Flourish is an 8 to 10 week creative programme for children and young people that uses theatre as a tool to support the ongoing development of positive wellbeing, confidence and self esteem.
The aim of Flourish is to support children and young people's mental health by using creative activities to help them explore and understand difficult emotions, develop positive communication skills, test out and adopt positive coping strategies to ultimately empower them so that they can take better ownership of their mental health and wellbeing.
What impact does this project have?
Children and young people who take part in Flourish are offered the opportunity to become ‘Creative Wellbeing Ambassadors, once the eight or ten weeks have finished.
This network provides children and young people with ongoing support, access to free cultural opportunities, training and social meet ups. This is so that they can help spread the power of the arts far and wide but also ensure that their own wellbeing continues to flourish.
Nonsuch Young Company Advanced is Nottingham's most creative Youth Theatre for children aged 12-15!
Nonsuch Young Company (Advanced) is an exciting new youth theatre from Nottingham's fastest-growing creative venue & theatre: Nonsuch Studios.
Each week, Nonsuch Young Company Advanced will have the opportunity to build on their interests in drama and theatre making learning skills so you have Everything you need to make a play, be it acting, devising, directing, stage production, performing etc. NYCA is a place for young people to be themselves, build confidence, develop theatre skills, make friends and have fun.
Each group will work towards a public sharing performance in the summer term, along with our Home Rangers group and NYC group. This will be a relaxed event and a chance for all Nonsuch Studios' young performers to showcase their work for friends and family at the end of the year.
Our open access courses, no audition required.
RYT Academy classes are fun and engaging, skills-based workshops with individual, termly modules. Whether you are a budding young actor or your aspirations lie in an unrelated field, this is a great way to develop life-skills and self-confidence. Classes are fun, interactive and ensemble based.
At the end of the term, the children will have the opportunity to share their work with friends and family.
Classes are held every day of the week, at Rose Theatre, Kingston and local external venues.
Act 2 is for Years 7 - 13
Our Act 2 course is a popular continuation of the skills and confidence founded in Act 1. The course is designed to introduce students to a whole range of acting techniques. Each term offers a varied theme from naturalism to Shakespeare to immersive theatre, with every session designed to develop skills, improve confidence and complement studies at school. You do not need to have been in Act 1 to start with us at Act 2.
For more details, please email.
Following support from the GeeWizz Charitable Foundation, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds are delighted to offer SENsory Youth Theatre.
These groups support young people who identify as learning disabled, neurodivergent, having SEN, or other social, emotional, and mental health needs. These groups give them the opportunity to participate in creative play within a fun, friendly, and accessible environment.
SENsory Youth Theatre starts a new term in January at Theatre Royal!
- Juniors (Ages 4 - 12) every Tuesday 4:15 - 4:50
- Seniors (Ages 13 - 18) every Tuesday 5 - 5:50
We’re excited to offering FREE workshops in theatre and comedy for Waltham Forest Schools in 2021/22.
WHAT WE’RE OFFERING
THEATREMAKERS
- Two-hour workshops (can be tailored to your timetable for 1-2.5 hours) between 10am and 5pm
- Minimum 10 students, maximum 30. A teacher must be present in the room throughout all workshops
- Workshops are suitable for any year group 7-13 and can be tailored to particular themes to fit with your schemes of work
- You’re welcome to request more than one workshop per class and multiple workshops for different year groups
- We are also able to attend more informal panel discussions, career talks or dress rehearsals for shows/exams
TOPICS
INTRODUCTION TO COMEDY
- Introduce your students to the world of comedy through games, group exercises and individual tasks
- Workshop covers physical comedy, characters and how to create funny scenarios/sketches
- What we’d need: pens, paper, students in comfortable clothing and shoes for physical activities. Empty space/hall to use for games
CREATIVE WRITING- INTRODUCTION TO PLAYWRITING AND MONOLOGUES
- Demystify the concept of playwriting, with easily accessible free-writing games and exercises
- Students work in pairs and independently to create a character and build towards creating their own short monologue by the end of the session
- Contemporary (age-appropriate) texts may also be used during the workshop, as reference
- What we’d need: workshop space suitable for students to write in, pens, paper/exercise books, flipchart/whiteboard
AUDITION TECHNIQUES
- Most suitable for years 10+
- Prepare your students for the audition room and process, with inside tips and techniques from National Youth Theatre’s Ben Salmon
- Students will learn a monologue in advance of the workshop and will receive feedback from Ben during the session. Teachers, or workshop leader are able to select the monologue
- What we’d need: Empty space/hall to use for physical workshop, students in comfortable clothing and shoes
For more information or to arrange workshops please email.
Blue Apple’s dance programme is designed to be a fun and creative means of developing fitness and self-expression.
"Dance helps to develop creativity, confidence and mobility. It’s also a great way to engage in exercise and is lots of fun!”
Some of us are natural dancers, but have not had the discipline of dancing with others in a routine before. Many have only danced to pop music and some are too shy to have done much of that. At Blue Apple we began by learning to be aware of others in the dance group, to move in time with each other, to react and respond, learn and remember a routine.
Through dance people with differing degrees of mobility have to think about timing and moving together, being aware of where each person is, responding to music and remembering a simple routine which may involve working in a circle, in pairs or as part of a large choreographed group. People who have never danced before appear delighted with their achievement.
We develop our dance experience in many ways. Some of us dance because we just love dancing and music and want to get fit. Some dance to help tell the story in our main shows and others tour commissioned dance performances locally and nationally.
Classes follow the school academic term.
£88 per term payable in one or two instalments. (£83 if already a Blue Apple Company member).
Our Ballet Beginners Course provides a fun introduction to Ballet, designed for adults of all fitness levels. Our experienced ballet professionals will guide you through fundamental techniques in a supportive and enjoyable environment.
If you are new to Ballet then this course is the perfect way to start your journey. These ballet lessons are also suitable for those of you seeking to refresh your skills.
The classes are held in top central London dance studios.
Our funded ticket scheme enables us to share free tickets for young people who live or study in Lambeth and Southwark.
The Comedy Acting - An Introduction offers a practical introduction to comedy acting in a fun and supportive atmosphere.
From sitcoms to improvisation, from silent comedy to farce, the skills learned on this course are applicable to every comedy moment.
You will explore a range of comic concepts, techniques and strategies for creating solo and ensemble comedy performance. Students will looks at spontaneity, timing, physicality and keeping a straight face!
Explore what makes comedy work and how to overcome performance nerves, gain an understanding of how comedy acting differs to ‘Stand Up’ and Drama. Learn what makes you funny and begin to find your niche under the guidance of an experienced performer.
Do you want to experience a City Academy Singing class before booking a course? Our Singing Taster Classes are designed to offer students a thorough and practical introduction to vocal technique and repertoire.
In a fun and supportive atmosphere, our friendly singing teachers will guide you through the basics of vocal training and answer any questions you have about Singing Lessons at City Academy.
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