UPDATE: Please click here to see our 2022/3 Plumley Village Hall session dates! Do contact us for further information or to book. Also feel free to explore our exciting new structures at these links :
Zoom Pod sessions for home educated children :
LAMDA sessions on Zoom :
The Margaret Wilcox School of Speech and Drama was established in 1972 by Margaret and is based at Plumley Village Hall. Samantha Marsden has been the school Principal since 2014.
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- The aim of the classes is to nurture confidence and self-esteem and to celebrate individual personalities.
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- The classes provide an outlet for self-expression using improvisation and mime, movement and role play, aiding the development of imagination and artistic awareness.
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- Social awareness and interpersonal skills are prioritised through drama games, team activities and group responsibilities.
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- There is an annual opportunity to take exams in Verse and Prose or Acting, following the LAMDA syllabuses.
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- Students are encouraged to bring to class books they have enjoyed reading and share their enthusiasm.
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- Copies of poems are provided for reading aloud and learning.
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- There is an opportunity for all students to perform, in costume if appropriate, on stage as part of a whole school presentation.
There is, of course, time for students to chat, laugh and have a great deal of FUN!