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Acting for my Son

Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 12:41 pm
Sandi Curle9 posts in thread
Hi there. I'm new and hoping you can help me out here. My son (who is nearly 6) is extremely confident & outgoing and loves to sing, act, dance etc - basically he just loves to perform! I am trying to find the right way to go about getting him into some acting - tv ads etc & possibly even theatre. Also, which would the the correct type of acting classes to send him to? I had him with Helen O Grady's but that wasn't what I was looking for as they teach more confidence building which he definitely doesn't need. I want him to do something where he gets to perform & utilise & develop his talent. His teacher has told me that he's a 'rare talent' and in her 10 years of teaching she's only ever come across one other child like my son. I even have the school principle encouraging me to get him involved in some other acting. Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

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Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 02:16 pm

Getting involved with a local community theatre group in your area. There are plenty of them. There are a few "schools" also but I would take care there that you don't get fleesed.

One school I know about is Stagecoach http://www.stagecoach.co.uk/stagecoach/html/schools.php?lid=2

They cater for 6 year olds.

Also, if you are looking for a casting agency for things like commercials and such, may I suggest Krissy Westwood.

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