Big Red Curtain Music Drama and Dance Tuition in Yorkshire
Big Red Curtain is a local independent performing arts school and casting agency based in Yorkshire. Established in 1997 our stage school has over 15years of industry experience and specialises in high quality tuition of music, drama and dance for 6 to 18year olds in our TheatreWorks Sessions.
Our stage schools are located in Leeds, Wetherby and Huddersfield/Wakefield. We are proud to be a local independent stage school for each of our locations we have the same group of dedicated teachers at all of our schools and each one of our locations is considered to be at least one of our director’s hometown.
What Makes Us Different...
Local Independent Stage School and Casting Agency
We are a local independent stage school and casting agency ran by the teachers and not by an investor. We are NOT a franchise, we care about our students.
Free inclusion into our Casting Agency
All of our students have free inclusion into our Casting Agency where our students have received work from The Sparticle Mysteries, Waterloo Road, BBC Productions, Channel 4 and Film 4 Productions. We do NOT charge extra for being listed in our Casting Agency.
Long Established and Experienced Company
Established in 1997 with over 15years of trading we are a long running stage school setup and ran by experienced teachers who have not only performed themselves but are experienced teachers. Our stage school is NOT a new company ran by inexperienced teachers or performers.
Students are Trained Towards Recognised Qualifications
All of our students work towards UCAS recognised qualifications in performing arts from LAMDA or Trinity London (formerly Trinity Guildhall).
No Expensive Uniform or Costume Costs
We don’t believe in adding on expensive uniform or costume costs and provide our Student’s with their uniform and supply costumes for all of our productions. We do NOT charge for compulsory uniform or charge for costumes that you don’t get to keep.
Annual Shows at Major Yorkshire Theatres
We hold our annual shows at professional theatres across Yorkshire. Our past venues have included The City Varieties in Leeds, The Royal Hall in Harrogate and the Carriageworks in Leeds.
Small Class Sizes
We have a limited student to teacher ratio to ensure the best quality group tuition there is never more than 12 students per teacher in our main school and 7 students per teacher for our Early Years Class.
Live Performance Opportunities
We believe in providing as many opportunities to perform as we can and in addition to our Annual Show we perform our own annual pantomimes, we also provide opportunities to perform at charity events independent of the stage school including events like The Candy Ball and Theatre in the Woods.
Free No Obligation Trial
We always offer a free no obligation trial which can be arranged by appointment in addition to holding regular Open Mornings/Afternoons for potential students.
Locations
Oulton, South Leeds
Our Oulton, South Leeds School is based at Royds School (Specialist Language College) and is held on a Saturday Morning 9am - 12noon.
Boston Spa, North Leeds and Wetherby
Our Boston Spa, North Leeds and Wetherby School is based at Boston Spa Village Hall and is held on a Saturday Afternoon 2pm - 5pm.
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Our New Wakefield Site!
We'll be releasing details of our new Wakefield Site Soon!
Who We Are...
Our Teachers
We ensure all of our teachers are qualified, dedicated professionals who care about our students. As a small independent stage school and not a franchise we care about each of our student’s welfare and personal development, we believe consistency in teaching is important and as such we don’t believe in swapping our staff/teachers. We hand pick all of our teachers based on skills, experience, qualifications and dedication. All of our teachers are Enhanced CRB Checked.
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What We Do...
Syllabus Ethos
Our stage school syllabus is an ever changing proven mix of music, drama, dance and creative lessons working towards not just performances but internationally recognised qualifications in performing arts through optional exams.
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Session Structure
Our Session Structure alters from time to time dependant on what our students are working towards e.g. Performances and Exams. A typical session would normally run as follows (with each age/ability group alternating between the classes).
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10 minutes |
Registration followed by a Dance/Movement Warm Up |
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40 minutes |
of Drama |
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40 minutes |
of Music Theatre |
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10 minutes |
BREAK |
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40 minutes |
of Dance / Movement |
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40 minutes |
of Performance Skills |
Classes
Our classes are separated by age and ability and limited by a strict student to teacher ratio of 12 students to 1 teacher to ensure the best possible group tuition. Students need to take a small entrance exam to join our stage school, but don’t worry! This is only to help us to place students in the appropriate groups for future exams and to find out each person’s individual strengths.
We hold separate sittings for Drama exams and Music Theatre exams allowing students to be correctly placed according to their strengths in individual subjects prior to relevant exams. The groups are reviewed constantly and this helps create a more diverse group dynamic much like a real-life casting situation. The groups are also brought together to work in a cast environment for events including live performances, group exams, pantomimes and shows.
Mission Statement
Big Red Curtain will provide high quality tuition of music, drama, dance and performance which will not only build confidence but provide life skills, in addition to working towards recognised qualifications in performing arts we endeavour to provide our students with opportunities to perform not just in our own productions but through our Casting Agency.