We are so delighted that, Ella Jones, has successfully auditioned for the famous 'Sylvia Young' Theatre School in London. Ella was contacted just 2 hours after her audition by Sylvia Young herself with the news she had be awarded a full time place at the school.

Congratulations Ella!

Congratulations to our pupils who successfully auditioned and performed in Swindon's professional pantomime, 'Peter Pan' at The Wyvern Theatre:  Kyle Iles, Joanna Miller, Amy Gordon, Megan Johnson, as well as part-pupils Chloe Hill & Kaitlyn Hill.

Scarlet Roche was lucky to be invited to perform with Stagebox at the Shoreditch Town Hall in London along with the wonderful Rachel Tucker!

Scarlet had a wonderful time with another fantastic opportunity given by Stagebox!

We are so pleased that GSS student, Matilda Blake, made her 'West End' Debut in 'The Ferryman'! A 5-star Award-winning play directed by Sam Mendes.

Tildy played the role of 'Honor Carney,' the youngest daughter of the Irish 'Carney' farmhouse family.

The Ferryman premiered at the Royal Court Theatre  in 2017 and was the fastest selling show in the theatre's history. Tildy performed at the Gielgud Theatre and her first performance was on her 9th Birthday!  Tildy performed in the show until April 2018.

Take a look at this lovely article about Matilda's success in the Swindon Advertiser.

Congratulations Tildy on this fantastic achievement - we are so proud of you and thoroughly enjoyed watching your opening night!

Congratulations to Belle Tarrant who has successfully auditioned for Elmhurst's 'Young Dancer' Programme.

This is an associate programme which Belle will attend once a week alongside her continued training at GSS.

A great achievement - well done Belle!

We are delighted that Ellie Bannister has joined the 'Urdang Connect' associate course in London.  The course provides comprehensive training including technique, performance styles and live performance, laying solid groundwork for a successful career in the performing arts.

Ellie will attend this programme alongside her training at GSS.

Congratulations to Ellie Bannister & Winnie Diggens who have just finished their photo shoot modelling for International Dance Supplies (IDS); this was Winnie's third time modelling for the company. 

The girls had a great time!

Congratulations to Ella Jones who, after attending Tring Summer School, was awarded a Special Commendation for Improvement & Effort during classes.

Well done Ella we are so proud of you and are pleased you had such a wonderful time

Great to see so many GSS pupils performing in the Wyvern Theatre's Summer Youth Project: "Summer Holiday".  It is such a great opportunity to develop Musical Theatre skills!

Congratulations to Scarlet Roche, who after attending 'Bird College' Summer School, has been awarded a scholarship to attend next year's Summer School.

A fantastic achievement as only 2 were awarded, 1 to a boy and the other to Scarlet!

After the success at the Regional Finals at All England Dance, GSS students achieved great success in the National Finals held at the prestigious Hackney Empire in London:

Character Solos - 13 & 14yrs

1st Place & Gold Meal - Scarlet Roche

Intermediate Musical Theatre Trios / Quartets

1st Place & Gold Medal - Matilda Blake, Amy Gordon & Scarlet Roche

Modern Solos - 13 & 14yrs

3rd Place & Bronze Medal - Scarlet Roche

These places represent national wins from thousands of dancers who have competed over a period of 18 months!  The standard was outstanding throughout the competition.

Well done to Scarlet, Tilde & Amy, as well as our other finalists: Ruby, Ella, Jess, Ellie, Tilly, Sophie & Megan who all received Honours Certificates.

We are so proud of these achievements.

Congratulations to:  Tilly Robison, Ruby Roche, Emily Mackay, Isabelle Feaver, Evangelina Brannan, Rhiannon Mackay, Megan Dalton, Georgia Skinner, Jess Lansley, Jess Dunn, Matilda Blake, Kyle Iles & Zac Diamond.  Picture on the left during a rehearsal.

These pupils auditioned and performed in 'Fiddler on the Roof'. A special mention to Tilly Robison and Rhiannon Mackay who were cast as 'Bielke' and Ruby Roche and Megan Dalton who were cast as 'Shprintze'.  As well as one of our Senior pupils, Felicity Coster, who was cast in the principal role of 'Tzeitel'.

Review of 'Fiddler on the Roof'

"......the cast includes all ages, including children, whose confident performances augur well for the future....."

We are so proud to announce that Rhiannon Mackay, Amy Gordon, Kieran Jefferies & Ellie Benge have successfully auditioned for 'Stagebox'!

Rhiannon, Amy and Kieran will be joining GSS students Tildy Blake and Scarlet Roche in the 'Stagebox Elite Team,' and Ellie will be joining the 'Stagebox Development Programme'.

Stagebox is an award winning children’s theatrical company, which auditions children from across the UK & Internationally to select a company of dynamic, talented and professional young performers.  Stagebox train their Elite company during the school holidays with programmes exclusively led by creatives working within the industry. Our training includes video showcasing which showcases our performers to millions online. OurStagebox training also includes intensive dance training, vocal coaching, on location filming and masterclasses led by Directors, Musical Directors, Casting Directors, Choreographers and leading creatives.

Congratulations to Megan Johnson who has successfully auditioned for Rambert's Associate class 'Ballet Boost'.

Megan will start her associate classes in September alongside her training at GSS.

Following success at the recent dance festival, we were delighted that Ella Jones was invited to perform her Character Solo at the Bournemouth Music and Arts Festival Gala at the Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre!

Well done to Ella - it is such a privilege to be asked!

Congratulations to all the GSS Musical Theatre students who competed in the 'Musical Theatre Group' section at the Wootton Bassett Music Festival. 

They all sang beautifully with fantastic results:

1st Place- GSS Senior Class who were also awarded the 'Ros Hollands Cup'

2nd Place- GSS Intermediate Class

3rd Place- GSS Junior Class

A huge congratulations to Mary Martin, who won the Junior Classical Championship at Bournemouth Festival!

This is such an amazing achievement and we are so proud of Mary.

Well done to all GSS students who qualified to dance in the Championships: Megan D, Ella, Megan J and Mary - you all danced beautifully.

Congratulations to Mary Martin who has been offered a further year as an Associate at 'Ballet Theatre UK.'

Congratulations Mary we are so proud of you!

Congratulations to Rhea Thorpe who has successfully auditioned for 'Wilkes Academy'. Rhea will commence her training in September.

We are delighted to see Frankie Bates perform in Ballet Etudes & Nutcracker Suite with the English Youth Ballet in Salisbury.

After a week's rehearsal in London, Matilda Blake and Scarlet Roche performed in the Stage Box performance 'Live in London'.  The charity Gala, which included many West End guests as well as the Stage Box Company, took place at The Royal Court Theatre, London.