We offer classes in drama and musical theatre, providing young people with a range of opportunities to be creative.
Our Spring Term classes run from the 7th January until 29th March. Half term week will be the 11th-17th February.
Membership fees are £85 per term, with discounts available for more than one child.
As a member of Group 64, there is also the opportunity to audition for main stage shows (from aged 8 upwards). Details of auditions are sent out in regular e-mail updates. The shows are extra to the classes and rehearsals take place on different days. (See production page for more details)
For our 2012 timetable click here
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Age Group
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Day/Time
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Class Description
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DRAMA
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4-6 year olds
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Monday 4.15-5.15
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Classes for this age concentrate on developing emotional vocabulary and self-expression. We use a range of games, art, story-telling and music to explore stories and help children discover worlds beyond their own
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7-10 Years
7-11 Years
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Saturday 9.00-10.30
Monday 5.30-7.00
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In these classes we continue to stretch the children’s imaginations, whilst starting to explore concepts of theatre making, thinking about audience, story structure and key theatre skills.
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11-13 years
11-13 (Yr8) years
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Tuesday 5.00-6.30
Saturday10.30-12.00
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Young people in these groups work together to develop their own ideas and devise short theatre pieces based on new and well known plays, short stories, pictures, music and their own experiences.
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13-15 years(Yr9+)
14-16 years
14-16 years
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Saturday 12.00-1.30
Tuesday 7.00-8.30
Thursday 5.30-7.00
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Our older members tackle more dramatic challenges, developing physical theatre skills, voice and character building workshops. Classes explore the opportunity to direct, act and improvise. We also look at theatre practitioners and techniques such as Commedia del’Arte.
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MUSICAL THEATRE
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7-11 years
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Wednesday 4.30-6.00
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Young people explore musical theatre styles, developing their singing and performance styles guided by our tutors.
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MUSICAL THEATRE AND DRAMA
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7-11 years
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Thursday 4.00-5.30
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A fun class exploring different musical theatre productions, mixed with all our usual drama techniques and games. No experience necessary, just lots of fun.
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MASTER CLASSES
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16-18 year olds
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Monday 5.30-7.00
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Each week a specialist tutor comes in to work with a small group to develop their acting, theatre and performance skills. Perfect for those who are passionate and about theatre and considering going into the industry. Previous Master Classes include Audition Technique, Stage Combat, Site Specific Performance, Musical Theatre and Playback Theatre.
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To find out more please contact us
group64@putneyartstheatre.org.uk
0208 788 6935