BRIGHTON & HOVE, AND LEWES CHILDREN’S DRAMA CLUBS.

Drama 8 – 11 yrs

7-11s Drama @ St Luke’s is more than just a drama club, it is an inclusive and supportive environment for young actors to express themselves and explore ideas that they find exciting. By coming to ThirdSpace’s acting club at St Luke’s, kids can make friends and learn from professional drama coaches, theatre directors, and tutors. This is the perfect acting class for children who want to explore theatre, puppetry, and movement. Every year we host public performances in professional venues, where our young actors can show friends and family and the public what they have learned and the acting skills they have developed.

We make theatre, and that includes all elements of it. Our students will be fully immersed in the real world of theatre and what it is to be part of an ensemble theatre company.

Our students not only work with a variety of internationally celebrated scripts and playwrights, they also have the opportunity to create original productions.

They will gain invaluable experience working on productions from start to finish, including experience working behind the scenes, Technical Production, Directing, and Script Writing. They will learn on the move as they work towards industry-standard public productions, and have the opportunity to take part in large-scale commissioned productions with the likes of Brighton Festival.

If your young person joins today, they will develop skills in:

Voice – Movement – Public Speaking – Devising – Writing – Directing-Lighting

Creativity – Communication – Confidence – Concentration – Collaboration

Tutor

Angela is a performing arts lecturer, artistic director of Speak Up! Act Out! cic, and an Applied Theatre workshop facilitator.

Her practice involves working with theatre makers, community groups, charities, corporations, and educational institutes, as well as with individuals as a mentor and coach.

Angela teaches performing arts and production design at Northbrook College, and is a visiting performing arts lecturer at Portsmouth University. In 2019 she was the recipient of a travel Fellowship, researching how Improvisation can be used as a tool to support the wellbeing and mental health of young people.

Drama 7 – 11 yrs

Have you got a young star in your family? 7-11s Drama @ Crew Club is the acting club that will turn your budding young actor into a celebrity. Based in the Crew Club, this acting class is free for anyone from Whitehawk. It’s a drama class for kids where they will learn how to be an actor and use their talents to shine. By joining this drama club, your children will get a chance to be part of the junior actors company and perform to the public, showcasing what they have learned and the acting skills they have developed. This acting club is for everyone, it doesn’t matter what experience or skills you’ve got.

We make theatre, and that includes all elements of it. Our students will be fully immersed in the real world of theatre and what it is to be part of an ensemble theatre company.

Our students not only work with a variety of internationally celebrated scripts and playwrights, they also have the opportunity to create original productions.

They will gain invaluable experience working on productions from start to finish, including experience working behind the scenes, Technical Production, Directing, and Script Writing. They will learn on the move as they work towards industry-standard public productions, and have the opportunity to take part in large-scale commissioned productions with the likes of Brighton Festival.

If your young person joins today, they will develop skills in:

Voice – Movement – Public Speaking – Devising – Writing – Directing-Lighting

Creativity – Communication – Confidence – Concentration – CollaborationHave you got a young star in your family? 7-11s Drama @ Crew Club is the acting club that will turn your budding young actor into a celebrity. Based in the Crew Club, this acting class is free for anyone from low-income families or who are on free school meals. It’s a drama class for kids where they will learn how to be an actor and use their talents to shine. By joining this drama club, your children will get a chance to be part of the junior actors company and perform to the public, showcasing what they have learned and the acting skills they have developed. This acting club is for everyone, it doesn’t matter what experience or skills you’ve got.

We make theatre, and that includes all elements of it. Our students will be fully immersed in the real world of theatre and what it is to be part of an ensemble theatre company.

Our students not only work with a variety of internationally celebrated scripts and playwrights, they also have the opportunity to create original productions.

They will gain invaluable experience working on productions from start to finish, including experience working behind the scenes, Technical Production, Directing, and Script Writing. They will learn on the move as they work towards industry-standard public productions, and have the opportunity to take part in large-scale commissioned productions with the likes of Brighton Festival.

If your young person joins today, they will develop skills in:

Voice – Movement – Public Speaking – Devising – Writing – Directing-Lighting

Creativity – Communication – Confidence – Concentration – Collaboration

Tutor

Bex is a Drama Facilitator, Theatre Maker and Educator. She has an MA in Applied Theatre from Goldsmiths and was recently awarded Arts Council Funding to develop her creative practice in physical theatre. She is passionate about creating spaces for children and young people to play and connect, for their voices to be heard and to access high quality theatre teaching. She spreads her work across Brighton, London and Newhaven. Working for Half Moon Theatre, The Unicorn Theatre, The Primary Shakespeare Company, and The Old Vic. She co runs her own theatre company in Newhaven called Haven Young Creatives.

Stage Combat 11 + yrs

Stage Combat @ Hanover is a specialist Drama Club where you can learn the art of Stage Fighting and Stage Combat – both armed and non-armed. It is an inclusive and supportive environment in which we provide a friendly and safe Space for our students to learn the professional skills used in stage fighting and stunt work. Both absolute beginners and advanced students are welcome.

Tutor

Graham works as a practitioner in theatre, circus, storytelling, and combat. He specialises in creating site-specific and outdoor spectacle events, including theatrical performance, circus, storytelling, film, and moving visual arts installations. He runs Sometime Soon Arts and is also a regular collaborator with the internationally-acclaimed large-scale performance company Periplum. Graham is also a freelance tutor, delivering workshops and educational projects with BTEC and HND students from Northbrook College and North Herts College. He also teaches masterclass residencies in Spain, Greece, France, and Italy with Pavilion Tours to performing arts students at A level, BTEC, and HND level.

Drama 11 – 16 yrs

11-16s Monday Drama @ Hove Park is more than just an Acting Class for teenagers, it is an inclusive and supportive environment in which we provide a nurturing and safe space for our students to express and explore ideas that they might find challenging and exciting. These youth drama classes focus on drama skills and work towards professional scale performances and everyone is welcome whether beginners or experienced. Writers, Directors, Producers, and Makers are all welcome and we work together co-creating with young people.

We make theatre, and that includes all elements of it. Our students will be fully immersed in the real world of theatre and what it is to be part of an ensemble theatre company.

Our students not only work with a variety of internationally celebrated scripts and playwrights, they also have the opportunity to create original productions.

They will gain invaluable experience working on productions from start to finish, including experience working behind the scenes, Technical Production, Directing, and Script Writing. They will learn on the move as they work towards industry-standard public productions, and have the opportunity to take part in large-scale commissioned productions with the likes of Brighton Festival.

If your young person joins today, they will develop skills in:

Voice – Movement – Public Speaking – Devising – Writing – Directing-Lighting

Creativity – Communication – Confidence – Concentration – Collaboration

Drama 12 – 16 yrs

12-16s Drama @ BYC is more than just an acting class. These teenage clubs take place in an inclusive and supportive environment in which we provide a nurturing and safe space for our students to express themselves and explore ideas that they might find challenging and exciting. These youth drama classes focus on drama skills and work towards professional scale performances and everyone is welcome whether beginners or experienced.

We make theatre, and that includes all elements of it. Our students will be fully immersed in the real world of theatre and what it is to be part of an ensemble theatre company.

Our students not only work with a variety of internationally celebrated scripts and playwrights, they also have the opportunity to create original productions.

They will gain invaluable experience working on productions from start to finish, including experience working behind the scenes, Technical Production, Directing, and Script Writing. They will learn on the move as they work towards industry-standard public productions, and have the opportunity to take part in large-scale commissioned productions with the likes of Brighton Festival.

If your young person joins today, they will develop skills in:

Voice – Movement – Public Speaking – Devising – Writing – Directing-Lighting

Creativity – Communication – Confidence – Concentration – Collaboration

Tutor

Angela is a performing arts lecturer, artistic director of Speak Up! Act Out! cic, and an Applied Theatre workshop facilitator.

Her practice involves working with theatre makers, community groups, charities, corporations, and educational institutes, as well as with individuals as a mentor and coach.

Angela teaches performing arts and production design at Northbrook College, and is a visiting performing arts lecturer at Portsmouth University. In 2019 she was the recipient of a travel Fellowship, researching how Improvisation can be used as a tool to support the wellbeing and mental health of young people.

Theatre Writing 12 + yrs

Have you got a young star in your family? 7-11s Drama @ Crew Club is the acting club that will turn your budding young actor into a celebrity. Based in the Crew Club, this acting class is free for anyone from Whitehawk. It’s a drama class for kids where they will learn how to be an actor and use their talents to shine. By joining this drama club, your children will get a chance to be part of the junior actors company and perform to the public, showcasing what they have learned and the acting skills they have developed. This acting club is for everyone, it doesn’t matter what experience or skills you’ve got.

We make theatre, and that includes all elements of it. Our students will be fully immersed in the real world of theatre and what it is to be part of an ensemble theatre company.

Our students not only work with a variety of internationally celebrated scripts and playwrights, they also have the opportunity to create original productions.

They will gain invaluable experience working on productions from start to finish, including experience working behind the scenes, Technical Production, Directing, and Script Writing. They will learn on the move as they work towards industry-standard public productions, and have the opportunity to take part in large-scale commissioned productions with the likes of Brighton Festival.

If your young person joins today, they will develop skills in:

Voice – Movement – Public Speaking – Devising – Writing – Directing-Lighting

Creativity – Communication – Confidence – Concentration – CollaborationHave you got a young star in your family? 7-11s Drama @ Crew Club is the acting club that will turn your budding young actor into a celebrity. Based in the Crew Club, this acting class is free for anyone from low-income families or who are on free school meals. It’s a drama class for kids where they will learn how to be an actor and use their talents to shine. By joining this drama club, your children will get a chance to be part of the junior actors company and perform to the public, showcasing what they have learned and the acting skills they have developed. This acting club is for everyone, it doesn’t matter what experience or skills you’ve got.

We make theatre, and that includes all elements of it. Our students will be fully immersed in the real world of theatre and what it is to be part of an ensemble theatre company.

Our students not only work with a variety of internationally celebrated scripts and playwrights, they also have the opportunity to create original productions.

They will gain invaluable experience working on productions from start to finish, including experience working behind the scenes, Technical Production, Directing, and Script Writing. They will learn on the move as they work towards industry-standard public productions, and have the opportunity to take part in large-scale commissioned productions with the likes of Brighton Festival.

If your young person joins today, they will develop skills in:

Voice – Movement – Public Speaking – Devising – Writing – Directing-Lighting

Creativity – Communication – Confidence – Concentration – Collaboration

Tutor

Zoë started training with Windmill Young Actors (now ThirdSpace Theatre) when she was 13 and performed in many of their productions including their award-winning Agamemnon (Brighton Fringe, 2017). She has assistant directed two of ThirdSpace’s large scale productions: Romeo and Juliet (2019) and Bakkhai (Brighton Festival, 2023). Zoë studied at the University of Oxford and during her time there and participated in the filmmaking and dramatic societies where she directed a short film (The Classicist, 2022) and wrote and directed a play (Ariadne and the Minotaur, 2020). Since graduating, Zoe has been collaborating on various theatre and film projects in Brighton and now works for ThirdSpace as a drama teacher and teaching assistant. Zoë continues to participate in ThirdSpace Theatre as a student and performer/company member

Drama 7 – 11 yrs

Is one of your kids a star in the making? 7-11s Drama @ West Blatchington is the acting club that will turn your budding young actor into a celebrity. Based at West Blatchington primary school, this acting class is free for anyone from that school. It’s a drama class for kids where they will learn how to be an actor and use their talents to shine. By joining this drama club, your children will get a chance to be part of the junior actors company and perform to the public, showcasing what they have learned and the acting skills they have developed. This acting club is for everyone, it doesn’t matter what experience or skills you’ve got.

Tutor

Natasha is a director, writer, author, and teacher of Drama. She is a Brighton-based practitioner, who currently teaches at BHASVIC College and ThirdSpace.

Natasha is an author and researcher for ‘We Teach Drama’, ‘Mousetrap’ and ‘Get Up Stand Up – The Bob Marley Musical’. Natasha specialises in physical theatre, total theatre, and cathartic community based projects.

Drama 16 + yrs

This weekly 16-24 club works like a drama school in Brighton where everyone is welcome without auditions. For young actors, producers, writers or directors, we come together, train in drama skills and make professional level theatre productions. We offer mentoring for Drama School Auditions and training in Theatre Industry Skills. There is the opportunity for paid work, including street performance work. Our highlights include making professional level shows for Brighton Dome and Festival and winning awards at Brighton Fringe. This young theatre company is a supportive environment in which young people have the space to explore ideas that are emotionally, intellectually, and politically challenging. These youth drama classes focus on drama skills and work towards professional-scale performances and everyone is welcome whether beginners or experienced. This is also a great place to make friends and have a focus in your gap year, during or after A-Levels or university.

Drama 5 – 8 yrs

Are you looking for your child to join a drama club in Hanover? 5-8s Drama @ Hanover takes place at the Community Centre and is more than just an acting club, it is a supportive and inclusive environment for young actors to express themselves, exploring ideas they find exciting and fun. By coming to ThirdSpace’s acting club at Hanover Community Centre, kids aged 5-8 can make friends and learn from professional drama coaches, theatre directors, and tutors. This is the perfect acting class for children who want to explore theatre, puppetry, and movement. Every year we host public performances in professional venues, where our young actors can show friends and family and the public what they have learned and the acting skills they have developed. It’s the perfect opportunity for your children to learn something fun straight after school. Just one hour a week and one of the cheapest acting clubs in Brighton.

Drama 6 – 8 yrs

6-8s Drama @ All Saints Centre is more than just a drama club, it is an inclusive and supportive environment for young actors to express themselves and explore ideas that they find exciting. By coming to ThirdSpace’s acting club in the heart of Lewes, kids can make friends and learn from our brilliant drama tutors. This is the perfect acting class for children who want to explore theatre, puppetry, and movement. Every year we host public performances in professional venues, where our young actors can show friends and family and the public what they have learned and the acting skills they have developed.

We make theatre, and that includes all elements of it. Our students will be fully immersed in the real world of theatre and what it is to be part of an ensemble theatre company.

Our students not only work with a variety of internationally celebrated scripts and playwrights, they also have the opportunity to create original productions.

They will gain invaluable experience working on productions from start to finish, including experience working behind the scenes, Technical Production, Directing, and Script Writing. They will learn on the move as they work towards industry-standard public productions, and have the opportunity to take part in large-scale commissioned productions with the likes of Brighton Festival.

If your young person joins today, they will develop skills in:

Voice – Movement – Public Speaking – Devising – Writing – Directing – Lighting

Creativity – Communication – Confidence – Concentration – Collaboration

Tutor

Zoë started training with Windmill Young Actors (now ThirdSpace Theatre) when she was 13 and performed in many of their productions including their award-winning Agamemnon (Brighton Fringe, 2017). She has assistant directed two of ThirdSpace’s large scale productions: Romeo and Juliet (2019) and Bakkhai (Brighton Festival, 2023). Zoë studied at the University of Oxford and during her time there and participated in the filmmaking and dramatic societies where she directed a short film (The Classicist, 2022) and wrote and directed a play (Ariadne and the Minotaur, 2020). Since graduating, Zoe has been collaborating on various theatre and film projects in Brighton and now works for ThirdSpace as a drama teacher and teaching assistant. Zoë continues to participate in ThirdSpace Theatre as a student and performer/company member

Drama 8 – 12 yrs

Looking for a local drama club in Brighton for your 8-12 year old? ThirdSpace Theatre holds weekly acting classes during term time at the Hanover Community Centre. 8-12s Drama @ Hanover is more than just an acting club, it is an inclusive, supportive environment for young actors to express and find themselves, exploring ideas they find exciting and fun. By joining up and coming to drama classes, children aged 8-12 can make friends for life and learn from professional drama tutors, theatre directors, and coaches. Starting half an hour after most schools finish, this is the perfect after-school drama club for kids who want to explore theatre, movement, and puppetry. Every year we host public performances in professional venues in Brighton, where our young actors can show family and friends – and the public – what they have learned and the acting skills they have developed. It’s the perfect opportunity for your children to learn something fun that will be useful for a future in the performing arts.

Tutor

Bex is a Drama Facilitator, Theatre Maker and Educator. She has an MA in Applied Theatre from Goldsmiths and was recently awarded Arts Council Funding to develop her creative practice in physical theatre. She is passionate about creating spaces for children and young people to play and connect, for their voices to be heard and to access high quality theatre teaching. She spreads her work across Brighton, London and Newhaven. Working for Half Moon Theatre, The Unicorn Theatre, The Primary Shakespeare Company, and The Old Vic. She co runs her own theatre company in Newhaven called Haven Young Creatives.

Drama 9 – 12 yrs

9-12s Drama @ All Saints Centre is more than just a drama club, it is an inclusive and supportive environment for young actors to express themselves and explore ideas that they find exciting. By coming to ThirdSpace’s acting club in the heart of Lewes, kids can make friends and learn from our brilliant drama tutors. This is the perfect acting class for children who want to explore theatre, puppetry, and movement. Every year we host public performances in professional venues, where our young actors can show friends and family and the public what they have learned and the acting skills they have developed.

We make theatre, and that includes all elements of it. Our students will be fully immersed in the real world of theatre and what it is to be part of an ensemble theatre company.

Our students not only work with a variety of internationally celebrated scripts and playwrights, they also have the opportunity to create original productions.

They will gain invaluable experience working on productions from start to finish, including experience working behind the scenes, Technical Production, Directing, and Script Writing. They will learn on the move as they work towards industry-standard public productions, and have the opportunity to take part in large-scale commissioned productions with the likes of Brighton Festival.

If your young person joins today, they will develop skills in:

Voice – Movement – Public Speaking – Devising – Writing – Directing – Lighting

Creativity – Communication – Confidence – Concentration – Collaboration

Tutors

Zoë started training with Windmill Young Actors (now ThirdSpace Theatre) when she was 13 and performed in many of their productions including their award-winning Agamemnon (Brighton Fringe, 2017). She has assistant directed two of ThirdSpace’s large scale productions: Romeo and Juliet (2019) and Bakkhai (Brighton Festival, 2023). Zoë studied at the University of Oxford and during her time there and participated in the filmmaking and dramatic societies where she directed a short film (The Classicist, 2022) and wrote and directed a play (Ariadne and the Minotaur, 2020). Since graduating, Zoe has been collaborating on various theatre and film projects in Brighton and now works for ThirdSpace as a drama teacher and teaching assistant. Zoë continues to participate in ThirdSpace Theatre as a student and performer/company member

Robert trained as an actor at Northbrook College for 3 years and then went on to train with ThirdSpace Theatre under Artistic Director Tanushka Marah. Robert has performed with the company in their productions of the Bakkhai and Romeo and Juliet and continues to work with the company as a performer and teacher. Robert has also trained across Europe and the UK at the Grotowski Institute, and with international theatre directors and teachers such as David Glass, John Wright, Paul Hunter, Euripides Laskaridis and companies Spymonkey, Theatre Re, and Studio Matejka, and worked with the director Stephen Harper’s company Corned Beef Croissant which acted as a major inspiration for Robert’s work.

Robert has primarily worked in devised and physical theatre, working with recent graduate companies from East 15 Drama School. Robert creates and directs his own work with his company Theatre Patchwork made up of other members of ThirdSpace Theatre – they have performed in both London and Brighton and received Must See and 5 star reviews, hailed as “perfectly achieved physical theatre” and continue to experiment with different forms of theatre in their Theatre Lab. Robert believes in play and creating a secure, collaborative environment where all voices are able to express themselves as the foundation for the emergence of creativity.

Drama 8 – 12 yrs

Do you want your child to learn new skills and make new friends at the weekend? 8-12s Weekend Drama @ BHASVIC is something fantastic for them to do on Saturdays. In this inclusive, supportive acting club, our professional drama tutors, theatre directors, and coaches provide a friendly and safe space for our young actors to express themselves and explore exciting ideas. Every weekend during term time, kids will spend two hours at their favourite drama club learning new acting skills and developing their performance techniques. As well as this, every year we host public performances in professional venues in Brighton, where our young actors can show family and friends – and the public – what they have learned and the acting skills they have developed. This drama class is the perfect opportunity for your children to learn something fun that will be useful for a future in the performing arts.

Tutor

Natasha is a director, writer, author, and teacher of Drama. She is a Brighton-based practitioner, who currently teaches at BHASVIC College and ThirdSpace.

Natasha is an author and researcher for ‘We Teach Drama’, ‘Mousetrap’ and ‘Get Up Stand Up – The Bob Marley Musical’. Natasha specialises in physical theatre, total theatre, and cathartic community based projects.

Drama 12 – 16 yrs

12-16s Weekend Youth Drama @ Brighton Youth Centre. This Brighton Drama Club is more than just an Acting Class for teenagers, it is an inclusive and supportive environment in which we provide a nurturing and safe space for our students to express and explore ideas that they might find challenging and exciting. These youth drama classes focus on drama skills and work towards professional scale performances and everyone is welcome whether beginners or experienced. Writers, Directors, Producers, and Makers are all welcome and we work together co-creating with young people.

Tutor

Angela is a performing arts lecturer, artistic director of Speak Up! Act Out! cic, and an Applied Theatre workshop facilitator.

Her practice involves working with theatre makers, community groups, charities, corporations, and educational institutes, as well as with individuals as a mentor and coach.

Angela teaches performing arts and production design at Northbrook College, and is a visiting performing arts lecturer at Portsmouth University. In 2019 she was the recipient of a travel Fellowship, researching how Improvisation can be used as a tool to support the wellbeing and mental health of young people.

Drama 8 – 12 yrs

Is there a young star in your family? 8-12s Drama @ Hollingdean is the acting club that will turn the young actor in your family into a rising star. This drama club takes place every weekend during term time and is free for anyone from low-income families or who are on free school meals. It’s a drama class for kids where they will learn how to be an actor and use their talents to shine. By joining this acting club, your children will get a chance to be part of the junior actors company and perform in public, showcasing what they have learned and the acting skills they have developed. This drama club is for everyone, no matter their experience or skills you’ve got.

Tutor

Graham works as a practitioner in theatre, circus, storytelling, and combat. He specialises in creating site-specific and outdoor spectacle events, including theatrical performance, circus, storytelling, film, and moving visual arts installations. He runs Sometime Soon Arts and is also a regular collaborator with the internationally-acclaimed large-scale performance company Periplum. Graham is also a freelance tutor, delivering workshops and educational projects with BTEC and HND students from Northbrook College and North Herts College. He also teaches masterclass residencies in Spain, Greece, France, and Italy with Pavilion Tours to performing arts students at A level, BTEC, and HND level.

Drama 12 – 16 yrs

12-16s Weekend Drama @ BHASVIC is more than just an acting class for teenagers, it is an inclusive and supportive environment in which we provide a nurturing and safe space for our students to co-create theatre and explore ideas that they might find challenging and exciting. These youth drama classes focus on drama skills and work towards professional scale performances and everyone is welcome whether beginners or experienced.

Tutor

Angela is a performing arts lecturer, artistic director of Speak Up! Act Out! cic, and an Applied Theatre workshop facilitator.

Her practice involves working with theatre makers, community groups, charities, corporations, and educational institutes, as well as with individuals as a mentor and coach.

Angela teaches performing arts and production design at Northbrook College, and is a visiting performing arts lecturer at Portsmouth University. In 2019 she was the recipient of a travel Fellowship, researching how Improvisation can be used as a tool to support the wellbeing and mental health of young people.