Spotlight

Children can be taught in small groups after school at one of our scheduled classes or at our Saturday Drama School.  We also offer private one to one lessons in your own home.

Our small class setting guarantees an element of one to one teaching for each child in every lesson. Small groups also help pupils to benefit from close interaction with fellow students who share their interest and enthusiasm for the subject. New starters or shy individuals feel comfortable in our small classes because they can work at their own pace in a very safe environment.

Children will have the opportunity to perform in front of others and will learn how to use their voices effectively for different performance situations. Most adults wish they had chance to learn the art of public speaking when they were young and unafraid of their audience! This is a wonderful start you can provide for your child and you will see their confidence grow. Usually after 3 or 4 lessons even the most shy children readily volunteer to stand up to read a poem in front of their new friends.

Pupils will also be taught acting skills through appropriate exercises for their age group and will work on pieces to perform either competitively, for exams or simply for pleasure.

Every class is different and is tailored to suit the needs of the group.  A typical lesson includes:

• introducing ourselves
• miming
• improvisation and characterisation using a set theme
• breathing and posture exercises
• enunciation work including how vowel and consonant sounds should be spoken (sometimes referred to as elocution)
• reading or reciting aloud in front of a small group
• examination preparation where applicable

Pupils leave their Spotlight lesson feeling energised and full of life.  They exercise their voices, bodies and imaginations and above all they will feel good about themselves!