The arts
“MEMORABLE AND FUN PRODUCTIONS AND FORMING LONG-LASTING FRIENDSHIPS”
Rosie Marsh as Eponine in Les Miserables in St David’s Church, Exeter
Bethany Kendrick as Aslan in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
The Birdgirls from Seussical the Musical
Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford. Dan Oliver, who played the title role in
Dick Whittington in 2011 and Karim the monkey in Aladdin last year at Exeter Corn Exchange, says: “During my time at Stage by Stage, my ability grew and I was given the opportunity to play a number of parts in some fantastic shows including Ernst Ludwig in Cabaret, Noah in Children Of Eden, Hapgood in Anyone Can Whistle and Orin in Little Shop of Horrors. These shows took me to some great places like the Exeter Northcott Theatre, the Edinburgh Festival and Her Majesty’s Theatre in London’s West End. Professional actors that I speak to never had these opportunities when they were growing up!”
The magic of performance It was clear from an early age that Ian was destined for the theatre. At the age of nine he directed his first production, Peter Pan at Ealdham School in South East London, and his strongest boyhood memory is of performing in a musical review with Frankie Howerd when he was 11. Ian studied at the University of Exeter and then Central School of Speech and
Drama, gaining a masters degree in Applied Theatre, which is defined as ‘where theatre connects with the community’. Having worked on several professional
shows, Ian settled in Exeter where his wife Tanya Euridge is a ballet teacher. He says: “As I specialised in teaching
drama, it seemed the most natural thing in the world to extend the tuition on offer at the Euridge School of Dancing, and Stage by Stage was born.” The couple bought Stage Studios in 1995.
Ian says: “We took the plunge! The studios had been empty for 10 years and there was dry rot and a lot of leaks! “Over the years, we’ve added specialised
dance floors, ballet barres, full-length mirrors, new toilets, theatrical lighting
and a new roof, costing over £20,000.” Ian and Tanya have invested a lot of time,
money and love to ensure a bright future for Stage by Stage and the hundreds of keen youngsters who pass through its doors. To celebrate its milestone anniversary, on
14 July there will be a gala at Exeter Corn Exchange including highlights from the past two decades including Stage by Stage’s first ever show, Bugsy Malone. And in Edinburgh in August there’ll be
a revival of the award-winning Little Shop of Horrors, and in October Stage by Stage returns to the Exeter Northcott with Annie, which sold out last time it played there. EL
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