Gang. Daniel was featured on 'I'd Do Anything' when he was chosen by Cameron Mackintosh, whilst playing Gavroche in Les Mis, to read the role of Dodger with the auditioning Olivers as part of their reality TV audition process. We wish Daniel pockets of luck as he picks his way through a very successful run. Sammy lands West End debut in Sound Of Music role. 12 year old Sammy Graham had worked very hard for her Sound Of Music auditions mastering the maturity of the character she was auditioning for and practising the tricky vocal flip into falsetto used to yodel in Lonely Goat Herd when she was pipped to the post for her height. However, 3 months later she was called back and this time her hard work paid off as she has won the role of Louisa in Sound Of Music and will be one of the last lucky children to play the role in the West End before it closes to go on tour. We are all delighted for Sammy and wish her well during this thrilling time as part of the Von Trapp family. April 2008 DANIEL plays Gavroche in the West End. SOTA pupil Daniel Barber has gone from playing Michael Banks in Mary Poppins to Gavroche in Les Miserables. We are thrilled for you Daniel. To read about Daniels first night experience click here. LAMDA Exam Results! Congratulations to all of our pupils who took their LAMDA Exams in February. The grades keep getting harder and the marks remain as high as ever! Congratulations to Sophie and Charlotte for preparing the pupils to such a high standard. Our next Exam date is Saturday 5th July 2008. ISTD EXAM Results! Congratulations to the Grade 3 Modern pupils - 3 pupils acheived a B Grade and 9 pupils achieved an A grade which is outstanding! Congratulations to Michelle for preparing you to such a high standard. Our next exam date is Saturday 24th June. Easter Course success: Our Easter Course was a real success. Craig Turner from the West End cast of Mary Poppins came and taught everyone some SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC choreography and the end of course show was absolute knockout. Craig was extreemly impressed with the standard of the children and the fact that they learnt and set two west end standard numbers in one day! Click on Holiday Courses to book your place on our July and August Summer Holiday courses. This summer we have two new exciting courses to offer you: a 'Dance Days' course specialising in Dance Workshops and a 'Musical Moments' course specialising in musical theatre workshops.
Our drama teacher Sophie Caton is continuing this terms Mary Poppins theme by POPPIN OFF on tour with the show for a year. Hear her sing the role of the Bird Woman here. Guest Teacher Phil Buck will be teaching Drama until July. Phil comes straight from the Menier Chocolate Factory production of La Cage Aux Folles which he goes into the West End with in September. We are delighted he will be joining us until then lending SOTA pupils his professional experience. SPOTLIGHT Hexagon Performance: Our Saturday SOTA School which runs 10.30 - 1.30pm on saturdays performed 'You Are The Light' at the Hexagon Theatre, accompanying Juliette who had been invited to sing at a show in memory of lighting designer Geoff Bamford on Sunday 13th April. There were several local theatre companies and schools performing throughout the evening and it was an honour to perform alongside them all. The show was a fitting tribute to a fantastic gentleman who is missed very much. CONGRATULATIONS! Several SOTA students have been off to film the new spooky Werewolf movie! Congratulations to those students for being selected…they had the fantastic experience of a couple of night shoots and had to do lots of shots where they were running away from the Werewolf himself...Spooky! |  |
The Hills Were Alive…
We are delighted to announce the opening of SOTA 
