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Professional theatre training
for 4-18 year olds

We welcome children and young people from across the UK who want to express themselves creatively and benefit from professional classes in singing, acting and dancing. Their skills are showcased in local and national performances every year.

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Drama club, singing class, dance training?

Theatretrain is so much more. Not just another theatre school, it is a theatre company – training with a difference. You join a community of children and young people who are learning the joy of performing and gaining valuable life skills as they do it.

Who we are

Theatre is where we make sense of the world. It’s where we bring our hopes, dreams, fears and joy.

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A message from Kevin

When we talk about being a theatre company it’s because we work with performers rather than pupils. Performers learn to prepare. To use their own resources. Their mind. Their imagination. Their creativity. Their body and what it can do.  They learn how to think and work with others. 

They also prepare to perform. How to communicate. They learn how to rehearse, how to overcome obstacles. How to do the work of moving, speaking and singing. This work grows out of the earlier work on themselves. Then, by performing in theatres with proper back up and seats, a curtain and an audience, they discover the professional ethos of how you present a performance. 

The Theatretrain Story

Our patrons

“My heartfelt congratulations to Theatretrain on its 30th birthday! The myriad young people who have received the inestimable wealth of its influence will, I’m sure, join me in a loud hurrah! What a great and original creation!”
Sir Derek Jacobi
Sir Derek Jacobi
“Many congratulations to Theatretrain on your 30th anniversary. I have great memories of my time working with Kevin. We had such fun, and it was the beginning of my journey as an actor. A fantastic company and a wonderful experience for young people.”
Catherine Tate
Catherine Tate
“I can’t believe you guys are 30. Huge congratulations on that! I’m looking forward to watching the latest promo.”
Lucy Davis
Lucy Davis
“Your continuing commitment to the wonderful work of Theatretrain is a fantastic example of the resilience and focus we need right now. I am proud to continue to be a patron, even from a distance. Covid stalled so many plans and dreams for so many people, in particular the young, so I feel it is crucial for those of us who are still standing to keep up the fight.”
Alfred Molina
Alfred Molina
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International Summer School: Staying the Course

Our Founder and Artistic Director, Kevin Dowsett, recently went to the beautiful Royal Hospital School in Holbrook, Ipswich to see the end of week performance by the annual Theatretrain International Summer School. Here's his take on the experience.
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  • Theatretrain HQ·
  • August 10, 2022·
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