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Give our girls the tools to lead!
You never hear a boy being called ‘bossy’ do you? When boys are telling friends what to do, their parents smile and nod, congratulating themselves that they will be a natural leader. It’s still not the same for girls though, is it? When a girl takes the lead and shows assertiveness, she’s being bossy—a word…
Celebrating 15 Years!
This coming September (2023) StageAbility Berkshire will be celebrating its 15 year anniversary! 15 years! How did that happen? I have hardly noticed the weeks, months and years tick by. Everything still feels so fresh and exciting! Long may that continue, hey. Of course, it hasn’t always been an easy road. It took quite some…
Get on Stage this Summer!
Summer term is StageAbility’s busiest in terms of staging productions. As you may have seen, we have just staged Shrek Jr with our youth theatre, and soon – Sunday 16th July – we shall be rounding off the summer term with our annual school show A Touch of Class, and our Musical Theatre Masterclass Graduation…
Why do you play so many games in drama class?
We get asked this A LOT. What tends to happen is this: a child will come for a trial and they’ll go home and chat to their parents about it, tell them how much they loved it and say they played loads of games. The parent will then phone me and say, “Well, they did…
Are Drama Classes Good for a Shy Child?
Yes, they are! I feel it is my mission in life to shout this from the rooftops because it is one of the most misunderstood facts about drama classes! Of course, the reason why so many people ask the question is because drama is associated with performance and, for some children, performing in front of…
Are you coming down to the swamp?
It only seems like yesterday that the curtain came down on the StageAbility pantomime, but already we are planning for StageAbility’s next children’s youth theatre production of Shrek the Musical Jr! We’re really looking forward to seeing faces old and new for auditions on 22nd and 29th January and the best news is, anyone can…