BRADFORD YOUTH PLAYERS

Inters Staff Profiles...

Leader & Musical Director: Rosie Walsh

 

Deputy Leader & Drama Coach: Val Brogden

 

Choreographer (part-time): Steph Cull

Inters Members' Committee

The Inters have recently formed a Members' Committee, following the successful model of the Seniors group. The IMC (as it is known) assists in the running of the section, ensuring that the views and opinions of the members are known, understood and acted upon as appropriate. Elections are held each year, and members are eligible for re-election to the Committee.

About the Intermediates...

In a typical Inters rehearsal we spend equal amounts of time on drama/improvisation, singing and dance. Rehearsals are structured in a way that levels of interest are kept to a maximum. Members are expected to work hard in all three disciplines but there is emphasis on fun. When preparing for a performance, the three disciplines weave together and members can see their hard work has paid off! Individual talents are quickly discovered, and encouragement to take part in competitions and external exams is offered.

Members progress from the BYP Juniors into the Inters at the end of the academic year in which they turn 11 (normally coinciding with the move from primary to secondary school). The Inters stage a large-scale production every 18 months, usually in November or May, and have regular fund-raisers and other productions throughout the year. Members progress up to the Seniors at the end of the academic year in which they turn 16 (normally the end of year 11) apart from occasions when the Inters main show is the following November, when members move to the Seniors after the show, at Christmas time.

FREE Open Rehearsal

Aged 16-23? Love Musical Theatre?

We are holding a FREE open rehearsal for anyone aged 16-23 on Thursday 31 January 2008 during our normal rehearsal slot, 7.30-9.30pm.

The open rehearsal will take place at a community venue rather than at the BYP Clubrooms (our usual rehearsal venue). The rehearsal will be held at:

St. Augustine's Church
Otley Road
Undercliffe
Bradford
BD3 0DR

Singing, acting and group dancing will all be covered on the night. For more info contact i.p.sapiro@talktalk.net, or feel free to just turn up!

Dotty

A new play by Robert Coke-Woods
An adaptation of L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"

WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION

Q. Where can you find a narcoleptic teacher, a scatterbrain, a grease-monkey, a witch and an innocent little girl?

A. In BYP Seniors' world premiere production of Dotty.

Set years after the time of Dorothy Gale, the Wicked Witch has been brought back to life by the last of the Winkies and rules over Oz spreading evil and corruption. Can Dotty, Dorothy's great-great-granddaughter, destroy the Witch, save Oz and restore the good name of Dorothy Gale?

Performances: Friday 8 & Saturday 9 February 2008
Start Time: 7.30pm (will be finished before 10pm)
Venue: St. Augustine's Church, Otley Road, Undercliffe, Bradford, BD3 0DR

All seats are £5 and can be booked in advance through the Forthcoming - Bookings section of this website, or by email to byptickets@hotmail.co.uk. Alternatively, you can buy on the door.

"Fabulous, funny, and fun for all the family!"

Auditions for A Chorus Line

Where?
BYP Clubrooms
St. Mary's Church Complex,
East Parade (near Barkered Road)
Bradford, BD1 5EE
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When?
Thursday 14 February 2008

What time?
7.30-9.30pm

What do I have to do?
- Sing a song from the show
- Act out a short monologue or dialogue from the show
- Take part in a group dance number
Songs and the group dance number will be covered at our open rehearsal on 31 January - see the link in the panel on the left for further details.

I don't want a princiapl part - do I have to audition for the chorus?
No. There is no entry audition for BYP, and everyone is welcome to take part in the show chorus without needing to audition.

When is the show being staged?
All information about the performance dates, venue, etc. can be found through the A Chorus Line link in the panel on the left.

Next Production

The Inters' will be taking part at an event in York in June, which will be followed by an in-house event, also in June. For more info contact rosiewalshplc@hotmail.com, or come along on a Tuesday night.

 

Grant Awards

BYP Inters have recently been awarded around £1600 by Bradford Youth Grantmakers towards the employment of a dance worker and costs towards a forthcoming production. Well done to all Inters members and BYP staff involved in this application.

Membership

There are currently around 30 members in the BYP Inters group, though some will be moving into the Seniors at the end of the year.

BYP does not operate a waiting list, and new members are always welcome. We are beginning to work towards our next production over the coming weeks, and anyone wishing to join BYP for this production is also encouraged to attend a rehearsal on a Tuedsay evening, 7.30-9.30pm.

Members pay £2.50 per week, plus £20 insurance for the year (£15 if joining after January), though weekly subs may be reduced or waived at the discretion of the club leader. No young person wishing to take part in BYP activities will be turned away on financial grounds, and anyone with concerns in this regard is encouraged to speak to Rosie, the Inters' leader, in confidence.

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Production Archive

2007

Dracula Spectaclua (Priestley Theatre)
Dir: Val Brogden
MD: Rosie Walsh
Chor: Steph Cull