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We are nearly at the end of rehearsing in the studio and we are moving into the theatre very soon. I can't wait because Erico's choreography is so good and I'm so looking forward to dancing it all on stage! One of the scene's enjoy the most is scene 4, which is really amusing and exciting. It's when the Brown children burst into the kitchen when they were supposed to go to bed without supper, and they cause so much chaos. My favourite part of the scene is when Nanny McPhee comes in suddenly and …

About 2 weeks after the final audition, we returned to the Dance Attic for the Casting session.  Us girls aged 13-14 were in for a long day, as our session was from 9.30am to 5.30pm. I was so nervous for this day, as it would decide our parts.  The top age range tend to get some of the more ‘adult’ parts (including Nanny McPhee), and as we are all a fairly tall bunch of girls, we all stood a good chance with many of the main female roles – so…….fingers crossed……we started.  Our first casting was…

‘Easing in gently’ isn’t a luxury we enjoy at the LCB. From the first rehearsal we are off to a flying start. The music is written and the design team all engaged, and the first people to feel the pressure are the costume makers. We’re heading for a deadline – the publicity shoot on 19th involves 10 dancers and 14 costumes that need to be tucked and pinned and nipped in time to make the children in the shoot look fabulous for the camera. While Erico sets the first steps for his new ballet, costu…

My name is Joeley Gibson and I am 12 years old (nearly 13!) This is my third year with LCB and I absolutely love it. I am playing the role of one of the Brown children (the extremely naughty kids). Every year gets more exciting than the last. When I first did LCB, dancing with people who were older than me was really inspiring. I never found them scary or intimidating because everyone was so welcoming and friendly. Now that I’m 12 it’s really sweet helping the younger kids.Erico (the choreograph…

Hi – it’s Annabelle (aka Nanny McPhee!!) Here’s a little background info into the auditioning process for anyone wanting to give it a go (you should!!).  As Mum is my walking diary (she told me to write that!) she said the LCB auditions were coming up, and as this is my last year for LCB – I’m 14 now – I really wanted to give it a go.  This would be my third time of auditioning (Snow White and A Little Princess before), so I had an idea of what was to come! Even so,  I have to say, on the day I …

This is my first LCB production and in this blog I'm going to be telling you all my most fun and interesting rehearsals yet. Probably the most fun and interesting was the first full run through on the 2nd of March. It was so exciting to see the whole production being put together because before you only got to see the rehearsal you were in, but during this rehearsal you got to see what everyone else was doing plus the parents were watching so it was like a mini performance which was also really …