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Join us for a weekly class for everything performance at the Barony Centre, West Kilbride. 

What

The Barony Centre

(Craft Town Scotland),

50 Main Street, West Kilbride,

KA23 9AW.

Where

Every Saturday from 7th September 2024. Please check out our diary for our term dates. 

When

Juniors: Primary 3 to Primary 6

Saturday 2-3pm

Seniors: Primary 7 to Senior 3

Saturdays 3-4pm

 

£6.50 per session paid in term blocks. *

Book here.

*Scholarships available.

 Email: admin@kickstartopera.com

Who & Cost

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Junior Showcraft (P3-P6)

Saturdays (Occasional Sunday) 2pm-2:55pm

At Showcraft (Juniors) we will be developing our skills learnt from our previous production 'The Disappearing Dinosaur'. Children will be consolidating and applying their skills to a new potential show...Matilda Junior! Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, Matilda JR. is a joyous empowering event. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.

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Senior Showcraft (P7-S3)

Saturdays (Occasional Sunday) 3pm-3:55pm

We are very excited to introduce our new project for Showcraft Seniors 'Wonderfool plays'. 

Our focus will be from the 'Positive Stories for Negative Times Anthology' which are  new plays by some of the best artists working in the UK today written with and for young people. Created as part of Wonder Fools’ international participatory project Positive Stories for Negative Times which has reached over 8000 young people from 16 different countries including UK, South Africa, India, USA, Canada, Italy and Sweden.

Co-commissioned by Wonder Fools and the Traverse Theatre these six plays offer a variety of stories, styles and forms for ages 10 to 25. 

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OUR SUPPORTERS

Thank you to all of our funders for supporting our programme. 

If you would like to support us through a private donation- please visit our donation page on GofundMe.

Music & Co-Founder of Showcraft

Zara is from West Kilbride and is the director of Kickstart Opera CIC. She is a GTCS qualified teacher and Masters of Music graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Outside teaching, Zara is also a freelance Opera Singer. 

Zara Wardrop

Drama & Co-Founder of Showcraft

Joe Douglas is a director, writer, creative producer, dramaturg and occasional performer. He is the Chair of Theatre Directors Scotland.

https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/profile/joe-douglas

Joe  Douglas

Film 

Max is a filmmaker from West Kilbride, who recently directed the short film Different Ways, which was created a produced locally with a team of young people, most of whom were recently arrived to North Ayrshire. Max has a growing list of community based and commercial clients across Scotland. https://www.maxmcgregorfilm.co.uk/

Max McGregor

Our Team

All of our team members are PVG checked and have completed the Safeguarding Awareness Course by Youth Scotland, in accordance with our child protection policy.

Prop-Making

Fiona will lead sessions on prop making and scenic art. She is an artist, art therapist and writer, who volunteers her skills regularly to work with the children at West Kilbride Primary School. 

https://fionamacintoshart.wordpress.com/

Fiona MacIntosh

Tutor

Parker is a mezzo-soprano Opera Singer born and raised in Oklahoma, USA. Parker regularly performs musical theatre, cabaret, choral, concert, and operatic works as a soloist. In addition to her performing, she is deeply committed to being an advocate for the arts in order to make classical music more accessible to all people.

Parker Millspaugh

Drama & Dance

Victoria is a teacher who lives in West Kilbride. She trained in Musical Theatre at Arts Educational in London and was a performer and dance and drama teacher before training as a primary school teacher 15 years ago. Since qualifying, she has continued to teach and promote the arts in school settings by running clubs and directing and choreographing productions.

Victoria Douglas

Tutor

Gianna Nesti is a Bachelor of Education student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She is currently training to be a music teacher in Scotland. 

Gianna Nesti

DIARY

Sessions run every Saturday.

Starting 7th September 2024.

Term Dates 2024-2025

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Saturdays/Sundays from 8th September to 5th October. 

  • Sunday 8th September 2024

  • 14th September 2024

  • 21st September 2024

  • 28th September (OFF) September Bank Holiday.

  • 5th October 2024

Autumn Term

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Saturdays from 26th April to 14th June.

  • 26th April 2025

  • 3rd May 2025 (Venue TBC)

  • 10th May 2025

  • 17th May 2025

  • 24th May 2025 (OFF due to May Bank Holiday)

  • 31st May 2025

  • 7th June 2025

  • 14th June 2025

Summer Term

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Sunday 19th January (Normally Saturdays) to 29th March.​

  • Sunday 19th January 2025

  • 25th January 2025

  • 1st February 2025

  • 8th February  2025

  • 15th February 2025 (OFF due to February Bank Holiday)

  • 22nd February 2025

  • 1st  March 2025 (Venue TBC)

  • 8th March 2025

  • 15th March 2025

  • 22nd March 2025

  • 29th March 2025

Spring Term

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Saturdays/Sundays from 26th October to 14th December. 

  • 26th October 2024 (Venue Change TBC)

  • Sunday 3rd November 2024

  • 9th November 2024

  • 16th November 2024 (OFF)

  • 23rd November 2024

  • 30th November 2024

  • 7th December 2024

  • 14th December 2024

Winter Term

Booking

Our Showcraft booking is LIVE!

Book before the 7th September on Class4kids below.

SESSION CONTENT

Children will dive into a world of creativity as they explore the fundamentals of costume design and prop making through exciting and enjoyable activities. From designing costumes to crafting props, they'll unleash their imagination while learning essential skills for bringing their artistic visions to life on stage or screen

Craft

1

Children will dive deep into character work through interactive games and exercises. From exploring different emotions to creating memorable personas, they'll unleash their creativity and imagination, while developing valuable skills for the future.

Act

3

Children will embark on a fun-filled journey to learn the building blocks of music. Through engaging activities like musicianship games, movement, group singing lessons, they'll discover the joy of making music while acquiring essential skills for musical success.

Music

2

Children will explore everything behind the scenes of film-making, diving into film production and receiving an introduction to camera techniques. They'll also dive into the exciting realm of stagecraft, honing physical awareness, leadership skills, and show management abilities.

Production

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