My name is Alexa Young
​In the Heat round, performers are asked to prepare a 3 minute cut of a musical theatre style song. Much like the audition, they will perform to a panel of West End judges and receive feedback on their performance, but this time there will also be a public audience! These rounds will be performed to backing tracks.
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These regional heats typically have 15-20 performers in each show and are grouped according to age where possible. The judges will select who goes through to the next round (the Semi-Finals) along with an audience vote for 1 person per show! You will find out if you are successful via email, after the event.
HEAT SCHEDULE
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Vocal Warm-Up - 10 Minutes
Group vocal warm up
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Rehearsal - 45 Minutes
A chance for you to run through your song ​
Performance - 100 Minutes
The audience come in and contestants to perform one at a time. There may be an interval!
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Audience Vote - Post Show
For an hour after the show, the audience vote will be open on our app. Details on how to use this can be found here!​​
What do I need to bring?
You will have sent your backing track in advance so all you need to bring is some water
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Do I need to warm up before?
We have a group warm up before the show
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How long does it take?
Contestants will be with us for a total of 3 hours including rehearsals and the show
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Do parents stay with contestants?
Once we sign in the contestants, they will be chaperoned by DBS checked staff. Parents are asked to come back at show time!
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Will we use microphones?
Yes we have head set microphones.​
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What happens if someone sings the same song as me?
We always let contestants know if someone is singing the same song however if both contestants want to stick with the song, they can!
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Can I sing a pop song?
You can sing whatever song you like but part of the judges marking criteria is story telling so something in the style of musical theatre is best!
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Do we need to wear a costume?
Generally contestants don't wear a full costume but a hint of your character in your outfit is sometimes nice.
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How do I get tickets to the heats?
You can buy tickets to all of our shows on our Tickets page
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FAQs
WORKSHOPS​
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At the Heat rounds, we also have various workshops available, which could include 1:1 sessions, acting through song classes and West End show masterclasses. Details of the workshop will be sent out after the auditions.
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The workshops will cost £20/£25 per person and will usually be an hour long. They will take place in an adjacent room from the heats and will be scheduled alongside the shows.
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There are bursaries and sibling concessions available - see the Enter Now page for more details.