It has just been announced that Megan Flower, age 16, from Halfway, has just been awarded a prestigious scholarship in association with The Stage newspaper to attend Razzamataz Sheffield for a year completely free of charge.

The Stage is a very respected national newspaper for the performing arts industry and this is an enormous benefit for Megan to be able to say that she was awarded a Razzamataz scholarship in association with The Stage. The scholarship has been created to give children the op-portunity to participate in the performing arts and is part of Razzamataz’s dedication to make performance training accessible to young people all over the country.

The scholarships were available to current students and those that do not attend the part-time theatre school. The young people were asked to film a short demo of no more than two minutes long showing them performing either a musical theatre song and dance, street dance, pop song, drama improvisation or scripted drama piece.

Megan was praised for her performance of a musical theatre number from Chicago. Judges were particularly impressed by Megan’s preparation and attention to detail. “It wasn’t just about raw talent, the applicants had to show a really strong dedication to the performing arts,” says Helen, Principal of Razzamataz Sheffield. “We looked for those that demonstrated a passion for performing and a real desire to learn so we are delighted to award Megan with the scholarship. We really hope this inspires her to keep working hard and enjoying her performing arts training.”

Megan was delighted when she returned home from holiday to find a letter telling her she had won the scholarship “I couldn’t believe it, I almost cried! I am so grateful for all the opportunities I get at Razzamataz so to be awarded the scholarship just meant the world!”