Articulate Drama School Opiniões 

My daughter absolutely loved drama school! She woke up early every day and was so excited everyday! I loved the emails every evening showing Newhart she had got up to. The show was fantastic and soo well put together. My daughter was so well looked after and It was lovely to know she was safe, happy and doing something new. She’s desperate to join articulate now.
Personally felt like all the staff really wanted the best for the kids and the manager was fantastic!

THE best summer school experience for both of my kids! We have a comparison with other drama schools over the years and trust me value for money (single mum), quality of the experience during the week and the actual show that left us in tears and filled with joy. All the staff put in so much work and effort every year but this year was all that more sentimental for those millennial parents (high school musical) to see our kids perform our teen classic! If it wasn’t enough that they put together such a fantastic performance in one week, they also got to experience recording in a real studio. We can’t wait for 2027!

My granddaughter has grown in confidence, making friends and loves her classes. She now has a determination to grow in experience and there is no better place to be encouraged and grow. The staff are really helpful, and kind, school holidays allow other options to learn or have holidays without missing lessons.

Really dissapointed with these. Five weeks ago i booked a trial, my daughters autistic and home schooled and has been so excited to start drama. Yesterday i had an email stating prices for kits etc. Sorted il pay that in the morning i thought. I have just woken up to an email stating that actually theres no room for her. 5 weeks to tell me that after confirmation and everything. This has been really dissapointing and upsetting, more to the point, 5 weeks to inform us thats acutally vile she could have spent 5 weeks in another class 🤬

Articulate Summer School 2026 🌟

My 10-year-old absolutely loved her time at Articulate Summer School 2026!

She went along not really knowing what to expect, but she had the most amazing time. She got involved in so many fun activities, built her confidence, and most importantly made some amazing new friendships along the way.

It’s been so lovely seeing her come home excited to tell us all about her day and talking about the friends she had made. She really came out of her shell and thoroughly enjoyed every moment.

By the end of the summer school, she was genuinely upset that it was all over — which says absolutely everything about how much she enjoyed it!

A huge thank you to everyone at Articulate for creating such a fun, welcoming and positive experience. She has made some wonderful memories that she’ll remember for a long time, and she is already looking forward to doing it all again next year! 🌟🎭💃🏼🎶

Would 100% recommend Articulate Summer School to any parent looking for a fantastic experience for their child! ❤️

After attending summer school last year we booked early for this year and it was the best decision! At 7 and 21 both kids loved it start to finish and the additional drop early pick up late so we could work outer normal hours was a life saver as working parents in the holidays. The show was phenomenal and the kids and their teachers worked so hard! Amazing opportunity for them and the audience loved it too!! We will be back! ⭐️

What a fantastic week my son has just had at the Summer School . He ended up landing lead role , only ever been on stage once before ! The team were amazing , brought him on so much ! Very well organised , a fantastic show ! Thank you to all the staff for all you hard work

Well organised, professional staff members, big focus on pastoral care and positive experience from start to finish. Great value for money.

My daughter has just completed her first ever Articulate summer school - High school musical jr, she absolutely LOVED it! This was the first time she’d ever been involved in a production on stage like this and she as signing and dancing every night. The entire week was so well planned and the performance at the end was just incredible to say they achieved that in a week, I’d pay to see it! Thank you!

My daughter did the 1-1 online lessons. She really enjoyed them and found them very helpful in developing her acting skills. All my communication with Articulate was helpful, efficient and they are well organised.

Very professional and amazing in communication with parents etc .agancy all the questions , emails answered same day personal calls to discuss any concerns u have that really makes u feel safe ,well informed and look after very important especially when ur a beginner in this acting journey as a parent thank you 🙂

My son has been attending for around a year, we drive some distance to get there but he never wants to miss it as loves it so much. The teachers/ chaperones are all so lovely and great with the kids - highly recommend for both kids wanting to build a career in the industry or those wanting a weekly club making new friends ❤️

I’ve experienced a selection of excellent classes for my daughter . The agency is also headed by industry experts who carefully monitor and nurture the future of students wanting to push forward . My daughter’s confidence has blossomed !Highly recommended 🩷

My two children spent last week at Baildon/Bingley Articulate summer school, my son’s fourth summer school and my daughter’s second! It’s incredible to see how much they get out it. The friends they make and the confidence they gain from being on stage, they really give it their all and you can really see how much fun they and all the other children are having. Everyone has their own moment to shine.

My daughter has a diagnosis of autism and struggles socially and with communicating her emotions, she has made some lovely little friends, she cannot wait to see again next year. The teachers, Kirsty, Tasha, Lottie, Meg and drama school manger Hannah have been amazing with supporting her, this year and last year. I made them aware of how she was, going in, every morning and they fed back how she’d been at the end of the day. My little girl even ran in on the last day hugging Kirsty, she doesn’t give out hugs often, it showed me how much she loves going and how safe she feels. She doesn’t go many places without me there and so it is huge for me to send her, knowing she’ll be okay and cared for, it’s lovely to see that even though she has her dysregulated moments, they understand her and support her.

My daughter now wears ‘loops’ (after struggling with wearing ear defenders) this was a suggestion made by the drama school manager Hannah, so that my daughter could access the classes and summer school and feel calmer whilst doing so. I’m so grateful for this advice as it has had a positive impact on her managing in busy environments too.

Summer school and the classes have been nothing short of brilliant and I would always recommend Articulate to anyone looking for a summer school and/or classes.

We already can’t wait for next year!

My daughter attended the Summer school of 2025 last week. She's never been able to attend before and was a little nervous.
The mains roles of the intended play Matilda Jr were auditioned for prior to the Summer school. These roles were obviously based on age and each child who wished to audition for a role had to learn a song and or script and selftape.
I feel this process was fair and true to what it is for any amateur show a child may like to go for either now or when old enough.
The lead roles were then offered out by email and it said that all children would be getting a least one line in the show if they would like one.
Learning a full show in one week that normally takes theatre companies a minimum of 12 weeks to rehearse is a huge ask. But my goodness they didn't just achieve it they surpassed many parents expectations.
I personally have seen and been apart of many amateur productions and what Articulate show cased on Friday night was outstanding!!!
Every single child shone. And best of all they had the biggest smiles and you could tell how much they enjoyed being on that stage. Even the tiny kids showed so much passion and stole the show when they came on.
The older children with bigger roles showed so much professionalism and it honestly felt like they had all been working together for months.
My daughter didn't just enjoy doing the show. She enjoyed the whole process. The audition, learning all the songs and dances and most of all new friends who like her all loved drama. She said, her words......'I felt happy because I was with my kind of people'.
The teachers were outstanding and so incredibly supportive. Hannah the drama manager was so friendly, supportive and very approachable with any child's medical issues ect. (My daughter has a life threatening condition) They made sure she was safe at all times.
Kirsty, lotty and natasha were and amazing trio. My daughter already attends weekly lessons with kirsty but this was an extra amazing experience with her.
Working backstage alot myself for my daughters dance school and other productions I know just how much went into this week.
The staff were kind, supportive and encouraged all kids. The price of the week I feel was exceptional especially when you take into consideration they have 3 teachers a day doing different lessons, lunch times and play breaks.
Also included was the tshirt and lots of photos which were sent after the show. And we are awaiting the video which was filmed also.
My daughter will absolutely be attending next year and wishes it was more than once a year!!!!
Thank you Articulate for the most amazing first experience at a Summer school!!!

Summer school 25!
My daughter doesn’t come to the drama school so was quite anxious about coming. (She does suffer with MH) We were greeted with huge smiles on arrival, and she was told which group she was in. There were 3 groups, each in certain age ranges. They alternated between singing dancing and acting. I couldn’t get her to leave after the first day! She’d made friends in her group, been given a line to say and got a free T-shirt! Everyone seemed really supportive, cheering each other on in the auditions! The show was fantastic and you could see the camaraderie. We’ll be back next year!

This was the third year running that our daughter (16 yrs) has been a part of the Baildon summer school arranged and managed by Articulate.
It is without a doubt her favourite week of the summer; she has been challenged, she has learned, she has made wonderful friends and I could not recommend this highly enough.
As an audience member I have been in complete awe each year just what a group of committed kids and passionate adults can create.
This year just one week wasn’t enough, so she’s now at the Ilkley summer school!

If you are not already a member of the Articulate Drama School, I would strongly advise thinking twice before signing your child up for their summer programme, a musical in a week. In our experience, children outside the regular classes are simply there to fund the programme, not to be treated equally or included meaningfully.

From the outset, roles were unevenly distributed, with regular pupils given two parts, while newcomers were overlooked. What was advertised as a fun, creative summer activity turned out to be stressful, exclusionary, and poorly managed.

The environment was far from safe or supportive. Bullying was rife, and shockingly, I picked my daughter up in tears after another child held her by the neck. The staff were apparently oblivious.

The teaching style was harsh and inappropriate, more in line with Roald Dahl’s Miss Trunchbull than a caring children’s educator, which is particularly ironic given that the musical being rehearsed was Matilda. It was supposed to be fun, not a high-pressure professional training ground. This is a holiday activity for children, not the Royal Shakespeare Company. Of course there’s value in aiming high, but expecting young children (some completely new to drama) to be off-book by day two and threatening to remove them from the performance if they aren’t, is completely inappropriate. You don’t build confidence by using fear or shame, you do it by creating a safe, encouraging, and inclusive space to learn.

My daughter left the programme after two days with her confidence shattered, criticised and ridiculed for being “too quiet.” Encouraging children does not come through public embarrassment or fear-based tactics.

We previously had a wonderful experience with Articulate a few years ago in Ilkley when they ran Mary Poppins, a friendly, inclusive environment where children were allowed to use scripts until the day before the performance. Friendships were made and lasting memories created. Sadly, this was nothing like that. Something has changed and not for the better.

To make matters worse, my daughter is deaf, a fact we made clear at sign-up. While we were asked about accommodations, none were actually provided. This is not only disappointing but a breach of basic inclusivity and accessibility standards.

And finally, safeguarding. After withdrawing my daughter, she did not attend for the remaining three days. Nobody checked in. Nobody noticed. That in itself says everything.

Awful. Booked my daughter in for holiday club (5 days to put a play together then show the parents on the last day) and she only lasted a day. They obviously did not want an autistic child there, no matter how capable, and ignored her every time she put her hand up to get a line in the play.

Teachers only interacted with children who already attend articulate and wouldn’t give others a chance - most notably obvious through the fact that children who do not already attend articulate “accidentally” did not receive the email asking for audition tapes for main parts in May.

Company apparently only want a west end style production with children being told they would be “patted” on the head if they weren’t good enough / didn’t know the words enough, and wouldn’t be in the final production. My child is anxious enough without this kind of threat hanging over them.

My kid went three years ago and had a great time but I understand there has been a change of management since then and it really shows.

This was meant to be a fun week for kids, but now the company only open it up to outside their own kids for cash and not to give them a positive experience.

Had to make a complaint about one of the bookers due to they're personal offensive comments (on email) the manager Stacey backed her up blatantly secist on another note lost my Personal information bs and blamed me would not recommend appalling attitude to a client.