01 / Stage, camera and voice
More than acting. A complete performer.
Our acting programme develops the whole performer, from stage and screen to voice, movement, presenting and audition technique. Students train in camera acting, theatre, improvisation, voice and radio, stage combat, public speaking, self tapes, competition preparation and more. Along the way they build the confidence, communication skills and real experience to perform anywhere.
- Ages
- 6 to adult
- Class length
- 60 minutes, weekly
- Group size
- Max 15 students
- Auditions
- From age 10
Choose your stage
(02 / 05)Acting training for all ages, from the beginner finding their feet to the more advanced actor sharpening their craft. Whether you are ready to hit the stage or just starting out, this is a place you can call home.
TA-DA! Little Performers
Discover the performer within.
Play based training that develops imagination, confidence, communication and a first love for performance.
The first years are about discovery. Through games, storytelling and imagination, children learn who they are, where they fit in and how to use their own voice. No audition is needed at this stage, they simply join in.
TA-DA! Young Performers
Find your voice. Find your craft.
Students move from playful exploration into proper performance technique, character work, camera, voice, presenting and stage experience.
Technique arrives here. Students stop playing at performing and start building real characters, with scene work they can defend and a camera that shows them their own progress.
TA-DA! Rising Performers
Train like a working performer.
More advanced stage and screen technique, self tapes, auditions, presenting, competition preparation and industry readiness.
This is training with a professional standard in mind. Students work the way the industry works, with monologues that hold up in a room and self tapes that hold up on a casting director's screen.
TA-DA! Adult Performers
It is never too late to take the stage.
For beginners, returning performers, working actors or anyone who wants to develop their confidence and craft.
Some adults are working actors keeping sharp between jobs. Others are returning to a dream they once put aside, or simply filling their own cup. No prior experience is expected and no one is out of place.
What you will train
(03 / 05)Stage
- Theatre acting
- Scene work
- Character development
- Improvisation
- Movement
- Stage combat
- Productions
Screen
- Camera acting
- Green screen
- Self tapes
- Short films
- Audition technique
Voice
- Voice development
- Articulation
- Radio
- Presenting
- Public speaking
Performer
- Confidence
- Communication
- Stage presence
- Competition preparation
- Professional presentation
Industry
- Audition preparation
- Self tape technique
- Industry readiness
- Agent introductions when ready
What makes it different
Two productions a year
A major class short film, written and directed by the students and screened on premiere night, and a year-end stage production that teaches theatre from A to Z.
Real studio experience
Green screen, camera acting, voice acting, radio training and recording all happen on site, so students see and hear their own progress.
Working performers as coaches
Every class is led by a performer who is active in the industry and teaches from current experience, not from a textbook.
A route into the industry
Representation is about readiness, not age. When we see a performer is ready, we prepare them properly for the meeting and introduce them to leading acting agents.
A school app
Students and parents track attendance, access practice exercises and read coach feedback between sessions.
YOUR FIRST CLASS IS FREE
Come and experience a real TA-DA! class before you commit.
BOOK YOUR FREE CLASSNeed something more personal?
Individual sessions are available when there is something specific you want to work on, whether that is articulation, confidence, communicating more clearly at school, or a personal performance goal. These are not our standard format, so please get in touch, tell us what you need, and we will evaluate the right placement for you.
Talk to us about individual sessionsFees
- Group acting class
- R850 pm
- Little Performers
- R600 pm
- Registration
- R550
- Annual kick-off fee
- R350
60 minutes, one class a week
Ages 6 to 9 rate
Once off, when you first join TA-DA!
Every January, from your second year
- Students aged 10 and up audition for a place in the studio. Ages 6 to 9 join without an audition.
- Once-off registration of R550 secures your spot. Already a TA-DA! student? You never pay registration again.
- An annual kick-off fee of R350 is payable every January from your second year.
- Monthly fees are a flat rate, payable at the beginning of every month with that month's classes to follow.
- One class per week is compulsory. There is no set start date, so you can register and join in right away.
Also at the Academy
Singing
Weekly 30 minute one on one vocal sessions for ages 6 to adult, with a coach that suits your goals and your budget. Every aspiring student auditions. We build healthy technique, range and repertoire alongside songwriting, demo recordings, two performances a year and full artist brand development.
03 / Lead with voice, presence and purposeWorship Training
Develop your voice, confidence and presence as a worshipper. Training for those who want to lead worship with authenticity, musicality and a heart for serving the room.