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Dinner Together!

Helen O'Grady Drama Principals celebrate a great day of training together!

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National Training Commences

Some of the Principals from across South Africa gathered together to enjoy social time on the eve of their Annual Training Seminar. The Helen O'Grady Drama Academy provides ongoing training and support for Franchisees in the network, ensuring that a high quality product reaches students in the classes. Thousands of students across South Africa attend our self development drama programme each week, building their confidence, communication skills and enjoying creative theatre arts.

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National Training

Helen O'Grady Drama Principals from across the country met on the eve of their Annual Training Seminar for a social function in the leafy garden setting of Capetonians hosting the seminar. The Training Seminar takes place once a year and covers curriculum development, marketing and many other skills. The Helen O'Grady Drama Academy is the largest organization of its kind in the world.

Summerstrand Shines On Stage!

Uitenhage's Wonderful Performances

Nasruddin's First Theatre Appearance!

Final Session!

Our final session of the day! It's been a marathon session... Some very tired drama teachers but some exuberant students who have had an absolute ball on stage today.

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Big Theatre Day in PE!

We have a big theatre day in PE today! Our theatre is filling with our first audience, excited to see the shows. We will have about 250 students doing productions at the Savoy Theatre today.

Nasruddin's First Theatre Performance!

Our Nasruddin students had their first ever theatre experience this morning! After rehearsing Year End Productions all term, we took many of the school students to the Savoy Theatre to watch their friends on stage. Our cast came alive under the powerful stage lights and put on a magnificent show! We are so proud of the way our students are showcasing the tremendous development that they have experienced this year!

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Erica Girls' Shine!

Our drama studio at Erica Girls' Primary has almost 100 students participating in our self development drama programme! These girls are doing so well in their preparations for the Year End Productions - we are looking forward to seeing the end result! Four plays will be produced by Erica Girls on Saturday 26 November at the Savoy Theatre.

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Melodrama in Walmer

What fun our Walmer Youth Theatre is having putting their melodrama together for the Year End Productions! We have students from many of the local schools in this class - Harvest Christian School, Pearson, Mount Pleasant, Elsen Academy. Together these students work as a team, improving their stage craft and confidence, while enjoying a successful theatre experience!

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Uitenhage Rehearses!

With less than two weeks to go, our students are rehearsing vigorously for their Year End Productions! These scary pirates are Uitenhage students, aged 5 - 8 years old! Their delight is obvious - our students always have such positive stage experiences!

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Erica Girls' Start Rehearsals!

Girls at Erica Girls' Primary had a ball in class today as they started rehearsing for their Year End Productions! After 3 terms of working on confidence, creativity, stage skills and communication, our students are ready to showcase the skills they learn in a short, scripted production. We take our productions to the Savoy Theatre, giving our student a full theatre experience.

Uitenhage Youth Theatre Monologue Excellence!

Our teenagers at Uitenhage Youth Theatre never cease to amaze! The quality of the monologues that they produced today was astounding - well done to their amazing teacher, Natalie, for the exceptional training she has given her charges this year. It is heart warming to see the extent of the development that has taken place in students that have been with us for only a couple of terms, as well as in students who have been with us for many years. Our students exude confidence as they perform for their peers! Memorizing lines also comes easily - a skill that carries our students through tests and exams at school as well.

Well done Uitenhage - we are so ready for those Year End plays!

Newton Park Youth Theatre Produce!

What a dynamic crowd of teens we have at our Saturday morning class in Newton Park! They have produced some amazing work this term - high quality group work, stunning monologues and ever-increasing creativity. As teachers at the Helen O'Grady Drama Academy, we are privileged to see constant and lasting development in all our students, aged 3-18 years. Our Saturday morning classes are particularly popular with working parents, and we have over 80 students attending between our Newton Park studio and our Profiles Gym studio.

Newton Park Youth Theatre Produce!

What a dynamic crowd of teens we have at our Saturday morning class in Newton Park! They have produced some amazing work this term - high quality group work, stunning monologues and ever-increasing creativity. As teachers at the Helen O'Grady Drama Academy, we are privileged to see constant and lasting development in all our students, aged 3-18 years. Our Saturday morning classes are particularly popular with working parents, and we have over 80 students attending between our Newton Park studio and our Profiles Gym studio.

Helen O'Grady Drama Academy DOMINATES!

Our unique, self-development drama programme dominates the world of children's drama not on in South Africa, but across the world! Each week, over 60 000 children aged 3 to 18 years attend classes in locations across the world. Which shows that it is possible to unite children of different ages, cultures and languages in spite of barriers that us adults seems to create! In South Africa alone, we have around 6000 students building their confidence and communication skills by attending classes once a week in their areas. This amounts to 10% of the global market share! Our fantastic Principals run classes in Port Elizabeth; Durban; Pietermaritzburg; Bloemfontein; Cape Town; East London; the Overberg region; George and the Garden Route; Pretoria and Jo'burg. All in all, we have 13 branches operating successfully in South Africa!

Drama Springing into ACTion in Port Elizabeth!

Drama classes happen across Port Elizabeth today as we all enjoy spring fever! Over 100 excited children participate in our developmental drama program on Thursdays, building confidence and communication skills whilst having loads of fun. Previously disadvantaged school children also tap into our amazing resources in Sanctor and Salsoneville today.

How rewarding it is to witness the deep and lasting growth that takes place in our young people - the Helen O'Grady Drama Academy is investing in the future of our country!

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Recording Studio in ACTion!

Hard at work in our Recording-Studio-by-Night-Office-by-Day, we finalized the recording and editing of one of our original songs for the Year End Productions. Professional singer and entertainer, Niqui Cloete-Barrass is our expert voice-over artist. This song is one of several original songs distributed internationally throughout the Helen O'Grady network.

Production Excitement!

Port Elizabeth students are gearing up to begin working on their Year End Productions! Studios all over the city are waiting in anticipation to hear what play their class will be presenting... The benefits of having children on stage in A relaxed atmosphere, where they work alongside their peers in successful groups, are enormous. Students across Port Elizabeth and South Africa gain oodles of confidence thanks to their exposure to the Helen O'Grady Drama Academy.

Developmental Drama in Port Elizabeth

For thirteen years, the Helen O'Grady Drama Academy has run a unique, developmental drama programme. This incredible programme has seen thousands of Eastern Cape children build confidence, self-esteem, communication skills and creativity, freeing themselves to be assertive and successful as adults. Classes are held weekly, and cater for students aged 3 years to 18 years old. The Helen O'Grady Drama Academy is not only the largest drama academy in the Eastern Cape, but also the largest drama academy in South Africa.

Kindy Drama is Amazing

Pre-schoolers can also enjoy our international developmental drama programme! Classes for ages 3 - 5 year olds run in three locations across Port Elizabeth: Newton Park; Walmer and the Profiles Health Club on William Moffet Drive.

We are also able to offer our programme exclusively to pre-primary schools in the area.

Activities include speech development; language and vocabulary development; story telling; mime; creative movement and dramatic play. The emphasis is on fun, ensuring our little tots learn in a friendly and unintimidating atmosphere!

Week 3 in PE!

We're ready for Week 3 of Term 3 to begin... Loads of fun to be had at the Helen O'Grady Drama Academy in Port Elizabeth! As our students hone their speech and improvising skills, they will be prepared to begin work on Year End Productions. Our productions take place at the end of Term 4, and are a highlight for students and parents alike!

Visiting Our Cape Town Drama Buddies

Students in Cape Town have just as much fun as our students in Port Elizabeth! On a visit to Cape Town, to train new Academy Principals, we visit local drama studios to observe the skills of the Cape Town teachers and students. How wonderful it is to see our programme being implemented across the country, and helping thousands of young South Africans to become confident and articulate!

Term 3 in PE!

Classes across Port Elizabeth have started! Our fabulous developmental drama programme continues to make a difference in the lives of thousands of children across South Africa. With 600 children attending our classes in PE each week, and over 5000 students across South Africa, our organisation is by far the largest of it's kind in Africa!

Join us in developing your children STAGE by STAGE!

Newton Park Shines!

Our Newton Park classes, which run on Saturday mornings, performed beautifully at their Parent Day Presentations! Enthusiastic use of props made these performances most entertaining.

Our Saturday morning classes are always extremely popular as this is a convenient time for working parents. Should you wish to enrol your child in our Newton Park studio, don't hesitate to call our offices!

Parent Day at Erica Girls'

As always, our girls at Erica put on some wonderful Parent Presentations! There are almost 100 girls attending our developmental drama programme at Erica. Seeing the development that has taken place in our students is always heart warming!

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PE Teachers Head to Cape Town!

Most of our teaching team were thrilled to take a road trip to Cape Town early in January. Here we joined up with the Academies in the Western Cape by training together! The energy and enthusiasm was enormous, and we all came back inspired and well equipped for our busy first term.

Uitenhage Upper Primary Productions

Uitenhage Youth Theatre Productions