Embrace the spotlight and dive into the vibrant world of theatre with BeXD Create’s holiday workshops for young performers! Join a tight-knit community, where kids can cultivate skills, craft captivating performances, build confidence, and foster lifelong friendships.
Peter Pan The Musical Workshop – January 2025
An original BeXD Production of Peter Pan the Musical written by Will and Katie Toft!
Each January, BeXD Create put on an original work for their Holiday Musical. This workshop follows on from the premiere of Winnie the Pooh the Musical in January 2024.
An amazing opportunity to originate roles, perform in the premiere production of a new musical and let your creativity soar!
DATES: 13th – 18th January 2025
TIMES: Monday – Saturday, 9AM – 4PM
WHERE: Riverside Conference Centre, Chelmer
COST: $550
WHO: Ages 6-17 (all experience levels welcome)
SHOW: Saturday 18th January @ 2PM, followed by pizza party!
What To Expect:
Students will spend their days working with their scripts, teachers and cast mates to learn lines and develop their characters. They’ll have music rehearsals where they will learn about voice technique, harmonies and projection; dance workshops working with the choreographer to piece together group dance numbers and featured solos; and acting one-on-one’s for scene work in the show.
The venue hosts many breakout spaces so the team of passionate and experienced teachers can provide optimal learning environments for the different age groups and skill levels in
the cast.
The teachers will also hold a Q&A session for students about the theatre and music industry during a lunchtime – this is a great opportunity for older students who are interested in a career in the arts to ask any questions.
There will be morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea breaks daily (food not provided). The show will be on Saturday afternoon at 2pm complete with lights, microphones, sets and costumes.
Cast, friends and family are then invited to a pizza party in the foyer to debrief after the show!
AUDITION INFO: Auditions are optional and will be announced closer to the workshop.
Musical Theatre Bootcamp – January 2025
Join BeXD for an unforgettable week of fun, music, friendship and creativity!
What is Musical Theatre Bootcamp?
Over five days, students will dive into acting, singing and dancing as they work on scenes, songs and choreography from Broadway and West End Musicals. At the end of the week, they will culminate their work into a showcase for all friends and family to come and watch and support the young artists.
The workshop will not be a full stage production of a single musical, but rather a montage of different musical highlights selected to learn and practice specific musical theatre skills.
DATES: Monday 20th – Friday 24th January 2025
TIMES: 9am – 4pm every day
WHERE: PIP Theatre, Milton
COST: $480
WHO: Ages 6-17 (all experience levels welcome)
SHOWCASE: Friday 24th January @ 3pm
What To Expect:
Students will spend their days being immersed fully into all the three Performing Arts disciplines!
They’ll workshop scripts and monologues, learn choreography, sing songs and learn all about healthy vocal techniques, harmonies and projection. Students will receive one-on-one coaching on their vocal, dance and acting skills, as well as work in experience-level groups of each.
The teachers also will perform in a special showcase and hold a Q&A session for students about the theatre and music industry during one lunchtime – this is a great opportunity for older students who are interested in a career in the arts to ask any questions!
There will be morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea breaks each day (food is not provided, students will need to bring enough food with them).
The show will be on Friday afternoon at 3pm.
TICKETS will be on sale to family, friends and the general public closer to showtime. Any questions at all, please feel free to give BeXD a call.
Acting for Stage and Screen Workshop – April 2025
Join BeXD for an unforgettable five-day adventure where students will step into the world of acting and immerse themselves in live theatre and film acting. Students will be rehearsing a short festive play to learn stagecraft, voice technique and rehearse lines + they’ll be exploring film acting through self-tapes and shooting a simple short film together.
This program has been developed by Industry Professionals as an introduction to both the theatre and film world!
This holiday workshop is predominantly designed for teens interested in the acting, theatre and movie-making industries, recommended for ages 9+.
DATES: 7th – 11th April 2025
TIMES: Monday – Friday, 9AM – 4PM
WHERE: Indooroopilly – St Andrew’s Anglican Church
COST: $480
WHO: Ages 9-17 (all experience levels welcome)
SHOWCASE: Friday 11th April @ 2PM, followed by pizza party!
Led by BeXD’s experienced teachers, participants will hone their acting skills, bring characters to life, learn about acting for both stage and screen and experience the joy of live performance.
What To Expect:
- Rehearse and perform in a short play
- Workshop sessions to develop character skills and stage presence
- Receive one-on-one coaching in acting
- Workshop sessions to learn about film set etiquette and roles
- Collaborate on creating simple costumes and props
- Enjoy daily activities that foster creativity, friendship and teamwork
- Special sessions in auditions and self-tests
- Record a self-tape for a mock film audition
- Shoot a simple short film
- Have the opportunity to work both in front and behind the camera
There will be morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea breaks daily (food not provided).
The week will culminate in a showcase on Friday afternoon at 2pm to showcase the theatre and films students have been working on. Everyone is then invited to a pizza party to debrief after the week!
Musical Production – July 2025 – Show TBA!
A six day Musical Workshop extravaganza! Following the success of their first partnership musical in 2024, BeXD Create and St Peters Lutheran College are excited to be bringing another show to life in the Winter School Holidays.
The chosen show will be announced in early 2025.
DATES: 7th – 12th July 2025
TIMES: Monday – Saturday, 9AM – 4PM
WHERE: St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly
COST: $550
WHO: Ages 6-17 (all experience levels welcome)
SHOW: Saturday 12th July @ 2PM, followed by pizza party!
What to expect:
Students will spend their days working with their scripts, teachers and cast mates to learn lines and develop their characters. They’ll have music rehearsals where they will learn about voice technique, harmonies and projection; dance workshops working with the choreographer to piece together group dance numbers and featured solos; and acting one-on-ones for scene work in the show.
The venue hosts many breakout spaces so the team of passionate and experienced teachers can provide optimal learning environments for the different age groups and skill levels in
the cast.
The teachers will also hold a Q&A session for students about the theatre and music industry during a lunchtime – this is a great opportunity for older students who are interested in a career in the arts to ask any questions.
There will be morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea breaks daily (food not provided). The show will be on Saturday afternoon at 2pm complete with lights, microphones, sets and costumes. Cast, friends and family are then invited to a pizza party in the foyer to debrief after the show!
AUDITION INFO: Auditions are optional and will be announced closer to the workshop.
The BeXD Create Teachers
BeXD Create’s teachers are passionate about fostering an inclusive space in their classes and helping each student develop tools for long-life learning, creativity and self-expression. Their collective experience in the arts industry has taught them that awareness and positive mental health practices are so important for actors, musicians and performers at every age. All of their teachers are experienced and qualified to work with your kids and have impressive backgrounds in education and the arts industry in film, stage acting, musical theatre and singing. You can find more information about individual teachers and their backgrounds via the BeXD Create website.
The founders of BeXD Create believe art is about joy, honesty and self-expression and had found that often these things get lost in the quest for perfection, particular as artists start to train in singing, acting and dance. In their classes they strive to uncover authentic expression and give their students the tools to share their creativity, rather then trying to shape them into a cookie-cutter artist.
Learning singing, drama and dance builds confidence and helps people of any age to express themselves in a collaborative, fun and safe environment. In a world that is overwhelmed with mental health challenges, constant stimulation and social media, it is one of the greatest joys to help someone find their voice and build, or sometimes re-build, their self-confidence, and the strength to share things they care about.
Testimonials
“My daughter participated in a recent one week intensive production of High School Musical Junior during the holiday break. She loved the whole experience – receiving guidance from professionals in the musical theatre industry, learning from teachers who were fun, kind and enthusiastic, and making a bunch of new friends who share her passion. She has a chronic medical condition, yet BEXD accommodated her medical needs and my mind was put at ease, knowing she was well cared for.” – Sarah, parent
“I enjoyed it, it was my first stage play outside of my school one, its led me to go onto being apart of others as well, I really enjoyed meeting new people and working with the people who had ran it. So I have to say thanks for letting me be apart of High School Musical Jr.” – Harry, student
“My child has started with BeXD weekly drama classes in term 2 and has absolutely loved them! It has been a great and safe space for him to express his inner actor. The teachers are fantastic. He also joined in for the school holiday musical workshop and performed in his first on stage production – High School Musical. Not only did he enjoy the week of workshop but LOVED performing for all the families and friends at the end of the week. It was also a great show for the parents to enjoy. Highly recommend BeXD Create!!!” – Renee, parent
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the age limit? All of BeXD Create’s holiday workshops are suitable for young artists aged up to 20 years. BeXD Create have minimum age recommendations for certain programs.
For their week-long Musical Theatre programs, BeXD Create recommends ages 6+. It is an incredibly fun week, but also quite intense and a lot to learn in just 5-6 days. Very young students can find the long days overwhelming, especially if this is their first experience of theatre.
For their Acting workshops, BeXD recommends ages 8+ years as the content covered is a bit more advanced and the workshop can be more mature and require
more focus as students work with film as well as stage. If you have a child under 8 years of age who has had some experience acting and would like to do the
workshop, BeXD Create encourages parents to enquire to discuss further.
For their one-day programs, age recommendations are specified on the program description on BeXD Create’s website.
To find out more about workshops and performances in the upcoming holidays, please visit the BeXD Create website.