Tag: Production

Tickets on sale NOW for Analogue

Tickets are now on sale for Rising Stars’ production of ‘Analogue – the 80s retro remix’ which will hit the stage at Beccles Public Hall & Theatre on Friday 10th & Saturday 11th July 2026.

Poster for Analogue - the 80s retro remix

More than just an 80s jukebox musical, ‘Analogue – the 80s retro remix’ will take audiences on a high-energy journey through the decade that changed the world.

Join the award-winning Rising Stars as they bring the 1980s to life through iconic songs, electrifying choreography and theatrical storytelling inspired by the real events, headlines and cultural moments that defined the decade. While many of the songs come from the 80s, the soundtrack isn’t limited to the decade itself – every number is chosen because it connects to the events, spirit and atmosphere of the era.

From royal weddings, protests and revolutions to blockbusters, pop culture and world-changing events, ‘Analogue – the 80s retro remix’ celebrates the spirit, drama and nostalgia of the 1980s in an uplifting and entertaining theatrical experience.

Tickets for Analogue are priced at £13 for adults and £10 for under 18s and can be purchased online at any time from the Beccles Public Hall Box Office using this link.

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Tickets can also be purchased by visiting Beccles Public Hall Box Office in person or by telephoning 01502 770060. The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 3pm and accepts both debit and credit cards.

For further details please Contact Us

Auditions slots available NOW for The Lightning Thief

Book your audition slot now

We are now taking bookings for audition slots for The Lightning Thief.

Cast auditions will be on Friday 3rd September (evening) and Sunday 5th October (daytime).

To book your place, please complete and return an Application to Audition form (available from our downloads page) by 4pm on Sunday 28th September.

Audition rehearsals start on Friday 19th September from 7-9pm in Blyburgate Hall, Beccles for anyone who would like to be in the cast as a principal and/or a company member.

Full details of Pre-audition rehearsals

Friday 19th September, 7pm – 9pm
Company & principal singing audition practice / guidance

Sunday 21st September, 2pm – 4pm
Company & principal acting & music workshop

Friday 26th September, 7pm – 9pm
Movement workshop
Company audition practice / guidance

Sunday 28th September, 2pm – 4pm
Company & principal audition workshop (opportunity for principal audition practise)

All rehearsals are in Blyburgate Hall, Beccles.

Don’t panic if you can’t attend all the pre-audition rehearsals as the character descriptions and audition requirements are detailed in The Lightning Thief Cast Information (available from our downloads page)
We look forward to meeting you at a rehearsal and hope you take advantage of this opportunity to perform with our friendly and talented group.

Rising Stars’ next production will be…

Rising Stars are delighted to announce that their next production will be…

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical.

What if you found out you’re the child of a Greek god?

Percy Jackson was just a regular kid – until he discovered he’s a demigod!

Now he’s on an epic quest to find Zeus’s stolen lightning bolt, clear his name, and stop a war between the gods. Along with his friends Annabeth and Grover, Percy battles monsters, dodges traps, and finds the hero inside himself.

Adventure. Friendship. Rock music. And lots of monsters.

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Tickets on sale NOW for Back in Time

Tickets are now on sale for Rising Stars’ production of ‘Back in Time’ which will hit the stage at Beccles Public Hall & Theatre on Thursday 17th & Friday 18th 2025.

Join the award-winning Rising Stars as they take you on a magical journey ‘Back in Time’ through the decades in this juke box musical. This heart-warming story will have your toes tapping with music, characters and dance styles from the past to the present day whilst showcasing the very best of local, young talent in musical theatre.

‘Back in Time’ is the next fully staged show in an ever-growing line of successful musical productions by the Beccles-based musical theatre group, whose previous credits have included Arabian Nights, Peter Pan & The Addams Family. Although the majority of the cast are under 18, they pride themselves on bringing the high quality and professionalism that you would expect of any theatre company to all of their performances.

Tickets for ‘Back in Time‘ are priced at £13 for adults and £10 for under 18s and can be purchased online at any time from the Beccles Public Hall Box Office using this link.

BUY TICKETS NOW

Tickets can also be purchased by visiting Beccles Public Hall Box Office in person or by telephoning 01502 770060. The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 3pm and accepts both debit and credit cards.

For more information please Contact Us

Tickets on sale NOW for Arabian Nights

Poster for Arabian Nights

Tickets are now on sale for Rising Stars’ forthcoming production of Arabian Nights – a musical full of Eastern promise.

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The cast of talented 9 to 18 year olds are currently putting their finishing flourishes to this dramatic and wondrous production which will be staged nightly in Beccles Public Hall & Theatre from Thursday 27th to Saturday 29th March 2025 at 7.30pm.

Long ago in a far-off land, a King is to be married to the beautiful Sheherazade. No one is celebrating, for the vengeful and brutal King Shahryar has executed 1000 wives before her. The same fate awaits Sheherazade and only her gift of storytelling can save her life.
Can she melt her tyrant husband’s cold heart with her tales of treasures, monsters, genies and magic and create a true love story of her own?

The multi-talented young cast sing, dance, act and take on many different characters as Sheherazade’s stories are brought to life on stage. In full costume and accompanied by live musicians, this stunning musical is suitable for all the family.

Arabian Nights is the next fully staged show in an ever growing line of successful musical productions by the Beccles-based musical theatre group, whose previous credits have included Legally Blonde, The Addams Family and Peter Pan. Although the majority of the cast are under 18, they pride themselves on bringing the high quality and professionalism that you would expect of any theatre company to all of their performances.

Tickets for Arabian Nights are priced at £13 for adults and £10 for under 18s and can be purchased online at any time from the Beccles Public Hall Box Office using the button below.

Buy tickets NOW

Tickets can also be purchased by visiting Beccles Public Hall Box Office in person or by telephoning 01502 770060. The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 3pm and accepts both debit and credit cards.

For further details please Contact Us

Arabian Nights – we have a cast!

The young cast of Arabian Nights reading through the script

We had a large number of young people applying to audition for us and were blown away by the quality of their auditions and the talent they showed us.

This gave us a tough couple of hours deliberating, but we finally have a full cast for Arabian Nights.

Congratulations to all successful candidates, and commiserations those that did not make the cast this time. It’s so sad to have to turn away talented youngsters who have put so much time and effort in auditioning. You all did yourselves proud and we would have included everyone if we could fit you all on stage and in the dressing rooms!

Rehearsals have started already and we had lots of fun at our first script read-through for Arabian Nights.

With tales of treasures, monsters, genies and magic, fabulous music and an amazingly talented cast – we are so excited about this show!

Auditions slots available NOW for Arabian Nights

Are you aged 8-19? Want to be part of an award-winning musical group? Book your audition for Arabian Nights NOW.

We are now taking bookings for audition slots for Arabian Nights.

Cast auditions will be on Friday 4th September (evening) and Sunday 6th October (daytime).

To book your place, please complete and return an Application to Audition form (available from our downloads page) by Sunday 29th September.

Audition rehearsals start on Friday 20th September from 7-9pm in Blyburgate Hall, Beccles for anyone who would like to be in the cast as a principal and/or a company member.

Full details of Pre-audition rehearsals

Friday 20th September, 7pm – 9pm
Company & principal audition practice / guidance

Sunday 22nd September, 2pm – 4pm
Principal singing audition practice / guidance

Friday 27th September, 7pm – 9pm
Movement workshop.
Company audition practice

Sunday 29th September, 2pm – 4pm
Company & principal audition practice / guidance

All rehearsals are in Blyburgate Hall, Beccles.

Don’t panic if you can’t attend all the pre-audition rehearsals as the character descriptions and audition requirements are detailed in the Arabian Nights Cast Information (available from our downloads page)
We look forward to meeting you at a rehearsal and hope you take advantage of this opportunity to perform with our friendly and talented group.

Casting call & open auditions for Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights information evening poster

Are you 8 to 19 years old and can sing, dance or act?
Now is your opportunity to join the award-winning Rising Stars for –

Arabian Nights

To be performed in Beccles Public Hall on the 27th – 29th March 2025

Rising Stars is looking for enthusiastic and talented singers, dancers and actors (especially boys!) to perform in this enchanting musical full of Eastern promise.

Arabian Nights follows the story of Scheherazade as she tries to save her own life by telling 1001 stories to the heartless king. Upset from his failed first marriage, King Shahryar marries a new woman each day and then kills her the next morning! To try and stop this, Scheherazade offers to marry the King – against the wishes of her family – but delays her execution by captivating him with familiar stories such as Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Sinbad the Sailor.

All existing members and anyone wishing to join Rising Stars are invited to an Information Evening at 7pm on Friday 13th September in Blyburgate Hall, Beccles, where there will be the opportunity to find out more about the show, meet the production team and get more details about how to audition to be in the cast or for a principal role.

To become an Arabian Nights cast member, you will need to:

  • Be a student in school year 3 or above (max age 19)
  • Book an audition slot by completing an Application to Audition form (available on the 8th or afterwards from the downloads page)
  • Attend the auditions on Friday 6th October (evening) and Sunday 6th October (afternoon).

These are open auditions. ALL roles and ensemble are available for casting.

For more information on how to get involved with this exciting, friendly and award-winning group of young performers, come along to the Information Evening or contact us.

If you can’t make it to the Information Evening but are still interested in being involved with the show, just let us know and we’ll make sure all the information given out on the night is emailed to you.

Tickets on sale NOW for Here We Go Again!

Tickets are now on sale for Rising Stars’ production of Here We Go Again! which will hit the stage at Beccles Public Hall & Theatre on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th July 2024.

Here We Go Again poster

Written specially for Rising Stars, this new cabaret-style show features a selection of our favourite music, songs, dances and colourful characters from previous productions – but with a new twist! Energetic, uplifting and upbeat, this production will look back on the past and look forward to the future.

‘Here We Go Again!‘ is the next fully staged show in an ever growing line of successful musical productions by the Beccles-based musical theatre group, whose previous credits have included Spamalot, Legally Blonde, Peter Pan and the award-winning Les Misérables and The Addams Family. Although the majority of the cast are under 18, they pride themselves on bringing the high quality and professionalism that you would expect of any theatre company to all of their performances.

Tickets for ‘Here We Go Again!‘ are priced at £10 for adults and £7.50 for under 18s and can be purchased online at any time from the Beccles Public Hall Box Office using this link.

BUY TICKETS NOW

Tickets can also be purchased by visiting Beccles Public Hall Box Office in person or by telephoning 01502 770060. The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 3pm and accepts both debit and credit cards.

For more information please Contact Us

Information evening for Summer 2024 production

Are you 8 to 19 years old and can sing, dance or act? (or know someone who is)
Now is your opportunity to show the world what you can do!

It’s your time to shine as WLOG Rising Stars begin their search for the cast of their next production Here We Go Again! which will be performed in Beccles Public Hall & Theatre on the 12th & 13th July 2024.

Following the success of their recent production of ‘Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure’, Rising Stars is looking for enthusiastic singers, actors, dancers and musicians in school year 3 or above to perform in this new cabaret-style show. Written specially for Rising Stars, this new cabaret-style show features a selection of our favourite music, songs, dances and colourful characters from previous productions – but with a new twist! Energetic, uplifting and upbeat, this production will look back on the past and look forward to the future.

All existing members and anyone considering joining Rising Stars are invited to an Information Evening at 7pm on Friday 19th April in Blyburgate Hall in Beccles, where there will be the opportunity to find out more about the show, meet the production team and get more details about how to audition to be in the show as a singer, dancer or instrumentalist.

For more information on how to get involved with this exciting and talented group, come along to the Information evening or Contact Us

We look forward to seeing you on the 19th.

IMPORTANT – If you can’t make it to the Information Evening but are still interested in being involved with the show, just contact us and we’ll make sure all the information given out on the night is emailed to you.