Shakespeare 4 Kidz - JC and Matt song makes Sondheim/Stiles & Drewe competition final

sondheim comp.jpg A song by S4K writers Julian Chenery and Matt Gimblett has been shortlisted for the final of the The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2009 and The Stiles and Drewe Best Song of 2009 Award.

The competition, organised by the Stephen Sondheim Society in association with Mercury Musical Developments takes place at the Playhouse Theatre in London on Sunday 31 May 2009.

Musical theatre students from UK performing arts courses will perform one Sondheim song and one new song by writers from Mercury Musical Developments in a competition to be named best performer and to win The Stanley Salver and prize of �1,000 plus a part in the charity gala Broadway to West End - By Special Arrangement at the London Palladium, produced by Richard Douglas Productions. The new song writers will compete to win The Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Award of �500 The Stephen Sondheim Society gratefully acknowledges the support of The Mackintosh Foundation.

The singing competition will be judged by David Babani, Richard Balcombe, Kim Criswell, Stuart Piper and Edward Seckerson and the song by George Stiles and Antony Drewe.

Tickets for the event are �19.00 all seats, �11.00 students (with NUS card) (includes �1 theatre levy) Book in person at the theatre Book online www.theambassadors.com Book by phone 0870 0606631

What they say about us:
S4K HAMLET: "I was one of 4 teachers and 8 parents who took 90 Y5 and Y6 children to see Hamlet at The Sands Centre, Carlisle today (21.9.07). We have seen previous plays by S4K and thought they were great however today's performance of Hamlet was superb and surpassed them all! The whole cast were excellent and the children were enthralled throughout. Many of our children will never experience anything like that except through school and your company told the story with clarity, skill and humour to give them a trip to remember. Many thanks and much appreciation."

What they say about us:

S4K HAMLET: "I was one of 4 teachers and 8 parents who took 90 Y5 and Y6 children to see Hamlet at The Sands Centre, Carlisle today (21.9.07). We have seen previous plays by S4K and thought they were great however today's performance of Hamlet was superb and surpassed them all! The whole cast were excellent and the children were enthralled throughout. Many of our children will never experience anything like that except through school and your company told the story with clarity, skill and humour to give them a trip to remember. Many thanks and much appreciation."