Junior Repertory

When Are Junior Repertory Classes?

Junior Repertory restart for 2010 Term 1 on Saturday 30 January.

Session times for Term 1 will be:
Group A: 12 noon - 1.45pm for children aged 8-12 years.
Group B: 2.30 pm - 5.00pm for ages 13-16 years.

Classes are held most Saturday afternoons during school terms. Additional learning opportunities may be provided beyond the weekly classes.

Concept

Maitland Junior Repertory is a group that exists to aid children in developing acting and other theatre skills and to entertain the general public. Maitland Junior Repertory is for young people in Primary and High School, aged 8 to 16. Classes are orientated towards putting on one major production a year.

Our Next Production

The 2010 production will now take place in June/July and will be 'The Witches' by Roald Dahl. Auditions will be held at The Playhouse Saturday 13 February at 2:00pm.

Course Summaries

The course summary for 2009 Term 4 8-12 years group is available for download here.

The course summary for 2009 Term 4 13-16 years group is available for download here.

Leaders' Summaries

Lesley Coombes

Some of you may remember me from 'Treasure Island' (2008), 'Dick Wittington and Wonder Cat' (2007), 'Captain Hook's Revenge'(2006), where I helped with choreography and costumes. Here's just a Iittle about me. I first got to know Junior Repertory when I was in Junior Repertory myself. Some of the productions I was in were Peter Pan and Pinocchio, directed by Sonya Solomou. Since then I have completed a Bachelor of Communication at University, majoring in Public Relations and Journalism with minor studies in Drama, acting and performance. I am looking forward to getting to know all of you very well through our time here together.

Elise Bialek

Hello! My name is Elise Bialek and I'm excited to say that I will be involved in teaching Junior Repertory. I've always had a keen interest in theatre and all things to do with performance. This saw me participating in various speech nights, eisteddfods, debating teams, school plays and musicals. Anything to do with being onstage! I was even a member of Junior Repertory myself for a year. This year I proud to say I made my performance debut in September with Maitland Repertory. I played Cecily in 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. I had a wonderful time working on the show, I learnt so much and made some excellent friends along the way. I very much look forward to meeting everyone. I plan to do my best at making Junior Repertory productive and fun. See you all soon

Chris Briggs

Hi Everyone! My name is Chris Briggs and I'm really looking forward to working with Junior Repertory this term. I started out acting in 2002 as a supporting role in Maitland Repertory's production of Oscar Wilde's 'A Woman of No Importance'. Also in that year I joined Maitland Repertory's 'Reamus' group for the first of many Shakespeare plays presented by Reamus. Since then I have been a semi-constant sight at the Playhouse. I started helping out with Junior Repertory from early 2004 by first being a runner and sometimes even having to fill in for cast members for some of the children's shows. In 2007, I took some time off from the theatre to study film and acting where since then I have worked in some short films and have also done voice over work. I have even been a part of filming with BBC Worldwide for a doco series. Now I have returned to help out with the theatre again. Can't wait to get started.

Brian Randell

Brian is an experienced actor, both in professional and amateur theatre. He has worked with Tantrum Theatre in researching productions and is a familiar face at the Maitland Repertory Playhouse.