Creative Drama Classes - 7 to 18 years

Enrolments are open until midday Tuesday 27 October

Discover the fun of improvisation!
Looking for a fun, creative activity for your child this term?
Our Term Four Creative Drama Classes will focus on improvisation – a great way to build theatre skills, confidence and teamwork while discovering how each student’s unique personality, ideas and sense of humour contribute to the group.
Improvisation encourages students to think on their feet, experiment with ideas, make each other laugh and create something together. It also helps them develop trust in their own abilities and offers a welcome opportunity to unwind during the busy final term of the school year.
Best of all, there’s no script to learn, no reading and no preparation needed at home! Students can simply turn up, join in and enjoy being creative.

📅 Term Four details
Cost: $115 for the nine-week term
Class times: 4:00–5:15 p.m.
Class days: Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on class level
Dates: Tuesday 13 October – Thursday 10 December 2026
Venue: TheatreWorks, Recreation Drive, Birkenhead
Creative Drama Classes have been running at our purpose-built theatre, TheatreWorks Birkenhead, since 1997.

🎭 End-of-term presentations
The final class of the term includes a short presentation of some of the work the students have explored.
Drama 1: Tuesday 8 December, 4:00 p.m.
Drama 2: Wednesday 9 December, 4:00 p.m.
Drama 3: Thursday 10 December, 4:00 p.m.
These presentations give students a chance to share their work and celebrate what they’ve been learning.

🎭 What will students learn?
Throughout the year, our classes explore a wide range of theatrical skills, with different emphases according to each class level. Topics include:
* Teamwork, communication and imagination
* Improvisation, mime and movement
* Voice production and performance skills
* Characterisation and character background
* Stagecraft and script study
* Theatre terminology, theatre history and the people involved in putting on a production
Our classes are both constructive and enjoyable. There’s plenty of room for play, creativity and laughter, alongside the focus and effort needed to develop new skills. After all, “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch!”

👩‍🏫 About the teacher
Robyn Donnelly has been a member of TheatreWorks (formerly Mairangi Players) since 1993 and has been teaching drama since 1997. She has taught for TheatreWorks, ACTA (a musical theatre academy), the NZ Improv Society and Bayview Drama.
After receiving a musical theatre scholarship, Robyn graduated with an A pass in the Postgraduate Diploma in Drama from the University of Auckland. In 2015, she received Auckland Community Theatre’s award for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role.
Her training includes dance, drama, improvisation, piano, singing, speech and music theory. Since her first performance at the age of three, she has worked in amateur and professional theatre, film, television and vocal recording.
Her experience also extends to writing, directing, producing, choreography, costume design, stage management, sound and lighting, and many other behind-the-scenes roles. Robyn was a long-time member of The Aunties, a children's entertainment troupe, and established her theatre business, Thespianage, in 2004.
Her passion is live theatre and helping young people discover the enjoyment and confidence that come from being creative together.

✏️ How to enrol
An application form must be completed before attending classes.
Please complete the application form attached to this Facebook event.
If you’re unable to access the form, a picture of it is also available in the Discussion tab. Alternatively, contact Robyn for assistance.
📧 Email: [email protected]
📱 Phone: (021) 588-762
Further information is available at:
www.mairangiplayers.co.nz/creativedrama.shtml
Come and discover what you can create when you think on your feet! 🎭
We look forward to welcoming our students to another term of creativity, laughter and theatrical fun at TheatreWorks.