About Us
Our Ethos
Theatrics is dedicated to providing a safe space that champions equality, inclusion and friendship. We believe in Drama, and its ability to foster individuality and creativity. Theatrics aims to educate children and young adults in the arts and its worth in public performance as well as private life.
Acting
Theatrics generally begins coaching LAMDA Acting exams at Grade 3, in a pupil’s first year of Secondary School. These exams build on very different skills than SVP, with a focus on performance including staging and displaying a range of emotions.
Theatrics encourages students to take one SVP exam and one Acting exam each year. In this curriculum, we naturally build towards the PCertLam qualification which is then completed in a pupil’s final year of Secondary School.
Public Speaking
LAMDA Public Speaking exams are a fantastic alternative for pupils who would prefer to share their own ideas to taking on a character to act.
These exams focus around writing and delivering speeches, with focus on how to cater to different audience types.
If you would like to read more about the benefits of drama, visit our “Why Drama?” page by clicking on the button…
Speaking Verse and Prose (SVP)
Coaching for SVP LAMDA exams from Stage 1 right up to Grade 8, exams can be taken with Theatrics from as early as P1. Pupils will build on skills year on year, eventually completing their Bronze, Silver and Gold Medal examinations. These provide a unique extra-curricular which will set individuals apart from other candidates in their pursuit of University, Apprenticeships or Jobs.
The exams revolve around speaking from memory as well as a theory element. This is beneficial for audibility, diction and projection as well as performance. In lower grades, pupils will perform a poem, and in later stages the exam will include extracts from novels and the study of sonnets.
Reading for Performance
These exams are a further alternative for pupils depending on their skill set. With Reading for Performance, there is creative license in the preparation of a recital around a chosen theme. This includes the reading (not learning) and performance of various pieces of literature under that theme.
PCertLam
The PCertLam qualification comprises of both a written Unit and a performance Unit.
The PCertLam pulls together all of the skills that have been worked on in previous exams, with a greater sense of individuality for students in the development of a theme and choosing of pieces.
This qualification also provides UCAS points and even letters after your name!
Where did Theatrics start?
Some of my earliest memories include pouring Ribena for the audience – Mum and Dad – and putting on shows in the living room with my siblings.
When I was four years old, I went to see a show at the Opera House. At the end, May McFetridge announced that a number of children from the crowd who made the most noise would be invited on stage. So I yelled my heart out and got to sing “Old MacDonald had a farm” with May McFetridge. Looking back, I’m fairly sure I was made fun of. Regardless, it’s a favourite memory.
I was cast as the Wicked Witch of the West in two different performances when I was ten. I thrived when the audience would “boo” and “hiss”. I got a pretend Oscar for being the biggest Drama Queen at a camp around this time. I take being dramatic very seriously.
By the time I began Speech and Drama a few years later, I was a teen. My confidence had crashed and processing emotions became very difficult. It took years to build this skill, but Speech and Drama lessons and LAMDA exams subconsciously nurtured and grew my confidence back up again. Now, drama and the arts in general are a focus of my day-to-day; both inside and outside of work. Creative outlets have proved to be vital for me to maintain overall well being.
The possibility of enabling others with the tools to build their confidence was too much to refuse, and so Theatrics was born in 2019.
Theatrics works toward encouraging children and young adults to pursue the same healthy outlets for their emotions, gain qualifications, and develop skills that are key to all of our lives. To learn more about the benefits of drama, visit our Why Drama page.