Cherries Musical Theatre featuring the Next Stepz Academies
Cherries Musical Theatre featuring the Next Stepz Academies
Cherries Musical Theatre - About us
Who are we?
What we offer...
Who are we?
We are mother and daughter duo Sarah Bishop and Kim Blount. Sarah brings her wealth of knowledge and experience as a theatre producer, director, writer and love of being on stage as well as qualifications in childcare to the Cherries duo.
Kimberley received a distinction in music performance from Leeds college of music, is a talented musician, choreographer and also loves to tread the boards.
Sarah and Kim are also part of the production team at By The Play Theatre productions and this gave Sarah the platform to write and produce her own musical, Somewhere which is climbing the ladder quickly becoming a popular new family friendly fairy-tale.
You will find either Sarah or Kim leading all of the Cherries and Next Stepz sessions with the assistance of some very lovely and talented DBS registered students.
Our ethos
What we offer...
Who are we?
Our ethos is to give all children and young adults in our classes the opportunity to explore the performing arts with the biggest emphasis on fun. We pride ourselves on being friendly, accessible, affordable and tailor make all our shows and showcases to suit each individual child.
We are at the top of the game with policies, safe-guarding and all licensing requirements.
Our weekly classes rehearse towards 2 staged shows at outside venues each year. In 2025 and 2026 these venues are Yeadon Town Hall Theatre and Woodhouse Grove School Theatre.
What we offer...
What we offer...
What we offer...
We are proud to offer Cherries children's musical theatre classes in the community and in a local School. Cherries classes are for children aged 4-11 years.
We also offer our highly acclaimed Next Stepz Academy, teaching drama and musical theatre to young people aged 8-18, and we also offer highly acclaimed and very popular school
holiday full day workshops.
You might see us in the community on stage at local events or performing for charity fundraisers.
In addition to this, we also produce a number of licensed shows each year at Yeadon Town Hall Theatre. Entry into these productions is done by audition and details are released on our social media. Please keep a look out for all the exciting plans we have for 2026.
Cherries Musical Theatre weekly classes
Yeadon Cherries
Next Stepz Academy
Newlaithes School
The first class in the week is our Monday night class in Yeadon.
5.30pm to 6.30pm
Yeadon Constitutional Club
For budding musical theatre lovers 4-10 years
This is a fabulous class with friendly children keen to explore the performing arts and take to the stage to show their families and friends everything they have been learning.
Newlaithes School
Next Stepz Academy
Newlaithes School
How proud we are to run 3 classes each week at Horsforth Newlaithes School. They are currently almost all fully subscribed with a waiting list for the Tuesday. We have been at this fabulous School for 17 years!
Tuesdays (From yr 1)
Wednesdays (From REC)
Thursdays (From REC)
Please email us in the first instance to enquire about a place
Next Stepz Academy
Next Stepz Academy
Next Stepz Academy
Our Next Stepz academy offers a step up in teaching and welcomes students from 8 to 18 years.
We have 3 fabulous Next Stepz Academy classes in the week.
They are as follows:
Wednesday at Guiseley Theatre
5.15pm - 6.15pm
10-18 years
Thursday at Yeadon Con Club
6pm - 7pm
8-14 years
Thursday at Yeadon Con Club
7.05pm - 8.05pm
12-18 years
SEUSSICAL - FEBRUARY 26 WORKSHOP
£32.50
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Thursday 19th and Friday 20th February 2026
Guiseley Theatre
Join us this February for a fabulous 2 day workshop with showcase, and the theme? It's the vibrant and energetic musical for all ages - Seussical!
Join Jo-Jo, Cat in the Hat, Horton and friends as they journey through this story with a unique plot with themes of friendship, imagination and a message that tells us its ok to be unique.
Featuring the brilliant songs 'Oh the Thinks You Can Think' and 'Biggest Blame Fool' & more!
Currently on BLACK CHERRY FRIDAY SPECIAL OFFER at just £32.50 instead of £42.50 until 50% of the places have been booked or December 31st.
SCHOOL OF ROCK - EASTER WEEK 1
£32.50
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Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th April 2026
Guiseley Theatre
Join us during the first week of the Leeds Easter holidays for one of our favourites. 2 days plus absolutely rockin showcase - It's the School Of Rock!
So many different characters to play and kick-ass (Can we say that on the Cherries website?) songs such as 'Your'e in the band' & 'Stick it to the man' .
Currently on BLACK CHERRY FRIDAY SPECIAL OFFER at just £32.50 instead of £42.50 until 50% of the places have been booked or 31st December.
STARLIGHT EXPRESS - EASTER WEEK 2
£32.50
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Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th April 2026
Guiseley Theatre
Join us during the second week of the Easter holidays for a treat like no other and the very first time have run this workshop! It's Starlight Express.
We are no strangers to this musical and have been watching the professional version on stage for years and we love it!
We might give the roller skates a miss but what we can guarantee is an explosion of fun, high energy songs such as 'Rollin Stock' & 'Crazy'
Which train or carriage will you play?
Currently on BLACK CHERRY FRIDAY SPECIAL OFFER only £32.50 instead of £42.50 until 50% of the places have been booked or 31st December.
When we say not to be missed. . . . This IS not to be missed