Guildhall Young Artists Taunton Drama Course
Launching on 27 January 2024, our Drama Course for ages 10–18, will develop and teach acting skills through fun weekly classes on Saturdays.
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About the Drama Course
Key information:
- Course dates:
- Saturday term time, from 27 January 2024
- Course times:
- 10am–1.20pm
- Age:
- 10–18
- Art form:
- Drama
- Fees:
- £320 per term (£32 per week)
- Level of study:
- Short Courses & Summer Schools, Workshops & Saturday Centres (under 18)
- Mode of study:
- In-person
- Venue:
- Richard Huish College, Taunton
About the Drama Course
Welcome to our brand new Drama Course, which launched in January 2024, specifically and carefully created for children and young people ages 10–18, school years 6–13.
We are very excited to announce a brand new stand alone weekly Drama Course is now established within our GYA Taunton family. This course is suitable for children and young people aged 10-18, and focuses on teaching and developing professional drama skills and techniques to support a love for acting and drama and to support their academia and further education.
The Drama Course includes one hour of vocal coaching and singing and two one-hour drama workshops. Each term will focus on a fun and exciting theme, and students will cover specific genres or skills, learning how to act and create theatre and drama in different styles, and how to take ownership of their creativity and ideas. This course endeavours to help children and young people shine through a growth in confidence, creative ability, friendships, and more.
Sign up or book your free taster session below, and we'll be in touch with more information.
Interested in individual or paired speech & drama lessons each week? These can be arranged alongside the Drama Course for an additional cost. Just let us know and we'll arrange these for you.
Fees
£320 per term (£32 per week)
With one-to-one lesson
Add an individual 30-minute instrumental, vocal or drama lesson (subject to availability) for an additional £23 per Saturday + the cost of the Drama Course.
Please note drama lessons are also available for pairs of students sharing the 30-minute lesson together, in which case the lesson cost is £115 per term (£11.50 per week) per student, i.e. payable by both students in the paired drama lesson.
Payment schedule
The course or courses signed up for will be charged for the term. The number of sessions that will need to be paid for will depend on the number of sessions left in the term. Please see our term dates for information.
After the first term has finished, sessions will be charged termly.
Five Week Trial
All new students will be given a five-week trial period (payable) if they have joined Guildhall Young Artists Taunton in the first five weeks of the term. Please see full terms and conditions on our finance and funding page.
Bursaries
We are able to offer two different bursaries thanks to the generosity of Guildhall Young Artists and Sound Foundation Somerset, the music education hub for Somerset (with funds from Arts Council England), which both have different criteria. These are means-tested and will enable students to have some or all of their class fees paid for. Travel bursaries are available for students who live in West Somerset. Please refer to our finance and funding page for more information.
Summer Term 2024
Saturday 20 April
Saturday 27 April
Saturday 4 May
Saturday 11 May
Saturday 18 May
Half Term – no classes on 25 May & 1 June
Saturday 8 June
Saturday 15 June
Saturday 22 June
Saturday 29 June
Saturday 6 July
We regret it is not possible to give refunds in the event of absence as the Centre has to continue paying professional tutors and overheads. GYA Taunton expects as close to 100% attendance as possible, to ensure you develop and get the most out of your attendance.
A full term’s notice is required to stop attending (except in exceptional circumstances). This notice period is required to fulfil obligations to the professional tutors, pay for facilities and to encourage you to be fully committed to the courses chosen.
Join the Drama Course
Sign up or book your free taster session today
Benefit from Guildhall Young Artists membership
As a member of GYA Taunton, you can expect exclusive opportunities, performances and workshops, including competitions, invites to concerts and gigs and performances from students at Guildhall School.
