Pedal Performing Arts was formed in July 2006 as the successor of well established Inside Out School of Performing Arts which ran under Donna Tyler for 10 years. The group was formed with the idea of providing a fun and friendly theatrically based club which any one could attend. There is no audition process at Pedal yet the standard of learning and teaching is still very high. Our aim is to give
6 to 18 year olds a wide knowledge of the theatre and allow them to develop more than one skill. Our workshops include drama, dancing, singing, LAMDA exams and our productions allow the students to explore back stage skills and other theatre craft. We also aim to take students on at least one theatre trip a year to expand their experiences of live theatre. In the Chalfont St Peter branch we spend half the year teaching general workshops which last an hour. The other half of the year is geared towards a production in October Half Term. This production involves everyone from Workshop 2 upwards and Workshop 1 give regular presentations. They also do a small Christmas Show for parents to come at watch free of charge with mince pies and mulled wine, as a bit of fun for the end of term. During the week at Chalfont St Peter we have workshops working towards LAMDA exams which are endorsed by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. As of 2008 UCAS now offer 20 – 65 points to bronze, silver and gold medallists. Pedal has a very high success rate in Spoken English, Improvisation, Verse and Prose, Acting and Musical Theatre. Some of our students use this training as a starting block for full-time courses in the performing world while others see it as a way of acquiring presentation and communication skills which will help them through interviews and enable them to deal more confidently with the public in their everyday working lives. Once a year the whole of PEDAL get together for our annual Night At The Musicals, where students from all classes and workshops are encouraged to perform a piece as a solo, duet or in small groups from a musical of their choice and there are a few big group numbers too. Many of our students also take part and secure roles in local amateur dramatic group productions and the annual Wycombe Swan Summer Youth Project. Previous students have gone on to East 15 Drama School, Rose Bruford College, Central School of Speech and Drama, National Youth Theatre, English Youth Ballet, television and film work. Sunday - CSP Community Centre
11.00 - 12.00 Workshop 2&3 (years 3 - 8)
12.00 - 13.00 Workshop 4 (year 9+)
Friday - Holmer Green Village Hall
17.00 - 18.00 LAMDA
Thursday - CSP Community Centre
LAMDA
First session is FREE
10% discount is offered to siblings and those that take more than one class a week with PEDAL! Previous Shows Include:
•The Hot Mikado October 2006
•Oliver February 2007
•Disney’s High School Musical October 2007
•Summer Holiday February 2008
•The Wiz October 2008
•Fame February 2009
•Les Misérables October 2009
•Anything Goes February 2010
•Beauty and the Beast October 2010
•Little Shop of Horrors February 2011
•Our House October 2011
•Seussical February 2012
•Children of Eden October 2012
•The Snow Queen February 2013
•Honk! October 2013
•Loserville The Musical October 2014
•Addams Family The Musical October 2015
Future Productions:
- Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - October Half Term - The Beacon School
