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Overview

Performing arts workshops

Free for primary schools

Drama4ALL offers free drama workshops to primary schools in London, Nottingham, the South-West and the South-East. Last year, over 350,000 KS1 children across 2,000 schools participated in these imaginative and energetic sessions.

Workshop details

Each workshop is 30 minutes long, designed for up to 30 children in a large space like a school hall.

Facilitated by a DBS-checked trained actor, the sessions feature a different theme each term, providing an engaging introduction to the performing arts or a fun treat during the school day.

Is it really free?

Yes! Drama4ALL is sponsored by Perform, the UK's leading provider of drama, dance, and singing classes for children aged 4-12. In exchange for your free workshop, we simply ask for your help in distributing a letter and flyer to parents about Performs weekly classes.

Your workshop leader will also provide information about Perform For Schools drama activities for EYFS, KS1 and KS2, including topic-based Explorer Workshops, After School Clubs, and INSET sessions designed to enhance classroom learning. You'll also be asked to complete a feedback form to help us continually improve.

Very professional, fun and engaging!

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Mr M Webster

Very interactive, fast-paced, brilliant.

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Mr L Matravers

Thank you Miranda for another morning of brilliant workshops! Our EYFS and KS1 classes loved the workshops and were entirely engaged. We love having Perform visit our school. Miranda was also particularly inclusive of our children with SEND.

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Mrs S Copus

Warm, welcoming, immediately engaging, beautifully structured. Children respond with such happy faces. Your sessions are a delight.

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Mr M Rickner

The children always love their visit from Perform! The teachers are always very impressed with how engaged the children are.

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Mrs M Smith

As always, an amazing experience using Perform and Aimee. We told the children prior to her arriving and they were so excited. We have had such positive experiences every time she comes in. We can't wait to book again in the future!

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Mrs L Hunt

Perform is just the best, the children absolutely love taking part and come back talking about their session.

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Ms. M Thompson

A big thank you to David - all the children loved the workshop and were so engaged. His session was the talk of the staff room at lunch time. We were particularly grateful for his inclusivity and engagement with our children with additional needs.

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Mrs S Copus

Dan was absolutely brilliant - full of energy and enthusiasm and he fully engaged all children. He read the children really well and ensured each session was pitched perfectly to the audience.

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Miss E Glassbrook

Laura was fantastic, fun, and engaging. Brilliant behaviour management and the whole school loved the experience.

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Mr Bowen

Ashley was fantastic! Our children loved the interactive performance and joined in enthusiastically from start to finish. It was one of the best days they've had.

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Miss J Breslin

A wonderful workshop that inspired children of all abilities to perform and feel confident.

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Mr R Hudson

We thoroughly enjoyed Perform's drama workshop today. Esmee was a great group leader who kept all the children engaged, enthusiastic, and involved throughout the session. The activities were fun, well-organised, and suitable for all abilities.

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Ms. M Howells

Matthew was absolutely wonderful! The teachers enjoyed it as much as the children. His energy was fantastic and he managed the children's behaviour brilliantly without taking away any of the fun. Thank you!

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Ms. James
Bedfont Primary School - Dupe

We have had this workshop three years in a row and every time a member from your company comes to our school, the children are left with such enthusiasm, curiosity and imagination. It is a great workshop for the Reception children!

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Mrs S Rai
Nishkam School West London

Phillipa was brilliant and engaging. Her behavioural expectations were spot on - the children were eating out of her hands! Pace was spot on and it was pitched just right for each session.

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Miss J Rogers
Great Binfields Primary School

We had the most wonderful session today. Lauren was engaging and superb with the children. It was a real treat!

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Mr R Palmer
St Christopher School

David is was incredible! He was so fun and engaging and all the children had the best time. They were buzzing about the workshop all day.

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Mrs N Metcalfe
The March Cofe Primary School

Finley was great at capturing the children's interest and maintaining it, I wish he could work with us all the time!

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Mr R Farrell
Kilburn Grange School

Next term's theme:

Dinosaur Detectives

This spring, join Professor Fossil and become a Dinosaur Detective on an extraordinary mission millions of years into the past! When Terry Dactyl steals a Brontosaurus egg and hides it at the top of Fiery Mountain, your pupils must use their brains, bravery and brilliant detective skills to travel back in time, follow the clues and return the egg safely to its family.

This term's theme:

Superheroes Save Planet Earth!

From September to December, join Supa Dupa, a superhero from Planet Hero, as he travels into the future and discovers that Earth is in danger from waste, pollution and the mischievous Party People led by the Bad Boppa.

How to book

Booking your school's free Drama4ALL workshop is easy:

Email us at [email protected]
Call us at 020 7255 9134, select the Drama4ALL option, and speak to our Perform For Schools team
Please note that workshops are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, so we recommend booking early

After you've booked

Once your booking is confirmed by email, we will assign a Drama4ALL leader and provide their contact details. A day or two before the workshop, the leader will contact you to confirm arrangements, discuss the timetable, and address any administrative issues.

On the day, your workshop leader will arrive 30 minutes before the session begins. Each 30-minute session will run consecutively, so please ensure class teachers are aware of timings.

At the end of each session, children will be calm, focused, and excited by what they've learned, ready to transition smoothly into their next lesson.

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