Stagecoach Performing Arts Tunbridge Wells to wow Premiership Rugby crowds at London Stadium

Stagecoach is celebrating its 30th anniversary

Students from Stagecoach Performing Arts Tunbridge Wells are set to wow audiences at the iconic London Stadium.

During the festivities surrounding the highly anticipated Saracens versus Harlequins Premiership Rugby match on 24 March, Stagecoach students from across the country will take to the field to perform in front of the expected, sell out 60,000 strong crowd.

Among them will be children from Stagecoach Tunbridge Wells who will entertain the crowd during both the pre-match and half time shows, which will be headlined by former Britain’s Got Talent winner Tokio Myers.

For Stagecoach Performing Arts, the spectacle marks part of the network’s 30th anniversary celebrations and London Stadium’s crowds will be the largest ever live audience for its students. It will dwarf the audiences of previous live shows, such as a performance of Cats at the Arena Birmingham – to mark the 25th anniversary of Stagecoach in 2013 – with 10,000 watching, and support of Robbie Williams at The O2, watched by 20,000. When Stagecoach students take part in Dance the Dream, during the parades at Disneyland Paris, they can typically expect an audience of around 26,000.

Carrie Harrison-Iddon, principal of Stagecoach Performing Arts Tunbridge Wells, said: ‘Performing in front of such a large crowd will be an incredible experience for the students and it is exciting to be part of the 30th anniversary year celebrations. This is an amazing opportunity for the students in their formative years. It will teach them how to work with others and will help them build their confidence and performing abilities, cultivating a real ‘Creative Courage for Life’. I am sure it will create some wonderful memories too.’

Meanwhile, Stagecoach Tunbridge Wells has many exciting things planned this year to celebrate the 30th anniversary, one of which is its bi-annual summer showcase. The school will host Once Upon A Time at the Assembly Hall theatre on Saturday 16 June.

Stagecoach Performing Arts Tunbridge Wells is part of a network of more than 700 extra curricular Performing Arts Schools worldwide. Stagecoach aims to make a difference in its students lives by teaching Creative Courage for Life and many children have gone on to study and work in Performing Arts from blockbuster films to countless roles in local theatre productions.

Early Stages classes are available for children aged four to six and Main Stages classes take place for six to 18 year olds every weekend.

For more information about Stagecoach Tunbridge Wells please visit www.stagecoach.co.uk/tunbridgewells or phone 01273 835199.

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