Enter CIC fight hard to secure amazing opportunities for students studying with us. This has led to our students performing at class A theatres such as Sunderland Empire and also Gala Theatre, Durham, Auckland Castle and Durham Cathedral to name a few. We are always looking to put our talented cast on the biggest stages, so we decided to take our students to The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Fringe Festival is the largest arts festival in the world and the perfect setting to showcase the talents on offer at Enter CIC.
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Accompanied by a professional cast we made our way to Edinburgh to perform our in house professional production ‘The Wind Road Boys’ for 8 nights at Spotlites @ The Merchant’s Hall. On Sunday 10th August we had our opening night that blew the audience away. We received some fantastic reviews:
****”…gripping…passionate…compelling…impressive…” British Theatre Guide
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**** “This may be meaty drama, but would be suitable for all ages” Edinburgh Guide
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“The cast bring the characters to life superbly and the singing and staging is excellent” Primary Times Magazine
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We know that The Wind Road Boys is well received in our communities but to receive this response from people outside of the North East is very special.
Our cast of students and professionals have been amazing attracting big crowds with their professional performances on and off stage. The average audience attendance at a Fringe show is very low. We were receiving full houses every night of over 130 audience members.
Not only were our cast busy with the 8 performances, but they were also promoting the show as much as possible by parading up and down the Royal Mile and around the streets of Edinburgh handing out flyers and talking to visitors of the Fringe. We had some street performances booked in on the Middle Stage on the Royal Mile to give the public a little taste of The Wind Road Boys. This was received very well as hundreds of people gathered to see the impressive talent on display. The performances were so good that people couldn’t move as they tried to catch a glimpse. Our cast were even asked to reduce the volume of their singing as it was interfering with other performances. This was a true testament to the efforts of our students as they were singing with no music accompaniment.
The cast even managed to squeeze in seeing an array of different shows and took part in some Ceilidh dancing. It was a phenomenal experience for everyone involved with the production and is certainly something that will never be forgotten. We certainly made an impact in Edinburgh and this is very evident in the fantastic feedback we received from members of the audience from all around the world who came to see our production.
To see a photo gallery from our Edinburgh Fringe experience, please click here.
“This is a tight performance by a company who know what they are doing and with some standout performances”
Broadway Baby
“The large cast of this new musical give everything they’ve got”
The Scotsman
“Just been to see your final show. It was a spur of the moment decision. And what a great decision it turned out to be. Awesome show. Good luck to you all in future productions!”
Audience Member
“I’ve seen every staging, this is the best yet!”
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“Very professional, great voices and acting”
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“Awesome show, passionate, informative, moving. Super talented cast. I thoroughly enjoyed it”
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“Best show in town”
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“What a wonderful show. Very moving, lovely singing, 100% effort throughout. Good luck to all for the future, you are all stars!”
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“Excellent, moving, fabulous. Glad we didn’t miss it”
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“The show was amazing!”
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“An amazing performance fuelling the passion for the miners that have long gone but should never be forgotten. I march at the Miners Gala and this left me emotional and very very proud. Amazing, keep up the great work”
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“Really enjoyed this. My ancestors were Ironstone miners from Eston and there is nothing to commemorate the industry. Langton could be Eston! Well done”
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“Whoever wrote The Wind Road Boys is a genius, music, lyrics, lib all amazing, very moving and well presented with lots of energy. Thank you for a great performance”
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“Fantastic opportunity for the young people involved to gain this high level of performance standard. Great show”
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“Really brilliant wouldn’t have looked out of place in The West End”
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“Incredible writing”
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“Terrific singing and choreography. Big talent”
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“I loved it!”
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“Simply the best”
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“Well done! Great show!
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“This show could easily be on the West End and Broadway!”
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“Excellent, great team and tremendous singers”
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“Fantastic show, very talented cast”
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“We could really see some up and coming talent”
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“Excellent show with an abundance of talent”
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“Excellent show with a superb cast”
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“I really enjoyed the show, amazing actors and singers!”
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