As The Senior Drama Group of Centre Stage;
Upstaged Theatre Company is a member of the 'National Association of Youth Theatres'
UpStaged Theatre Company is opening its doors and casting for next season’s run of productions.
Starting with a Camden Fringe Festival run of John Godber’s physical comedy ‘Teechers’ in August 2012, then rehearsing & performing a body of work and plays throughout 2012/13 and culminating in a production playing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2013.
UpStaged Theatre Company is a performance based company that offers an exciting and challenging alternative to the normal actor training method. You will learn by ‘doing’, with rehearsal experience, production weeks and host of performance opportunities ideal for those wishing to further their training or prepare for the industry and are on the outset of their professional careers.
So whether its post exams, pre Drama School, before Uni, during the gap year or just every day to day work - UpStaged Theatre Company is looking to cast enthusiastic, energetic and positive talent to create a pool of actors for this innovative and vibrant theatre company, showcasing their talents and ambitions and performing regularly at different venues, events and ultimately a variety of Fringe Festivals around the country.
Auditions for 'Teechers' take place Tuesday 20th March 2012, rehearsals start weekly in April and it will play at the Camden Fringe Festival July 30th – August 4th 2012. Please phone or email for more details – we look forward to hearing from you soon.
About UpStaged Theatre Company
Established in 2006 and based in North London, Upstaged Theatre Company is a vibrant and up and coming theatre company for performers aged 16+, which offers acting training whilst working towards productions. At Upstaged Theatre Company we continue to push the boundaries of our own success and always strife to better our productions and will always look to new and creative ways of generating and achieving the highest standard of theatre possible.
Following successful productions in London of The Crucible, The Love of a Nightingale and Les Miserables, we have since been transferring our work to the Edinburgh & Camden Fringe Festivals in 2009, 2010 & 2011 with The Penelopiad, 100, a new play called Killing Swine and Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Former members of Upstaged Theatre Company have gone on to train at Bristol Old Vic, Mountview, ALRA, The Brit School, Arts Ed, some with recalls and latter rounds at RADA, Central, LAMDA, Drama Centre, Rose Bruford and others have gained representation or work straight away and gone on to appear in film and TV hits such as Children of Men, Shooting Dogs, Hugo, Wolfman, Hollyoaks, My Parents are Aliens and Porgy and Bess.
UpStaged Theatre Company is looking to expand and extend its turnover of productions by creating a pool of actors that would be readily available to perform regularly, in order to sharpen their art, perfect their skills, hone their talent and realise those performance dreams, in an expanding, ambitious company that can nurture, train and offer that platform for success.
Each member will be expected to fully commit to the rehearsals and production and will be required to contribute a nominal fee towards the running costs of the company.
Nick Hooton
Artistic Director
UpStaged Theatre Company & Centre Stage School of Performing Arts
EDINBURGH & CAMDEN FRINGE REVIEWS 2011
| MACBETH
Directed by Nick Hooton
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Violence, slaughter and murder – Upstaged Theatre’s ‘Macbeth’ is in fact a faithful portrayal of the brutality common in Elizabethan drama and the talented young cast deserve much praise for the difficult task of maintaining the relentless audience alienation and disturbing cruelty.
Written by Alice Longhurst for Three Weeks, Edinburgh Fringe 2011
www.threeweeks.co.uk/?s=macbeth Upstaged Theatre Company have excelled themselves with Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Shakespeare’s play was transferred to a modern setting of corrupt gang culture, the script was cleverly reduced, using action and music in place of words and as such, this was very much an ensemble piece by a collectively impressive cast. As a whole the production was saturated with a strong sense of style, positively dripping with a bleak, ominous atmosphere. Written by Ed Nightingale for On the Fringe 2011
www.onthefringepaper.co.uk/?p=1005 Upstaged Theatre Company’s Macbeth has a raw energy that appeals, with direction that is fresh, well-presented and shows some originality and a cast that is indeed, as advertised, young and vibrant. Written by Danielle Farrow for the Edinburgh Spotlight, Edinburgh Fringe 2011
www.edinburghspotlight.com/2011/08/fringe-review-%e2%80%93-macbeth-paradise-in-augustine%e2%80%99s/ How refreshing to see a group getting to grips with Shakespeare's well-known text and giving it a facelift of sorts.
There were some very well-executed scenes and a brilliantly choreographed fight scene between Macbeth and Macduff. Risks in this production do work because there is a good energy about the piece and much life has been breathed into a faithful retelling of the plot. Written by Fen Greatley for Broadway Baby, Edinburgh Fringe 2011
www.broadwaybaby.com/edinburgh-fringe/10749-macbeth A very charismatic and strong performance.
Written for Edfringe.com 2011
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CAMDEN FRINGE REVIEWS 2011
| KILLING SWINE
Written and Directed by Will Sherriff Hammond
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From start to finish, Killing Swine was an evocative masterpiece that tantalized the mind with its thrilling dialogue and tense atmosphere.
The play was immensely enjoyable and I was glued to my seat throughout the performance. The actors performed their roles with great skill and used the modest design around them to give a heart – breaking presentation. Written by Rochelle Sampy for Fringe Review, Camden Fringe 201
www.fringereview.co.uk/fringeReview/4430.html Upstaged Theatre, the production company based at Centre Stage School of Performing Arts have devised a rather astonishing play. Hammond’s script and direction are excellent. This is a school production, albeit one of impressive maturity, and while I could single out individual performances that were stronger or weaker, I will instead say that a calm centre and confidence has been instilled in every performer.
An exceptional theatre school
Written by Alan Hindle for Snipe London, Camden Fringe 2011
www.snipelondon.com/theatre/killing-swine Manipulation is the key theme in Killing Swine, a youth tale inspired by the narrative and script of Macbeth. It parallels the company themselves, as a group of drama students assemble to create a piece that takes influence from Shakespeare’s play. This was a clever adaptation tha
t took elements of Macbeth and combined them with youthful energy for an utterly contemporary play. Interspersed amongst the rehearsal scenes were a number of monologues that touched on various teen issues and allowed the confident young performers to shine. Written by Ed Nightingale for On the Fringe 2011
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PAST PRODUCTIONS WITH UPSTAGED THEATRE COMPANY
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2007 | Macbeth - Performed at Theatro Technis & Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Killing Swine – Performed at Camden Fringe Festival
Les Miserables School Edition - Performed at Aylward Theatre
100 – Performed at Theatro Technis & Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The Penelopiad – Performed at Theatro Technis & Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The Love Of The Nightingale – Performed at Theatro Technis
The Crucible – Performed at Theatro Technis |
Upstaged Theatre Company is affiliated to CS ACADEMY, offering Intensive, Part-Time Foundation Training to aspiring actors aged 18+. Visit the CS Academy Website for more details; http://www.csacademyuk.com/
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