Stage1 is our group for 7-11 year olds and runs on Sunday mornings, 9.30am-1pm. We are very exciting to be relaunching this group, which is all about fun and friends! If you want your child to gain confidence, make new friends, learn a new skill and have buckets of fun, then this is definitely the option for them. This session is lead by the wonderful Louis Delaney.

How do actors really prepare for the stage? Over the Spring Term, we’re unpacking the actor’s toolkit to discover how professionals build dynamic characters and get stage-ready. Led by Royal Birmingham Conservatoire acting student and ex-member Krrish Mehta, this high-energy course explores a wide range of industry techniques through active play, practical exercises, and plenty of fun along the way.

Each week focuses on a different core skill – from improvisation and text work to dance, singing, monologues, ensemble building, and animal studies – building toward a final Sharing in the last week of term. Whether you want to master text analysis or request a specific performance style to explore, you’ll learn how to combine these tools to elevate your craft.

No previous experience required.

Separated from their mother, young refugee Anon journeys across a chaotic modern America. Navigating sinister foes, beguiling strangers, and unexpected allies, Anon must brave cruelty and danger to find belonging. In Stage2’s production, the role of Anon will be shared and passed between multiple cast members—a visceral reminder that this journey belongs to millions.

Stage2’s production will be an entrancing, magical-realist retelling of Homer’s ancient Odyssey. Staged in traverse, with the audience framing a central “runway”, the space becomes a restless pathway echoing an epic voyage. Blending dynamic physical theatre, spoken poetry, and raw emotion, we transform a story of hardship into a transformative exploration of hope, memory, and home.

Anybody can join the chorus without any auditions.

Step into the world of puppet making and performance! Each week, you’ll craft your own characters from scratch and bring them to life using core puppeteering techniques. By the end of term, every participant will be both a master maker and a skilled puppeteer!

We’ll experiment with an incredible variety of styles – from shadow puppets, marionettes, and rod puppets, to felt, body, and Japanese Bunraku-style puppets (plus a few surprises along the way!). Together, we’ll explore movement, voice, and storytelling through classic tales, original devised scenes, and high-energy drama games designed to put your puppets’ skills to the test.

No experience of puppets, arts/crafts or even acting necessary, just the desire to have adventures and fun!

We will be auditioning for the cast of the Spring show with current members at the end of the Autumn Term 2026.

The Afternoon rehearsals for the Spring show will allow the rehearsing of less chorus heavy scenes to be continued into the afternoon.

‘Contracts’ detailing the commitment are available at Stage2 on a Sunday. If any chorus members would like to stick around for the afternoon session they are very welcome to. They may also get to join in some additional scenes.