This course for teenagers offers a more in-depth study into acting and musical theatre for young performers. Through drama games and exercises students develop confidence, performance and language skills. At this senior level, students study voice production in more depth and the value of this in communication and performance.

Students enjoy learning valuable improvisation and devising techniques. Through studying improvisation students learn characterisation, expression and spontaneity. We explore different acting practitioners such as Meisner and Stanislavski. We aim to give young actors the tools and experience to make creative decisions when staging a script or devising a scene.

A variety of texts including scripts and poems are studied and performed. At this level we begin to study more complex characters and situations. Students are encouraged to explore a variety of texts from different periods and styles. We study modern pieces both comic and serious which students can relate to and enjoy. Depending on levels our senior students begin to study texts from the pre-1900s, including the periods of ‘English Renaissance’ (including Shakespeare), ‘Restoration’ and ‘Victorian’ theatre.

In Musical Theatre students enjoy discovering a range of vocal styles and song from the musicals from music hall to Broadway. We encourage students to choose songs which they would like to perform. Through vocal exercises they improve their range, vocal strength, pitch and power. We study characterisation through movement and choreography and enjoy the journey of telling a story through song.

Show time! At the end of the second semester students take part in our end of year musical. We choose an enjoyable story suitable for their age group. We believe every child has a special talent and there is always a role for everyone to play!