Junior RoCo is available for younger participants between the ages of 8-16yrs, who would like to take part in amateur dramatics!
Junior RoCo provides training in various stage techniques and drama skills, developing confidence through performance-based activities, and a wider knowledge of plays and playwrights. But above all, the aim is for everyone to have fun! Members also have opportunities to perform within RoCo's main productions, (this is dependent on the plays selected).
Junior RoCo Sessions
Junior RoCo sessions are held on Monday's from 6pm to 7:15pm at St Andrew's Roundhay, led by Junior RoCo Leaders Tira Teague, Mary Shalvey and Lloyd Coulson.
A fee is charged per half-term period (x6 weeks), which goes towards any necessary resources and operating expenses for running Juniors RoCo's activities.
Contact A Junior RoCo Leader
If you have a child who would like to get involved with some am-dram, or if you yourself would like to volunteer to help supervise our sessions, please use the contact form below to get in touch with a Junior RoCo Leader for more info, and to find out when places are available for new members.
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More About Junior RoCo
Junior RoCo was originally formed in the late 1980’s by Sheila Telfer and Andrea Varnavides. The group ran for many years and performed several plays for families and friends. After “resting” for a few years Junior RoCo was re-formed by Emma-Jane Greenstead and Pete Grocock. Subsequent leaders included Lorna McGarvie and Faye Henderson, who led the group up until the late 2010’s.
After another break, the latest incarnation of Junior RoCo came about in January 2023 when Alice Rayner revived the group along with Mary Shalvey and Lloyd Coulson. Junior RoCo would go on to play a major part in our 60th Anniversary pantomime production; The Return Of The Ring, staged in November 2023.
Members of Junior RoCo have also performed in a number of RoCo’s murder mysteries in recent years, including; Sad Canals (2023), The Body In The Vestry (2024) and The Allotment Plot (2025). The juniors also performed the Saturday matinee of RoCo’s Rave Revue (2024), a variety show of short dramatic and comedic sketches. The group have performed on a number of other occasions across the local Leeds area, and also in support of St Andrew’s as part of the church’s Christmas services and events.
Tira Teague assumed leadership responsibilities in 2024 and has since led rehearsals and activities with Mary and Lloyd, building towards the juniors’ 2026 production of Frankenstein!