Workshops

Playbox Theatre has gained a worldwide reputation for its winning formula, developing the performing arts with young people aged 3-25.

Participants take many diverse directions through a unique programme of Acting, Circus, Music Theatre, Dance, Movement, Mime, Commedia Dell’Arte, Improvisation, Production, Voice, Stage Management, Lighting and Sound, Combat, Directing, Costume and Stage Design.

Playbox young people gain in confidence, skills and talent, many pursue careers in the arts... all emerge as imaginative and resourceful individuals.

The Dream Factory and our regional training and performance studios offer workshops for all ages. Groups are led by our resident staff with with guest directors and experts from all disciplines and backgrounds.

The Apple Club for 5 to 7 year olds incorporates storytelling, movement and role-play. Sessions are designed to develop imagination, confidence and ability.

Acting Workshops This is our central training for 8 to 18 year olds and explores the potential of voice, movement, mime, devising and improvisation. Workshops develop talent and confidence in a range of performance and life skills.

Voice & The Young Actor places the focus on developing voice through verse speaking and poetry. Incorporating LAMDA examinations, the course reflect our ambition to encourage young people to love reading, exploring and presenting text.

Music Theatre Facing the challenges and excitement of the musical theatre repertoire, each season culminates in an informal staging of our discoveries. Be it our own creation of Music Theatre or an existing Broadway Extravaganza. We will explore the process of creating music theatre and how it has evolved as well as developing our own performance skills.

Circus Arts at Playbox Theatre

- Little Apple Circus

- Circus Theatre

- Circus Arts Training

- Advanced Circus Training

We offer a unique series of courses training young people in circus disciplines including wire walking, trapeze, corde-lisse, tissu, manipulation, acrobatics, clowning, diablo and plate-spinning.

Dance Vibrant and exciting courses exploring a range of dance forms from ballet to hip-hop and everything in between - gives you the chance to flex your creative muscles too!

Technical Courses These new courses enable young people to learn practical skills in a range of technical and production support areas. All courses have the potential to offer placements on productions at The Dream Factory.

Young Shakespeare Company (YSC) The Young Shakespeare Companies develop the skills, talent, confidence and understanding of young people in the plays of Shakespeare as a living, breathing playwright. Admission to the YSC is by audition at The Dream Factory, Warwick only.

For more information on any of the above courses call 01926 419555