Show Day
Saturday 10th May 2025
Forum Theatre, Romiley
The Precinct, Compstall Rd, Romiley, Stockport SK6 4EA
Show Times 1.30pm and 6.30pm
Call time 11am
dress rehearsal
Sunday 4th May 2025
12-4pm at EP DANCE Studios
All hired costumes will be at the studio on this day. Anything that you need to supply yourself will be needed for this date.
rehearsals
Sunday 27th April 2024
12-3pm at EP DANCE Studios
Wednesday 7th May 2024
5.30-8.30pm at EP DANCE Studios
Please attend these rehearsals in uniform.
important dates
costumes
Individual costumes will be sent out with your amount on.
Payments will be collected via GoCardless on 1st February 2025.
Please get in touch if you would like a payment plan for costumes.
tickets
£16.50
These will be available to purchase directly through the theatre from 1st March 2025. Please can each family aim to sell at least 4 tickets. There is no upper limit of tickets.
rehearsal
fees
£20.00
This covers three studio rehearsals and rehearsal time on show day at the theatre.
financial commitment
PLEASE LET US KNOW PRIOR TO THE SHOW IF YOUR CHILD NEEDS HELP WITH HAIR AND/OR MAKEUP
show day
11am Arrival at theatre
Please come with hair and makeup already done wearing your show t-shirt.
11.15am Rehearsal on stage
1.30pm Show 1
This show will finish at approx. 3.30pm. After the show, students will remain backstage (expect for youngest students who can be collected by parents) to eat their packed lunches and prepare for the second show.
5.30pm Show 2
This show will finish at around 7.30pm. Please be patient with us whilst we safely sign out all children back to their parents.
COSTUMES
Please refer to your personalised costume list for items that will be purchased or hired from EPDS or items that you need to buy yourself.
ITEMS TO BUY YOURSELF:
First Steps - plain white frilly ankle socks, tap shoes, ballet shoes
Preparatory - plain black socks, plain white frilly ankle socks, tap shoes, ballet shoes
Junior Street - plain white trainers
Mid-Senior Street - plain white trainers, plain black trainers, pink outfit (please see picture on costume form)
Senior Street - plain white trainers, pink outfit (please see picture on costume form)
Senior Contemporary - crop top, leotard or sports bra for under t-shirt (Fame)
All Dancers - plain black leggings or joggers (for finale)
hair
Slicked back low bun with middle parting
makeup
Dark base
Bronze/gold eyeshadow
Black eyeliner
Red lipstick
frequently asked
questions
MY CHILD DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE PART IN THE SHOW, IS THIS OK?
Absolutely. The show is open to all students and we highly encourage participation, however if your child does not want to take part or cannot, please do not worry.
CAN I STAY BACKSTAGE WITH MY CHILD?
Only licensed chaperones and DBS checked individuals can be backstage. Parents are permitted to look after their own children in a separate changing room but MUST stay for both shows. Backstage helpers (chaperones) do not have to help at both performances. Please get in touch for more information about this.
ARE COSTUMES BOUGHT OR HIRED?
On your costume list, there may be a mixture of items that we will be hiring, you will be purchasing from us and items that you need to supply yourselves. All hired costumes will be kept with EP DANCE Studios for the entirety of show weekend due to the supplier's policy. Hired costumes allow us to have high quality costumes for a fraction of the price. However, we are limited to quite specific costumes through hiring therefore there may be some items which you will buy from us instead which you will keep. There may also be some items which you need to supply yourself, such as socks and leggings. Everything that you need to buy yourself and that we will be supplying is on your costume form.
THE SHOW DAY IS LONG AND I'M WORRIED THAT MY CHILD WILL GET TIRED.
Though it is a long day, for most children there is a lot of waiting around backstage. There is plenty of rest time during the show itself as well as before and in between the two shows.
WILL MY CHILD BE IN BOTH SHOWS?
Yes. We run the same performance twice as the children work so hard for so many months so it gives them more than one chance to perform. It also means that those who are chaperoning can help at one show and watch the other from the audience.
CAN I TAKE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS DURING THE PERFORMANCE?
Photography and videography is not allowed from the audience and you will be asked to leave the theatre if you are doing this. The show is professionally filmed (this year this will be digital download only rather than DVDs) and we will also have a photographer. We cannot allow photography and videography from audience members for safeguarding reasons.