A Chance to Sing

13/01/2019

These guys are amazing - great fun, great musicality, great messages ... playing here soon: https://www.facebook.com/events/449520762121007/

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07/08/2016

In Festival of Word In Development at Toi I'll be showcasing these girls as sexy murderesses in an original cabaret show! Watch this space for dates ;)

One of them collects body parts of exquisite men in fancy little jars...

12/05/2014

Whoooo what an awesome rehearsal yesterday! Thanks for all the energy guys!

05/05/2014

For those of you that missed the rehearsal, come along next Monday :) and the Monday after that etc etc The more the merrier! xx

05/05/2014

Here we are again! What a cool little group we have! Nice to have a few fresh faces :) Sorry I only took a few photos when we sat down to write the tragic female characters in the new show!

03/05/2014

First rehearsal for the next show on Monday! We're really looking forward to it!
Great set
Amazing choreography
Enthusiastic rehearsals
Really fun
Full house every show
Proud of everyone at the end
Over too soon
Together we'll make a show to remember :-)

08/04/2014

The first show we put on under the new name "Herding Cats" is called
'Lasting Impressions'
It the story of a man who tries and fails to be an angel...
It as a cast of 12 plus dancers
I'm really looking forward to bring this dream to life!

18/03/2014

So... things are getting really exciting over here!
We have three halls to choose from as a rehearsal venue. Hutt Central School, Petone Central School and Naenae college!!!

I'm in contact with both Naenae and Taita college and i'll be going in to talk to the awesome talented students there in the next two weeks!!

I have a date set for the official opening of the company which I will be sending invites out for soon!!

And of course, in all the time I have free I'm writing, writing, writing so that we will have shows to perform! (I'm writing three at the moment so that when I get stuck on one I just switch over google drive documents so I can continue writing on something I'm more inspired about! x)

I'm really looking forward to seeing some of the old A Chance to Sing Cast tonight for a bit of a catch-up!!

07/03/2014

Taking the first steps to make this into a theatre company! It would be a youth theatre run by youth for youth! We would do the acting, directing, music and production!
I have contacted schools in the Hutt Valley and I'm really looking forward to the whole idea! It would mean lots more singing and acting coming our way! I will also of course need a company name..... :)
any suggestions?? xx

28/12/2013

So the plan so far is to write a new show to be put on end of 2014
Story to be co-written with Nathanael Walker-hale and music with Sean O'Connor and Timothy Mitchell. I'm really looking forward to the idea!!!
In case it isn't ready on time I would love to put on a classic stage show! Would also be great fun!
Any preferences?

09/09/2013

Watch i-Film NZ Shows's A Chance to Sing on Livestream.com. Sunday 11th August 7.30pm NZST. Live from the Little Theatre Lower Hutt, a musical show written, composed and directed by 18 year old Acacia O'Connor. Young Daniel Shapre, disillusioned with his competitive, egotistical performing family, d...

13/08/2013