Acting Classes | Should my child take Acting Exams?

LAMDA Acting Examination Classes

'LAMDA examinations are designed to equip learners, whatever their age or aspirations, with a range of skills which will serve them throughout life.'   LAMDA Examination Syllubus Book

The purpose of a qualification in Acting for your child is to develop:

- Interpretative skills by exploring style, form, character, subtext and context. technical skills and knowledge of the performance process. To focus on the character and create a credible sense of reality when acting.

- Technical skills by building skills such a voice, diction and movement within a characters situation.

- Knowledge of performance process to understand staging, context, subtext, style, character situation and period movement in some cases. you child will develop an understanding of the key principles of Brecht, Edward Gordon Craig and Stanislavski.

David Phaure, LAMDA Coach and Childrens Drama School Company Director "I have been coaching children in LAMDA examinations for over 10 years, it is amazing to see my pupils develop into confident performers and presenters, it also helps them in English class for writing and comprehension.  Plus the extra UCAS points you can gain for university are very attractive to parents".

If you are looking for a LAMDA class near you click here.









 

How do Performing Arts Classes Benefit Children?

Performing Arts is quite often a gap in Primary School education, they do the annual school play and a bit of Singing and some are lucky enough to do Dance.  But is your child getting the full benefit of the 'Power of the Performing Arts'?

Much research has been done and is a lot is published on the internet as to how the Performing Arts are beneficial to children and young people, it compliments your child's academic work and gives them valuable social and presentation skills.  All the articles I have read amount to positive outcomes, here are just a few of those outcomes listed below:

1. Develops language and communication skills.
2. Interpretation of emotions and helps to overcome anxiety.
3. The ability to understand and express there own opinions.
4. It can improve literacy levels at school.
5. Improve writing skills and language.
6. Gaining confidence.
7. Develop creativity.
8. Improve problem solving.
9. Coordination and Musicality.
10. Learning and memorising skills.
11. Team Work.
12. Positive Self Esteem and self belief.

Sonnets Theatre Arts School aim is to develop children and young people into confident articulate adults. Some may choose to pursue a profession on the stage, whilst others gain valuable skills to take on to their chosen career.

Sonnets Theatre Arts School Website

Easter Holiday Fun was Witchy Business!!!!!

The Easter holiday's were very spooky this year, children taking part in our Sonnets Easter School had a lot of Witchy business to deal with!!  From squeaky Mice to chocolate enticing Witches, we had all had lots of fun, and chocolate, but hey it was Easter!

Holiday School with Sonnets Theatre School is different to the term time classes, the focus is on working towards a play or a musical at the end of the week. In the week long workshops we get to be creative making props too, in the past few years we have made some fantastic props, and we have our very own artist Helen who comes in and works with the children.

A typical day at a holiday workshop is:

• Sign in first thing
• Warm up games
• Script reading/blocking out play or musical/prop making
• Lunch break
• Fresh Air - a walk or play at the park for 20  mins
• Blocking out the play, learning a song or dance routine

The children take control of the stage, pulling the curtains, prompting each other working as a team, and at the end of the workshop they all go home buzzing from the performance.

Lots and lots of fun, and you don't have to come to Sonnets classes in term time, in fact we have children regularly come along every school holiday to take part in our workshops.

Click here for summer holiday dates and let your child have a week in the spotlight on stage this summer!!

Holiday workshop fees are from £4-£4.50 per hour and are Directed by David Phaure a professional actor and musician. Choreography is by one of our expert dance coaches and Scenery and props by an Artist.  Combining Singing, Dancing, Acting and Art work!