Our Sessions

At Limepalm we deliver fun, creative drama clubs and sessions for all ages

We aim to help your child build self-confidence, communication skills and meet other children in a safe, yet informal environment. Through creative games and imaginative play, we explore drama and movement and the associated theatre arts, developing speaking and listening skills as well as the enjoyment of storytelling and live performance.

Everyone is welcome

All abilities are welcome at all our sessions and no previous experience is necessary.

In our sessions, every child is given the opportunity to work to the best of their abilities and we are proud of the progress our less confident children have made during their time with us.

Extra-curricular fun

School can be a daunting time for children of all ages many of whom are fearful of speaking in front of people, reading aloud and even working in groups. We make every effort to support these areas and are always thrilled to hear when one of our children has proudly participated in a school assembly or given a brilliant Show and Tell.

The work we do in our drama sessions support the National Curriculum, particularly literacy for the primary school aged children as well as English Language and Literature for the older children.

Recent themes have included:

Musical Theatre, Storytelling, Poetry, Heroes & Heroines + Autobiography, Shakespeare, Roald Dahl, David Walliams + Physical Comedy, Prop making, Mask making, Puppetry, Radio plays, Sound & Music, Public Speaking and Greek theatre.

What happens in each session?

Each session begins with a vocal and physical warm up to bond the group and ensure everyone is safely warmed up ready to begin. Warm ups are followed by games and drama exercises to encourage awareness, focus, teamwork, creativity and for fun!
Each term we work on a different project so after a short break we generally turn to our project work.
We introduce a new topic at the beginning of each term, exploring the themes over the subsequent weeks before rehearsing for our end of term presentations.
Children attending our Saturday sessions are encouraged to work towards a LAMDA grade. Taking the exam is not compulsory but the preparation and rehearsal is encouraged. The is an opportunity for the children to learn and develop valuable skillsets in Acting, Verse and Prose, Speaking in Public and Shakespeare. More information about LAMDA can be found here.
We end each session with more games, some reflection on the session and plans for future sessions. We often enjoy a warm-down before we finish and say goodbye for the week.
Our informal presentations offer parents, friends and family the opportunity to see what the children have achieved and learned during the term.