Stagecoach Performing Arts Schools - Worldwide

Ever wonder how they make monsters and CGI beings move and fight so realistically?
It’s all about ‘performance capture’, as Fight Director Lyndall Grant explains in our blog.

Stagecoach Theatre Arts has been acquired by Trafalgar Entertainment Group, a live entertainment business specialising in venues, production and live screening.
Stagecoach CEO, Sarah Kelly, will stay in position and help cultivate the new opportunities this brings!

There's nothing better than ice cream on a hot sunny day!
Add some Disney magic with these fun, Mickey-inspired sundaes!

If your child is inquisitive and has a curious mind, a Stagecoach Murder Mystery birthday party may be right up their street!

Are you a lover of Dr Seuss's fantastical creations?
The musical "Seussical" - which we performed as our Summer Showcase in 2014 - is coming to the Southwark Playhouse and bringing with it the much-loved characters from Dr Seuss's classics.

It's World Photo Day today!
Here are some photos of all the fantastic events we've had so far this year - share yours with us too!

For the past two weeks 77 Stagecoach students from all around the world came together, and have been working tirelessly, to put on the 80's smash hit show Footloose - and they have nailed it!
Good luck to all the kids performing today 🍀, or 'break a leg' rather.
#ssfootlose18

Good luck to everyone getting their A-Level results today! Fingers crossed for you all!

Check out the cast of Summer Showcase 18' Footloose in their 'Sitzprobe' - which is German for sit down orchestra rehearsal.
Don't they sound great! 🎙️
#ssfootloose18
... ps. If you want to come and watch the final performances you can get your tickets here - www.artsdepot.co.uk/theatre/footloose
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For all the performers in the Footloose Summer Showcase, and anyone performing in other events this summer, make sure you have these essentials in the dressing room!

The crew have spent the last two days building the set for Footloose whilst our cast are busy rehearsing! We can't wait to see it all come together!
Look out for photos of the finished set tomorrow and some behind the scenes videos!
#ssfootloose18
... ps. If you want to come and watch the final performances you can get your tickets here - www.artsdepot.co.uk/theatre/footloose
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One of the best ways to keep the summer fun is by blasting your favourite show tunes, especially if they have something to do with summer!
Check out Broadway.com's list to see the top 10 summer show tunes!

Discover the secrets behind Hamilton's set and scenery, all revealed by set designer David Korins...

Following an incredibly busy week rehearsing for this year's Summer Showcase Footloose, the students, Chaperones and the Creative team let their hair down at the traditional Friday Talent Night.
We hope you enjoy watching as much as we did.
If you want to come and watch the final performances you can get your tickets here - www.artsdepot.co.uk/theatre/footloose

As it's the summer holiday, the performing arts industry is taking its summer break.
So, how can you stay motivated while you wait for the bright lights of the stage to come back on?

Disney's Summer Vacation Workbook provides a multitude of super fun activities for you and your child to complete together while school is out!
Why not get started?

If your child has never performed in a Stagecoach event, or is just starting Stagecoach in September and wondering what performing will be like, why not read our blog?
Annabelle, 11, from Stagecoach Aylesbury, shares her memories of a day performing at the Waterside Theatre for a Stagecoach Regional event run by Head Office.

You may be wondering what to do, now it's the summer holiday, but how about checking out these fun natural play areas created by the National Trust?

Come and join us behind the scenes at our rehearsals! Let's see what the cast are getting up to today!
#ssfootloose18
ps. If you want to come and watch the final performances you can get your tickets here - www.artsdepot.co.uk/theatre/footloose

We moved here from California and we are so happy we found the Stage coach family, that is what James and his team are to us.



Thank you our son and doughter love it

Tom just loves it !! Brilliant Saturday afternoon. Fun filled, skill creating, confidence giving. Looking at his face when the bell rings and he comes runnng out if just fab.

Stagecoach is amazing my two boys have been going for 4 years and love it . The boys confidence has grown and grown . One of my boy had speech problems early on and now you would not know thanks to Stagecoach . The teachers are great with my children and help them in every way. My children love singing dancing & acting and have done their grade 1. Has a parent my husband and I are very happy with Stagecoach and would highly recommend it for children of all age groups.

Stagecoach Hove has been wonderful for my daughter Izzy. She's been attending for about 5 years now. The principle, Rebecca is excellent - both as an organizer but also as inspiration for the kids - and the tutors are fabulous of course too!

Stagecoach Colchester under the able leadership of Principal Caroline Maxwell , has been our second family/home since our eldest son started at the age of 4 in 2000!! His sister joined at age 4 in 2005 and then our youngest son joined at age 4 in 2010!!!



We have been so proud of the training and work opportunities gained throughout their time at Stagecoach . All of them have gained knowledge, grown in confidence, acquired skills , developed their talents , increased their motivation and developed great friendships with children of like passion in the performing Arts .



They all have a bright future ahead of them . We are glad that our youngest son has successfully auditioned and gained admission into the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School in London and will start full time in September 2017. A big thank you to all the teachers who have been instrumental in bringing out the best in our children .

My soon to be 17 year old son has been at stagecoach Oxford since he was 5 years old. He was a shy but very naughty boy when he began. Over the years he has matured and blossomed into this well spoken extrovert.



The skills and abilities he has learnt through stagecoach have definitely helped to equip him for life. As a mother, that is the one thing I have enjoyed - watching him develop and seeing the difference in him. Through stagecoach, not only has he become a fantastic performer, he is a self-assured and confident young man who is able to interact with people from all walks of life.



I would like to thank all the staff at Stagecoach Oxford because you are an extremely hard working team especially Maya Sprigg (who has been the Head since my son started). The shows we have attended over the past 11-12 years have been fantastic. The show that included all the Maltese exchange students and their Oxford counterparts last night was spectacular. As parents, we are extremely proud! The staff make it look easy but we appreciate how difficult it is to put on such wonderful productions. Good work guys!



I am really glad we joined stagecoach 11 years ago. My 4 year old started stagecoach 11 months ago and we can see the positive changes already, so too, can her teachers at school and other family members. Definitely worth the money.

My daughter just loves it..started 4wks ago in clapham london..best decision..�

My daughter has been with farnborough stage coach since she was 4, she is now 7. The school is amazing and she has grown so much since being with them. I would recommend the group to anyone. The only reason we are leaving is moving but as we love stage coach she will be joining the group nearest us in Scotland!!!

My daughter goes to stagecoach hull east she received her 4 year award yesterday. She absolutely it I would recommend this to anyone. I sat down and worked out the cost and actually compared it to the dance class she was at all after the costumes and dance competitions I was paying for stagecoach is actually cheaper it is by far the one of the best things I have done for my daughter it has grown her confidence loads x

My 7 year old was so painfully shy. When she was in reception she didn't speak to the teachers for a whole half term! Stagecoach has really drawn her out. She is the first to put her hand up in class to answer questions and is always volunteering for things! She goes to Ealing Stagecoach.

My 10year old daughter has tried her hand on numerous different hobbies but found they were very clique or not much use. She has been going to Stagecoach Aberdeen West since the start of the year and absolutely loves it. She was confident before joining but even more so now. The staff are great and very friendly and has made lots of friends. There's no cliques and everyone is treated the same. My daughter lives for her Saturday's and looks forward to it every week.

Legally Blonde - A night to remember! Wow and this was not even the final performance - which is tomorrow. Do go if you can - the talent is more than amazing - you leave energised and smiling. Another Oxford Stagecoach Hit. Best ever though!

I have been dancing for over 23 years and this is my 13th year at Stagecoach. I have Downs syndrome and being at Stagecoach has improved my confidence and my speech. I have performed in shows all over the country but my favourite performance was at Disneyland Paris. Thank you Chris and Heather for everything you have taught me and for including me in all the shows.

I find it very interesting to educate our children in the performing arts, since it is something innate and personal that working with it helps to develop it. I want to try.

Fantastic quality training for all ages! Could not recommend it more! I attended Stagecoach Monmouth from the age of 10 to 16 years-old and I can honestly say it was the best training I could have had to improve my confidence, social skills and performance ability. Thanks to the many opportunities given to me through Stagecoach, including workshops, west end galas, and the annual Easy Stages Productions (now called Summer Showcase), I was accepted into a number of the UK's top Performing Arts Schools and have now finished my first year on the BA(Hons) degree course in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre at Bird College. I believe this would not have happened without the valuable experience I gained from Stagecoach.

Couldn't recommend it more. My older sister went purely to boost her confidence and I attended Stagecoach Bridgend and Cowbridge for 14 years as I've always loved performing. I'm now studying a degree in musical theatre at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts London and I don't think I would have gained a place if it wasn't for everything I'd learned at stagecoach 😊

Both my children attend stagecoach Bath, and they live for it each week. They have made great friends of all ages and the teachers are amazing. Good luck for another 30 years��

After revisiting the Stagecoach I attended for 13 years during childhood today and seeing all of my teachers, it reminded me strongly of why I stayed there for the majority of growing up. If you're wanting to send your child to a theatre school not even just for the circumstances of becoming a performer but growing self-confidence, Stagecoach is an excellent place to attend. I highly recommend.

5 stars!

We moved here from California and we are so happy we found the Stage coach family, that is what James and his team are to us.



Thank you our son and doughter love it

Tom just loves it !! Brilliant Saturday afternoon. Fun filled, skill creating, confidence giving. Looking at his face when the bell rings and he comes runnng out if just fab.

Stagecoach is amazing my two boys have been going for 4 years and love it . The boys confidence has grown and grown . One of my boy had speech problems early on and now you would not know thanks to Stagecoach . The teachers are great with my children and help them in every way. My children love singing dancing & acting and have done their grade 1. Has a parent my husband and I are very happy with Stagecoach and would highly recommend it for children of all age groups.

Stagecoach Hove has been wonderful for my daughter Izzy. She's been attending for about 5 years now. The principle, Rebecca is excellent - both as an organizer but also as inspiration for the kids - and the tutors are fabulous of course too!

Stagecoach Colchester under the able leadership of Principal Caroline Maxwell , has been our second family/home since our eldest son started at the age of 4 in 2000!! His sister joined at age 4 in 2005 and then our youngest son joined at age 4 in 2010!!!



We have been so proud of the training and work opportunities gained throughout their time at Stagecoach . All of them have gained knowledge, grown in confidence, acquired skills , developed their talents , increased their motivation and developed great friendships with children of like passion in the performing Arts .



They all have a bright future ahead of them . We are glad that our youngest son has successfully auditioned and gained admission into the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School in London and will start full time in September 2017. A big thank you to all the teachers who have been instrumental in bringing out the best in our children .

My soon to be 17 year old son has been at stagecoach Oxford since he was 5 years old. He was a shy but very naughty boy when he began. Over the years he has matured and blossomed into this well spoken extrovert.



The skills and abilities he has learnt through stagecoach have definitely helped to equip him for life. As a mother, that is the one thing I have enjoyed - watching him develop and seeing the difference in him. Through stagecoach, not only has he become a fantastic performer, he is a self-assured and confident young man who is able to interact with people from all walks of life.



I would like to thank all the staff at Stagecoach Oxford because you are an extremely hard working team especially Maya Sprigg (who has been the Head since my son started). The shows we have attended over the past 11-12 years have been fantastic. The show that included all the Maltese exchange students and their Oxford counterparts last night was spectacular. As parents, we are extremely proud! The staff make it look easy but we appreciate how difficult it is to put on such wonderful productions. Good work guys!



I am really glad we joined stagecoach 11 years ago. My 4 year old started stagecoach 11 months ago and we can see the positive changes already, so too, can her teachers at school and other family members. Definitely worth the money.

My daughter just loves it..started 4wks ago in clapham london..best decision..�

My daughter has been with farnborough stage coach since she was 4, she is now 7. The school is amazing and she has grown so much since being with them. I would recommend the group to anyone. The only reason we are leaving is moving but as we love stage coach she will be joining the group nearest us in Scotland!!!

My daughter goes to stagecoach hull east she received her 4 year award yesterday. She absolutely it I would recommend this to anyone. I sat down and worked out the cost and actually compared it to the dance class she was at all after the costumes and dance competitions I was paying for stagecoach is actually cheaper it is by far the one of the best things I have done for my daughter it has grown her confidence loads x

My 7 year old was so painfully shy. When she was in reception she didn't speak to the teachers for a whole half term! Stagecoach has really drawn her out. She is the first to put her hand up in class to answer questions and is always volunteering for things! She goes to Ealing Stagecoach.

My 10year old daughter has tried her hand on numerous different hobbies but found they were very clique or not much use. She has been going to Stagecoach Aberdeen West since the start of the year and absolutely loves it. She was confident before joining but even more so now. The staff are great and very friendly and has made lots of friends. There's no cliques and everyone is treated the same. My daughter lives for her Saturday's and looks forward to it every week.

Legally Blonde - A night to remember! Wow and this was not even the final performance - which is tomorrow. Do go if you can - the talent is more than amazing - you leave energised and smiling. Another Oxford Stagecoach Hit. Best ever though!

I have been dancing for over 23 years and this is my 13th year at Stagecoach. I have Downs syndrome and being at Stagecoach has improved my confidence and my speech. I have performed in shows all over the country but my favourite performance was at Disneyland Paris. Thank you Chris and Heather for everything you have taught me and for including me in all the shows.

I find it very interesting to educate our children in the performing arts, since it is something innate and personal that working with it helps to develop it. I want to try.

Fantastic quality training for all ages! Could not recommend it more! I attended Stagecoach Monmouth from the age of 10 to 16 years-old and I can honestly say it was the best training I could have had to improve my confidence, social skills and performance ability. Thanks to the many opportunities given to me through Stagecoach, including workshops, west end galas, and the annual Easy Stages Productions (now called Summer Showcase), I was accepted into a number of the UK's top Performing Arts Schools and have now finished my first year on the BA(Hons) degree course in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre at Bird College. I believe this would not have happened without the valuable experience I gained from Stagecoach.

Couldn't recommend it more. My older sister went purely to boost her confidence and I attended Stagecoach Bridgend and Cowbridge for 14 years as I've always loved performing. I'm now studying a degree in musical theatre at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts London and I don't think I would have gained a place if it wasn't for everything I'd learned at stagecoach 😊

Both my children attend stagecoach Bath, and they live for it each week. They have made great friends of all ages and the teachers are amazing. Good luck for another 30 years��

After revisiting the Stagecoach I attended for 13 years during childhood today and seeing all of my teachers, it reminded me strongly of why I stayed there for the majority of growing up. If you're wanting to send your child to a theatre school not even just for the circumstances of becoming a performer but growing self-confidence, Stagecoach is an excellent place to attend. I highly recommend.

5 stars!