Our Summer Showcase is taking place on the 20th and 21st June 2026. It will be held at The Evans Theatre at Wilmslow Leisure Centre.
This is a showcase for all our classes take to the stage and perform. We have children from 3.5 years to 13 years performing on the evening. It is great to see what the children have been working on in class. It also gives them an opportunity to perform on a stage. They absolutely loved last year so we are giving the children another opportunity to shine, build confidence and showcase what they are working on at Echo.
We need parent helpers to become Chaperones, as you need to complete the training (which does not take long) but the process of becoming a chaperone can take some time, we advise you do this as soon as possible. Follow the link below to start the process. It would be great if we could have another male chaperone as well. If you have started the process to become a chaperone please can you let me know.
SUB Payment and confirm your childs attendance
Please make the payment below to confirm your child’s place in our Summer Showcase. If you cannot attend this date, please let us know asap. If you cancel a week before and have not made the sub payment we will still kindly ask that you make the payment as all costumes would have been bought at that point of cancelling.
Timings for the weekend
FRIDAY REHEARSAL- We are having an additional rehearsal at the Evans Theatre on Friday evening. More information about this to follow.
SATURDAY SHOW DAY – We are asking that children are dropped off on Saturday for 10am at the Evans Theatre. Our Echo Stars can be dropped off from 12.00pm. Please bring a packed lunch, snacks and plenty of water. Please make sure all snacks DO NOT contain nuts.
We will then need you to collect the children at 2.00pm and bring them back for 5.15pm. Our show will start at 6pm and we hope to be finished for 7.30pm at the latest.
Sunday- We may ask the children back earlier depending on how the show is running. But we will be inviting the children back on the Sunday at 5.30pm and the show will start at 6.00pm.
Summer Showcase Tickets-
Tickets will be on sale soon.
Costumes:
Have you transferred your £10 sub payment? Information is below! We are asking for a £10 contribution to our show to help towards costumes, staff, venue hire. Please use the link above. More information will be sent out about costumes next term.
DRESS REHEARSALS
TBC
Backstage and Waiting Times
Please can you pack a book or a colouring book so they have something to focus on while they wait. Please will you speak to the children and about taking the opportunity to use the toilet on breaks and not when they are desperate. Please can you also speak to the children about their behaviour and remind them that all our helpers are giving up their time to help at the show so please be respectful at all times and make sure they clean up all their lunch and rubbish throughout the day. Please can you also speak to your children about their costumes and making sure that once they have finished with the costume it gets put back in their bag. Do not leave clothes lying around.
Where to Park
Their are couple of options for parking, one near the Wilmslow Leisure Centre and one just to the right as you drive in towards the leisure centre.
Where to drop off and collect your Echo
We will confirm closer to the time.
Interval
We will have an interval during the performance. The leisure centre also have a cafe selling a mixture of refreshments. The children are not allowed to the front of house during the interval and you will not be allowed backstage during the rehearsal.
Mobile Phones
We ask that no mobile phones are brought to the venue by the children. We are not responsible if they go missing and we won’t have time to look for them if they do go missing. The children will also be sharing their dressing rooms with other children and we have to safeguard everyone and unfortunately mobile phones are a risk due to the camera and taking photos.
FINALE
Just a reminder, everyone will be coming on stage for our bows, this means the final performance of everyone will be singing together. We will confirm the song asap.
Costumes after the show
Please bring all your costumes back in a bag with your child’s name on at the classes next week. We will be ticking the costumes back in as some have gone missing since we did out last show. Please make sure they are in a bag and clearly labelled.
Medication
Please bring any medication required in a bag with your child’s name on it. This may include hayfever medication, asthma or allergy kits.
If you do have any questions about the summer showcase please send them to echoacademyuk@gmail.com.
The Echo Team