IT was 10 years ago that Faith Hagerty, a drama teacher at St Augustine’s Priory school, decided she wanted to bring drama, dance and music to more of Ealing’s children.
Yourstage Drama (then Yourspace) was born. Now, Yourstage runs Summer and Easter courses as well as Saturday morning term-time courses at St Augustine’s Priory, where she still works, now as director of sixth form.
This autumn, Yourstage is launching its first Acting for Film and TV course for young people aged 11-18 who are intent on realising their acting dream.
Another way it is marking the 10th anniversary is by developing a relationship with the Honeypot Children’s Charity.
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Honeypot aims to improve the lives of vulnerable children by giving them annual respite breaks in the New Forest, visits from a Playbus in their home communities and Christmas presents.
Yourstage is offering a free place on each of its courses for Honeypot to offer to its young carers and vulnerable children.
Faith Hagerty is thrilled that, from an initial idea of a one-week summer course ten years ago, Yourstage has grown as it has. A big party is planned before the year ends.
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