KIPPS: The New Half a Sixpence Musical

KIPPS

THE NEW HALFASIXPENCE MUSICAL

Anotefromtheprincipal…

Thethirdyearmusicalsaretheculminationofthree yearsofhardwork!Auniquemomentwherestudents puttogetherallthedisciplinesoftheatreintoone specialproduction.Amomentwherestudentsgetto experienceandunderstandtherehearsalprocessasit willbeintheprofessionalindustry.Thedevelopment ofstorytellingthroughthemediumsofsongand dancewherecharacterscometolife.Asthenewly appointedPrincipalandArtisticDirectorofthecollege, ithasbeenmylife’sworktotellstoriesthiswaythrough theveryspecialartformofmusicaltheatre.Iamexcitedtowatchourthirdyear musicalsandseeourstudentsflourish.Thisisthefirststepontheirjourneyto becomingprofessionals.

Ican’twaittoseeyourtalentandcreativityshine!

MATTCOLE

MattCole

LAINE

THEATREARTS

Presents

Directedby MATTCOLE

Choreographedby GEORGELYONS

MusicalDirectionby ROBERTWICKS

StageManager OLIVIAJAMES

ProductionTeam

LightingDesign JACKPALMER GERRYZUCCARELLO

Wardrobe

MICHELLEPOTTER ROSSANASTOCCHINO

BoxOffice HELENGARDNER

SoundDesign DAVIDGLOVER JAMIEFORESTER

TheatreTechnicians STEWARTBOWMAN JORGEPIRES

ProgrammeDesign JACKPALMER

CreativeTeam

MATTCOLE Director

Matthaswonthe2023OlivierAwardforBest TheatreChoreographyforhisdirectionand choreographyontheUKstagepremiereof NewsiesattheTroubadourTheatrein Wembley.

Mattalsowonthe2023BroadwayWorldUK AwardforBestChoreographyofaNew Productionofaplayormusicalforhisworkon Newsies.

HereceivedanOlivierAwardnominationin 2020forhischoreographyonFiddlerOnThe Roof(MenierChocolateFactory&WestEnd).

Asadirectorandchoreographerhisrecent creditsinclude;PoliceCops(EdinburghFringe Festival);RomanHoliday(BathTheatreRoyal); Newsies(DirectorandChoreographer); Identical(TheParentTrapmusicalDirectedby SirTrevorNunn)andFisherman’sFriends(UK Tour);Warhol(WorkshopDirectedbySirTrevor Nunn);Taboo(InconcertatthePalladium TheatreLondon);Fisherman’sFriends(World Premiere2021);BerlinBerlin(Germany); Lovesick(TheatreJWashingtonDC);Parade (NYMT);Oklahoma(ChichesterFestival Theatre);Amour(TheCharingCross Theatre);FiddlerOnTheRoof(TheMenier ChocolateFactoryandthePlayhouseTheatre WestEnd);Flashdance(UKandinternational Tour);Footloose(UKandInternationalTour); LittleShopOfHorrors(UKandInternational Tour);TheBeautifulGame(NYMT);TheSweet SmellofSuccess(TheRoyalAcademyof Music);TheNightPirates(UKTour);The Producers(ChinaandAsianTour)

Directingcreditsinclude:AssociateDirector onCarmenLaCubana,(SadlersWells); ResidentDirectoronTheRailway Children(King’sCrossTheatre);Resident DirectoronWestSideStory(UKTour).

ROBERTWICKS MusicalDirector

TheatreMDcreditsinclude:GreatestDays (2023UKTour-Asst.MD),HowTheGrinchStole Christmas(2019/20UKTour-DeputyMD), AmericanIdiot(2019UK,IrelandandNew ZealandTour),ThoroughlyModernMillie (Niagara,Canada2018),SummerHoliday (2018UKTour),TheProducers(2017-18China Tour),ThoroughlyModernMillie(2017&2018 UKTours),Shout!(WinterGardensOpera House,Blackpool2016),AmericanIdiot(Arts Theatre,London’sWestEnd2016),American Idiot(2016UKTour),TheWho’sTommy(Winter GardensOperaHouse,Blackpool2015), Blockbuster(2014UKTour),The12Tenors (2012-13EuropeanTour),TheBestOfMusicals (2011-12EuropeanTour),TaleOfTwoCities (CharingCrossTheatre,London’sWestEnd 2012),GoodnightMrsCalabash(The Gatehouse,London’soff-WestEnd2012).

Additionalworkincludes:showinstallmusic directionforBlackburnInternational,Viking CruisesandP&OCruises,award-winning musicsupervisionandproductionforNPB MusicandTAG,musicsupervisionand arrangementforCelebrityCruises,music directionforCrossroadsPantomimesandPaul HolmanAssociates(pantomime-various venues).

CreativeTeam

ROBERTWICKS(CONT’D)

RobertwasHeadOfMusicforSimplyTheatre AcademyinGeneva,Switzerlandduringthe Covidpandemic,andhasworkedasavisiting lecturerandmusicdirectorforArtsEd,University ofCumbriaandtheLondonCollegeOfMusic (UWL).Heisavisitingmusicdirectorfor StagedoorManorPerformingArtsTraining CenterinNY,USA.Healsoworksasasession musician,andhascomposedformusic agencies,filmandtheatre.

GEORGELYONS

Choreographer

AsChoreographer: DICKWHITTINGTON(Dir:RyanLee-Seager, BroadwayTheatre,Barking);PUBLICDOMAIN (Dir.AdamLenson,VaudevilleTheatre& SouthwarkPlayhouse);DOGFIGHT(Dir.Dean Johnson,SouthwarkPlayhouse);THE MOUNTBATTENFESTIVALOFMUSIC(Concert, RoyalAlbertHall).

AsAssociateChoreographer: SUNSETBOULEVARD(AssociatetoJo Goodwin,Dir.JordanMurphy,RoyalAlbert Hall);PETERPAN(AssociatetoAndrewWright, Dir.AndrewWright,SouthamptonMayflower Theatre).

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