0:00:02 > 0:00:07Many people dream of fame, success, and life in the spotlight...
0:00:07 > 0:00:10but few realise it takes years of hard work.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13We're going behind the scenes
0:00:13 > 0:00:16of one of the most famous stage schools in Britain.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Motivation, commitment, let's do it.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20It's got to be sharp, guys.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Where pupils learn to cope with rivalry,
0:00:22 > 0:00:24sacrifice, and rejection every day.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28Russell Brand, Pixie Lott, and Leona Lewis all studied here,
0:00:28 > 0:00:32but this series is about the talent of tomorrow.
0:00:32 > 0:00:37This is the School For Stars.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Coming up on School For Stars, Max and Jordan are forced to put
0:00:45 > 0:00:50their friendship aside and go head to head for the same part.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Ga-ga ba-ba ga-ga ah!
0:00:52 > 0:00:55It's make or break time as Take That's choreographer
0:00:55 > 0:00:58decides who is ready for the big time.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Absolutely rubbish.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04And new girl Paris has to prove that she is more than just a singer.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06One, two, stretch!
0:01:11 > 0:01:16The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts is a school with a difference.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19The 305 pupils here are aged between 11 and 19
0:01:19 > 0:01:22and spend half their time studying,
0:01:22 > 0:01:24the other half singing, dancing, and acting.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Here, here, bend, drop, up.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29This year the school is 100 years old
0:01:29 > 0:01:32and in just 11 weeks' time they're staging
0:01:32 > 0:01:37a huge end of term centenary gala show in front of celebrities,
0:01:37 > 0:01:39casting agents, and famous ex-pupils,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42which means every student is desperate to be involved.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46# You make me feel like I
0:01:46 > 0:01:51# Live in a teenage dream... #
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Auditions are already under way
0:01:53 > 0:01:58and competing against each other to sing a Frank Sinatra love song
0:01:58 > 0:02:00are best friends Max and Jordan.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02It'll be quite tough
0:02:02 > 0:02:05if one of us get it and one of us don't.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07He's, like, a very good singer, Max,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09and it's going to be a bit of competition.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11# I adore you... #
0:02:11 > 0:02:16The boys already tested their friendship when both tried to impress
0:02:16 > 0:02:18head of musical theatre Karen in a tense audition
0:02:18 > 0:02:21where Jordan failed to hit the high notes.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24# Why shouldn't we fall in love
0:02:24 > 0:02:26# Our hearts are made of it
0:02:26 > 0:02:31# Let's take a chance let's fall in love. #
0:02:31 > 0:02:35But Karen's decided to give Jordan a second chance.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39She wants seen who has the best chemistry with the leading lady.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42# I've got a feeling... #
0:02:42 > 0:02:47Who is none other than Jade, Max's girlfriend.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52First up is Jordan.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53- BOTH:- # But I adore you
0:02:53 > 0:02:58# So strong for you
0:02:58 > 0:03:00# Why go on stalling
0:03:00 > 0:03:02# I'm falling, love is calling
0:03:02 > 0:03:04# Why be shy?
0:03:04 > 0:03:11# Let's fall in love why shouldn't we fall in love?
0:03:11 > 0:03:12# Now is the time for it
0:03:12 > 0:03:16# While we are young let's fall in love. #
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Max doesn't look too happy,
0:03:18 > 0:03:22but watching your girlfriend and your best mate singing
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Let's Fall In Love, who would be?
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Jade, there was very nearly an arm came up to reach with Jordan,
0:03:30 > 0:03:32it was nearly there, but because Max is here
0:03:32 > 0:03:34you thought better of it.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- Shall I leave and you do it again? - No, acting, acting through song.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40I know, I know.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Now it's Max's turn.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45# Let's fall in love
0:03:45 > 0:03:48# Why shouldn't we fall in love
0:03:48 > 0:03:50# Now is the time for it while we are young
0:03:50 > 0:03:53# Let's fall in love. #
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Is Jordan actually loving how awkward it's getting?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58# Let's fall in love... #
0:03:58 > 0:04:02With the audition over, Karen has concerns.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04OK, I now have to tell you what worries me.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07There was a better chemistry with you two
0:04:07 > 0:04:11because it didn't matter, you could act and you could pretend
0:04:11 > 0:04:14and you could reach for each other and touch.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17But you two found it hard to make eye contact,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20OK, so that might be helping my decision,
0:04:20 > 0:04:25you're nervous to actually show each other that you care
0:04:25 > 0:04:27for fear of what friends will say,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- for fear of what we're thinking. - Holding you back.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33So what's worrying me now is that's now holding you back.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36So Karen has a tough decision to make
0:04:36 > 0:04:40and it's bound to upset one of the three best friends.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43It's hard when you're acting and Max is staring.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46There were little bits where we were going to hug each other
0:04:46 > 0:04:48and reach for each other and then you see Max
0:04:48 > 0:04:51and you're like, "No, let's not do that."
0:04:51 > 0:04:55If I had to choose I think it would be Jordan,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58only because it's not awkward.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04I don't want to offend Max though, but I just think
0:05:04 > 0:05:09it's so awkward and I think it's so much easier to sing with Jordan.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Jade seems to have her mind made up, but now it's all down to Karen.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21In just a few days she'll decide who will get this dream role,
0:05:21 > 0:05:23so will it be Max or Jordan?
0:05:28 > 0:05:31This school encourages competition and ambition,
0:05:31 > 0:05:35and no-one's more ambitious than year ten golden-boy Tyler.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Everyone wants to be number one, to be the next Johnny Depp,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Angelina Jolie, or they want to be the next Rhianna.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Everyone here are working very, very hard
0:05:45 > 0:05:47for this opportunity to become big.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50With so many people wanting to become famous,
0:05:50 > 0:05:54the school teaches its pupils to be triple threat performers.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57A triple threat is where you can sing, dance, and act.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01For Tyler, being triple threat is already starting to pay off.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05I've worked a lot as an actor, I got a job in a short film called
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Monsters and Rabbits, then I got two years in the West End Oliver.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Most recently, I've done a TV series called Camelot.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15As well as being an actor, singer, and dancer,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Tyler is also aiming to be one of the world's youngest stuntmen.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20My dad is a stuntman, he got me into the business
0:06:20 > 0:06:24and introduced me to all these people, actors and stuff.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29I've done sword fighting and horse riding, that kind of stuff.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Tyler is a big talent, but in this school
0:06:32 > 0:06:35it's not enough to be a perfect performer.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Each pupil has to keep up with all their regular schoolwork too,
0:06:39 > 0:06:44which Tyler admits he has not been doing lately.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Over the past few weeks, Tyler has been turning up late for class
0:06:48 > 0:06:50and picking up lots of de-merits.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55This earned him a detention from headmaster Mr Vote
0:06:55 > 0:06:58but Tyler didn't turn up.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05It's the day after detention and Mr Vote is on the warpath
0:07:05 > 0:07:10with his sights set firmly on detention-dodger Tyler.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15Tyler, would you like to see me after assembly, please,
0:07:15 > 0:07:16before you go downstairs.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19The school takes discipline very seriously
0:07:19 > 0:07:22and if Tyler is going to achieve his dream of becoming a star
0:07:22 > 0:07:25then he needs to start following some rules.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- Last night...- Yeah.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Er... I sort of forgot.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33I kind of ended up in the art gallery
0:07:33 > 0:07:37and realised when I got home I was meant to be with you.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- Not good.- No, I'm sorry.
0:07:40 > 0:07:46Not good. Next Wednesday afternoon 4:30, Mr Vote, detention.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Mr Vote has given Tyler one last chance
0:07:48 > 0:07:52to prove he's learned his lesson and attend his detention.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57But after his talking to, Tyler still seems fairly relaxed.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59I forgot all about it.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02It's cool.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04If Tyler forgets next time
0:08:04 > 0:08:07it definitely won't be cool with Mr Vote.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09# Now, now, now come on... #
0:08:09 > 0:08:12With the end of year gala just weeks away,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15every pupil at the school is fighting for a role.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22Alex left his home town behind him to follow his dreams at stage school.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26In my town there wasn't much to do, but there was a dance school
0:08:26 > 0:08:28and that's what I did, I was one of a kind sort of thing.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31It was just pushing something I loved
0:08:31 > 0:08:35and I learned that it was way out of a circle that I hated,
0:08:35 > 0:08:37I took that road and I'm having the time of my life.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41Alex is desperate to prove he's ready for a lead role in the gala.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46I would say I am quite competitive, but I'd say I'm driven as well.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50I want it so bad, I want to become something.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52I don't really want to settle for less.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56For today's audition only a handful of pupils
0:08:56 > 0:09:01will be chosen from the entire year, so the pressure is on big time.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04So from here, I need to set this first section now.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08The audition is being taken by top choreographer Mark Webb.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Used to working with superstars like Beyonce and Robbie Williams,
0:09:11 > 0:09:13he expects the very best from his pupils.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Over 16 years of being in the business,
0:09:16 > 0:09:20I've seen some amazing things, worked with the best.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I've worked with Blue, Steps, Take That,
0:09:22 > 0:09:27Girls Aloud, Boyzone, Destiny's Child, the list goes on.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32One and four-four, one and four-four, watch that, yeah?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Boom boom. It's hot, it's rock 'n' roll.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36To be a great dancer,
0:09:36 > 0:09:38I think number one thing is dedication
0:09:38 > 0:09:40so I expect that from them.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42If I say be here at 9am
0:09:42 > 0:09:44that means 8:30 practising what we did the day before.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Passion, want to be here, want to do it,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51with them two things I think you can achieve anything,
0:09:51 > 0:09:52anything in life really.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54All of us are front-runners, let's go.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59- Want to be the best, yes?- ALL:- Yes.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04Want to be the best though serious, want to be the best. Here we go!
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Mark gives the class and an hour to perfect the routine
0:10:07 > 0:10:10just as he would with his professional dancers.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14If they can't pick up the moves this quickly, they've got no chance.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Pull. Lock. Lock. Boom-boom, hit-hit, stop.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Head circle, stop, hip, hip.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Tuck-tuck, out in, head-head,
0:10:24 > 0:10:28push-push, head, boom-boom, yeah man, yeah.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Tighter, it's got to be tighter.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32I don't want to see one arm out, yeah?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35People lagging behind.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37So is Alex keeping up?
0:10:37 > 0:10:39It's very high impact, high energy,
0:10:39 > 0:10:43and I think that's what Mark is trying to capture with this number.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- Up-down, slide hip. - He'll tell you if it's wrong.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47He'll tell you if it's right,
0:10:47 > 0:10:51but more often than not he'll tell you it's wrong.
0:10:51 > 0:10:52# It's gonna get it's gonna get
0:10:52 > 0:10:53# It's gonna get louder
0:10:53 > 0:10:56# We're gonna get we're gonna get
0:10:56 > 0:10:58# We're gonna get stronger
0:10:58 > 0:11:00# We're gonna feel, gonna feel gonna feel better
0:11:00 > 0:11:04# You can't turn this energy inside... #
0:11:04 > 0:11:08It's got to be massive, it's got to be big and crazy.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Ba-ba ba-ba ja-ga ah!
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Right, late every time, it's got to be sharp, guys.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Stop thinking about yourselves
0:11:15 > 0:11:18and think about the group as a whole.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20It's like a football team,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23the defence play bad, forwards won't get a chance to score.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26It's crunch time, Mark splits the class into groups
0:11:26 > 0:11:28so he can look at each performer.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34Which means, for Alex, every single move has to be perfect.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Absolutely rubbish, it was rubbish.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Right one more, come on, one more with counts.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47At the crucial moment, Alex has messed up.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Now he has one final chance to save the audition.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52MUSIC PLAYS
0:11:56 > 0:11:59But he misses the moves again.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03I am frustrated, I don't want to be second-best
0:12:03 > 0:12:05because I'm not here to be second-best,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07I'm here to be the best.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09And when that's not happening, I feel stupid.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Gutted with his performance,
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Alex tries to convince Mark he can do better.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- I just wanted to apologise. - Yeah, don't worry, man,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20you'll be all right, we'll get it together.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Has Alex done enough for a place in the gala?
0:12:23 > 0:12:26There's nothing he can do now but wait.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- I love you all, have a lovely day. - ALL:- Thank you.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33God bless. Thank you!
0:12:36 > 0:12:41Starting at any school can be scary, but imagine how scary it must be
0:12:41 > 0:12:43when the pupils around you have this much talent.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49New girl Paris recently had her first day at school.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53When I first got here I was really nervous
0:12:53 > 0:12:55that I wouldn't make any friends.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59I looked at everyone in their groups and I thought I'm never going
0:12:59 > 0:13:03to make friends here because they've already made groups ages ago.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06And then Georgia and Molly helped me.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09What was it like on your first day?
0:13:09 > 0:13:14- On your first day...- I came into the lockers and I was just like,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- "Can I go home now?" - Then you came over to get changed
0:13:17 > 0:13:21and I said, "What's your name?" and you were like, "Paris"
0:13:21 > 0:13:25and I was like, "OK, I'm Georgia", and you were like, "OK."
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Do you feel settled in
0:13:27 > 0:13:32or do you feel like you're still really pretty new?
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Do people still call you "new girl"?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Not that I know of, unless it's behind my back.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41'Paris is becoming a really good friend of mine,'
0:13:41 > 0:13:44we're like that right now and it's me,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Molly, and her, just like all best of friends.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48She's a really good friend.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52Me, Molly, and Georgia are so alike in some ways
0:13:52 > 0:13:55and it's just like we're meant to be best friends.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57We've even decided,
0:13:57 > 0:14:01even though it's a bit early, to move to LA when we're 18.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Yeah, we're talking about moving to LA together.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09We've already been searching for houses and everything.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Paris came to stage school as a singer.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Let's have a bit of Who Will Buy.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20# Who will buy my sweet red roses
0:14:20 > 0:14:23# Two blooms for a penny... #
0:14:23 > 0:14:29And it's clear that everybody here is impressed so far.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32# ..two blooms for a penny. #
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Great.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37But although Paris may have the singing sorted,
0:14:37 > 0:14:40if she's going to get the dream house in America
0:14:40 > 0:14:44then she still needs to improve in her other classes.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48In her first week, Karen had to help Paris with her high kicks.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51I did it, I got confused on which way to go.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54OK, you need to stretch your feet, you've got to work on that
0:14:54 > 0:14:56and then next time we'll work on your arms as well,
0:14:56 > 0:14:59OK, one more step to go through.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02So she may have made progress making friends,
0:15:02 > 0:15:04but can the same be said for her dancing?
0:15:04 > 0:15:09Since I came here, the first time I was really bad at kicks,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12I couldn't even lift it up to my hand,
0:15:12 > 0:15:16but then now I practise at home in the garden all the time,
0:15:16 > 0:15:18I think I've really improved.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21I'm a bit nervous because of all the other people,
0:15:21 > 0:15:24they're doing really good kicks.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Last time I was watching them it was like, "I will never do that."
0:15:28 > 0:15:30So now can I have some presentation?
0:15:30 > 0:15:31The dance lesson begins
0:15:31 > 0:15:35and will practice in the garden be enough to get her through?
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Supporting legs, please!
0:15:37 > 0:15:41Think about it, five, six, seven, and one...
0:15:41 > 0:15:44With her new friends watching on, it's Paris's turn.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47One, three, five, six, seven, eight.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51One, two, stretch! Good girl, OK.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Guys, I'm going to use you as the teachers.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Paris hasn't been with us very long, I'm going to ask Paris
0:15:56 > 0:15:58to do two straight kicks for me
0:15:58 > 0:16:01and you show me how you could help Paris by correcting her.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05So if we step on your right foot, so step,
0:16:05 > 0:16:07kick, step kick, OK, stop.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11What can I correct, what was wrong there, yes?
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Don't lean forward, don't roll on your toes when you kick.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Good girl, well done.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Now you've been here some of you right from year seven
0:16:19 > 0:16:21and Paris has only just joined us,
0:16:21 > 0:16:23so with all your knowledge and wisdom,
0:16:23 > 0:16:27please help her because you just have done already.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Well done, guys, excellent work.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32So Paris still hasn't quite got the hang of the high kick,
0:16:32 > 0:16:34but she's determined to get it right.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37I'm not as good as I want to be.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40I want to be able to really lift my legs up,
0:16:40 > 0:16:42but I'm getting there slowly.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46It feels really good just to know that my friends are there
0:16:46 > 0:16:48to help me with my kicks,
0:16:48 > 0:16:51knowing which leg to start on and which one to do.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54If Paris is going to become the LA star she dreams of,
0:16:54 > 0:16:58mastering the high kick is only just the beginning.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05It's detention time and once again headmaster Mr Vote
0:17:05 > 0:17:10is waiting in an empty classroom, but is Tyler going to show?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- Ah, hello, Tyler.- Hi, Mr Vote.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22I really do not know what detentions are made of,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25I'm not really looking forward to it, but I've got to do it.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27I would like for you to think about
0:17:27 > 0:17:29and to write me a short essay about the game plan
0:17:29 > 0:17:32for the future, what my goals are short and long term,
0:17:32 > 0:17:36and what I think I'm going to have to do to get there.
0:17:36 > 0:17:42Tyler wants it all, stuntman, pop star, dancer, actor,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45so at least detention has given him the chance
0:17:45 > 0:17:47to focus on how to achieve his goals.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50'I think it's good because instead of writing lines,
0:17:50 > 0:17:53'which'll dig into your mind and be going
0:17:53 > 0:17:56' "Don't do this again, don't do that again."
0:17:56 > 0:17:59'I think writing an essay makes your mind work a bit more.'
0:18:06 > 0:18:09At he end of the day, the kind of things you have got going for you
0:18:09 > 0:18:14at the moment, fabulous sort of potential, things like that.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16You've got so many good things
0:18:16 > 0:18:21you've got to make sure that you don't miss out on the little things.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Thank you very much, Mr Vote.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- I hope not to see you here again. - Don't worry, you won't.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30So has he learned his lesson?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Now I think I'll just think of the future
0:18:32 > 0:18:35because I've got my GCSEs coming up, I've got it all coming up
0:18:35 > 0:18:38and I've kind of got to just stop messing about.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43That will be my last detention of course, they all are.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51Up on the ninth floor of the building, Steve and Nina
0:18:51 > 0:18:54run the school's casting agency helping students like Tyler
0:18:54 > 0:18:56get auditions for all the top shows.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01I'm just very conscious that this is a really big audition.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Nobody springs to mind right away,
0:19:03 > 0:19:07but if you e-mail me everything over, I'll have a good look at it.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10This is where casting directors from films,
0:19:10 > 0:19:14commercials, TV, and theatre come to find their stars.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17And it works. Ex-pupils include everyone from Sharon Osbourne
0:19:17 > 0:19:19to Naomi Campbell.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Although they're at school,
0:19:21 > 0:19:23some pupils are already on the road to stardom.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25I've played Billy Elliot.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- I've done commercials. - I was in Lion King.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29I did Harry Potter.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31..the Royal Variety Performance.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Oliver Twist where I did singing, dancing, and acting.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37All right. See you later.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40One pupil waiting to hear about a part is Katie
0:19:40 > 0:19:43who's in her final year.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Nina got her an audition for a new feature film,
0:19:46 > 0:19:48a tough drama set in London,
0:19:48 > 0:19:50and nothing could have prepared her
0:19:50 > 0:19:52for what the producers asked her to do.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54I had to beat box.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I can't beat box to save my life,
0:19:56 > 0:20:00but I beat boxed and then I had to sing a song, I just sang a pop song.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Then they asked me to read some lines of the character Steve, a boy.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09Today is Katie's 19th birthday, but all she can think about is the film.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13If she gets the role, it could change her life.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18My dream job would be acting in a film definitely,
0:20:18 > 0:20:19a massive worldwide film.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Katie has been called to Nina's office.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Could it be that she's going to star in her first ever movie?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- Happy birthday. - Thank you.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- Have you had a nice day? - Yeah, lovely.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Good. Right, before we get on to that, how did your audition go?
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- Yeah, really well.- Good.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40We got there and there was two girls, one from here
0:20:40 > 0:20:43and one I didn't know, and then two boys.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45So the phone call that they've just given me then
0:20:45 > 0:20:48to say to you that the character of Steve is now going to be Stevie
0:20:48 > 0:20:51makes sense to you? Yay!
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- Are you actually serious? - Yeah.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- Have I got the part?- Yes, well done.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59So against the odds, as Katie auditioned for a male role,
0:20:59 > 0:21:00she's got the part.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03So they're going to make the character Steve
0:21:03 > 0:21:07into Stevie, which is now a girl, so it's two girls and two boys.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08- I'm so pleased, well done!- Wow.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- Brilliant, happy birthday, love. - Thank you.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14'I've just got a role in a film,'
0:21:14 > 0:21:16which is amazing, I'm so excited.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21I can't believe it, it's my first proper film
0:21:21 > 0:21:22and I don't know I'm just...
0:21:22 > 0:21:26I'm scared because it's my first acting role on screen,
0:21:26 > 0:21:28but, no, I'm really excited.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Can't wait to tell everyone.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Now it's time for Katie to tell her friends the good news.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39- Hello. You know I went to that film audition?- Yeah?- I just got it.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42THEY SCREAM
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Can you believe this?
0:21:46 > 0:21:48I know, I can't believe it.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51On your birthday, couldn't be a better day.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57And they're not the only ones she wants to tell.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- 'Hello.'- Hello, Dad, are you all right?
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- 'Yes, fine.'- Guess what?
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- 'What?'- I got the film! - 'You got it?'
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- I've got the job, yeah. - HE LAUGHS
0:22:08 > 0:22:11'Excellent, excellent, well done. That's a start for you.'
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Good birthday present.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Katie won't have long to prepare for her role
0:22:16 > 0:22:20as they want her on set within days, let's hope she can deliver.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Elsewhere around the school,
0:22:25 > 0:22:29other pupils are waiting for their own good news.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33As the gala gets nearer, choreographers and teachers
0:22:33 > 0:22:36are choosing who will take part in which number.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41Alex had been desperate to impress top choreographer Mark Webb
0:22:41 > 0:22:44for a part in a routine called American Idiot.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Absolutely rubbish. It was rubbish.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50But after feeling the pressure in the audition,
0:22:50 > 0:22:55Alex was left wondering whether he'd done enough.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00Mark has now chosen his final group and the all-important list
0:23:00 > 0:23:02goes up on the school notice board.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05- Are you in it? - I am! I can't believe I'm in it.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07If your name's up there you're in,
0:23:07 > 0:23:11if it's not then you won't be taking part in Mark's routine.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14And of the names on the board,
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Alex isn't one of them.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21The selection was made for the dancing, I'm not in it,
0:23:21 > 0:23:23but I'm going to lose any sleep over it.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Never one to give up easily, Alex decides
0:23:25 > 0:23:28he's going to put all of his efforts into getting another role
0:23:28 > 0:23:30somewhere else in the gala.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33I might go on several numbers, some tap, some contemporary,
0:23:33 > 0:23:36some jazz, things like that, and some singing as well.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I'm trying to get myself to be the best I can
0:23:39 > 0:23:41so I'll be represented in the best way.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43With the centenary gala just weeks away
0:23:43 > 0:23:48and only a few auditions left, time is running out for Alex.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59Two other students about to find out if they'll be performing in
0:23:59 > 0:24:03the school's biggest ever production are best friends Max and Jordan.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08After weeks of auditions, only one of the boys will be singing as Sinatra
0:24:08 > 0:24:11alongside Max's girlfriend Jade.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16Max was the better singer, but Jordan had the better chemistry
0:24:16 > 0:24:19so will it be the boyfriend or the best friend?
0:24:19 > 0:24:21It's time to find out.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25Jordan and Maximilian? Can I have a chat with you.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28I must do your theme.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31HE PLAYS FOREBODING MUSIC
0:24:31 > 0:24:34The moment has arrived.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Over you come.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40After careful thought, Karen has made her decision.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42So we've been going over your auditions
0:24:42 > 0:24:44and you've both done outstanding,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47I'm really, really thrilled.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50We've taken lots of facts into consideration
0:24:50 > 0:24:55and we are now over here is going to be our Sinatra.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58So after all the anxious waiting, Max has won the part
0:24:58 > 0:25:01and will be singing with his girlfriend,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03but there's a surprise but Jordan.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Jordan, you're going to be one of the dancers,
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- so is that good news?- Yes.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10I think it's really good news
0:25:10 > 0:25:13because it means now you're both in Sinatra
0:25:13 > 0:25:16so although you will be singing, you will be dancing.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21So it's good news all round, both boys get a part in the gala.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26- Max gets to sing and Jordan gets to dance.- Well done.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Now the boys can finally go back to being best friends.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34- Are you sure?- Yes.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38And what better way to get the friendship back than playing a prank.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42- None of us got it, none of us got it.- Ha-ha, yeah.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45They're going to tell Jade the news,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48but pretend that neither of them got the part.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50CONVERSATION DROWNED OUT BY CHATTER
0:25:50 > 0:25:52WHAT!
0:25:55 > 0:26:00Pranks aside, Max is thrilled, but is his girlfriend happy?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02I am, I'm very happy.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04I think, yeah. I don't know, I just...
0:26:04 > 0:26:07I thought it was going to be Jordan so I think I'm quite shocked
0:26:07 > 0:26:10because I did think, "OK, so what am I going to say to Max
0:26:10 > 0:26:13"when me and Jordan are doing this part."
0:26:13 > 0:26:16I'm going over it in my head, "It's OK, don't worry,
0:26:16 > 0:26:18"I'm sure everything will be better,"
0:26:18 > 0:26:20and then he goes, "I got the part." I was like, "Huh?"
0:26:20 > 0:26:24So Jade's surprised and a little worried.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28I'm scared to do it with Max because I find it really awkward,
0:26:28 > 0:26:31but I think it will get better, I know it will get better.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34I just think at the start of it, a bit scared.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39So the parts are decided,
0:26:39 > 0:26:44Jade and Max will be singing a love song in front of the whole school.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47The question now is can the golden couple get over their awkwardness
0:26:47 > 0:26:50in time for the big night?
0:26:52 > 0:26:56In this school you're taught to never give up on your dreams,
0:26:56 > 0:26:57whether it's being the next
0:26:57 > 0:27:00George Sampson, Beyonce, or Daniel Radcliffe.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Sometimes dreams come true and sometimes they don't,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07but it's better to dream big than never dream at all.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Next time on School for Stars...
0:27:15 > 0:27:18..the pressure reaches boiling point as GCSEs begin.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19Action.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23And Katie finds out if she really has what it takes to be a movie star.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27My face on a giant screen is going to be rather funny.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31It's all part of life at the School For Stars.
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