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...to BATS Next Gen's website - a source for all the information you could ever desire on this amateur musical theatre company, set up for Basingstoke's budding young performers. Our age range is from 7 to 18 years (at time of performance), and we audition for every show. Please note, we are not a drama or dance club - if you are looking to join a weekly class we recommend you check out some of our links on the left-hand side for ideas. We rehearse during term time on Wednesday evenings at Fairfields Arts Centre in Basingstoke. There are occassionally some Sunday rehearsals during the day, but these are notified well in advance.

We are self-funding and do not receive any grants or funding from any outside source - all monies made from ticket sales goes back into the company for the next productions. We do welcome donations! Please contact the secretary on how to donate.

If you're looking to find out more about our next show to be performed in Basingstoke, get some inside information on the talent we stage or indeed to find out how to enrol yourself or your children, you've come to the right place!

Our Next Show | News & Events | Important Dates | Previous Show | BATS Next Gen Committee

Our Next Show

A Youth Group production by arrangement with the Really Useful Group Ltd

 

CATS

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats ' by T.S. Eliot

CATS will be performed at Queen Mary's Hall, Queen Mary's College, Basingstoke from Thursday 20th February through to Saturday 23rd February 2014 and will include a matinee.

The age range for this production will be those aged 9 to 19 at the time of the production. There will be three workshops prior to the audition and entry is by registration only. You must attend one of the workshops to be invited to the audition.

Workshop dates are 12th, 19th June and 26th June 2013 and run from 7pm - 9pm. The workshops on the 19th and 26th are now full, but some spaces are available for the 12th.

To register, please email the secretary (either click the link on 'secretary' or email secretary@batsnextgen.co.uk) giving the full name of the young person, date of birth, medical conditions (ie asthma, penicillin allergy) and an emergency contact telephone number, as well as the choice of workshop date. If that workshop is still open, you will receive a confirmation email containing the application form. Spaces are limited for the workshops, so will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

The show fees for this production will be £85.00 and will apply to all those successfully auditioning. Payment terms can be arranged at no additional cost.. Rehearsals for successful cast members will begin on Wednesday 3rd July. We rehearse every week during term time only at Proteus Creation Space, and there will also be some Sunday rehearsals. For a full list of proposed rehearsal dates, please contact the secretary as above.

For all enquiries about this production, or about BATS Next Gen, please contact the Secretary, Sandie Thomson, via the link above or telephone 07754 068545.

DIRECTORS for CATS

Director - Richard Cox

Musical Director - Charles Withall

Choreographer - Kayleigh Halloway (of Clique Street Dance)

Assistant Director - Sharon Westwood

Assistant Musical Director - Samantha Legge

News & Events

BATS Next Gen have announced their next show - CATS

BATS Next Gen will perform at "Basingstoke - In The Mix" at The Anvil, Basingstoke on Sunday 5th May in aid of the Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane's chosen charities. Tickets are on sale from The Anvil Box office or online - priced at £14 for adults, £7 concessions.

Important Dates

For information on our current and future events, feel free to check out our calendar.

Previous Shows 2013

RENT SCHOOL EDITION performed 21st to 23rd February 2013

Set against the backdrop of Alphabet City, New York, a group of struggling musicians and artistes fight poverty, homelessness and eviction as well as the AIDS epidemic. For the cast list, click here.

 

London 2012 - The final hurdle

Written and directed by Rachel Glover and Fiona Morgans, this was performed by our younger members at Fairfields Arts Centre. London is about to hold the biggest games in the world, but there is a problem - Greece wants performing fees!

What will Seb Coe and Boris Johnson do to save the Games? How will they cut the budget?

For the cast list, click here.

The Committee

At our AGM, which this year was held on 3rd July 2012, the committee for 2012 - 2013 was elected as follows: