Juniors: 6 to 11 years old

Week One : 28th July - 1st August
Week Two: 4th - 8th August 

You don't need to have experience or be a big personality to join us. All you need is to love making up stories, acting out characters and using your imagination.

Courses run Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm with a performance at 4pm on the Friday.

Nelly Hillier, Head of ACT Kids' Theatre (AKT), says: 

"I'm super excited to be teaching the AKT summer schools and I cannot wait to make, create and play with you all! We will be doing loads of creative tasks ranging from physical theatre to bold puppetry. Our theme for the week is the bold topic of Climate Change and what it means to you young people as YOU are the future of all our tomorrows!”

Our emphasis is very much on having fun through drama. Don't worry if you are not all-singing, all-dancing  -  neither  are we! - but we see singing and moving as just another aspect of  acting. We never ask students to do or perform anything they are not comfortable with and we always aim to find roles that suit your child’s ability and confidence level.

To complete the week, we invite your friends and family to  come along and be entertained by the work you and your new acting pals have created.

All participants are fully supervised at all  times and  should bring a packed lunch. Students must arrive with, and be  collected  by, a nominated adult.

Our DBS checked tutors are trained, professional actors with  bags of enthusiasm and experience. 

Fees: £195

Meet The Team

our ethos

Established in 1997 ACT is the only Drama School on the South Coast offering professional actor training. We bring the same ethos and expertise from our Adult Actor Training to our Youth Theatre

As well as developing confidence and the ability to work as part of a team students studying drama have the opportunity to develop skills and understanding in creative problem solving, communication, self-discipline, tolerance and empathy.

Drama allows children to be active learners and engage and experience a vast range of ideas and situations in a non- competitive and encouraging environment. Drama can give children an outlet for emotions, thoughts and dreams that they might not otherwise have a means to express.

We believe that the real benefit of drama for children is in the exploration and development of the work - but performance is also a big part of drama - as well as a fun and exciting platform to demonstrate your skills. So end of course showings are geared towards 'work in progress' in a safe and supportive atmosphere. All students are given equal stage time and we embrace diversity in terms of ability and experience.

our approach

These are practical classes that develop a range of communicative and interactive skills as well as self-awareness and self-discipline. Any children's Drama School, course or class will advertise and praise the benefits of Drama - and it is true Drama can be hugely beneficial for children

However there is a world of difference between running around and playing a few games and a structured well balanced programme of activities that develop skills in a positive and safe environment and then allows for those skills to be put into practise.

Drawing on our professional and educative expertise we have developed a programme that utilizes the work not only of great acting practitioners like Stanislavski, Michael Chekhov and Augusto Boal but also children's drama specialists like Viola Spolin, Dorothy Heathcoat and Gavin Bolton. Mixing the methodology of these tried and tested practitioners with the practical experience of our acting tutors means that our courses have both a solid educative core as well as being full of fun, adventure and discovery.

If you have any questions, or simply want to find out more, please contact us at;

The Academy of Creative Training
8-10 Rock Place
Brighton
BN2 1PF
England
Tel: +44 (0)1273 818266
Email: info@actbrighton.org