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FOR OUR 2025-2026 PROGRAMME

APPLICATION DEADLINE: SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2025

ABOUT
THE CHALLENGE

​The Jack Petchey Glee Club Challenge is the largest youth Glee Club competition in the UK. 

It is a music and dance education programme aimed at young performers and is a flagship programme of the Jack Petchey Foundation.

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The programme is FREE to enter for schools, youth organisations, drama and dance groups, friends with a passion for performing, established groups or those just starting out.

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Groups must be based in London or Essex, have a minimum of 10 members and all members must be aged 11-25.​

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WHAT TO EXPECT

The Jack Petchey Glee Club Challenge provides:​

  • FREE entry

  • FREE workshops/bootcamps with theatre and music industry professionals

  • FREE participation in Semi-Finals at prestigious venues across London/Essex

  • FREE participation in the Grand Final at an exciting, high profile London venue

  • Celebrity judges at the Grand Final 

  • A chance to share in a £5000 prize money pot!

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN NOW

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