WHAT'S ON
29th March - 1st April 2023
THE VICTORIA THEATRE
From £15/£12 (Plus £1.75 Theatre Support Fee)
Book by Julian Fellowes
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
SCHOOL OF ROCK
A HAOS & HATY Productions Musical
"You're in the band!"
Based on the cult film and with a rocking new score from Andrew Lloyd Webber, School of Rock follows slacker Dewey Finn as he turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band – sensationally performed live by the production’s young actors every night with roof-raising energy! As they prepare for the Battle of the Bands, can Dewey make them embrace the empowering message of rock?
School of Rock, with its sensational live kids’ rock band (yes, they really do play live on stage!) is a loving testimony to the transforming power of music. May the spirit of rock be with HAOS Productions and all those who pledge allegiance to one of Lloyd Webber’s biggest hits!
An amateur production by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd.
CAST
Adult Principals
Dewey Finn - Liam Dodd
Ned Schneebly - Todd Wilson
Rosalie Mullins - Emily Hurst
Patti Di Marco - Lauren Carr
No Vacancy Theo & Ensemble - Ben Garbett
No Vacancy Snake & Ensemble - Ben Maltas
Young Principals
Zack - Aron M
Lawrence - Ben H
Freddy - Nathan L
Katie - Chloe T
Summer - Aimee H
Tomika - Iris P-W
Young Supporting Cast
Billy - Blake R
Shonnelle - Evie O
Marcy - Eliza M
Mason - Jessie C
James - Hughie K
Sophie - Maisie R
Madison - Molly M
Class Members - Carter B, Doug W, Lucia J, Olivia S, Pippa M
Adult Supporting Cast (of which some will feature in named roles)
Freya Carroll, Deborah Hough, Charley Wright, Mollie Dunne, Niamh Collins, Mia Fox, Meadow Grainger, Carole Greenwood, Ellie Hodgson, Sara Mason, Debra McParland, Linzi Niland, Vince Niland, Katie Stansfield, Matt Stansfield, Penny Taylor, McKensy Wardman.
CREATIVES
Director - Chris Walker
Musical Director - Charlie Rhodes
Assistant Director - Georgia Bloxham
Based on the Paramount movie written by Mike White
Book by Julian Fellowes
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Published 20th November 2022
Casting Process closed. Thank you to everyone who worked hard during this process.
CASTING NOW OPEN!
HAOS &HATY are now accepting expressions of interest from anyone who is wanting to perform as a member of the cast of SCHOOL OF ROCK at the Victoria Theatre in Spring 2023.
As this is a joint HAOS & HATY show there are many possibilities for people to get involved, we recommend you study everything on our dedicated SCHOOL OF ROCK casting page here. (link now disabled)
All expressions of interest to take part in the auditions need to be submitted before the deadline stated on the header of the form. The form will close at this time so no late submissions will be able to be made.
Auditions will take place on Saturday 19th November for Young Person auditions, and Sunday 20th November for Adult auditions.
UPDATE - 22nd OCTOBER
Our team have been super busy updating the website with all the info required for these auditions, please now see the note above!
We would like to introduce you to the creative team that will rocking us through our joint HATY & HAOS production at the Victoria Theatre in March 2023 with School of Rock.
Fresh from Kinky Boots, Chris Walker will be at the helm as Director swapping his boots for guitars, with Assistant Director Georgia Bloxham bringing her HATY experience from We Will Rock You and West Side Story at his side. Charlie Rhodes will be back with us once again as God of Rock, (aka Musical Director) following his successful debut with HAOS last year at Elf the Musical.
The team have met recently to organise & plan the casting process, but are eager to get going and would like to share these important dates with you now:
Saturday October 15th 1930 - Launch night at the Wellington Rooms (A simple informal get together to discuss how people can get involved)
Saturday November 19th - Youth Auditions from 09.30 tbc
Sunday November 20th - Adult Auditions times tbc
Everything shared at the launch evening and all that is required to know how to register interest in being in the show will be shared here on October 19th 2022.
Tickets are available on the Theatre's website by clicking either of the red TICKETS buttons on this page. Pricing structure is as follows:
PREVIEW NIGHT† - Wednesday 29th March 2023 at 1915
All tickets from £12* - £19* (no concessions available)
Thursday 30th & Friday 31st March 2023 at 1915
Tickets from £15* - £22* (Concessions are available - £3 discount)
Saturday 01st April 2023 at 1730
Tickets from £15* - £22* (Concessions are available - £3 discount)
The Balcony will be available on this performance providing more lower priced options.
* ALL PRICES SHOWN HERE ARE SUBJECT TO A FURTHER £1.75 THEATRE SUPPORT FEE APPLIED BY THE BOX OFFICE.
† - PREVIEW NIGHT - This show is a particularly challenging presentation with young musicians playing live on stage and this may result in our opening night displaying sound and lighting at a quality less than we would prefer. Therefore we are selling tickets to the Wednesday performance at a discounted rate to account for any possible technical imperfections.
Take a look at the video below of the highlights of the west end production, hopefully you will see just how much of an amazing challenge our youngsters will face, and how much you can look forward to watching them play and perform.