PAW! ~ Performing Arts Wakefield Stage School

Welcome to PAW! ~ Performing Arts Wakefield Stage School and Youth Theatre Company, we're a brand new stage school for Wakefield backed by over 20years of performing arts experience, ran by professional specialist Performing Arts Teachers. Proud to be local and independent! Join Us and let your wild side out!

Opening Soon!

PAW! ~ Performing Arts Wakefield Stage School, Opening Soon at Horbury Academy, Wakefield. Offering combined music, drama, dance and performance classes separated by age and ability for 6-18year olds in our Stage School Classes and performing arts activities for 3-6year in our Mini PAWs! Early Years Classes.

Stage School Classes

Our Stage School classes are separated by age and ability and incorporate the following disciplines:-

Our Acting and Drama classes focus on creating believable characters starting with devising and improvisation, physicality and vocal dynamics to more advanced …

Acting and Drama

Our Singing & Music Theatre classes provide breathing techniques from in depth vocal workouts to enable the voice to have a better range and tone to belting safely…

Singing and Musical Theatre

Our Dance & Movement classes are based on freeform contemporary to compliment drama and music theatre performances, targeted towards all abilities…

Dance and Movement

Our Performance & Stage Skills classes provide technical knowledge from stage directions to blocking and vocal projection to stage combat techniques…

Performance and Stage Skills

Our Casting & Auditions classes from industry professionals cover acting for camera and live auditions filming slates and showreels perfecting 8-16bar cuts…

Casting and Auditions

Our Syllabus compliments working towards optional drama and musical theatre exams so students can gain accredited qualifications from Trinity College London…

Accredited Examinations

We love all things Performing Arts so if you or someone you know loves Singing, Acting, Dancing and Performing we're the place for you!

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Arrange a Two Week Trial

Whether you're looking to gain experience and build confidence or you're an experienced performer who loves to tread the boards our age and ability based classes are designed for you! Read more about our Stage School...

Stage School

Wakefield’s New stage school NOW OPEN!

We’re Performing Arts Wakefield or PAW! for short!

Our Performing Arts Company and Theatre School provides professional Music, Drama, Dance and Performance Tuition for 6-18year olds in age and ability separated classes at our Wakefield Stage School and provide specialist Early Years Performing Arts classes for 3-6year olds.

What Makes Us Different?

Small Class Sizes (Maximum of 15 students per teacher)
Experienced Dedicated Performing Arts Teachers
Ran by the Same Teachers every week
Small Independent Family Run Stage School
Over 20years Performing Arts Experience
Shows are written for the amount of Performers
Accredited Training backed by optional exams
Regular Performance Opportunities
No hidden costs

Now Accepting Entries for Our New Term!

We're now accepting entries for Our New Term September 2024.

SPECIAL OFFER:

Refer a Friend and you both receive a 5% discount* on term fees when they join.
*Terms and Conditions Apply

We’re a new Stage School for Wakefield backed by a family run independent company with over 20years experience in the performing arts industry. All of our teachers are experienced performing arts specialists (fully DBS checked) with industry experience and a passion for all things theatre!

Get in touch to find out more about our Wakefield Stage School, discover our next FREE Open Day or to Arrange a Two Week no obligation trial.

Location

PAW! Performing Arts Wakefield Stage School is held at:-

Horbury Academy
Wakefield Rd,
Horbury,
Wakefield,
WF4 5HE

Recent News and Events

New Stage School for Wakefield

Friday, 30 August 2024

PAW! Performing Arts Wakefield is a new Stage School and Youth Theatre company in Wakefield providing Music, Drama, Dance and Performance tuition for 6-18year olds in our Stage School Classes and 3-6year olds in our Mini PAWs! Early Years Classes.

We’re a brand new stage school for Wakefield backed by a...

Summer 2024 Holiday Club

Monday, 8 January 2024

Join us from Monday 5th August - Friday 9th August 2024 for a week of music, dance and drama in our Summer 2024 Holiday Club, Matilda! A Devised Musical Workshop Inspired by the Book, Movie and Musical!

Sing, dance and act your way through our week long musical workshop culminating with...