When we visit a school it’s not just the children who have fun! We spoke to our lovely Daisy Maywood about her passion for Bringing Books to Life…

There is no better feedback than spontaneous reactions from an honest audience! That’s one of the things we love about working with children...

The main purpose of a pantomime is light-hearted entertainment. Good old fashioned fun in other words! That cornerstone of the genre has stood strong over hundreds of years of ‘panto’. But who is in the audience, and how they are entertained has changed beyond all measure...

One of the world’s best storytellers - Roald Dahl - was born 100 years ago. Now is a great time to inspire yet another generation of children with the wonders of his work.

A panto can make money for your school.

As an approved supplier of PTA UK we help schools to engage with their community and boost fundraising by providing the key element of a simple formula...

Roald Dahl Day is on 13th September and 2016 marks 100 years since his birth!

Now is a great time to inspire yet another generation of children with the wonders of Roald Dahl’s work. Our Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Enormous Crocodile dance workshops are currently ‘flying off the shelf’!

We asked a few of our performers to tell us how Dahl inspires them. Here's what they said...

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“I really enjoyed the way they got through a important lesson to us by acting it out, making it fun and letting us join in! Using popular books and well known stories it was amazing for everyone.”

Cerys, Year 4, Archibald First School.

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Abi Finley, one of our regular West End in Schools performers, tells us about a typical day in her life…and a few more things besides!

After our performance of Jack and the Beanstalk at Hotham Primary School many of the pupils decided to write to say thank you to our actors Tim and Natalie and to ask us some questions... 

Thousands of schools, families and organisations take part in Shakespeare Week every year.  In 2016 Shakespeare Week celebrates 400 years of Shakespeare’s creative legacy and it looks like it’ll be busier than ever.  

Craig Christie has written original musical productions for primary schools around the world every year since 1992. His shows have been seen by over 2 million children.

When I was invited to watch a West End in Schools pantomime rehearsal in London on an INSET day, it was a great opportunity to have a day out with my son - minus the school holiday crowds.

It’s School Dance Week and our experienced West End professionals have been running dance workshops in primary schools across the country.

Every Head and Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) wants to encourage the main stakeholders of their school to come in, enjoy time together and build the school community. If this can be done while also raising money for the school, even better!

Congratulations to six of our fabulous actors who have been nominated in the annual Broadway World West End Awards. And there are a couple more nominees who we hope will join us very soon! 

We're thrilled to launch our new primary school INSET days backstage in three stunning locations - The Palladium and Manchester Palace are two of the most iconic theatres in the country, and Her Majesty's has been home to Phantom of the Opera since it opened in 1986.

We are hungry to form longer term creative partnerships with schools where we can use our West End talent pool to contribute more clearly to measurable outcomes and increasing attainment.

Welcome back! Our cast and creators are thrilled to be back for another school year full of learning, literacy, arts and fun - and so our new literacy musical, Back to Before, is in rehearsals this week!