The home of Cheltenham Youth Theatre and Bromsgrove Youth Theatre
2025|2026
We are delighted to announce our next productions, to be performed at Parabola Arts Centre, April 2026!
Disney's
Dare to dream jr
We are so excited be working on this brand new show, celebrating 100 years of Disney! Featuring classic songs from The Lion King, Frozen, Beauty and the Beast and The Jungle Book, to name just a few, as well as contemporary Disney songs which have never before been licensed for stage.
Disney's Dare to Dream Jr follows an eager group of trainees on their first day at a Walt Disney Imagineering Studio. As the group sets out to help each other discover their dreams, they work together to explore the power of dreams to unite, inspire, and make anything possible.
Dare to Dream is a thrilling mix of contemporary songs, timeless classics, and brand-new medleys that are sure to surprise and delight Disney lovers of all ages.
DARE TO DREAM JR
Book Developed by Disney Theatrical Group
Music Adapted and Arranged by Patrick Sulken
Orchestrations by Patrick Sulken
Additional Vocal Arrangements by Britt Bonney
This youth production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International
All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI www.mtishows.co.uk
Chicago
Teen edition
In “Roaring Twenties” Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap... until he finds out he's been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another "Merry Murderess," Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the "American Dream": fame, fortune, and acquittal.
CHICAGO: TEEN EDITION
Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins
Script adaptation by David Thompson
This youth production of CHICAGO: TEEN EDITION is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd.
become a member
Your Encore Arts 25|26 membership includes:
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34 x weekly sessions across 3 Terms (Autumn, Spring & Summer)
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3 x extra Saturday or Sunday rehearsals (Spring Term)
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18th-19th April 2026 - 'Dare to Dream Jr' and 'Chicago: Teen Edition' Full scale production week/end at Parabola Arts Centre
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16th July 2026 - 'Encore' end-of-year showcase & awards at Artrix
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All scripts, music and materials
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Subsidised participation for NT Connections Company opportunity (ages 13-18)
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The only additional cost will be for audience tickets for shows
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Our termly fees are £200 | £150 2nd sibling discount
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This can be split into 12 monthly payments of £50
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Concession rate places available
Nt Connections
We are also thrilled to announce that we have been selected to take part in the National Theatre Connections programme for 2026!
This is a brilliant drama opportunity for ages 13-19. Each year, Connections commissions a selection of brand-new plays for young people to perform, pairing some of the UK’s most exciting writers with the theatre-makers of tomorrow.
Each participating company will then stage a Home Performance at their own venue, where a National Theatre Director will visit to provide feedback.
Every group will then transfer their production to a Partner Theatre Festival, where they will perform on a professional stage.
Finally, a select number of groups (one for each play) are invited to perform at the Connections Summer Festival: a final celebration, which spotlights each play and champions the incredible work created throughout the year.
We will be running this as a separate project, Jan-April 2026, but Encore Arts members will be subsidised, if they would like to take part. We'll be in touch over the Autumn Term with further details about this.
