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Before dust could settle on a single Nanny McPhee costume, they were straight into the laundry and freshly pressed in preparation for our busy outreach season. Within days of the final curtain dropping at the Peacock Theatre, LCB2 Tour Director Victoria Collinson was sitting in front of a wide angle recording of the ballet, going over the music and choreography in order to work out how to compress 90 minutes of complex narrative ballet into a 30-minute abridged version suitable for LCB2’s audien…

It would have proved quite a feat for Nanny McPhee to quieten the enthusiastic roars of laughter at LCB’s schools’ matinee, which took place on 24th April 2014. When the doors opened for the noon performance, almost 1000 children from 19 inner city primary schools flooded into the theatre and were captivated by the pranks and antics of the naughty Brown children from start to finish. For most, this was their first experience of ballet and for some, their first ever experience of live theatre. As…

First rehearsals were scheduled to start on 5th January – I couldn’t wait!!!  Then we got the schedule through, and I wasn’t down to dance that day – so I HAD to wait!!!  Over the Christmas break, I think I watched Nanny McPhee what felt like a hundred times. It is such a great film though!  I wonder if Emma Thompson will come and see our production? I would love it if she did!.....  Unfortunately I also caught a virus and grew about 2 inches all at the same time, which took its toll on my knee…

My name is Ruby Spicer. I'm 9 years old, and I auditioned for LCB for the first time in November last year. I want to share my experience with other young people. Let me take you back to the auditions. Round one….. I arrived at the Dance Attic studios at 8:30am (along with my mum) as I didn’t want to miss my 9am start. Already there were lots of girls – some taller than me, others (only a few!) a bit shorter than me and others the same height as me. My mum chatted to some of the mums and I rea…

Today, Good Friday, I had a very good rehearsal. We were in a different studio and it was our last rehearsal at Dance Attic Studios. I loved it there as we had so much space to dance and mirrors to see our mistakes. Érico did a lot of rehearsing with my group Behind the Green Baize Door. First we did the kitchen scene (scene 4, which I wrote about in my last blog). Then the scene with Aunt Adelaide (scene 7) and finally the beginning of the wedding (scene 12). The rehearsal was very fun because …

When I got a place with LCB I was really happy. I never thought that I would get such a good part or should I say parts"yay" I never thought I would get two parts. I am one of the trainee undertakers. We have had lots of fun seeing and doing ballet during our rehearsals with a really good company. I would strongly recommend young people  to come and try out for LCB next year. I will be auditioning again for sure!