• The 2010 summer show was a massive success!

Please take time to read the below review of the show by JAKS student Yasmin Tills.

JAKS - The Musical

This summer saw JAKS perform their 3rd show, ‘JAKS the Musical’ at a new location of King Edward VI School. Members had been told to meet at 10am precise to get rehearsals going, however on arrival of the theatre it became apparent that room backstage was not exactly what the members of JAKS had expected. Rooms had to be cleared of stage props and clutter, eating into rehearsal time which meant JAKS had to pull hours of rehearsal into a new, shorter time schedule.

Throughout the day, everyone worked together combining singing, acting and dancing to achieve an absolutely fantastic summer musical! West Side Story’s ‘Tonight’ opened with an ensemble cast, which was an incredible start to the musical engaging the audience in the high energy from the stage.
The cast most definitely performed their hearts out, reaching every note and hitting every dance step as ‘JAKS the Musical’ highlighted memories formed over the past year as we watched JAKS Academy grow, including things such as JAKS open day right back at Oakthorpe Leisure Centre to moving into the new location of Saxon House, to the presentation evening and much much more.
From start to finish you could see that along with the cast, audience members were enjoying themselves, clapping and whooping as the ending of each number progressed into another part of the ever growing story of JAKS Academy. Finally closing with a roof raising number of Glee’s version of ‘Don’t Stop Believing.’

Interviews:
Laura Roe - Senior Dancer
Ambition in life : To be successful in pursuing an acting career, hopefully one day along side Johnny Depp!
Fav. Number: ‘Happy Days’ because it expresses performers feelings in the show.
Funniest Moment: Oliver wouldn’t hold hands with the girls in rehearsals.

Sophienne Duncan - Senior Dancer/Singer/Actress
Ambition in life: To be a West End performer.
Fav. Number: ‘I Hope I Get It’ because it was fun to perform and energetic.
Biggest Challenge: ‘Happy Days’ because of the notes I had to reach throughout!

Zak Mahinfar - Senior Singer/Actor
Ambition in life: Prime Minister or a famous actor and to have a peace tattoo on my fingers!
Fav. Number: ‘Copa Cabana’ because all attention is on me!
Biggest Fear: Clothes falling off on stage, for example in the Spice Girls number.

Comments:
Abbey Walker - ‘Defying Gravity’ was a huge challenge but I loved every moment of it, even if I was petrified!

Mollie Shepherd - Quick changes were exciting and I enjoyed the challenges this year.

Audience Member - ‘Absolutely loved the Musical, JAKS never fails to produce a show and I can’t wait to see the next show. I love watching JAKS grow.