Children's drama classes at Holborn House Community Centre, Holborn

Weekly Perform drama classes in Holborn

Holborn House Community Centre, 35 Emerald St, Holborn, London, WC1N 3QW. Get directions

Drama classes for 4-7s

Thursdays | 4pm - 5pm

This class is run by Kate and Lou. It is regularly visited by our Area Partner, Gemma.

Drama classes for 7-12s

Thursdays | 5.05pm - 6.05pm

This class is run by Kate and Lou. It is regularly visited by our Area Partner, Gemma.

Great venue and location to get to from and for the surrounding schools. Teachers have shown great energy and are very engaging with the children - Lillia felt straight away at ease.

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Nadia Mengassini - Perform Holborn parent

Hi and welcome to Perform Holborn at Holborn House Community Centre. At Perform, we're proud of our unique curriculum that harnesses the power of the performing arts to boost children's confidence and social skills.

We started running classes at Holborn House Community Centre in April 2026 and are currently here every week during term-time on Thursdays.

At Perform Holborn, the Producer of the classes is Kate and the Teacher is Lou. The sessions are looked after by our Area Partner, Gemma.

The current term runs from 3rd September to 17th December with no sessions on 29th October (half-term).

Click below to book a free drama class at Holborn House Community Centre with no obligation to sign up.

How to get here and parking:

Turn onto Lamb's Conduit Street before turning into Emerald Street.

Paid street parking is available via pay-by-phone along surrounding roads such as Theobalds Road and Bedford Row, subject to Camden borough parking charges.

Holborn, Russell Square, and Chancery Lane Underground stations are all within a short 5 to 10-minute walk. Nearby buses along Theobalds Road and High Holborn serve routes 19, 38, 55, and 243.

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Creative Team

We spend a lot of time recruiting, training and evaluating our wonderful Area Partners, Producers and Teachers and the team at Holborn House Community Centre in Holborn are no exception. As at all Perform schools, they have all been hand-picked for being enthusiastic, approachable and, of course, fantastic with children. As a result, you can be confident that your child is in the best of hands. Here are the details of the Creative Team at this venue:

PRODUCER

Kate

I trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. I joined Perform in 2025 and absolutely love inspiring children through drama, dance and singing. It's so rewarding to watch their confidence grow each term and see them shine during Show Week. Outside of Perform, I love going to the theatre to watch plays and musicals. My current favourite musical is Carousel!

TEACHER

Lou

I am a Teacher at Perform, having graduated from Mountview. I have been working with children for over 8 years and absolutely love to watch them grow and learn new things weekly. I started drama at a young age myself and I think it's one of the best ways to get children to be themselves and learn many transferable skills that will help them in so many aspects in their lives. Besides teaching I try to watch a musical or a play every month, to me, there's nothing more inspiring.

AREA PARTNER

Gemma

I'm one of the Perform Area Partners. I'm so lucky to meet so many wonderful Perform children when I visit different classes and watching their confidence blossom throughout their time with us. My background is musical theatre and I have performed in many different shows in the West End and in theatres around the UK. During my time in Les Miserables, I got to sing at the European football final at Wembley and the 25th anniversary concert at the O2!

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Based on how my daughter is when she knows it's Saturday morning, and how happy she is coming out, I can't commend you enough. The format is perfect and I've seen such a growth in her confidence. She already loved singing but sings even more now!

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Mebh Taylor

Great venue and location to get to from and for the surrounding schools. Teachers have shown great energy and are very engaging with the children - Lillia felt straight away at ease.

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Nadia Mengassini - Perform Holborn parent

Betsy absolutely loves her Thursday lesson! She gets up excited in the morning. Thank you.

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Sarah Fox - Perform Holborn parent

Based on how my daughter is when she knows it's Saturday morning, and how happy she is coming out, I can't commend you enough. The format is perfect and I've seen such a growth in her confidence. She already loved singing but sings even more now!

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Mebh Taylor

Great venue and location to get to from and for the surrounding schools. Teachers have shown great energy and are very engaging with the children - Lillia felt straight away at ease.

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Nadia Mengassini - Perform Holborn parent

Betsy absolutely loves her Thursday lesson! She gets up excited in the morning. Thank you.

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Sarah Fox - Perform Holborn parent

FAQs

What children's performing arts classes are available at Holborn House Community Centre in Holborn

Perform runs the following classes at Holborn House Community Centre:

Drama classes for 4-7s

Thursdays | 4pm - 5pm

Drama classes for 7-12s

Thursdays | 5.05pm - 6.05pm

How do I get to Holborn House Community Centre in Holborn by car?

Turn onto Lamb's Conduit Street before turning into Emerald Street.

Is there parking or drop-off access at Holborn House Community Centre?

Paid street parking is available via pay-by-phone along surrounding roads such as Theobalds Road and Bedford Row, subject to Camden borough parking charges.

What public transport options are near Holborn House Community Centre?

Holborn, Russell Square, and Chancery Lane Underground stations are all within a short 5 to 10-minute walk. Nearby buses along Theobalds Road and High Holborn serve routes 19, 38, 55, and 243.