Mon 3 - Fri 7 August 2026
Join us for Chelmsford Theatre’s annual Musical in a Week! This year we are excited to offer two programmes, a performers programme and a technical programme.
Working with Grace, a talented choreographer and musical theatre tutor, and Andrea, our experience director and acting coach, a group of 30 young people will bring global sensation High School Musical (one act version) to life in just one week!
This five day process will involve full dance routines, singing workshops, acting masterclasses and full rehearsals. Ending with a performance at the Chelmsford Theatre Studio on the final Friday to parents and careers, with full lighting and sound!
Navigate East High, juggling classes, basketball games, musical auditions and the status quo, featuring all the hit songs such as We’re All In This Together and Breaking Free, the team of young people will work together to bring together a full production.
We will ensure that every child has a speaking part and is fully involved in the production. We cannot promise particular roles or a lead role to every participant. Key parts of costume will be provided, however some base items, or easily sourced items, may need to be provided by parents/careers – for example a white shirt.
Please see additional info in this Performers Pack
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Located in the heart of Chelmsford's West End, we are only a 10-minute walk from Chelmsford train station and a short distance from many of the city's car parks.
Chelmsford Train Station is a short walk from the Theatre. You can look at Greater Anglia to check which trains stop at Chelmsford Station.
Chelmsford Bus Station is just around the corner from the Theatre. You can look at First Essex to check which buses stop at the Chelmsford Bus Station.
The closest parking to the Theatre can be found at Townfield Street car park (open till 11pm Mon to Sat but closes at 6pm on Sun), Coval Lane car park (entrance via Rainsford Lane, open all hours) and Fairfield Road car park, (entrance via Coval Lane, open all hours but there are restrictions in place Mon to Fri before 5pm, Fairfield Road car park is also used extensively by people visiting the city in general and travelling to London on the train so can be very busy at all times).
Visit www.chelmsford.gov.uk/car-parks for information on all carparks before your visit. Charges apply at all times.
All Chelmsford City Council car parks are now cashless. You can still pay by card, contactless payment or the MiPermit app.
Our café and box office are open Monday to Saturday 10am to 3pm. The Box Office is closed on bank holidays unless there is a performance.
Outside of the times above the building will open 90 minutes before an event.
Chelmsford Theatre
Fairfield Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 1JG
Box Office: 01245 606505
Email: boxoffice@chelmsford.gov.uk
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