Mini Drama - Kerren Garner & Hannah Rowlands
Ages 5 to 7

Mini Drama is a chance for your child to express themselves in a new way and let their imagination run wild. Mini Drama is a fun and expressive class for children aged between 5 and 7. The classes will consist of games, movement, improvisation, story telling and learning to express themselves physically and vocally. A great introduction to the wonderful world of drama and acting.

Junior Drama - Helen Day
Ages 7 to 11

The drama class at the Beacon focuses on the skills of acting: imagination, physicality and vocal work. Using a combination of text work, improvisation and the use of visual stimulus the group works as an ensemble and in small groups.

Youth Theatre Group - Helen Day
Ages 11 to 16

Students will be working on improvisations, drama exercises,games voice work, some scripted work and other related skills.This promotes team and leadership skills, explores the relationship between feelings, values and expression and is extremely enjoyable.

The aim is to produce short performances. For those students who feel unsure about being on stage there is the opportunity to be involved in managing the event, from set design to thinking about costumes.


About the Tutors
Helen Day

Helen trained at the Italia Conti Academy, ARTTS International and with the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, before taking a degree in Theatre Studies at the University of Sussex. She works regularly in both film and theatre. Screen credits include roles in award winning short films, commercials for TV and cinema and numerous corporate and promotional videos. Theatre includes: Ellen Maltman in ‘Elsie Piddock Skips in her Sleep' (Paddock Productions), The Countess in ‘Julia Pastrana' and Polly in ‘The False Corpse' (both for Zygo Theatre), Rachel in ‘Big Bear, Little Bear' (Channel Theatre Company), Carol in ‘Shakers' (Mansfield Palace Theatre), and Alex in ‘Warn' (Worn Theatre Company), along with pantomime seasons in Norwich and Horsham. She has worked abroad ('Tarzan' for the Dubai International Festival; 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Hedda Gabler' in Singapore , and ‘Noddy' in Portugal ), and also spent a year performing in the show at the Millennium Dome. She also works as a voice over artist and can be heard on local radio stations across the UK and even as far a field as Cyprus!

She is a founder member of comedy theatre company Dodgy Totty, who perform regularly on the comedy circuit and at festivals, and whose outdoor theatre piece ‘Open for Business' was commissioned by Brighton and Hove Council in 2006. She is also an associate artist of Wet Picnic Theatre Company, who are based in Winchester.

Helen teaches regularly across the South East in state schools, performing arts schools, and on community arts projects.