Guildford Theatre School
Achieve extraordinary things in the pursuit of excellence
A weekly school
The Guildford Theatre School provides fun filled classes in ballet, tap, jazz, singing, drama and musical theatre for all abilities, each Saturday during term time in the heart of Guildford.
Infants
Ages 4–8
Juniors
Ages 8–11
Inters
Ages 11–14
Seniors
Ages 14–18
An independently owned performing arts school
Founded by local professionally trained actor and teacher, Anna McNamara, the Guildford Theatre School is an independently owned performing arts school. The Guildford Theatre School celebrates the pursuit of excellence, knowing that all individuals are capable of achieving extraordinary things.
“Our daughter loves every minute! This is without a doubt the best and most well run activity we have experienced.”
happy gts parent
Outstanding teachers who motivate and inspire
Your child will be inspired and motivated by our kind, highly experienced, industry trained, fully qualified teachers. Our welcoming faculty have trained at some of the nation’s most prestigious performing arts institutions including the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, the Guildford School of Acting, Rose Bruford College, Bodywork Cambridge, Bird College and Mountview.
Public performances
Our students take part in public performances as part of the Guildford Summer Youth Project and the sell-out Guildford Theatre School showcases, held annually at major professional theatres in Guildford, including The Electric Theatre, the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and G Live, alongside yearly appearances facilitated by our friends at the Guildford Fringe Festival. Over the years, our students have performed in the West End, on national tours of musicals and operas, in professional pantomimes in Guildford, Windsor, Fleet, Godalming and Leatherhead, with Brendan Cole’s national tour, with the Barricade Boys, as well performing in charity galas at high profile venues including the Theatre Royal Windsor and G Live.
Nationally recognised qualifications
We build an integrated route to examination in all of our classes. Through inclusive approaches to stretch and challenge, our students are guided toward progression throughout the whole student journey. We enjoy a 100% success rate and have organised thousands of entries for examination since 2010.
Our students have the opportunity to be entered for examinations in all disciplines via nationally recognised boards such as the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) and Trinity College London and by the time our students are at GCSE age and beyond, many are enjoying examinations at Grade 8 and Intermediate Level (QCF Level 3) with us.
As a Trinity College London exam centre, we were delighted to be named as one of the first Trinity Champion Centres for our successful delivery of Trinity qualifications, inspiring other organisations and advocating for accreditation.
