Scouts and Guides from Southend, Rayleigh, Castle Point and Crouch Valley are being encouraged to sign up to participate in It’s a Date 2018. The bi-annual variety show will return to the Palace Theatre next February and the Gang Show is looking for active Scouts and Guides to sign up as cast and band members, ready to wow audiences.

The Gang Show has become a centrepiece of the Scouting and Guiding calendar and always puts on a show to impress. The show gives young people the chance to sing, dance and act in front of a live theatre audience whilst also providing the opportunity for the young people to learn, develop and make new friends. No previous theatre experience is necessary just buckets of enthusiasm!

Those Scouts, Guides, Explorers, Senior Section and Network members interested in participating are invited to sign up and attend auditions on the 1^st October 2017 at in Southend. Young people interested in joining the cast must be in Year 8 or above and under the age of 26 by February 2018 and be prepared to give their all for the famous variety show. The band is open to all those in Year 8 and above.

The show is open to Scouts, Explorers and Network members from the following districts: Southend West, Southend Estuary, Crouch Valley and Castle Point. 

The show is open to Guides and Senior Section members from the following districts: Southend East, Southend West, Rayleigh and Castle Point. 

Millie Goddard, a member of the cast for It’s a Date 2016 said “Southend Scout and Guide Gang Show is a fantastic way to perform on stage, learn new skills, make new friends and have fun! Nothing quite beats the feeling of getting up on that stage at the Palace Theatre and seeing hundreds of audience members smiling back at you. I’ll definitely be signing up for the 2018 show!”

If you’re interested in becoming a part of Southend Scout and Guide Gang Show and coming along to the auditions on Sunday 1^st October 2017 at Southend High School for Girls you can sign up at http://groupspaces.com/SouthendGangShow/join/

Rehearsals start in October 2017, for the show which takes place at the Palace Theatre from the 14th - 17th February 2018. For further information or questions please email info@southendgangshow.org