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GAPA – Garrick Academy of Performing Arts
The Garrick Academy of Performing Arts runs classes on Saturdays for ages 5 to 18 and is the place to be if you love acting, singing or dancing. Throughout the year, the classes work towards the goal of putting their production onto the stage. The year starts with stage craft, skills and audition preparation, giving students the opportunity to enhance and develop their performance skills.
Then, it’s audition time and once the play is cast, the rehearsals start and all the elements of the show are put together. Throughout this process they learn valuable skills required when rehearsing and putting on a production, whilst being surrounded by fun and laughter.
GAPA TERMS
Our Spring/Summer Terms run from:
15th Jan 2022 – 19th March 2022*
30th April 2022 – 2nd July 2022
* the older groups/classes 3 & 6 will run until 26th Mar due to performance dates for The History Girl being the week later.
If you wish to join us and haven’t already been in contact with one of our Academy Principals, please email: academy@altrinchamgarrick.co.uk
GAPA 2022 PRODUCTIONS
ALICE IN WONDERLAND JR– MAIN STAGE
THE HISTORY GIRL – LAURISTON STUDIO
A huge well done to our GAPA Students that performed in Alice in Wonderland at the end of March and The History Girl in April 2022. We are very proud of them all.
SCHOOL HOLIDAY COURSES
GAPA’s Summer Schools offer a week of theatrical fun: combining music, movement, monologues and much much more!
If you need a fun-filled week early on in the summer holidays that will get you out of the house and into a high energy, performance based environment, then we’d love for you to join us.
WEEK 1
Monday 25th July – Friday 29th July 2022
10:00-16:00
Open to ages 5-18 years old, this fun-filled week will focus on musical theatre. Throughout the week we work intensively towards a performance of a well-known musical, whilst we introduce the participants to a range of stage skills.
10:00-16:00
Open to ages 5-18 years old, this fun-filled week will focus on musical theatre. Throughout the week we work intensively towards a performance of a well-known musical, whilst we introduce the participants to a range of stage skills.
WEEK 2
Monday 1st August – Friday 5th August 2022
10:00-16:00
10:00-16:00
Open to ages 5-18 years old, throughout the week we will enter the magical world of the musicals, working on group numbers and solos from a selection of West End and Broadway Musicals; looking at how stories are transformed through music. The students will get the chance to enhance their solo and group performance skills during this feel good week of Musical Theatre.
SUMMER SCHOOL WEEK TWO REGISTRATION FORM
GAPA NEWS
In addition to our Saturday drama classes, the Garrick Academy of Performing Arts is pleased to offer group and one-to-one speech and drama lessons, as well as the opportunity to complete speech and drama exams with LAMDA. For further details please look on the Speech and Drama page.
GET INVOLVED
Whether you are interested in joining GAPA to perform, write, direct, or get involved in the many back-stage activities that no show can do without, please contact the Box Office on 0161 928 1677 or email us at: academy@altrinchamgarrick.co.uk
To all GAPA Guardians: thank you so much for keeping in touch to help us re-ignite the drama-fire in all our lives, and we’re delighted to announce that GAPA is back.
We look forward to seeing you all soon.
Peter Birch and Helen Lawrence – GAPA Principals
