BEAUTY AND THE BEAST OF ROCK
1st – 3rd February
2007
The Floral Pavilion Theatre
Another great successful pantomime and the last one for us in the old style Floral
Pavilion Theatre. We are eagerly looking forward to the new style Floral and the
re-opening!
For this performance we took the classic story of Beauty and the Beast and set it
to modern day life incorporating rock music and changing the characters into rock
legends such at Meatloaf, Ozzy Osbourne and Alice Cooper. They all meet at the "Queen
Vic" and take part in an spectacular "air-guitar play-off".
LEVERHULME DRAMA FESTIVAL
16th- 21st April
Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight
- JUNIOR CATEGORY – A Memory of Lizzie
WINNER: Best Junior Category
- INTERMEDIATE CATEGORY – Bouncers
WINNER: BEST ACTOR – Jack Malone
- SENIOR CATEGORY – Wicked
WINNER: Best Senior Category
After success at the 2006 Drama Festival, we entered our pupils into a further two
categories. Our pupils didn't disappoint and we were thrilled when we won three
out of a possible six awards.
KIDS VERSUS CANCER
8th July 2007
Liverpool Empire, Liverpool
Our pupils were invited to take part in a production at the Liverpool Empire to
raise funds for two children's cancer charities. We had a great time and this has
inspired us to produce our own show for charity which will be performed at the Liverpool
Empire in 2008.
BROADWAY BABES
11th - 13th July 2007
Heswall Hall Theatre, Heswall
Our junior production which incorporated songs, dances, drama scenes and narration
from various Broadway shows. We try to give all our juniors a chance to perform
something extra as well as being in at least six chorus numbers.
WEST END WONDERS 12th - 14th July 2007
Heswall Hall Theatre, Heswall
West End Wonders was a senior production only. This enabled us to perform songs,
dances and drama scenes from popular West End shows, including brand new productions.
PETER PAN & HIS LOST SOUL BROTHERS 8th
Jan 2008
Ellesmere Port Civic Centre &
Swift Theatre, Wrexham
The traditional story of Peter Pan, and as all pantomimes have a dame ours this
time was non other than Tinkerbell. The Soul Brothers were all boys who where brought
up on cool vibes of Northern Soul.
THE LEVERHULME DRAMA FESTIVAL 14th - 19th April
2008
Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight
This year over 60 pupils took part in one act plays for the festival.
We were delighted that Jack Malone was awarded 2008 Best Actor. And that our Heswall
group's performance of Happy Families by John Godber has been put through to the
North West Finals on the Isle of Man.
NORTH WEST DANCE FESTIVAL 2008 May 2008
6 groups of pupils from all Starlight groups took part in the festival performing
dance routines from various styles of dance.
ANNIE - THE MUSICAL
June 2008 Ellesmere Port
Civic Centre, Ellesmere Port
A production starring all Starlight pupils, telling the story of
orphan Annie.
MUSICAL MADNESS January 2009
Ellesmere Port Civic Centre, Ellesmere Port
&
Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton
In January this year, Starlight performed their show Musical Madness at the Ellesmere
Port Civic Hall with the Ellesmere Port and Deeside groups.
Musical Madness was then performed at the brand new Floral Pavilion Theatre in New
Brighton. Starlight were the last youth group to perform a pantomime at the old
building and were delighted to be the first amateur group back on stage at the newly
built Floral Pavilion. Pupils were thrilled to have dressing rooms with air conditioning,
showers and lights around the mirrors. The lighting at the new Floral is spectacular,
and we cannot wait to go back and perform in July.
The show Musical Madness gave birth to extracts from various new musicals that
appeal to our younger theatre members. We performed extracts from High School Musical,
Wicked, Legally Blonde, Billy Elliot, Enchanted and The Lion King. We also added
in a few favourites from West Side Story, Marry Poppins etc...
