Frequently asked questions

Glow Theatre Group rehearsal sessions run for 3 hours on Saturday afternoons, from 2pm until 5pm. We also hold technical and dress rehearsals at the theatre in the run up to the shows, during “Theatre Fortnight”, which usually involves a full weekend and some weekday evenings at that time. Glow meets during term times only, and not during the Christmas, Easter or Summer holidays.

Glow Theatre Group is specifically aimed at young people aged between 8 and 18, with our senior section, AfterGlow, allowing our older members specific and sometimes separate challenges within the group. Glow is an inclusive group. We operate a waiting list for places, which are offered to young people in the appropriate age group as they become available.

Glow Theatre Group believes that all its members should be allowed the opportunity to work and develop in an atmosphere of friendship and encouragement. All Glow students are therefore expected to contribute to the wellbeing of the group and its projects by co-operative and considerate behaviour at all times. Glow Theatre Group cannot accept behaviour which is detrimental to the group, the children or the staff.

We operate two sections of Glow, our Seniors and our Juniors. Usually the two sections work separately on their own productions. We often break these two sections down further to allow them to work in even smaller groups, especially for Festival plays. On occasion we stage one huge production, when the entire combined cast work together to produce a blockbuster of a show!

Membership of Glow Theatre Group is based on a cost of £5.60 per hour. We charge £16.80 for each 3 hour rehearsal and performance session, which equates to approximately £280 per term, depending on the term length. Fees are due two weeks after the start of each term. (Please note that due to the difference in school term lengths, the fees will vary slightly – a shorter term will obviously mean lower Glow membership fees at that time!)

All Glow Theatre Group team members are carefully selected for the varied skills and experience that they bring to the group. Our leaders have wide experience of theatre and working with children, and all are checked for their suitability through DBS accreditation or personal references.

Our LAMDA drama classes are for children ages 8 – 18. The classes not only support and stretch our talented actors to gain confidence and enhance their performances, they stand on their own: the exams gain nationally recognised and respected qualifications which continually add to your child’s portfolio.

Glow LAMDA runs the following classes:

• Solo Acting
• Duologue Acting
• Group Acting (where between 3 and 15 young people prepare a scene and take their exam together with their friends)
• Speaking Verse and Prose
• Speaking in Public

We work from Entry Level to Grade 8.

LAMDA IS FOR EVERYONE

Our LAMDA drama lessons are suitable for boys and girls who are starting their journey and want to obtain basic drama skills, or for those with some experience who want to further develop their ability and confidence to prepare them for life’s stage.

From the young beginner starting their LAMDA journey practicing a poem about a dragon to the advanced student preparing a scene from Shakespeare, this is about finding your voice and finding your confidence, it’s about empowerment and achievement…and it’s about having a lot of fun along the way.

LAMDA sessions help to hone skills: characterisation, diction, mime, facial expressions, movement, accents, a deeper understanding of stagecraft and so much more. Whether these skills are used in the theatre or in life in general, it is a skill set that will carry young people a long way.

Please click this link for our Information Sheet on GLOW LAMDA!