Throughout the year we perform lots of small shows and take part in other events that we are invited along to, which helps us to teach our members to give back to the community. We aim to try and put on at least one large show a year, some groups do these at our own mini theatre while the advance class puts a show on at the Hazlitt theatre in Maidstone.
Below you can read a bit about some of the larger shows we have performed in the past.
Another year, another show. We hope you will find it as entertaining as our show last year. Since then we have performed on many different stages, showing just how good our young, and not so young mem......[ more ].
It’s been quite some time since we graced the stage here at the Hazlitt Theatre. Although we now have our own mini theatre, it has always been our aim to let our members share in the delights of bei......[ more ].
This year we have a very varied show for you with some special guests filling in between the scenes, including one of our patrons Karris Leanne Thompson.
Some of you may have noticed t......[ more ].
After a long year for all involved with Harmony, Harmony Community Arts Centre saw its second Christmas show.
Harmony 1 had spent the year learning songs and dances to put smaller shows......[ more ].
After being formed for a little more than 1 year September 2006 saw the first major production produced and performed by Harmony 2 held at Harmony Community Arts Centre.
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Harmony Community Arts Centre, sounds good doesn't it? It's tremendous for us in Harmony to be able to say that we have got a home of our own at last.
Obviously it has been quite a hard......[ more ].
This year has been very exciting for Harmony. We have won the very prestigious Queens Golden Jubilee award for after schools activities carried out by our volunteers. Three of us were received by Her ......[ more ].
It is not always easy to find a definite theme for any one show being a variety show it is especially difficult because of the word variety. But obviously when one starts to think about programs and p......[ more ].
'Show Time Express' Get on board as we travel from London to Kansas and into the world of the story book. Mary Poppins, The Wizard Of Oz, The Wild West and the stories from Story Books.
In January 2001 we finally settled down to serious work on our second show. This was called 'Step in Time' and it was a celebration of music and theatre of the 20th Century.
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This was the first time that many of us had ever been on stage and although we had rehearsed for 6 months, we didn't get to the theatre until the Sunday before our first show, which meant we only had two days in which to put up all the scenery and work out on the stage all the correct places and positions we had to be in during the acts. The second of the two days was for our first dress rehearsal, all of us were very nervous.
The producer guided us through the show and explained each person's importance on stage. With this guidance and trust in our producer the 6 months rehearsals paid off, although we had new surroundings it all came together well.
The dressmakers had spent a lot of time making all the costumes but it wasnt until the sunday before the show that we had time to try them on, once everyone got together on stage in costume the full effect could not be imagined.
Scenery
Being on a real stage for the first time was exciting enough but to have real scenery and props to work with, realy uplifted our performances.
Most of our actors were unaware of the time and effort spent by the scenery and props team. The stage effects proved the importance of a good backstage team and realy enhanced all of our efforts.