23/08/2026
โญ๏ธ WHAT AN AMAZING WEEK AT ATA! โญ๏ธ
I honestly donโt quite know where to start! What an absolutely incredible week we have had at ATA, putting together TROLLS JR. ๐๐ญ
Putting on a show like this in such a short space of time takes a HUGE team of people and I am so incredibly grateful to every single person who gave their time, energy, talent and support to make the week so special for all of our children.
Firstly, a massive thank you to our wonderful chaperones โ Sarah Jackson WasPlatt , Sue Williams, Lindsey Mosley and Rebecca Beckford Dingvean. Thank you for looking after our children so brilliantly and for everything you did behind the scenes. ๐ฅฐ
A huge thank you to our fabulous crew โ Ethan Woolsgrove & Jacob Rose on lighting and sound! You helped bring everything to life and made our children look and sound amazing! ๐ก๐ค
And a big thank you to Ben Morrison at BPG Events for supplying the comms and microphones for the stage. Your support was hugely appreciated and helped us make sure everything ran smoothly throughout the performances. ๐ง๐ค
To our super-duper MDs, Ben Gill and James Patrick, thank you for all the music, patience, encouragement and energy you brought to the week. ๐ถ
To our amazing choreographers Daisy Mae Hearn , Izzy Mosley and Emily Davey, and to Bibi Jackson for both choreography and direction โ thank you for creating such fantastic numbers and getting so much out of our children in such a short amount of time. ๐๐บ
A huge thank you to Sarah Jane Mosley for taking the lead on all of our arts and crafts. The children absolutely loved everything you created and organised. ๐จ๐๏ธ
Thank you to Betty who was absolutely amazing backstage and also worked her magic with all the face painting! ๐จโจ Thank you for helping everything run so smoothly behind the scenes and for making our performers look fabulous!
To Joanne Morgan-Emile and Suey, thank you for all the hours spent making props, sorting sets and generally helping turn our theatre into the world of Trolls! ๐
And to Stanley, Brandon and Alfie, thank you so much for all your help throughout the week. Every extra pair of hands makes such a difference!
๐ธ A special thank you to Gideon Jackson for coming along and giving our children the opportunity to have their own photo shoot and for capturing some gorgeous photographs for us.
Also, a huge thank you to Hannah for taking photos of the show so that we have some wonderful memories of everything the children achieved on stage. ๐ท
A big thank you also to Colin Jackson for helping us with Front of House and making sure everything ran smoothly for our audiences. ๐๏ธ
And then there is Shannon Hearn โค๏ธ Thank you doesn't really seem enough. You helped lead the whole thing, put everything together and were my absolute rock throughout the week. I genuinely couldn't have done it without you. โพ๏ธ
And finally, thank you to every single child who took part and to all of our wonderful ATA parents and families for trusting us with your children, supporting everything we do and cheering them on so loudly. Watching their confidence grow throughout the week and seeing everything come together on that stage is exactly why we do it.
What we managed to achieve together in just one week was pretty incredible. I am exhausted, incredibly proud and so grateful to have such a wonderful ATA family around me.
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! ๐๐๐ญ๐ถ
ATA Summer Workshop 2026 โ what a week! โจ
With Love from Kelly xx
