On Saturday 17th January 2015 between 10am and 12pm at Ravensbourne
School, Hayes Lane, Bromley learn to sing, dance and act with current West End
Stars.
Lauren Varnham Performing Arts is holding a free Open Day, inviting
children of all ages and abilities from the local community to meet the
school's Principle Lauren Varnham and her incredible team.
The school teaches a wide range of dance from street and modern to jazz,
tap and ballet. There are group and individual singing and acting classes as
well as performing arts workshops. The workshops will incorporate a variety of
material and techniques and will include a Frozen workshop as well as West End
award winning shows such as Once, We Will Rock You, Matilda, Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory and Wicked which will be run by resident and guest teachers
and cast members from these magnificent shows.
Lauren Varnham is a current West End leading lady with a wealth of
knowledge and experience. She has starred in numerous West End musicals
including playing the lead roles in We Will Rock You, Hairspray, High School
Musical, Carousel and The Pajama Game.
Lauren recently appeared in Gypsy at the Chichester Festival Theatre
with Imelda Staunton, Kevin Whately, Lara Pulver and her former student Georgia
Pemberton and is looking forward to rejoining the cast when the show transfers
to the Savoy theatre in London's West End in March 2015.
She has been performing for the past two decades since winning the GMTV
talent award and has worked with many household names and legends of the West
End including Brian Connelly, Ben Elton, Brian May, Sir Richard Eyre, James
Corden, Phill Jupitas, Joanna Riding, Peter Polycarpou, Kevin Kennedy, Gary
Wilmot and Stephen Mear. She intends to bring to the school some of the stars
she has worked with to take classes, workshops and Q & As to impart their
vast experience to the students.
Lauren Varnham says, "As current performers the team and I have an
immense passion for what we do, and the emphasis and ethos of the school is to
ensure each individual gains the same joy of performing we share. For those who
want to we will be offering our student's the opportunity to undertake courses
and qualifications in their chosen disciplines.
We also have a close affiliation with a leading London Talent
Agency and will be affording our students the opportunity to take part in
auditions for professional contracts."
Lauren is currently starring as Dorothy with her dog Ralph playing Toto,
in the Chuckles of Oz with the Chuckle Brothers at the Civic Theatre in
Darlington. She is looking forward to returning to Bromley to start teaching
local children.
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