We all remember the first day of term with its new text books, neat and tidy exercise books and new intentions. But what about end of terms – especially Christmas time? School seemed to close a week earlier and be given over to a more relaxed time. Remember the Christmas Card Post-box? Christmas dinner? It […]
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“My nearest drama class” or “dance and singing schools near me” are probably what take many new people to Theatretrain via Google. Many of those parents want their kids to find confidence and friendship and skills. I wonder if any of them think about being themselves in their space. “Any sound in the drama studio […]
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Confidence can be close to cheekiness at times – or perhaps daring! I love the story of the percussionist in the orchestra of West Side Story when it was first in the West End. The percussionist liked to have a drink in the interval in the pub over the road from the theatre. He didn’t […]
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In the days when you could still fly, I had to travel from Heathrow to Luxembourg City. I was cutting it fine with my time, so I rushed to the check-in desk and put in my bag. I proceeded towards security when I suddenly realised, I had left my passport in the bag – which […]
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Solving problems is so important in education. I used to work in a theatre where we had a class of pupils for a day and in that day, we taught them how theatre worked. We had a stage with a set built on it, lighting and recorded sound in separate control rooms, live sounds effects […]
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