For ages 3 ½ to 5 years
Wannabees
Do you have a 3 ½ to 5 year old who loves to perform?
Our Wannabees classes are the perfect opportunity for your little star to shine. For ages 3 ½ to 5, the class is designed to help the children build confidence and gain new skills through performing arts.
Drama & Musical Theatre
- 9:00-10:00am
- Saturdays during term time
- £8 per week, paid termly
Join Wannabees
Download and complete the following form and send across to us via post or email using the details provided. Please note: We are not able to train students who are with other agents, schools, or already on Spotlight.
We are happy to invite new students to come and have a trial day on the first day of each term for a fee of £8. Please contact our office on 01702 331616 to book.
Nurturing young talent
For those wanting to further their experience in the industry, our Wannabees may have the opportunity to join Sandra Singer Associates; our sister talent management agency who over the years have launched some of the UK’s leading TV, Stage and Film talent.
A few of our previous young students include:
- Maisie Smith – Tiffany, BBC Eastenders.
- Isabel Clifton – Hetty (lead), Hetty Feather, CBBC.
- Robyn Elwell – The voice of Pedro Pony, Peppa Pig. The Lost Daughter, Netflix.
- Scarlett Cecil – Matilda (lead) in Matilda UK Tour. BBC Henry VIII Six Wives (Princess Mary).
- Eden Mackney – Cosette in Les Miserables (West End).
Led by industry professionals
Alongside an array of renowned guest tutors, the classes will be headed by our fabulous roster of in-house tutors.
Jonathan Buxton
Wannabees Tutor & Head of Accents
Jonathan trained as a professional actor at Drama Studio London. After graduating and performing in many of the country’s finest theatres, Jonathan became a practitioner of Performing Arts for children working in Primary and Junior schools as the ‘Head of Drama’.
Alongside teaching, Jonathan continues to build his actor’s repertoire. He has had success on both the stage and screen. On television, he has appear ed in commercials such as ‘Cooking Fever’ and ‘Giff Gaff’ as well as playing a featured role in hit Amazon Prime series, ‘The Power.’ H e is also highly experienced in improvisational comedy, immersive theatre and musical theatre . Jonathan is the ‘Head of Accents’ at Singer Stage School, coaching the students ages 7 – 18 in both their group classes and private coaching.
Since 2018, Jonathan has led the Wannabees Class for ages 3 – 5 and takes great pride in both it’s mission and students. With a key focus on learning through play, confidence development and cognitive learning, he has had the pleasure of seeing countless children blossom into passionate, thoughtful and ambitious young people. Jonathan firmly believes that the magic begins at Wannabees and encourages any child to get involved, let their imagination take flight and, most importantly, to have fun!
Emilia Woodgate
Wannabees Tutor
Emilia began her training in all aspects of performing arts from a young age. At age 15, she started training Singer Stage School before graduating and moving to Laine Theatre Arts to complete their Foundation Course, Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre and BA Hons Degree in Professional Musical Theatre.
During her professional training, Emilia was also an assistant teacher for the Children’s Department at Laine Theatre Arts for 2 years. Emilia has taught several disciplines at many schools, including Acting, Musical Theatre, Tap, Commercial, Jazz, Ballet, Modern and Contemporary.
Credits during Training include:
Lyra Belacqua in ‘His Dark Materials’ (Laine Theatre Arts, 2022), Connie Riley in ‘Made In Dagenham’ (Laine Theatre Arts, 2023), Dance Captain for Matt Cole in ‘Laine Summer Show: The Next Step’ (Laine Theatre Arts, 2023).
Professional Stage and Film Credits include:
- “The Night Before Christmas” as an Actor and ASM (Paul Holman Associates, 2022),
- “Betterman” as an ensemble dancer (Partisan, directed by Michael Gracey and Ashley Wallen, 2023),
- Actor on the English Theatre Company European Tour 2023-2024.
Emilia is thrilled to be a regular Tutor for Wannabees Classes alongside being part of the Sandra Singer teaching team for the main school and mid-week classes.