mad about waddesdon

SUNDAY 28 JUNE 2009

Have a look out in the gardens for Chesham Park Choir and Chesham Park Story Tellers who will be performing throughout the day in various locations in the Gardens.

The Pantaloons will be performing Romeo and Juliet in the Gardens, starting at 2.30, please listen out for announcements on the day as to where they will be, come along and watch this amazingly, orginal show!
For a recent review of the Pantaloons in action Click Here

"Romance. Swordfights. Potions. Tragically slow messengers. The Pantaloons give Shakespeare's tale of ill-fated love a fresh twist in the open-air." "A Must See Show", The Sunday Times 2009.

To view a video of the Pantaloons performing 'Taming of the Shrew' Click Here

Please note, this programme is subject to change.

Download a PDF map showing the location of all the stages, Click Here

'THE DOME STAGE'

11.00-11.20: Bicester Community College Orchestra - Belgium Tour Preview
A light programme of film, TV, musical theatre and Swing music

11.30-11.50: DFL Musical Theatre for Life 'All you need is Love'

12.30-12.50: 'Doors'
Everyone passes through a doorway every day, but where will that doorway lead? An improvisation of Music, dance and drama exploring the very possibilities of that question
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

1.10-1.30: West Side Story
Westside story is the award winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. The two warring New York City gangs - the White Jets led by Riff (Adam Mitchell) and the Puerto Rican Sharks, led by Bernardo (Ankush Khanna) battled for territory and respect. Their hatred escalated to the point where neither could coexist with any form of understanding. But then Riff's best friend (and former Jet) Tony (Ant Marulanda-Carter) and Bernardo's younger sister Maria (Isabel Patterson) met at a dance, no one could do anything to stop their love. Was this love affair doomed to failure? Today we have a medley of our version of this well-known classic
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

2.00-2.20: BACK TO THE OLD SCHOOL
A piece choreographed to demonstrate the extraordinary talents of the next generation of jazz dancers
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts

2.20-2.40: 'Rhythm and Blues'
Aylesbury Theatretrain

2.40-2.50: 'Street 2009'
Princes Risborough School

3.40-4.00: Eddie the Penguin Saves the World
Bernwood Festival Choir

4.30-4.50: Holtspur School Choir
Formed in October 2007 with a group of 12 children the choir, under the direction of Mark Selwood and Jackie Bennell, have grown in number to 55 and have taken on numerous engagements including appearing at the O2 on 1 July 2009.

5.10-5.30: African Song and Drumming
The Drumming group comprises of 2 schools - Waddesdon Village Primary and Wingrave CE Combined. Both schools participate in the KS2 Wider Opportunities programme - on offer to all KS2 children to give them all a first musical experience and the chance to enjoy making music with others, to drum some African rhythms and sing some African songs which relate to everyday events in life but which also celebrate special occasions too!

6.10-6.30: Song Spiral
Four schools come together to sing a selection of songs from around the world which formed 'Song Spiral'' performed by a mass choir of 750 Buckinghamshire children as part of Echoes 3 in the Royal Albert Hall
Newton Longville CE Combined, Grenville Combined, St. Michaels CE Combined, Stewkley and Quainton CE Combined

'THE ORBIT STAGE'

10.30-10.45: MAD About Annie

Children from Junior Premier Performers will be performing songs from the Hit Musical 'Annie'

10.45-11.00: MAD About Sister Act

Have a look at Milton Keynes Premier Performers perform songs from Sister Act.

11.20-11.30: Urban Strides Performance

11.50-12.00: Movers and Groovers

12.05-12.15: Jazz Choir
Turnfurlong Infant School

12.20-12.30: Bicester Community College Dance for Life

12.50-1.10: Lightbox
Local band Lightbox will be performing new pop/rock songs from their latest CD

1.30-1.50: The Wiz
Bicester Stagecoach

1.50-2.00: Bicester Dance Academy
Children performing a variety of song & dance numbers from the musicals 'Oliver' and 'Fame' - enjoy!

2.50-3.10: Taiko Drumming and Instrumental Work (an arrangement of Farewell to Stromness by Peter Maxwell Davis)
A Joint Taiko Project between Heritage House School and Princes Risborough Primary School funded by Awards for All.
Heritage House School and Princes Risborough Primary School

3.10-3.40: Aylesbury Stagecoach Morning and Afternoon School
Groups from Aylesbury Stagecoach morning and afternoon schools perform A Celebration of Song and Dance.

4.00-4.15: MAD about Mary Poppins

Winslow Premier Performers will be performing songs from Mary Poppins the Musical

4.15-4.30: MAD about Les Miserables

Students from Premier Performers in Aylesbury will perform songs from this legendary Hit musical

4.50-5.10: Lord of the Flies
Improvised dance and song; see the entire play at the Buckingham and Edinburgh Festivals. 01296 655242/www.quainton.ik.org
Aylesbury Vale Schools in the Beacon Theatre Group

5.30-5.50: Sundiata: Lion King
Shed@The Park Theatre Company

'THE BANDSTAND STAGE'

11.00-11.20: Chesham Jazz Band
Chesham Park Community College

11.30-11.45: Harmonic Angels
Bicester Community College

11.45-12.00: Guys and Dolls
Princes Risborough School

12.00-12.15: Broadway and Beyond

Songs from Broadway peformed by a talent of students from PWAcademy. Students aged 14-18 years

12.20-12.40: Udo Dolz
Finger-style guitarist playing a range of tunes from classical through to self-compositions.
Bucks Acoustic Club

12.45-1.00: Grease
St Mary C of E School

1.10-1.30: Rowan Carter
Solo singer

1.40-2.00: Alex Boden
Singer/guitarist playing modern covers of artists like Bob Dylan
Bucks Acoustic Club

2.15-2.35: God of Small Things
Mandeville School

2.50-3.10: The DFL Group - Drama for Life

3.15-3.30: MAD about Billy Elliott

Brackley Premier Performers will perform a selection of songs from this great West End Musical

3.50-4.10: John & Laurie
Father/son duo playing original and blues numbers on guitar
Bucks Acoustic Club

4.20-4.40: John Howarth Band
Trio playing original numbers with an African influence on guitar, bass and percussion
Bucks Acoustic Club

4.50-5.10: Marion Wedley
Singer/guitarist performing modern folk and self-written songs
Bucks Acoustic Club

5.20-5.40: Rag 'n' Roll Band
An eclectic mix of ragtime/blues/folk with a hint of jazz
Bucks Acoustic Club

'THE DANCE STUDIO'

11.00-11.20: Fashion Show
Waddesdon CE School

11.30-11.50: West End Kids

12.00-12.20: The Dance Café Display Team
Modern Jive Dancing to include choreographed Routine, Rock & Roll Stroll, Double Trouble & Freestyle Dancing from The Dance Café Display Team

12.30-1.30: STREET DANCE WORKSHOP WITH URBAN STRIDES

See Learn from the Experts for more information

1.40-1.50: Love Poem
The piece is based on picture/poem from Banksy. The piece will explore love and jealousy/paranoia caused by modern technology. The piece was performed at the national competition Rock Challenge. Students were awarded prizes in the categories of "Best Performance Skills" and "Best Concept"
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

1.55-2.00: St Johns Dance Group

2.10-2.30: The DFL Group Dance for Life

2.40-3.00: Seasons
Oxford Theatretrain

3.10-3.25: Identity
Princes Risborough School

3.30-3.45 - 'Energise'
Energy School of Dance

4.00-4.20: 'Silent Movie'
Gifted and talented year 8 students from The Buckingham School perform a homage to the silent movie genre

4.30-5.30: Drama for Life Workshop
See Learn from the Experts for more information