During 2023 and continuing in 2024, we have had numerous performers in many productions across the East Midlands. We are proud of you allπ
Nottingham Arts Theatre 2022
Well done to Sky Douglas and Esmie Smith- Cockayne who did a great job in Seussical.
PANTO SEASON 2021/22
Nottingham Playhouse
How lovely to be able to say we are proud of Serai Bondswell and Samuel Brown who appeared in Beauty and the Beast at Nottingham Playhouse.
Nottingham Arts Theatre
Congratulations to Naomi Hills and Alannah Hills who appeared in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Nottingham Arts Theatre.
OUR ROYAL CONCERT HALL DANCE SHOW CANCELLED APRIL 26th 2020 - DUE TO COVID
PANTO SEASON 2019/20
Congratulations to our girls who are appeared in Cinderella at Nottingham Theatre Royal
Nell Rushton, Sky Douglas, Trinity Asiedu-Asiama, Blaise Bondswell, Chloe Sims, Marina McNicholas, Amelia Harrold, Daisy Blake, Ruby Hall, Mya Matthews,Taya Jones, Sofia Callaway, Millie Yarnall, Jools Henry, Eva Roberts, Macey Gould.
Nottingham Playhouse
Congratulations to Macey Palmer and Serai Bondswell who are appearing in Sleeping Beauty at Nottingham Playhouse.
Derby Arena
Congratulations to Naomi Hills who is appearing in Peter Pan at Derby Arena.
Newark Palace Theatre
Congratulations to Fearne Wilson and Kacia Wilson who are appearing in Sleeping Beauty at Newark Palace Theatre.
Nottingham Arts Theatre
Congratulations to Samuel Brown, Matilda Mason- Price and Alannah Hills who are appearing in Aladdin at Nottingham Arts Theatre.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAM COAT
Congratulations to the pupils who appeared in Joseph October 2019
Congratulaions to our pupils who successfully auditioned to appear in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat at Derby Theatre 18th June - 22nd June 2019.
Nakiya Francis White, Tiarra Bestwick, Leah McPherson,Mya Matthews, Millie Yarnall, Naomi Hills, Alannah Hills, Ashlei Allen, Freya Clowes, Lucas Emerson, Donte Slater, Matilda Lee, Taya Jones and Libby Dickinson.
DECEMBER SHOWCASE 2018
Pupils performed their dance and exam routines that they work on during their lessons and exam coaching sessions. We all had an absolutely great time pupils, teachers and of course the audience. The feedback was lovely so here’s to our next one and not forgetting your kind donations that helped us raise £1000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
PANTO SEASON 2018/19
Nottingham Theatre Royal
Congratulations to our boys who appeared in Peter Pan as the lost boys and Michael and John at Nottingham Theatre Royal.
Larry Davies, Kairo White(John), Ding Ding Li, Coen Allison, Tom Lidstone, Donte Slater, Samuel Brown(Michael), James Faiers, Finn Ruston, Theo Barton, Louis Barton, Charlie Horner, Lucas Emerson(John).
Nottingham Playhouse
Congratulations to Emily Ho, Macey Palmer, Lucy Finnerty, Blaise Bondswell, Mya Matthews and Kacia Wilson who appeared in Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood at Nottingham Playhouse.
Derby Arena
Congratulations to Serai Bondswell who appeared in Jack and the Beanstalk at Derby Arena.
Newark Palace Theatre
Congratulations to Fearne Wilson who appeared in Aladdin at Newark Palace Theatre.
Nottingham Arts Theatre
Congratulations to Naomi Hills, Isobel Mason and Alannah Hills who appeared in Beauty and the Beast at Nottingham Arts Theatre.
Nottingham Playhouse
Well done to Kacia Wilson and Blaise Bondswell who appeared in Kindertransport as the evacuee children at Nottingham Playhouse over a three week period during October. They were asked to join the cast when the producer Kenneth Alan Taylor was impressed with their panto audition.
SHOW NIGHT SUNDAY 25th JUNE 2017 - NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CONCERT HALL
Wow what a great time we all had and thank you to everyone who made our night truly a great success. Thank you to all pupils and parents past and present plus the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall staff for taking the time to send such beautiful words about our show.
Lily - Mae Evans leaves us for six months from July 2017 to appear as the leading role ‘ Matilda’ in the West End Musical congratulations and have fun.
PANTO SEASON 2017/ 2018
Well done to our sixteen youngsters who had a wonderful time appearing in Beauty and the Beast at the Nottingham Theatre Royal.
Claudie Brister, Eva Brister, Mya Matthews,Sofia Russell, Emily Ho, Harriet Richardson, Nicole Spilsbury, Polly Barton, Daisy Blake,
Blaise Bondswell, Kacia Wilson, Matilda Lee, Freya Clowes, Serai Bondswell, Mollie Heatherington, Scarlett Blahyj.
Jack and the Beanstalk at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
Congratulations to Isobel Mason who had a wonderful time appearing in Jack and the Beanstalk at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
Congratulations to Ellie Knight who once again appeared at the Newark Palace Theatre in Beauty and the Beast.
This year we had no students appearing at the Playhouse due to our Concert Hall show falling on the same day as the auditions.
PANTO SEASON 2016 - 2017
Congratulaions to Naomi Hills who appeared in Aladdin at Chesterfield Theatre along with one of our ex pupils Kyeirah who was also performing whilst in her third and final year at Perfomers College.
Congtratulations to Ellie Knight who appeared in Jack and the Beanstalk at The Newark Palace Theatre.
Congratulations to our twenty youngsters who had a great time appearing in Jack and the Beanstalk at The Nottingham Theatre Royal.
Finally a big well done to our students Toni Doherty, Ellie Finnerty and Tyler Boston who are performed in Aladdin at The Nottingham Playhouse.
Congratulations to the hundreds of children who have appeared in panto and theatre over the 23 years up and down the country we are so proud of you all.
Showcase 12th & 13th November 2016 Carlton Academy
Well done to all our students that displayed their talents and techniques to a very warm audience of family and friends at out first Showcase that was held at the Carlton Academy on the weekend of the 12th November 2016.
The school gave the audience a comprehensive understanding through dance how their exam work is structured and progressively becomes more technical as they move up the grades.
We have had lovely feedback from the parents and this has encouraged us to plan more showcases in the future.
We raised £170 from refreshments over the showcase weekend overseen by Mandy Seaton and the dance school have matched the figure bringing the grand total of £340 which we have donated to The Nottingham City Hospital, Teenage Cancer Unit, Hogarth Ward thank you for your support.
Congratulation to Lucy Lane and Lucy May who danced in the Nottingham Playhouse Pantomime "Dick Whittington" 2015/16.
Well done Lily-Mae Evans who appeared in the production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Nottingham Theatre Royal - May 2016 alongside Lee Mead and Michelle Collins.
Thank you to all our students who in April 2016 danced, sang and acted at the Nottingham Arts Theatre - Nottingham Lace Industry Musical .
The feed back from producer, choreographer and the audience was wonderful.
The Theatre Royal Panto “Aladdin" saw Marcia’s pupils providing the “ah” factor in 2015/16.
All girls once again were excellent ambassadors for the school.
Congratulation to Lucy Lane and Lucy May who danced in the Nottingham Playhouse Pantomime "Dick Whittington" 2015/16.
SHOW NIGHT FEBRUARY 2015
I am absolutely thrilled with the feedback from students' family and friends, their comments have praised our routinues, costumes and the production quality of sound and lights.
All our hard work has paid off and we can be proud of our performance on the night.
I am so honoured to be a part of the extended family of the Marcia Jones School of Dance !!!
Marcia
The Theatre Royal Panto “Snow White" saw Marcia’s pupils provide the “ah” factor in 2014/15.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CAST OF OUR DANCE SCHOOL FOR THEIR FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE
AT THE ROYAL CONCERT HALL ON THE NIGHT OF THE 25th NOVEMBER 2012