0:00:02 > 0:00:06Millions dream of fame, success and life in the spotlight.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10But few realise what it takes to make it to the very top.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15We're back inside one of the most famous stage schools in Britain.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Can we take it from the top, please, and give it everything.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23We'll be taking you behind the scenes
0:00:23 > 0:00:27as we follow all the highs and lows of the summer term.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29It's heart, it's passion.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32And show you what life's really like for those heading for the big time.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35# If you're mine...
0:00:35 > 0:00:38- High five. - Yeah! Come on! Come on!
0:00:39 > 0:00:42This is the School For Stars.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Coming up...
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Syd's confidence is rocked.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49I'm really gutted and quite upset.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54Kedar lands an amazing TV role but he's under pressure to deliver.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Being decent at football wasn't part of the memo for the job.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00And Sadie waits for some life-changing news.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03I'm really nervous because this could change my life.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11The highlight of the summer term is the end of year show,
0:01:11 > 0:01:15when students get to perform in front of some very influential casting agents.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Ow!
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Competition for the lead roles is huge.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27This year's show will feature routines from Seussical,
0:01:27 > 0:01:32a musical based on the works of Cat In The Hat author Dr Seuss.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37# Wishing, enjoying the jungle's great joys
0:01:37 > 0:01:40# With Horton the elephant... #
0:01:40 > 0:01:44And there is one lead performance which Syd and Ella are competing for.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48# Wadda-ooh-ooh ooh-wadda-dadda ooh. #
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Ella has always been one of the school's best dancers,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53so Syd knows she has tough competition.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Mine and Ella's friendship's really close.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02Everyone says we're like sisters, like, we're really like similar
0:02:02 > 0:02:05and we both want to be dancers when we're older.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11Whoo!
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Syd is an amazing person.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15She's always friendly and she always makes you laugh.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17# All the things you can think... #
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Ella's a really talented girl
0:02:19 > 0:02:23and when I see her perform it gives me competition
0:02:23 > 0:02:27to be not only as good as her but maybe a little bit better.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Can I have Cat In The Hat down in the centre, please?
0:02:31 > 0:02:35There will be an evening performance and a matinee.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Both girls badly want the evening show
0:02:37 > 0:02:41because they think this is the one the casting agents will come to.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I'd prefer to have the night performance.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52I'd rather do the evening because I think there'll be more people watching,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54so I hope to get the evening.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57It's really hard to have a best friend at this school
0:02:57 > 0:02:59because you compete for every role that you do.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01You compete for auditions that you go with,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05so to have close friends in the school is very hard to maintain
0:03:05 > 0:03:08but if you've got a good friend, then it will be fine.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12Sharing the role of Cat In The Hat with Ella
0:03:12 > 0:03:15is a bit of like a scare to me
0:03:15 > 0:03:17because her performance is just amazing,
0:03:17 > 0:03:20so I have to be as good as her or better than her.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24# What is it When you think about Seuss? #
0:03:27 > 0:03:31It's going to be down to Karen, the head of musical production,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33to decide which girl it will be.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- # You're right on the brink! # - # Overload! #
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Do you know who's doing the matinee and the evening?
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- I haven't even thought about that. - I don't know who's doing what
0:03:43 > 0:03:45and my mum needs a ticket, and that's all.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- OK.- She's given her form in and said I'm not confirmed yet.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51But Mum just wants to know if you know yet.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55OK. All right, my darling. I will try and get onto that straight away.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- I don't need to know if... - No, no, no.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00You're both as strong as each other. Just work together as a team.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Well done.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04# Something horrible and hairy... #
0:04:04 > 0:04:08However, today, neither girl's performance is strong enough.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14Oh. # Nobody here and the feeling of fear
0:04:14 > 0:04:17# And the darkness of night Ooh! #
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Girls, you need to be on the ball and learn all your lines
0:04:20 > 0:04:23and make sure you are ready to step up.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24# Overload! #
0:04:24 > 0:04:28At the moment, Cat, you're going through your lines.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29"Der-der, der-der, der-der, der-der,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32"Der-der, der-der, der-der, der-der, der-der."
0:04:32 > 0:04:34They're making no sense whatsoever.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38OK? So you've got to think about still delivering.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40If you were saying, "It's really scary!"
0:04:40 > 0:04:43OK? You've got to deliver. There's a scary line!
0:04:43 > 0:04:45And I need that energy in your voice.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47At the moment it's, "And it's scary. And we're going to do this."
0:04:47 > 0:04:50It's bland, it's monotone, there's nothing there.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Think a glimmer of light.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Think a glimmer of light. You're painting that picture.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57You wouldn't say to me, "There's a glimmer of light."
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- No, I wouldn't. - Think a glimmer of light.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- That's the picture. - So it's characterisation.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07It's a characterisation but it also needs to flow with the music.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11It looks like both girls have a lot to prove
0:05:11 > 0:05:12if they want that evening role.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14# Overload! #
0:05:17 > 0:05:20All the students here are used to auditioning
0:05:20 > 0:05:23and they learn to deal with success or failure on a daily basis.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30It all starts with their audition to get into the school in the first place.
0:05:30 > 0:05:3311-year-old Sadie has had hers
0:05:33 > 0:05:36and she's waiting to hear if she was successful.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40I just love singing, dancing and acting.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Every time I go to the theatre, I imagine me being on the stage.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Sadie goes to a normal school in the week
0:05:49 > 0:05:51but she comes here every Saturday
0:05:51 > 0:05:55and she's desperate to leave her school and come here full time.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58# There's got to be more than a one-light town
0:05:58 > 0:06:00# Where the light is always red. #
0:06:00 > 0:06:03I think I'd say that my biggest talent would be singing.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06# So clap your hands just-a-because
0:06:06 > 0:06:09# Don't you know where I am ain't where I was
0:06:09 > 0:06:11# Not for the life of me... #
0:06:11 > 0:06:14I really want to come to this school because it's my ambition
0:06:14 > 0:06:17to become a leading lady on the West End stage
0:06:17 > 0:06:19and I know that this is the best school to come to.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25My mum supports me so much
0:06:25 > 0:06:30and it makes doing theatre so much easier with her around.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32And hold and hold...
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Sadie's mum has been taking her to the school on Saturdays
0:06:36 > 0:06:37for over a year.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Round you go. Go!
0:06:40 > 0:06:43She's constantly, constantly dancing everywhere we go.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Her feet are moving, hands are tapping.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Rhythms are just oozing from this child.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53# I wish I could be part of that world. #
0:06:53 > 0:06:55She literally lives for Saturdays.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58But even if she gets a place at the school,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01she still needs to get a scholarship to help pay the fees.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02# They said I would sing... #
0:07:02 > 0:07:06And the school have very few to give out.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10# So I always have this ticket in my pocket... #
0:07:10 > 0:07:13She's still being closely assessed by the teachers,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16so she has to make every lesson count.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20That's brilliant, Sadie. Good luck.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21THEY CHEER
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- What do you think the answer's going to be?- I don't know.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30I know you've done your best and I do know that
0:07:30 > 0:07:32and I know that, you know,
0:07:32 > 0:07:34you've worked as hard as you could possibly work,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37so what will be will be but that doesn't stop me worrying.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Well, you're supposed to worry but not as much.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44For her to get to do what she loves doing every day
0:07:44 > 0:07:48in such an iconic place would just be phenomenal.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51I'm really nervous about whether I get in or not
0:07:51 > 0:07:53because this could change my life.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Sadie could be at the start of her journey
0:08:04 > 0:08:07and soon landing professional, paid work...
0:08:08 > 0:08:12just like Kedar, who has an acting part in a new TV series.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19I got this job through the school's agency called Wolfblood.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23It's about these two school kids who turn into Wolfbloods
0:08:23 > 0:08:26and I play Tom, which is one of the wolves' best friends.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31For Kedar, this new role is a stepping stone into his dream future
0:08:31 > 0:08:33as a major actor.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35TV and films, basically, are what I want to do.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39I don't think it's too much of a dream.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41I'm gonna make it.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44This is a massive opportunity for me. Wolfblood could be a huge hit.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49So hopefully, people like my performance and it goes down well.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59To do the job, Kedar had to relocate 300 miles away from home and school
0:08:59 > 0:09:01to Newcastle.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06I've been up here in Newcastle for about three months now.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10I miss family and stuff. I miss my friends a lot
0:09:10 > 0:09:12but it's work and it has to get done and I'm enjoying it, like.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I've made really close friends up here.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18One of these good friends is the star of the show, Bobby.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20This is my boy. I love this man.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Me and Kedar get on really well.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23We've got a bit of a bromance going on.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26We've spent every day for the past three months together.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29I'm still not sick of him, so that can only be a good sign, really.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32No, he's just a really nice guy.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Good job he's got support from his friends
0:09:35 > 0:09:37because today is a big, big day for Kedar.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42Today is a really big day because we've got football all day
0:09:42 > 0:09:44and at the end of the day we've got a big match going on
0:09:44 > 0:09:47and I have to score the winning goal, so it's a lot of pressure on me.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50It should be fun but it's going to be hard.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51It should be a good day.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54He was picked for the job because of his acting
0:09:54 > 0:09:56but now it's also about his football skills
0:09:56 > 0:09:59and letting the team down isn't an option.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Hopefully, he doesn't mess it up but I have faith in him.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- I have faith. - Thank you.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Love you!
0:10:07 > 0:10:11But no. I hope he doesn't miss now because I'd feel really bad.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Kedar seems confident.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16I'm supposed to be a really good footballer. I am!
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I'm well good at football.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- Go on... - THEY GROAN
0:10:20 > 0:10:22You're going to have to do it again.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24But it looks like there might be a problem.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Ah, he's missed again!
0:10:30 > 0:10:33We're having a warm-up, a bit of a practice, and Kedar keeps missing.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38I'm not sure what to do about that. He's meant to be a prolific striker.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40But he's not up to scratch at the moment.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Being decent at football wasn't part of the memo for the job
0:10:47 > 0:10:53but, yeah, it's interesting finding out how fit I am.
0:10:53 > 0:10:5675 extras and a full film crew are on their way
0:10:56 > 0:10:58so time is running out for Kedar.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03If he doesn't score when he needs to, it will affect the entire filming schedule.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Ooh!
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Best friends Syd and Ella are competing for a lead role
0:11:14 > 0:11:15in the evening performance.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19I'd prefer to have the night performance.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I'd rather do the evening.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27It's been an agonising wait but it's finally decision time.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34I want to say that before I let you know which show you're doing,
0:11:34 > 0:11:38please remember both shows are sold out.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Usually people get upset when they have the matinee
0:11:41 > 0:11:45because they think it's not as good as having the evening performance.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47That's not true.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52I also want to say to you that I am so proud of the work that you've both done.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57You're both very, very different but you are equal in strength.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Sydney, you're doing the matinee.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11But you have to remember and I don't want you being disappointed
0:12:11 > 0:12:13because as I said, it's sold out.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15I want to say congratulations to both of you.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17You've done an amazing job. Well done.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21All right? And I will see you later. Well done, ladies. Thank you.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33Ella's got the show that I really, really, really wanted
0:12:33 > 0:12:37but she's my friend so it's not like I'm not proud of her
0:12:37 > 0:12:39because I'm so proud of her and I'm so happy for her
0:12:39 > 0:12:42but obviously I'm really gutted and quite upset
0:12:42 > 0:12:44and it's kind of knocked my confidence a bit.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52One, two... Yeah!
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Some of Syd's friends have already had professional roles on stage
0:12:56 > 0:13:00and they get these with the help of Nina, who runs the agency based at the school.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04Here at the agency we represent all the students that go to the academy
0:13:04 > 0:13:09and we look to get people jobs in commercials on television,
0:13:09 > 0:13:13in radio dramas, TV dramas and also films.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15We do a lot of theatre work as well.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Once the pupils move up past year 11, they go into the senior school,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23and when they leave here, they need to get their own agent.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27So Nina invites the cream of the casting agents in to audition them.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Just do your best and have some fun.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37They need to be focused. They need to remember they're very talented
0:13:37 > 0:13:42and they need to remember that these agents want to sign new talent.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46So they shouldn't be too scared, they shouldn't be too intimidated.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49The should go in and believe in themselves, enjoy the day
0:13:49 > 0:13:50and take what they can from it.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Could we go again on that one, girls?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Today it's senior student Diana's turn in front of the agents.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01I would like to do a bit of everything, I think.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03I'd firstly like to dance,
0:14:03 > 0:14:08whether that be musicals, pop videos, cruise ships.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13And then as I get older I'd like to veer more into the acting side.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18I have given up a lot to be here.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22I've moved away from my family and my friends and my home
0:14:22 > 0:14:25and I moved down here on my own.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29I've made a lot of good friends and they've become my second family.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31And to make sure it was worth the sacrifice,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34she needs to land a contract with an agent.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37They represent you when you leave, send you for auditions,
0:14:37 > 0:14:38work on your behalf.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42It's not essential but it's really helpful,
0:14:42 > 0:14:47especially, you know, we've trained but we don't have a massive knowledge of the industry
0:14:47 > 0:14:48or lots of connections.
0:14:48 > 0:14:54The agency she wants to impress has found work for people in top West End musicals
0:14:54 > 0:14:57like Wicked and Shrek.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01At the end of this process, if they ask to represent me,
0:15:01 > 0:15:03I would be over the moon.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06The students have to pull out all of the stops today.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08These agents are looking for triple threats -
0:15:08 > 0:15:11performers who can sing, act and dance.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13For Diana, dancing is her strength
0:15:13 > 0:15:16but she's worried about the singing element of the audition.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Today's really challenging because we have all three -
0:15:19 > 0:15:22we have dancing, singing and acting.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I'm not a singer, I'm more of a dancer-singer.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Sometimes in singing auditions, I get a bit nervous.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30The students are called in first to dance.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33# What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
0:15:33 > 0:15:35# Stand a little taller
0:15:35 > 0:15:38# Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone... #
0:15:39 > 0:15:41And then they have to show they can act.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43So, I comes out the toilet, right,
0:15:43 > 0:15:50and he's says, "Your skirt's all caught up in your knickers at the back."
0:15:50 > 0:15:54I said, "That so happens to be the latest of fashions.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55"I read it in a book."
0:15:55 > 0:16:00He says, "What book?" I says, "Cosmo, that's what book."
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- That's brilliant. Thank you, Diana. - Thank you very much.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07That was absolutely brilliant.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12And now the moment Diana has dreaded.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16She has to show she can sing and she knows this could be make or break for her.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23I'm about to sing and I'm very nervous -
0:16:23 > 0:16:24a bit shaky in the knees.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27But hopefully it will go well.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36# He's foolish, unworthy
0:16:36 > 0:16:40# And yet appealing, I like it
0:16:40 > 0:16:44# I feel alive... #
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- Stop. Does this song go anywhere or does it just...?- Not really.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49It doesn't go anywhere?
0:16:49 > 0:16:55When you go up in front of people, you've got to absolutely hit them between the eyes
0:16:55 > 0:16:57as soon as you walk in the room, as soon as you open your mouth.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- You can't go into an audition and do that.- OK.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03So do something, sing me something that will do that.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- OK.- Thanks.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08She has just seconds to find a new song.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12This mistake could cost her the chance to sign to the agency
0:17:12 > 0:17:14she has tried to hard to impress.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18# Standards
0:17:18 > 0:17:21# I still have standards
0:17:21 > 0:17:27# But man by man Every standard meanders from me. #
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- Brilliant, brilliant. Fantastic. - Thank you very much.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36I think it went well. You can't really tell, though, can you?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39We'll see. You never know.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41If she doesn't get signed to an agency
0:17:41 > 0:17:45it will make getting professional work when she leaves very tough.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59In Newcastle on the set of the CBBC drama Wolfblood,
0:17:59 > 0:18:00it's game on for Kedar.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06There is just time to limber up, then it's the big moment he's dreaded -
0:18:06 > 0:18:08scoring that winning goal.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13I hope you're good at football, because we'll know.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Before the all-important shot is filmed, there's a rehearsal...
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Get the ball and let's have a practice. Let's have a practice.
0:18:19 > 0:18:25..where the director and the cameramen work out what they're doing before they start filming.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Kedar, go to your left. Look right in the lens, right?
0:18:28 > 0:18:31# You only get one shot, so make it count... #
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Kedar takes a practice shot but he misses.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35THEY GROAN
0:18:38 > 0:18:41You've got the whole film crew, you've got so much pressure.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43I can only imagine what pressure he's got
0:18:43 > 0:18:45because he's got to get that winning goal.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50And I just... I don't know. Best of luck to him.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53On action, just dribble, dribble, dribble,
0:18:53 > 0:18:55speed up and knock it into the goal.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57This is the set-up for my final goal.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Rhydian, who's played by Bobby, throws it out to me
0:19:00 > 0:19:04and from that I make a run down the pitch and score the winning goal
0:19:04 > 0:19:05for the team.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- A Camera. - CHEERING AND WHOOPING
0:19:08 > 0:19:11He has to get it right and fast.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14If Kedar misses, the shoot could go behind schedule
0:19:14 > 0:19:16and cost thousands of pounds.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21And with 75 extras and a full film crew watching him...
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- Action! - ..the pressure is on.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Hey, Rhydian! Move!
0:19:29 > 0:19:33They think it's all over... It is now.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40That was a big scene, it's done now, I scored the goal.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42I'm happy with that. It went quite well.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49It's days like this that make me think this is the career I want.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51I love it so much, for definite.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52Definitely.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Kedar's day has ended on a high
0:20:02 > 0:20:06but for Syd, however, hearing that she didn't get the evening performance
0:20:06 > 0:20:07for the end-of-year show
0:20:07 > 0:20:10has left her finding it hard to force a smile.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12It is quite hard to be happy
0:20:12 > 0:20:16because I know that I haven't got the show that I wanted.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I feel like I have to pretend to be happy
0:20:19 > 0:20:23because I don't want to look spoiled or something.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27but my confidence is a bit low at the moment.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC
0:20:32 > 0:20:36And as the rehearsal continues it looks like her focus is lost
0:20:36 > 0:20:40and she is visibly upset.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Karen pulls her out of the lesson to have a quiet word.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44I just want to have a little chat with you.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47OK, what's happening?
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Because your confidence seems to have gone...
0:20:51 > 0:20:53I just don't think I'm good enough.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- Why? - I didn't get the evening.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59You didn't get the evening so you think that you're not good enough?
0:21:01 > 0:21:06Being given an opportunity to have a solo is a really big ordeal
0:21:06 > 0:21:08and it's understandable what you're going through
0:21:08 > 0:21:10but I now need you to start thinking of the positive
0:21:10 > 0:21:13and think how fabulous it is that you've been given a solo
0:21:13 > 0:21:18and really start to build on it and show me why I picked you.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21I already know but you just shine now, OK?
0:21:21 > 0:21:25So can I see a different little girl in there now? Come on, sweetheart.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29# I won't give up on us
0:21:29 > 0:21:34# Even if the skies cave in... #
0:21:34 > 0:21:38# When the dog bites When the bee stings
0:21:38 > 0:21:41# When I'm feeling sad
0:21:41 > 0:21:44# I simply remember my favourite things
0:21:44 > 0:21:49# And then I don't feel so bad... #
0:21:55 > 0:22:01Karen believes in Syd but with the show approaching, she'll be watching her closely.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05I actually need to make sure that she is going to be able to achieve the part of Cat.
0:22:05 > 0:22:06If not, she could end up losing it.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Do you need a hug from Auntie Ella?
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Diana auditioned for an important agency.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20She had to dance...
0:22:20 > 0:22:21act...
0:22:21 > 0:22:25That so happens to be the latest of fashions. I read it in a book.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26..and sing
0:22:26 > 0:22:29but it's her singing that could have let her down.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32Stop. Does this song go anywhere or does it just...?
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- Not really.- It doesn't go anywhere?
0:22:35 > 0:22:38For Diana, it's the moment she's been waiting for.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41The agency are on the phone.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Thank you very much. OK, thank you. Bye.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49I've just been offered a contract and I'm so excited.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53# Oh, sometimes I get a feeling... #
0:22:53 > 0:22:54Yeah, fine, I just got...
0:22:54 > 0:22:57First to hear Diana's news will be her dad.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59They've offered me a contract.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03DAD CHEERING
0:23:03 > 0:23:04Can you hear that?
0:23:04 > 0:23:08My dad's my biggest fan. Yeah. He's over the moon.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11I can relax now. It's done.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16# Sometimes I get a feeling. #
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Diana is celebrating success
0:23:23 > 0:23:26but year-nine Syd feels like she's failed.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28She's been struggling with her confidence
0:23:28 > 0:23:31since she found out her best friend Ella got the lead role
0:23:31 > 0:23:33in the evening show instead of her.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38I was really low last time
0:23:38 > 0:23:42because I just felt like I kept on doing things wrong
0:23:42 > 0:23:45and I felt quite a lot of pressure on me for some reason
0:23:45 > 0:23:48and I just didn't feel myself.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51OK, guys, let's try this whole section from the top, please.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Syd is still performing the lead in the matinee
0:23:54 > 0:23:56and Karen is watching her closely.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58If she can't get back on track,
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Syd could be in danger of losing that role, too.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05I really want to show Karen that I can play the role of Cat In The Hat
0:24:05 > 0:24:06and how good I can be.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Our story begins with a very strange sound.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17The drums of the jungle beginning to pound.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18DRUMS BEAT
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Syd, that's lovely. It's getting stronger. Six, seven and one.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24In this business, the show must go on
0:24:24 > 0:24:27and Syd has pulled herself together.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32# Oh, because it's bad news... #
0:24:32 > 0:24:34I am feeling much more confident.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36I'm getting into it now and it's getting better.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40# I just want you to dance with me tonight. #
0:24:40 > 0:24:42It's great to see Sydney back to her normal self.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45She's now appreciating the performance.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48She's appreciating that she's got so much to learn
0:24:48 > 0:24:51so that's why we're seeing the best come out in Sydney now.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56I'm really happy and I'm really excited and I just can't wait.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05Someone who would do anything to be in Syd's shoes is Sadie.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08She's on her way back from school with her sister
0:25:08 > 0:25:11and is about to find out if she's got that vital scholarship.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13The letter arrived today.
0:25:13 > 0:25:18I'm waiting for the girls to come home so we can open it and see what it says.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21I'm extremely nervous. I feel really, really sick
0:25:21 > 0:25:22and I'm tempted to open it myself.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30If Sadie doesn't get the scholarship she won't be able to go
0:25:30 > 0:25:33and it will be absolutely devastating.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Ooh!
0:25:41 > 0:25:43I'm so excited!
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- I can't open it.- Quick!
0:25:45 > 0:25:47I can't open it.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57"Sadie has been awarded the school's scholarship award."
0:26:01 > 0:26:03OK, can you let me read it, please?
0:26:05 > 0:26:07OK, I still don't know what this means.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11In September, I will be going to Italia Conti.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15It's just made me realise
0:26:15 > 0:26:18that I'm going to be doing this for the rest of my life
0:26:18 > 0:26:19and I'm so happy.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23I'm extremely emotional. I am so proud of her.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25This is life changing.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27- Thank you. - Well done.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29I'm so proud of you.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Losing your confidence can feel hard to get over
0:26:40 > 0:26:42and picking yourself up can seem impossible.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46But that is no time to give up.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Believe in yourself and meet any challenge head on.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52When you give everything your best shot,
0:26:52 > 0:26:54each moment becomes a winning one
0:26:54 > 0:26:56and things can only get better.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57# We're invincible
0:26:57 > 0:26:59# Invincible
0:26:59 > 0:27:02# Invincible. #
0:27:03 > 0:27:09- Next time. Mark's got Layton in his sights.- Come on, Layton.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Jonny has to prove that he can knuckle down.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Sad face. It's not good.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16And the year 11s put on a performance to remember.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19It feels like the end of an era.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22This is life at the School For Stars.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd