2nd May 2023

Shakespeare for children

Shakespeare is most celebrated playright and poem and his works have spawned many phrases that we use today, and whilst his writing can be seen as challenging, there are ways that we can make it more…

Tags: child development, fun, singing, confidence, concentration, drama, theatre, dancing, acting, communication, Romeo and Juliet, focus of the week, William Shakespeare, adaptations, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream

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15th November 2022

4 ways magic can conjure up a well-rounded child

This term's 4-7s theme, The Magician's Chamber, is an spellbinding adventure into Ancient Britain and, at half-term, thousands of children and parents enjoyed our West End musical,  Magical…

Tags: child development, confidence, theatre, west end, social skills, magic, magical merlin, magicians, the magicians chamber, scott penrose, morgan & west, transferrable skills,

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14th December 2021

Experiences for Christmas

With Christmas approaching, it's almost inevitable that our homes are about to be hit with an onslaught of ‘stuff’ that our children will obsess over for a week and then deposit into the…

Tags: christmas, theatre, experiences, toys, gifts, tickets

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11th December 2018

He's behind you!

The count down to Christmas is on and what does that mean? Pantomimes! Going to a pantomime is often a child’s first exposure to the theatre and is something I do every year with my children. It’s…

Tags: christmas, children, parenting, teachers, london, theatre, , pantomime, show, actors, festive, family friendly, performer, wakefield, aldershot, basildon, richmond

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13th February 2014

Acting should be fun for children - not work

  I found this blog post last night written by film director Ben Gregor (yes – I know it was written last year, but better late than never!). The full article is well worth reading,…

Tags: child development, children, parenting, drama, success, theatre, Agent, child stars, drama as fun, Shirley Temple, dance and singing

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30th November 2013

Michael Gove's new curriculum - the cost of reductiveness

I am normally quite a talkative person but even I was rendered speechless when I read this article about some of the many ?Curriculum Cleansing' changes that Michael Gove is planning. For example,…

Tags: child development, children, parenting, drama, schools, teaching, teachers, reading, theatre, education, Ofsted, dance and singing

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19th December 2011

Thanks to our amazing drama teachers

The last 3 weeks have been extremely busy for me because I've been contracting all our teachers for next term. As you can imagine, with over 200 schools and currently 208 teachers working for Perform,…

Tags: child development, drama, dance and singing, children, Games, business, Activities, teaching, teachers, success, theatre

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9th December 2011

Taking your children to the theatre - Lucy's Top 10 Tips

We all know the magic of going to see a live performance. And I really believe (well I would, wouldn't I?) that it's really important to expose children to live theatre from as young as you can.…

Tags: drama, dance and singing, christmas, children, behaviour, parenting, fun, concentration, Activities, parents, theatre

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