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30th April 2025
Lucy's 25 tips for raising confident kids
Drawing on 25 years of hands-on experience, I'm excited to share some of the favourite tips and techniques we use at Perform to help every child shine. Whether you're looking to boost your child's…
27th November 2024
Helping Your Child Learn Their Lines quickly
As a parent, I know the challenges of helping my children learn their lines for a show. In my role as Principal of Perform, I help develop our scripts, train our teachers, and create lesson plans and show…
25th November 2024
Lucy's top 10 tips for children's theatre etiquette
The Christmas holidays can be the first time children have been to the theatre, be it to see a Panto or a family show. Live performances should be a relaxing and enjoyable experience but, how do we…
19th February 2024
Why is drama good for children?
As Principal of a drama school, I'm asked this question a lot. And I could write a book on the many reasons why drama is so excellent - not just good - for children. But for this blog post, I'll…
20th November 2023
A few years ago we conducted a survey with Perform parents. What they were most concerned about was their children's communication skills being stunted by the digital age. Too much spending time online…
27th June 2023
Things to do with your kids this summer
Make a summer holiday playlist. With more time for music at home during school holidays (no rushed breakfasts or evening homework), why not create a holiday playlist where each family member gets to choose…
2nd May 2023
Shakespeare is most celebrated playright and poem and his works have spawned many phrases that we use today, and whilst his writing can be seen as challenging, there are ways that we can make it more…
15th November 2022
4 ways magic can conjure up a well-rounded child
This term's 4-7s theme, The Magician's Chamber, is an spellbinding adventure into Ancient Britain and, at half-term, thousands of children and parents enjoyed our West End musical, Magical…
2nd March 2021
World Book Day - 6 ways to get your child to read
On the first Thursday of every March, millions of children celebrate World Book Day - a charity funded by publishers and book -sellers across the UK and Ireland. Their mission is to promote reading for…
10th November 2020
The pandemic and children's mental health
Something I love about working with children is their general positivity and upbeat attitude but it’s often easy to breeze over the fact that many share some of the same worries, concerns and anxieties…
Lucy's 25 tips for raising confident kids
Rome 'n Jewels: Our reVamped take on a Shakespeare classic
5 ways to keep the kids entertained these Easter holidays in and around London
Snow White: A Holiday Course With a Fresh Twist
Helping Your Child Learn Their Lines quickly
Lucy's top 10 tips for children's theatre etiquette
Why sing? - The joys and benefits of singing
Teaching positive body language