🧡👻🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃👻🧡

Congratulations Amelie and Brodie on your fantastic Grade 2 Music Theory results! 🎼🎶

In February it will be 3 years since our magical production of ‘Aladdin Jr’ 💜🧞‍♂️ The same week we will be performing Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ 🧜🏼‍♀️🩵 with a lot of the same cast members 🤩🥹 📸 Adrian Patrick, @lancashirearts

Some of our Acting 1:1 students working hard towards their next exams 🎭🎭🎭

Thinking of this little legend (and his family) today as he has his operation. Sam you are such a resilient and incredible young man. You have so much love and support around you ❤️ keep going, you’ve got this! 💪🏼🫶🏼

So much fun promoting ‘Nativity! The Musical’ 🌟 this time last year @lytham_stannes_gardencentre 🫏 🎄

🫧🧜🏼‍♀️ OUR FULL CAST 🧜🏼‍♀️🫧 Tickets on sale now: https://uk.patronbase.com/_Wyre/Productions/MERM/Performances

Only 2 weeks to go til our Halloween Party Spooktacular! 🎃👻🧡 Sunday 27th October 6pm at The Wainwright Club Snacks - Games - Tombolas - Prizes £5 entry - everyone welcome! 🤩

Super proud of these young ladies (past & present Cou students) who are starring in ‘Blue Stockings’ with @willow_theatre next month at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre Studio. We can’t wait to see you shine Ameerah, Demi, Emma & Phoebe! 🎭🌟 🎫 Tickets on sale now: https://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/event/blue-stockings

Some of our lovely Tuesday MT students working hard on their songs 🎶

"The best colour in the whole world is the one that looks good on you” - Coco Chanel 💜🩷💙💚🖤

Our cast working so hard in rehearsal ⚓️🧜🏼‍♀️🫧🌊🐙

Our stunning Ariel 🧜🏼‍♀️🫧🌊

Break a leg Annie on your final performance as Velma Kelly and to Olivia performing in ‘Chicago’ at The Pavilion Theatre, Winter Gardens this evening. Go smash it…and all that jazz! 🖤❤️🖤

Mondays are our favourite 🤩🎭

Our sister company, @Willow_Theatre, brings ‘Blue Stockings’ to @grandtheatrebpl Studio this November. An incredibly talented cast including some of our past and present Cou-Cou students. This play is one NOT to be missed, but book your tickets soon as it is bound to be a sell out production 🎭 https://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/event/blue-stockings A moving, comical and eye-opening story of four young women fighting for education and self-determination against the larger backdrop of women's suffrage 📚🔭

Some of our Music Theory beginners working very hard in their 1:1 lessons 🎼🎹🎶

Adult Drama 🎭 📆 Every Wednesday 8-9:30pm 📍 Junction 4 Productions 💰 £6 pay as you go Meet new friends, have a laugh and learn new skills in a safe and encouraging environment 😃

Fantastic recording session for ‘The Little Mermaid’ last weekend 🧜🏼‍♀️🎶🫧 This is already shaping up to be one magical show! 🤩

Brodie & Amelie took their Grade 2 Music Theory exam yesterday 🎼🎶 Well done girls for working so hard all year round! 🤩

Sorry not sorry for our Little Mermaid spam… 🧜🏼‍♀️🌊🫧🩵

This is one of our favourite books to read - ‘Little Spud’ by Marie Stell 💙 ‘Little Spud is a little, friendly, blue dragon and he is like no other. He is on the autistic spectrum and sometimes life can be difficult. But then something happens - Little Spud finds how to shine his own light and his life changes.’ This lovely rhyming book shows children of all capabilities that they can shine - they just have to believe they have the light within them 💫 📚 You can find it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Spud-Marie-Stell/dp/1838372342

We had a great time with some of our principal cast workshopping and reading through the script 🤩 this is going to be a fantastic show!! 🧜🏼‍♀️🌊🫧🩵

Nativity the Musical 🎄🌟 November 2023 at The Marine Hall 📸 @adrianpatrick @lancashirearts

Nativity the Musical 🎄🌟 Dress Rehearsal & our wonderful Band 🎶 November 2023 at The Marine Hall 📸 @adrianpatrick @lancashirearts

Nativity the Musical 🎄🌟 November 2023 at The Marine Hall 📸 @adrianpatrick @lancashirearts

Good luck to these amazing (and beautiful) humans receiving their GCSE results on Thursday. Never forget how amazing you are and no matter what, your exam scores don’t define you! We feel honoured to have been a part of your journeys through high school and we’re very proud of you all! 🌟

Break a leg to the whole cast and especially these wonderful Cous who are starring in ‘Bugsy Malone’ this week at the Grand Theatre 🖤 We can’t wait to watch you shine on that stage! 🌟🌟🌟

Congratulations to Joseph, Evie, Catherine & Evie who had to patiently wait longer than expected for their LAMDA results. You all did amazing and we are so proud of you! 👏🏼🌟

Huge congratulations to our Catherine who has successfully completed her Guide Dogs Speaker Training 👏🏼 This lady really is the Dog Whisperer 🐾 and is a Guide Dog Ambassador alongside running her own Kennels, but to be able to stand up and deliver a speech is testament to how hard she works in her Drama. We are very proud of you Catherine! 🌟

6 years since we did our Shrek Summer School at @whittaker_dance_drama 💚

July memories ✨

It’s so good to be working with these young actors again. They starred in our production of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ in 2019 both at the Grand Theatre Studio and at Blackpool Reform Synagogue. They are now working with our sister company @willow_theatre on ‘Blue Stockings’ 🎭

🫧🧜🏼‍♀️ OUR PRINCIPAL CAST 🧜🏼‍♀️🫧

Summer Showcase, 2024 ✨ #DreamTeam

📢 Calling all bookworms and rebels! 📢 We loved our time working on ‘Matilda Jr’ 📚back in 2022. Here are some fascinating fun facts from the West End production 🤩 📖 At 4ft 4in tall, Matilda Wormwood is the smallest leading lady in the West End. 📖 The sound effect of the Crunchem Hall School bell played at the start of the production is a recording of the actual hand bell used by RSC front of house staff in Stratford-upon-Avon. 📖 The Blackboard moves 15.5 miles over the course of a year at a top speed of 1.5mph. 📖 The sound effect of the crying baby in the song ‘Miracle’ is a recording of Sound Designer Simon Baker’s youngest son. 📖 Miss Honey and Matilda enjoy cups of real hot tea on stage complete with milk and a biscuit at each performance during the song My House. 📖 All voice over commentary used in the production is voiced by the musical’s writer Dennis Kelly. 📖 The Crunchem Hall School badge that features on the children’s blazers is designed by Quentin Blake.

Cou-Cou is very excited to present Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ 🧜🏼‍♀️🫧🐠🦀💙 Coming to the Marine Hall in February half-term 🤩 This is the full length Broadway musical and we can’t wait to start rehearsals in September! Tickets now on sale: https://uk.patronbase.com/_Wyre/Productions/MERM/Performances

We had our workshop auditions on Sunday for our next production, Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’. It was so lovely to have these 5 with us who were also in our first ever big show, ‘Press Start!’ back in 2018! It’s been a pleasure watching you all grow up! 🥰

🎭🎶🎹 LAMDA SLAM 🎹🎶🎭 Our showcase last week was a wonderful celebration of our 1:1 students who work so hard all year round. Congratulations to you all! Thank you to everyone who came to support and for Rachel and Michael at Blackpool Reform Synagogue for hosting us yet again. What a beautiful venue!

Huge congratulations to Annie who played a disgustingly brilliant Miss Trunchbull in Armfield Academy’s first ever production, ‘Matilda Jr.’ You were born to play the role!! Very strange for us being back in our old stomping ground and a stage we performed so many times on ourselves 🥰

Break a leg to Bea who is performing in ‘High School Musical’ with NW1 this weekend at Lowther Pavilion! 🏀 GO WILDCATS!! 🏀

Well done to Kyle and Jacob who starred in ‘Grease’ 🎶 at St George’s this week. You guys are fabulous!! Hope you had lots of fun! 🖤

🎹🎶🎭 LAMDA SLAM 2024 🎭🎶🎹 Cou-Cou returns with their annual showcase of Drama, Song and Music. This year we have 24 students showcasing their solo performances. Get in touch to book your tickets. It’s going to be a wonderful afternoon! 📍 Blackpool Reform Synagogue 📅 Sunday 30th June @ 1pm 🎫 All tickets £5 (Cou-Cou students go free!) 🍰 Refreshments & Raffle

Huge well done to Joseph, Evie, Catherine and Evie who took their LAMDA exams today 🎭🎶 We are so proud of you and know how hard you have worked for this! 👏🏼🤩

Huge congratulations to Kyle and the rest of the cast and team in The Sound of Musical Theatre Company’s ‘Les Misérables’ 🇫🇷 Kyle, you shone on that stage 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Shout out to the two leading men, Theo and Lewis, and the rest of the principal cast! Such talent 🤩 we thoroughly enjoyed the show! 2 chances to catch the show tomorrow 🎭🎶

🎶🎭 LAMDA SLAM 🎭🎶 Cou-Cou returns with their annual LAMDA SLAM on Sunday 30th June at Blackpool Reform Synagogue. Join us for an afternoon of song, drama and music from our LAMDA and 1:1 students. • All tickets £5 (Cou-Cou students go free) • Doors open 1pm • Refreshments and Raffle • All funds raised will go towards Cou-Cou’s future productions 🌟

Good luck to everyone taking their exams over the next few weeks; SATs, GCSEs, A Levels, B Techs. Never forget that you are amazing! Exams do not define your abilities. Do your best and be proud of yourselves 💜

Billie was one of our first ever Little Cous students back in 2017. Now she works very hard in her private singing lessons 🎤🎶 #ThrowbackThursday #WeeklyChallenge

Best of luck to Toby who is playing the role of Sven in Longridge High School’s production of ‘Frozen Jr’ this week ❄️☃️🩵 You will be absolutely fantastic Toby!

Congratulations to our LAMDA students who took their exams last month. Distinctions across the board with some very high marks! 🤩 We are blown away by your dedication and hard work 👏🏼 you should all be very proud!

3 weeks ago we celebrated at our annual birthday party! Love looking back at photos from the night! 🥳 We will be planning other fundraising events throughout the year so keep an eye out for lots more fun for all 🤩🎉

Happy 21st Birthday to our music extraordinaire Phoebe! 🧡🎉💜 Wishing you a wonderful birthday full of your favourite things. We don’t know what we’d do without you on the team! Excited to see what your future holds 🤩🌟

Last year a lot of our students took part in BFLOC’s production of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre. Directed by our very own Sophie, the show won the NODA award for Best Musical. Congratulations to all the cast and creative team on a wonderful win! 🏆💚 We’re missing a few munchkins and some adult cast members but we all wanted to pose with the trophy! 💪🏼

Here is Emma on set with the 3rd year film students at UCLan assisting them with their short film project 🎬 a great experience for Emma and wonderful representation for Cou-Cou 🤩

Can you believe that yesterday was International Mermaid Day? 🤣🙏🏾🧜🏻‍♀️ How appropriate 🐚 So excited and grateful for all the interest since posting about our next show yesterday! The Little Mermaid will take place the week commencing the 17th February 2025 at The Marine Hall in Fleetwood. Whilst this isn’t a junior production and is the full scale musical, it will be a youth cast for all Cou-Cou students/members 21 years and under. Rehearsals will start later in the year (timetable to be confirmed). More details regarding auditions coming soon! 🤩🫶🏾 This will be part of our 10 year anniversary celebrations next year, we can’t wait! #internationalmermaidday 🧜🏻‍♀️

Coming Feb 2025 🐠🦀🐚⚓️🌊✨🙏🏾🧜🏻‍♀️🐙 ……….. The Little Mermaid (the FULL LENGTH Disney musical! 😭😍)

Happy World Theatre Day 🎭🎶 Keep your eyes peeled for an exciting announcement coming Friday evening…🤩🤩🤩

Thank you 🙏🏼 To all the local businesses who donated raffle prizes, everyone who bought raffle tickets, our students and families that attended the event and supported us on the night. To Papa Cou for the food, Mama Cou for all your help, Amy and Jason and the staff at the Wainwright, and of course Darren for entertaining us all evening! 🎉 We had a great time celebrating Cou-Cou turning 9 and raised lots of money towards our next show (watch this space 😉). A big heartfelt thank you for your continued support 💜 love The Cous xxx

Huge congratulations to the cast of ‘9 to 5’ at Blackpool Sixth Form. Special shout out to Demi and Aimee 👏🏼 the show was amazing! Such incredible talent from the leading ladies and principal cast 🤩

Look at our FANTASTIC raffle prizes for our annual Cou-Cou fundraiser! 🤩🥳 All proceeds are going towards our next Cou-Cou production 😃 Tickets are £1 or £5 per book and the winners will be drawn at our Cou-Cou birthday fundraiser on 23rd March! If anyone would like any tickets please get in touch, you can pay by online banking (or cash on the night) and we can get tickets to you or send a pic online 😃 x These are the amazing prizes you could win; * Blackpool Football Club - signed football * Wall Tattoos - £100 voucher * Squishmallow Build-a-Bear * The British Country Music Festival - 2 weekend tickets * Everything Changes Take That Tribute Show - 2 tickets * Blue Stockings (Willow Theatre Productions) - 2 tickets * Young Frankenstein (Junction 4) - 2 tickets * A Night at Our Musicals (BFLOC) - 2 tickets * Hobson’s Choice (Act Up Blackpool) - 2 tickets * The Regent Cinema - 2 free tickets * The Flower Bowl - curling voucher * Kelly Amelia Fitness Studio - free kids aerial/hoop class (x2) * Glazey Days - bauble painting kit * Luxe Hair Lounge - colour, cut & blow dry (with samples) * Morgan Meechan MUA - occasion makeup voucher * Beauty At Home - Tropic with Katie P - £15 treatment voucher * Enchanted Events - princess party with a princess of your choice * Paul David Healthkicks - personal training session at De Vere Village Gym * 1:1 Drama lesson with Sophie at Cou-Cou * 1:1 Singing lesson with Nikita at Cou-Cou * 1:1 Music lesson with Phoebe at Cou-Cou * Westway Kennels - free doggy sleepover * Earmagination - £10 voucher * Polka Pops - cake pop bouquet * Body Shop set

I’m not sure where the time has gone but it’s been 5 years since our original run of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’. Now this production was something else 🙏🏼 I’m so grateful to this cast for what they achieved 🤍

Celebrating 9 wonderful years of Cou-Cou 🌟 Here’s some of our highlights over the years since 09.03.2015 💜🩵🩷

Busy day of LAMDA exams 🎭🎶 Congratulations to all our students who took exams today - you work so hard and should be very proud of yourselves. We certainly are! 💜

Brodie joined our Little Cous class way back when and then starred as Zombie 🧟‍♀️ in our debut production, ‘Press Start!’ She also played Lavender in Cou-Cou’s ‘Matilda Jr.’ Brodie is now working towards her Music Theory 🎼 and LAMDA Acting 🎭 exams. #ThrowbackThursday #WeeklyChallenge

Congratulations Evie, Ella, Jessica, Bea, Brodie and all the cast of St Bede’s The Lion King 🦁 fantastic show!! 🌟

Break a leg to all our students performing this week in Schools Alive 🎭🎤 have a wonderful time! 🌟

Olivia started her Cou-Cou journey back in 2017 at our after school club at Hawes Side Academy. She then joined our Lytham classes and later settled in our Monday evening group. Olivia has performed in many of our shows (big and small) and has just started her LAMDA journey this week 🎭 #ThrowbackThursday #WeeklyChallenge

It’s a family affair 🫶🏼 Great lessons for all 3 of these ladies this evening! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

What a year for Cou-Cou 🌟 Rehearsals, showcases, auditions, exams, productions, recording studios…so many exciting opportunities. We can’t wait for more in 2024! Happy New Year to all our students, families and friends 💜

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” 🎄 #ThrowbackThursday #WeeklyChallenge

Merry Christmas to all our students, families and friends ❤️

Just a little note from Santa 😍🙏🏾 Merry Christmas Cous 🎄✨

Ellie-Mai is one of our long-standing students, starting sessions back in 2016. She has taken part in lots of our showcases and big shows and also helps volunteer with our younger sessions. The Little Cous just love Ellie…Lucie even named one of her pets after her! 🫶🏼 #ThrowbackThursday #WeeklyChallenge

Brodie and Amelie successfully completed their Grade 1 🎼 Music Theory this year. Well done girls! You have worked so hard and are continuing to do so towards your next exam! 💪🏼 If you are interested in finding out more about our Music Theory courses, let us know 🎶

So proud of all of these Cou students who performed at BFLOC’s Christmas Cabaret 🎄 What a great evening full of talent and fundraising. Thank you for having us! 🌟

Demi joined us for our first ever production, ‘Press Start’ back in 2018 and then began her LAMDA journey with us. She has just achieved Distinction in her Bronze Musical Theatre exam and will be working towards her Bronze Acting in June 👏🏼 we are very proud of you Demi! #ThrowbackThursday #WeeklyChallenge

These wonderful students all gained a Distinction in our most recent LAMDA exams 🎭🎶 Congratulations Lucie, Demi, Lucy and Toby! You have worked so hard!! 🌟🌟🌟

1 week since our 2 show day 🌟 Backstage antics at #NativityTheMusical 💜 thank you Charlotte for capturing these moments! 🙏🏼

A little videostar montage of our time backstage this week 🤩🎉🎄We had the best time, can we do it again please? X

2 Show Day excitement 🤩🤩🤩 You don’t want to miss this extremely talented cast! Very limited seats left: https://buff.ly/3slF4eh

Nativity the Musical 🌟💜 This week at @marinehallandlittletheatre - Link in bio for tickets 🎫

Nativity the Musical 🌟💜 This week at @marinehallandlittletheatre - Link in bio for tickets 🎫

Nativity the Musical 🌟💜 This week at @marinehallandlittletheatre - Link in bio for tickets 🎫

Band Call 🎶 and final rehearsal today 💜 This show is simply spectacular! Please don’t miss out, book your tickets now: https://buff.ly/3slF4eh 📸 @adrianpatrick @lancashirearts

Successful LAMDA exam session this morning 🌟 Well done Lucy, Lucie, Demi & Toby. You’re all superstars!

1 week til opening night 🤩🤩🤩 Who has their tickets? 🙋🏻‍♀️💜 📸 @adrianpatrick @lancashirearts

When you realise it’s only 10 days til showtime 😍🤩🤣 #NativityTheMusical 🎟️Ticket link in bio

Nativity! The Musical 15 - 18 Nov Marine Hall, Fleetwood (Nightly 7pm with a relaxed performance also on Saturday at 2pm) @marinehallandlittletheatre 🎟️ Ticket link in bio If you’re looking for Christmas decorations, @lytham_stannes_gardencentre is the place! 🤩🎄

Cou-Cou Craft Day 🌍⭐️🌲🍪

We love a bloopers vid….. 🤣🙏🏾🎄#Nativity 15-18 Nov at Marine Hall, Fleetwood 🎟️Ticket link in bio

We had a brilliant time at our Cou-Cou Halloween Party 🎃👻🧡 I mean look at these costumes 🤩🤩🤩

🎃👻 HAPPY HALLOWEEN 👻🎃 Forget “too cool for school”…our kids understood the assignment! 🤌🏼

Meet our amazing ensemble cast 😍🙏🏾🎄 2 weeks until Nativity! the Musical 🤩 🎟️ Ticket link in bio

When the cast met ‘Cheeky’ the donkey 🥹🫏🎄 Nativity! The Musical, 15-18 Nov, Marine Hall Fleetwood 🎟️ Ticket link in bio @marinehallandlittletheatre

Thank you to @lytham_stannes_gardencentre for our FANTASTICALLY festive ‘Nativity!’ photoshoot! The kids (and adults!) had a great time 😍🎄 Nativity 15-18 Nov, Marine Hall Fleetwood @marinehallandlittletheatre #OurChristmas #AllWrappedUp @britishgardencentres

‘Peter Pan’ opens at Blackpool Opera House this week. Be sure to book your tickets, it’s going to be a spectacular show! 💚🏴‍☠️🧚🏻🐊 A selection of our Musical Theatre students recorded vocals for the show. What a brilliant experience for them. We can’t wait to see it on stage! 🤩 buff.ly/46CI5FG