Overview
Taking part in drama and performance can help children with communication skills and confidence. It gives children the chance play characters, develop ideas, make up stories and relate to different characters and cultures.
We have organised local opportunities by age range.
Early years (age 0-5)
- Chats Palace - arts centre
- Hackney Empire - theatre and performance
- Stratford East - theatre in Stratford
- Unicorn Theatre - transforming young people’s lives through the power of theatre
Key Stage 1 (age 5 to 7)
- Chats Palace - arts centre in Hackney
- Eastside - arts workshops and programmes
- Hoxton Hall - youth arts activities
- Immediate Theatre - youth theatre activities
- Mouth That Roars - film making skills
- The Yard - theatre and performance after school clubs
- Unicorn Theatre - transforming young people’s lives through the power of theatre
Enhanced offer for children with SEND
- Graeae - theatrical experiences through the vision and practice of deaf, disabled, and neurodiverse artists
- Hackney Shed - inclusive performing arts group
Key Stage 2 (age 7 to 11)
- Chats Palace - arts centre in Hackney
- Hoxton Hall - youth arts activities
- Immediate Theatre - youth theatre activities
- Mouth That Roars - film making skills
- The Crib - artistic and cultural activities
- The Yard - theatre and performance after school clubs
- Unicorn Theatre - transforming young people’s lives through the power of theatre
Enhanced offer for children with SEND
- Graeae - theatrical experiences through the vision and practice of deaf, disabled, and neurodiverse artists
- Hackney Shed - inclusive performing arts group