DD drama

[LlamaofDrama]

NC for this. I hope! DD9 is massively into drama and singing, seems quite good, but obviously has it all to learn. She wants to do it professionally. She currently attends a weekly drama class and I'm trying to organise singing lessons. We live out of London but near cities.

I'm trying to work out what next step is best for her. We could carry on with the class she does now, 1 hour a week plus singing lessons if I can get them sorted out. That gives her a good grounding and lots of fun.

Or I could, at approx 3x the cost of the drama class (haven't factored in singing lessons as I don't know the cost) send her fo something like Pauline Quirke or Stagecoach. They'd give her more opportunities to get on a real stage in a professional production, which I guess would let us know if she actually is any good. But would she learn any more from that?

I don't know... having a dither! WWYD?

It's hard to discuss with anyone IRL because it can sound very boastful and I don't want to do that. I just want to give my DD the best possible chance to do something she loves and do it as successfully as possible.

My 7 year old goes to PQA - absolutely fantastic and knocks the other drama schools she tried into fits. As you say, they have so many opportunities to get on a real stage plus they have their own talent agency - Quirky Kids

Hi my daughter is 11 and she is similar
Keep an eye out on Facebook for auditions for local Christmas productions. My daughter did one last year and loved it, they will all be having auditions soon
Problem we have is that she isn't a trained dancer and you need to be a triple threat so try and encourage your daughter to do some dance classes if possible.
Just to add obviously it's all just for fun at this age but it's great to give them opportunities where you can.

Thank you both! Really helpful advice. Just got to sell DH on it then...

Don’t discount good local amateur dramatic groups. - our local one has helped launch quite a few children into drama school (in combination with dance lessons and drama at school). Some youngsters do as many shows as they can manage with local groups, just to get the experience.