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“Our children had a wonderful day! They experienced Shakespearean language and themes at an accessible level - giving them a positive first taste of Shakespeare. The structure of the day was well organised and the final performance was very effective. A great day was had by all! Lucy was brilliant. Thank you WEIS.”

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(Shakespeare Today) - Posted 6 years ago

“A fabulous opportunity for children to explore text using a range of theatre techniques. An experienced workshop leader ensured our children got the very best from the session. We would highly recommend West End.”

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(Dance Workshops) - Posted 6 years ago

“Very positive feedback received from staff and pupils in both schools. Enthusiastic teachers delivered the workshops, engaging all the children really well (despite some background noise taking place from builders in the Junior School!) Thank you!”

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(Dance Workshops) - Posted 6 years ago

“Diana worked wonders with the children, producing a creative, coherent play, involving six classes and over 150 pupils, in just one day! It was fantastic to see the pupils growing in confidence within the 30-minute workshops and all being able to stand up, with conviction, to perform their lines in the end of day performance. The children certainly have a good understanding of a Midsummer Night's Dream because of this - a greta introduction to Shakespeare. Thank you!”

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(Shakespeare Today) - Posted 6 years ago

“The leader was very lively and kept the student's attention well, especially during the brief outline of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and used students well. There were plenty of giggles and horror as she paired the pairs of main characters who suddenly realised what they were actually acting out! The students worked through short sections of the play with a PowerPoint background and interacted with pre-recorded narration. By the end of the day they acted out a short scene.”

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(Shakespeare Today) - Posted 6 years ago

“West End in Schools visited our school as part of our World Book Day celebrations. Reception and Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed the role play linked to The Gruffalo and Year 2 had a wonderful time being introduced to Mr Twit in preparation for the English work the following week. Our facilitator Lee was great and really new how to relate to and work with all the children involved. We had a fantastic couple of days.”

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(Drama Workshops) - Posted 6 years ago

“We had 2 fantastic days with Cat. She was brilliant with the children - so enthusiastic and encouraging. All children from Reception to Year 6 took part in a workshop and performed the play at the end of the day. Lots of great feedback from staff too, saying how engaged their classes were. Thanks so much!”

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(Shakespeare Today) - Posted 6 years ago

“We had a fantastic visit from West End Schools! Tom did a brilliant job engaging all our children with A Midsummer Nights Dream, in workshops, from Year R up to Year 6 and we were so impressed with what the children achieved in a day. Children loved it and teachers came up and said what a brilliant experience it was. We’d thoroughly recommend it!”

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(Shakespeare Today) - Posted 6 years ago

“Our KS2 children took part in a 2-day workshop on A Midsummer Night's Dream. Lucy delivered the sessions with enthusiasm and the children thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Thank you.”

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(Shakespeare Today) - Posted 7 years ago

“Such good fun, the children had a great time exploring books through movement. Thank you.”

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(Dance Workshops) - Posted 7 years ago

“Very engaging. The children had a fantastic morning and the story was made very accessible and fun! Thank you”

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(Shakespeare Today) - Posted 7 years ago

“A perfect learning experience for my Y2 class. Thank you.”

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(Shakespeare Today) - Posted 7 years ago

“We (children and adults) have had the most brilliant day with Kat! All the children, including those with SEN, were made to feel like a vital part of the A Midsummer Night's Dream production. The children enjoyed every second acting their scene out and were enthused watching the other year groups preform. This may become an annual event.”

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(Shakespeare Today) - Posted 7 years ago

“What a great way to bring books to life in Book Week! Even after several workshops, Christine was animated, enthusiastic and energetic, and she totally engaged the children as 'Wild Things', as they told the story through dance. Thank you for a fun and interactive way to motivate and involve children in literature.”

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(Dance Workshops) - Posted 7 years ago

“Enjoyable and engaging”

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(Drama Workshops) - Posted 7 years ago

“Hello, I just wanted to send you all a quick message to say that we have had the best day with Hannah, here at Felsted. The children absolutely loved their assembly and workshops. I have had extremely positive feedback from all members of staff. Hannah engaged every single child and pitched each session brilliantly from Reception to Year 2. Thank you so so much for coming and giving us such a fun day of dancing! We would love to have you back to work with the children at Felsted. Thank you again for being so inspiring! Katie”

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(Dance Workshops) - Posted 7 years ago

“Unfortunately we were disappointed with the quality of our Shakespeare Today workshop. Having read the workshop description, the reviews and seen the pictures on your website we had great expectations. Sadly our expectations were not met. The delivery from the director was incredibly rushed, I understand that there was a strict time limit, however there wasn't any clear direction and there was zero emphasis on acting skills. The story wasn't made clear to the children and they were unable to explain what they had done following their session. The director did do a good job in managing each class, however this was done with limited enthusiasm and a lack of confidence with the script. The pictures on your website are misleading - we were expecting costumes, even some scenery however it seems we paid £400 + for one person and a power point. This wouldn't have been a problem if it had been delivered with expertise - one more person supporting the director would have made all the difference! We are very disappointed to have to write a negative review, however considering the cost of the workshop we feel rather let down by its quality.”

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(Shakespeare Today) - Posted 7 years ago

“Jimmy was really good with the children and it was amazing to see a whole key stage performance at the end of the day. The children really enjoyed it.”

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(Shakespeare Today) - Posted 7 years ago

“Lizzy who ran the session was good and we have no complaints there. Although we would have liked more from this session considering the price. I appreciate my class had some tricky characters but it would have helped to have some props and more to engage the children's interest. When our head walked through the hall, he was disappointed with the lack of interest and what the children got out of the session and wondered if we might be able to get some of our money back. In the past when I have had theatre groups they would actually put a short performance for the children and use props to act out the scenes. looking forward to hearing from you. Rekha Slatter”

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(Shakespeare Today) - Posted 7 years ago

“I'm so pleased that we booked sessions with you as the office team were very professional and helpful and our facilitator, Hannah was incredibly engaging and had the children hooked from the moment they walked in! She was obviously very familiar with the Roald Dahl texts and her knowledge and enthusiastic approach really brought the characters and stories to life. Great drama games and there were lots of happy, smily children after the sessions! Highly recommended and we will be in contact to book repeat sessions! Thank you so much!”

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(Drama Workshops) - Posted 7 years ago

West End in Schools is rated 4.8 based on 1,783 reviews