🎬 Anything can happen in the Woods- Summer Camp Broadway Performance!!🌟
News: ITW “Anything can happen in the Woods” Summer Camp Broadway performance.
From 30th June to 4th July, students gathered for an exciting week of musical theatre during the
“Anything can happen in the Woods” Camp Broadway Summer Experience ☀️
This week was filled with energy, creativity and collaboration between students, who sang, acted and recorded scenes from the musical show ✨
With inspiration from Into the Woods 🌲, a beloved Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Soundheim and a book by James Lapine. It premiered on Broadway in 1987 and has since become a staple of musical theatre around the world.
The story cleverly intertwined several classic fairy tales — Cinderella, Little Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel— with an original story about a baker and his wife, who must venture into the woods to break a witch's curse and have a child.
Known for its clever storytelling and rich music , Into the Woods blends humour, fantasy, and real life lessons. The students of our Summer Camp created their own storylines, musical arrangements and choreography to portray their very own fairytale story!
Summer camp offers these young student performers a chance to explore the archetypal fairytale characters (like Red Riding Hood, The Wicked Witch and Mister Wolf) and play the balance between reality and fantasy. Each day was packed with video recordings 🎥 and character work of talented students. This camp has allowed the opportunity for students to have a chance to grow, bond and support each other 💚
Mark 15, Summer Camp student, said his favorite part of the week was:
“Helping each other through acting and singing.
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Mark doesn't have much free time during the school year, so summer camp gives him the perfect space to focus on his passion.
He was inspired to join summer camp thanks to his sister, who attended the camp before him, and he was glad that he followed her.
—Mark 15, Summer Camp student.
The experience during this week has showcased each student's progress and talent.
The atmosphere was filled with laughter, learning and deep love for theatre 🎭
Polly 17, Summer Camp student, shared with us :
“I have enjoyed singing because I like it, and it’s fun being around people.
It’s awesome to try different styles and perspectives on what makes a performance really work.”
Polly doesn’t get many chances to do musicals during the school year, so Summer Camp is the perfect opportunity for her to express her creativity and talent.
“It’s just a fun way to dive into musical theatre for a week.”
Polly 17, Summer Camp student.
This summer camp was more than just filming, it was a week where students became a team, discovered new sides of themselves, and stepped into a new world — in the woods and into the spotlight.
Oscar 17, Summer Camp student, shared his experience with us:
“I was bored and I thought that getting involved in a new and creative experience would be a great idea.”
Even though Oscar said - “I can’t really sing!” - he took the opportunity to express his creativity through acting.
“I enjoyed going out into the forest with the other actors, moving around in nature, wearing funny looks while people passing near us.”
Oscar 17, Summer Camp student.
This musical wasn’t just about people singing or acting — it was a moment where the passion of different individuals came together to create something meaningful.
The answers we got from some students show how important it is to work in a group, be part of something, and learn to collaborate to create a masterpiece ✨
Because ITW Summer Camp isn’t just a summer activity, it is an experience filled with enjoyment! 💛
❣️Stay tuned for our next Summer Camps theme next week Witches of OZ!!! 💚💗
❣️For more information, visit us on Instagram 📲 @ITW_instadram / Facebook: @IndependentTheatreWorkshop ✨
New York Trip 2026 now booking!
We are so excited to have started planning for our next trip to New York City which will happen in February 2026. Would you like to join us on this trip? Read on to find out more…
We are delighted to be taking priority bookings now for our 9th trip to New York City for our 4th, 5th and 6th years. We are planning to travel during the February Mid Term Break.
Every second year we arrange a trip for our older students in 4th,5th or 6th year to travel on a trip of a lifetime to New York City. We are starting our planning now for our next ITW Trip to New York which is planned for February 13th-19th 2026.
I am now taking priority bookings for our Eighth Senior/Young Adult Drama trip to New York for Spring 2026!
(The schedule will be something like this, although it will change a little between now and then):
We will fly to New York JFK at approx 10am on Friday Morning 13th February which brings us into New York at approx 2.30pm local time. We meet our coach for transfer to our hotel.
From there we will head to visit the EDGE for a view from the top of NYC. That evening we will visit Times Square for a bite to eat and to soak up the atmosphere on the famous Red Steps.
Over the next four days we will have an acting and/or dance class with a Broadway professional at the famous Broadway Dance Center. See the Egyptian Exhibit and Degas Dancers at the Metropolitan Museum and take the Behind the Screen tour of the American Museum of the Moving Image where we can also take a workshop in Animation and learn about sound design and film and video editing. We will also make our own radio program in the Museum of Television and Radio. We will take a Comedy Improv class with PIT Theatre NYC. We will walk The High Line and visit Chelsea Market, cross the Brooklyn Bridge and see the Statue of Liberty. These are just some of the things we will experience, we may also visit the iconic NY Drama Bookshop, Ice-Skate at the Rockerfeller Plaza, have a tour and workshop at the Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts –it all depends on time and availability but we can promise it will be a jam packed week in The Big Apple.
We will eat in real American Diners and Deli’s and shop in 5th Avenue and the Jersey Gardens Outlet Mall. On and Off Broadway Shows we could see include the spectacular Death Becomes Her and Betty Boop! let me know what YOU would like to see! The plan is to see 2 shows over the week.
We plan to arrive home early morning the following Thursday.
This 5 night 6 day trip will be the experience of a lifetime and will cost in the region of €1,865. This covers all flights, transfers, Metro Pass, theatre tickets, group insurance, entrance fees, broadway workshops, a class at Broadway Dance Center, demonstrations, and accommodation. We will be confirming up the food bill nearer the time (appprox $250 per person). Everyone will be fully supervised and very well looked after at all times and will only need personal money for souvenirs/shopping (we recommend $500). This will be for TY/5th and 6th yr students at time of travel 15 yrs+.
Once you have booked you will receive a full information pack in January, this will detail the timetable, final arrangements and rules and code of conduct etc.
I am taking names now and will be taking deposits very soon - first come first served!
Click here and FILL IN THIS GOOGLE FORM FOR PRIORITY BOOKING.
