BREAKING NEWS
HACKNEY EMPIRE SHOWCASE 2010
We would like to say a HUGE congratulations to all of our Hackey Branch students who took part in the Annual Variety Performance at the Hackney Empire on 7th February.
We have had some incredible feedback and are very proud of everyone who took part. We can't wait to see what's in store for the 10th Anniversary Show!
NEW BRANCH OF SCHOOL OPENING
We are proud to announce the opening of our third branch of the Anna Fiorentini Theatre & Film School. This is based at Parliment Hill School, NW5. This opened on Saturday 20th February. To find out more about reserving your place, please visit our applications page.
LONDON MARATHON 2009
CONGRATULATIONS to Eddie, he finished in the amazing time of 3 hours and 9 minutes! Students and staff were at the finishing line to congratulate him. We would like to thank everyone who has sponsored and shown their support to Eddie and the school so far!
To show your support to Eddie and the school please follow the link below to find out how to sponsor him.
STARPOWER COMPETITION 2009
We would like to say a huge congratulations to all of our students who took part in this years StarPower Competition. As a school we came away with many awards and trophies. We are all very proud of you!
THEATRE & FILM SCHOOL AWARDS
Having recently attended a conference in Thailand, Anna Fiorentini won the Social Entrepreneur Investor Award 2008. The school now has four awards to its name.
ST. TRINIANS 2
The Anna Fiorentini School would like to congratulate one of their ex-students, Jessica Agombar for landing a role in the St. Trinian's school band in St.Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold. Well done Jessica, we are all very proud of you and hope it brings many more films your way!
THE ANNA FIORENTINI
AGENCY
Please Sir, Can I have some more...!
We would like to congratulate one of our younger clients who has recently opened in Oliver! in Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He has recently been told that he will be taking the role of Nipper from February!
Local NHS filming
2 of our older students are working with Haringey NHS to help promote awareness of HPV Vaccines.
 
Massive Attack
One of our younger students has just finished filming the new music video with legends Massive Attack for their forthcoming single 'Psyche (Fever Ray Remix)'.
Also this month...
We would like to congratulate 3 of our students for working on an educational video for schools in Hackney.
THANKS FOR OUR COSTUMES
A big thank you goes to Oakwood Leisure Ltd for donating over 200 beautifully crafted costumes to the school. If you came to our Hackney Empire show you will know how colourful and tailored they were, For those of you who didn’t come, hopefully our photo’s and video will show them in their full glory.
Les Miserables (above) and Chicago (below)
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EASTENDERS
Two of our students are regulars in the BBC's EastEnders. Charlie Jones (pictured below) is playing the part of 'Ben Mitchell' (son of Phil Mitchell), and Belinda Owusu (below) is playing the part of Elizabeth (Squiggle) Fox.
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| Belinda Owusu |
OLDER NEWS
BIG Thank You's go to Warren Mitchell and Joseph Marcell who took time out from their busy schedules to come down to the school and give special acting masterclasses to some of our older students.
Warren Mitchell
Warren is a veteran actor of Feature Films, Theatre and Television series (best known as Alf Garnet in 'Till Death Us Do Part').
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Joseph Marcell
Joseph who is known to millions as the snooty English butler 'Geoffrey' in 'Fresh Prince of Bell Air' is also a very respected Shakespearean actor after joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1972. He has also had a non-stop career in Feature Films and TV on both sides of the Atlantic.
Thank you to Television Presenter and Actress Gaby Roslin for giving her support to the students at the Hackney Empire.
Gaby introduced our 2006 Variety Showcase at the Hackney Empire celebrating our 5th year anniversary of the opening of the school.
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Gaby Roslin
SCARY WALK
Back in 2005, to raise money for our Variety Performance the older students devised a cunning plan! A walk around the streets of Whitechapel where ‘Jack The Ripper’ roamed. We walked to each location (most of which still exists) where ‘Jack’ committed his terrible crimes and Mark, our Deputy Head, told the tale of who the poor victims were. We got back to the ‘Wally Foster Centre’ at midnight where we all settled down for snacks and scary stories all night and waited to see if the ‘Ghost of the Wally Foster Centre’ appeared - Luckily, the students looked after Anna so that she wouldn’t get scared
For our scary walk in 2006, we walked around the church-yard at Mare Street whilst Mark told scary ghost stories, and we stopped by the stocks where people were chained up in the past for being a bit naughty. (I'm sure I saw a ghostly figure in them, or was it one of the students)
The Mayor of Hackney popped in to the school to say 'Hello' and ended up taking part in the singing and dance classes. Unfortunately because he is over 18 he can't enrol at the School.
The School was honoured to be asked to represent the East End of London in the prestigious 'New Year's Day Parade' in Central London. Sixteen students performed excerpts from our end of year show on a float to an audience of over 1.5 million spectators!
WEEKLY LETTERS - CURRENT STUDENTS
HACKNEY SCHOOL
* Reservation Day - Reservation Day will be on Saturday 13th March. This will be the day that cheques and cash will need to be handed in. Please have everything prepared for this day. Specific payment details were listed in this weeks letter.
* Please follow the correct procedure for absenses and lateness - If you are unable to attend for unforseen circumstances or you are running late, do not ask other students to pass on the message for you, you must call Elli on the number given in your weekly letter. If you know you are going to be absent before 12pm on Friday you can email or call the office.
*Please remember to update the school of any change in phone numbers, addresses and email addresses. This can be emailed to the office.
NORTH LONDON SCHOOL
* Welcome - Welcome to all of our students. We are glad your enjoyed your trial day and are going to continue with us.
* Uniform - Black jazz shoes are compulsory and can be purchased from any dance shop. For a 10% discount please contact Katherine at Dancia International (0208 492 1777). We are looking in to getting a uniform designed, so please hold off buying anything new until this has been confirmed. Please ensure you wear comfortable clothes you can move in.
* Last Day of Term - The last day of this term will be 27th March.
* Next Term - Should you wish to stay on with us next term, there will be a compulsory meeting for all parents/ guardians on the first day of term, 24th April.
DOCKLANDS SCHOOL
* Forthcoming Show - We are organising a theatre space to host the Variety Show next term. This is likely to take place on Sunday 6th June, so please keep this day and evening free.
* Reservation Day - Reservations for next term will take place on 24th March. If you are unable to make this date you must notify us by 10th March. This is also the deadline to notify us if you are leaving the school.
* Reminder - All cheques must be dated for 12th of the month as this is our only cheque run.
* Please follow the correct procedure for absenses and lateness - If you are unable to attend for unforseen circumstances or you are running late, do not ask other students to pass on the message for you, you must call Linda on the number given in your weekly letter. If you know you are going to be absent before 12pm on Wednesday you can email or call the office.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR AF STUDENTS
BASIL & BARNEY'S SWAP SHOP
* If you are aged between 7 and 14 and have great toys/ games/ objects/ items which you no longer want and would like to swap with other viewers, you can apply to be a 'Swapper' by emailing basilandbarneysswapshop@foundationtv.co.uk and requesting an application form.
* If you are aged between 9 and 13 and your best mate/ brother/ sister want to show the world what a great team you make - you can apply to be a games contestant on the show by downloading an application form from www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc and go on the 'be on a show' section.
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