CLASSES
Award Winning Performance Academy
OUR PASSION
At our Acting Academy all students receive specialist, well rounded classes focussed on Acting for Screen and Stage. We deliver classes that cover all areas of drama: including drama games, voice, movement skills, role play, improvisation, character work, scripts, audition preparation and devising.
- LITTLE PERFORMERS: Parent and child multi sensory classes blending storytelling, puppets, song, drama, music, bubbles and more!
- MINI PERFORMERS: Role play, imagination exercises, acting out stories and bringing characters to life, puppet theatres, use of props, costumes and themed classes. Class work display performances for family and friends to enjoy.
- JUNIOR, SENIORS & ADULT PERFORMERS: Acting for stage: theatre scripts, vocal projection, stage skills and perform in theatre shows throughout the year.
Acting for screen: Classes in acting for TV, Film, Commercial and Voice Over Audition preparation: mock auditions, self taping, screen and stage scripts, voice and accent skills, cold reading and on camera work.
MUSICAL THEATRE
Creating well rounded, triple threat performers highly trained in acting, dance and singing. Students are grouped into classes of their own age group and rotate around classes in Drama, Dance and Singing/ music.
These classes are excellent for those children wishing to be all round performers in all 3 subjects. Our dance classes cover all dance styles and singing tuition teaches vocal technique, warm ups, microphone technique and a variety of songs from styles including Musical theatre, POP, Disney and popular children’s music. Our drama classes cover all areas of drama class work including devising, improvisation, voice and movement work, script work, drama games and more.
EVENT CHOIR
Entry by audition only. This class trains and rehearses weekly. Students enjoy performing at large events throughout the UK & Worldwide (previous performances include The George Square Christmas lights switch on event, The Highlander Fling 2019, Ready to fly for SCAA charity.) This class is set to head to New York tartan week in April 2023 and Florida to perform at the Highlander Fling in May 2023.
SINGING TUITION
Weekly small group singing tuition teaching vocal training, technique and a wide repertoire of songs. We also offer private lessons on request.
MUSIC TUITION
private lessons in piano, guitar and drums available on request.
LAMDA
TPA is thrilled to be a Scottish approved LAMDA centre. We offer optional LAMDA exam classes to our students of all ages. A LAMDA exam is the speech and drama equivalent of a music grade. The exams cover a range of disciplines including acting, devising & speaking in public. Classes run for blocks of 12-14 weeks twice a year.
These classes are very rewarding and provide a LAMDA qualification to all students who participate. Students can progress through the exam levels and there are exams for all ages .
DANCE ACADEMY
Dance performance course covering musical theatre, contemporary, jazz, pop and ballet.
LITTLE PERFORMERS
This class is for parent & child (6 months – 3 years).
A fun, engaging class to introduce your little one to movement, drama and music! A great opportunity to help develop their social skills and also allow for parent and child to bond through a variety of imaginative stories, song and dance. A jam packed super fun class filled with storytelling, free play, sensory, musical instruments, movement, games and more! We just know you’re going to love it as much as we do!
ADVANCE ACTING & PREPARATION COURSES:
Ideal for those performers who wish to pursue careers in the arts and attend auditions for professional performance work. Audition preparation, mock auditions, acting for camera, self tape skills, accent classes, voice over and musical theatre.
SHOW PRODUCTION COURSES
We aren’t called The Performance Academy for nothing. We love to perform, it’s when we are our happiest! We run show performances throughout the year at our individual classes and run two large theatre productions each year.
January – May for our summer musical performances and September- November for our Christmas pantomimes. These classes are ideal for those students wishing to perform to live audiences. Pupils attend exciting rehearsals and enjoy working from scripts and experiencing the audition process. Students will participate in dance choreography classes, group singing, solo singing and drama classes. Our show rehearsals promote excellent teamwork skills and our show team work together for 10-12 weeks of rehearsals to create our final production, before a busy weekend of performances to our live audiences. Members also enjoy the use of costumes, props and engage in the full theatre rehearsal and performance experience.
PREVIOUS SHOWS INCLUDE:
• Annie
• Suessical the musical
• Madagascar the musical
• Elf
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
• Cinderella
• Peter Pan
• The Sound of Music
• Beauty and the Beast
• Charlie and the chocolate factory
• Panto Pandemonium
• Aladdin
• The Lion King songs
• Hairspray
OUR STUDENTS HAVE PERFORMED ON NUMEROUS STAGES AND THEATRES INCLUDING:
• The Tron theatre
• Citizens theatre
• The Mitchell Theatre
• East Kilbride Village theatre
• SECC
• East Kilbride Arts Centre
• Couper Institute
• Bathgate theatre
• Websters theatre
• George Square stage