31 Musical Fun!

Formed in 2020 this group offers workshops in musical theatre for 7 to 11 years which culminate in performances of a children's musical. Workshops involve acting, singing, dance, crafts and puppetry and lots of fun theatre games.
The first project which started in September 2020 and was be performed in the garden was Otto's Journey Around the World. Following on from this very successful workshop were two productions in 2021/22; Anansi and the Moss-covered Rock and Vacation on Mars. In 2022/23 we took to the large stage of TMP for a production of Roald Dahl's The Three Little Pigs. In 23/24 we performed another Roald Dahl musical, this time Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. This year we will be preparing The Pied Piper.

COURSE PRESENTERS

Eve Hirsch is an experienced concert and stage vocal artist and has performed in Australasia, Continental Europe and the UK. After graduating with a Bachelor of Music (University of Auckland) she went on to complete a Graduate Diploma of Vocal Performance (Queensland Conservatorium) and was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 1999. She has performed solo with many orchestras, including: Queensland Pops Orchestra (Aus). Brandenburg Sinfona (London) and, to an audience of 6000, with the New Zealand Symphony. On the theatrical stage, she has appeared in professional productions of both musical and operatic works, ranging from South Pacific and Wonderful Town to Merry Widow, Madam Butterfly and La Bohème.
Eve has enjoyed an international teaching career and is an experienced teacher, having worked for 35 years with students of all ages from 3 months to seniors. Since moving to Toulouse she has been running her own private music studio Butterfly Vocal as well has being employed by the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Toulouse, the International School of Toulouse and by the Mairie de Pibrac to direct 2 musical theatre productions in English with children from local primary schools. She teaches Art, Music and Performing Arts at English 31, Lycée Victor Hugo and is active as a musical director, stage director and choral conductor. Currently Eve is furthering her studies towards a MA in Professional Practice Voice Pedagogy.

Gary Irvine is an experienced actor, producer and director who started his acting debut in the United Arab Emirates with the Abu Dhabi Dramatic Society (ADDS) in 2006. He has performed in a wide and varied number of stage productions including ‘Educating Rita’, ‘Breaking the Code’ and a myriad of annual pantomime productions. Since relocating to France in 2017, he has been involved as an actor with the Gers based English Theatre Company (ETC), additionally he has directed productions including the stage versions of the popular UK TV series ‘Allo Allo’ and ‘The Vicar of Dibley’. He is currently an active member of the Pibrac based Secret Panto Society (SPS) and has played a ‘Dame’ character in both ‘Peter Pan’ and the 40th anniversary production of ‘Aladdin’ and he also had the privilege of directing the 2022 production of ‘Pinocchio’.
Gary’s 40 year teaching experience has grown with his developing passion for the performing arts, in particular musical theatre. He is thrilled to be able to pass his experiences on to our younger members of TMA 31 and to « give something back » to the community.