Dreamcoat Stars: Jigsaw Potters Bar and Barnet performance!

Dreamcoat Stars is a touring company that travels around the UK spreading the Christmas joy! Earlier this year, Jigsaw Potters Bar and Barnet students were approached by Keith Jack, the producer of Dreamcoat Stars, and invited to join the Dreamcoat choir this year. The students dedicated Wednesday evenings to rehearse weekly for a few months with Jigsaw Manager Megan in preparation for the performance.

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When the day arrived, the students went to do a quick soundcheck where they practiced the staging of the performance with Keith and then later on it was showtime!

We spoke to School Manager Megan about the experience…

“The students at Jigsaw Potters Bar and Barnet were thrilled to be the only children performing to an audience on stage with the Dreamcoat Stars! The audience really loved the performances, it was really sweet to witness the magic come to life on stage. The students sang two numbers in the first half which were with the Dreamcoat Stars, a prologue and the Christmas classic ‘Holy Night’.

In act two, we all changed into Christmas jumpers and we had Christmas headwear and performed our own Christmas medley, with just the students on stage. Ending with the very popular Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoats song. It was so, so much fun!

The Jigsaw Potters Bar and Barnet students were so enthused with excitement. And so proud to have performed on stage with the Dreamcoat Stars. It was really beautiful to see the interactions between them on stage. What made the performance so special was that the students were made to be a real part of the performance with the Dreamcoat Stars, with high fives and clapping, getting the audience to cheer them on too.

During one of the rehearsals, we took headshots of the students which we placed at the entrance of the venue. So when parents walked in for the performance, they were welcomed with a lovely surprise! Parents were bursting with pride throughout the performances, we had one cry! It was such a fantastic experience and the students want to do it all over again!” – Megan

At the end of the performance, the Dreamcoat Stars visited the students in the dressing room backstage!

What a wonderful way to begin the Christmas festivities… until next time!

Jigsaw Arts Potters Bar

Jigsaw Potters Bar Teachers