Performing arts?

[Fuschia]

Does anybody have a child attending a drama class or dance/drama?

Or experience of summer holiday courses?

Thanks

[nunheadmum]

Our daughter used to do the Freedom Academy classes at Goodrich in a Saturday. They were run by lovely folk and she really enjoyed them. They usually do summer courses too.

[MGolden]

My 9yo goes to JASSPA on a Saturday and has done for a couple of years. But he has also done a summer school with Freedom Academy and he'll be starting their Saturday School in September. The summer school was fantastic, lovely people and they encouraged even the most shy of the childrern to perform.

[Fuschia]

Nothing shy about her! Must be a girl thing :-)

[Curmudgeon]

Can highly recommend the East Dulwich Youth Theatre - Thursday evenings at the Constitution Club on East Dulwich Grove

Helen does amazing work with the children - it's very collaborative, like drama workshops and there's always an end of term production that is guided drama (eg no learning lines, prompted and slightly casual)

She chooses brilliant storylines to work with - last time it was Tristan and Isolde and a journey into the Greek underworld - with the children sharing characters as the story progressed

[snowboarder]

We went to a little show by Theatrebugs at christmas - think they do workshops/courses?

http://www.theatrebugs.co.uk/londonandhomecounties.html

[Fuschia]

Hmm freedom academy have something running late in the holidays 3-5yos, ?80

Theatrebugs is start of the holidays, 3.5-8yo I think (navigation on their website is awful) at ?120

Huge difference in cost ... But I think my very confident just 4 yo would much prefer to be in a group with a broad age range

Anyone got any thoughts or relevant experience?

Thanks

[Ruffler]

Stagecoach at Bessemer Grange? http://www.stagecoach.co.uk/dulwich/classes-locations-and-times.html

[stardust]

Theatre Peckham at Harris academy in Peckham is brilliant - they do music theatre, and ballet, tap etc, and it is very reasonably priced. My 4 yr olds love the music theatre class