WISHES came true last month as members of a youth theatre school took to the stage.
Steppin Out Stars of Tomorrow, which has classes in Wokingham and Woodley, performed on South Hill Park’s Wilde Theatre to showcase their talents.
The youngsters, aged three-and-a-half to 17, sang, danced and acted their way through the show, their first for three years due to the covid pandemic. In all, more than 200 children took part in the show, called Wishes.
And spurring them on were EastEnders actor and Strictly Come Dancing finalist Emma Barton, and Strictly winner and Holby City actor Tom Chambers.
The show brought the curtain down on a successful year for the theatre show, run by principal Shelley Otway.
She said of the special guests: “Both are our patrons. I met them while we were all at the prestigious Guildford School Of Acting together studying musical theatre.”
While students are enjoying a well-earned rest, this week (August 1-5) some of them have been taking part in a summer school.
We Don’t Talk About Bruno is inspired by the Disney Pixar film Encanto, and will see the young actors and singers learn a show in a week, with a performance on Friday.
For more details, log on to: www.steppinoutstars.co.uk
