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Dramarama2000 is a creative drama club for young people.
Through various drama activities its aim are as follows (with the emphasis on fun!):
- Encouraging confidence
- Provide opportunity for creativity
- Foster an awareness of and to develop skills in verbal and non-verbal communication
Dramarama2000 has been running since
1988 and thousands of young people through the years have experienced the fun of
being involved in workshops, exam classes and productions. The aim has always been
and still is to develop confidence through the development of creative and communication
skills in a supportive and enjoyable setting be it in a workshop, exam class or
taking part in a production.
Sylvia Robinson takes the Workshops and Exam classes.
Founder and coordinator of Dramarama, Sylvia was trained at Edinburgh School of
Speech and Drama (now Queen Margaret College) and Jordanhill College of Education.
In 1966 she became a peripatetic teacher of speech and drama for Aberdeen City during
which time she worked with the Aberdeen Children's Theatre. She became a lecturer
in 1968 at Craigie College, Ayr and then in 1973 at the Aberdeen College of Education
(now Aberdeen University) where she was involved in training specialist teachers
of drama. In 1988 she then set up Dramarama. Sylvia has adjudicated festivals in
Ayr, Arbroath and Inverness; acted on BBC television; presented her own television
programme for Grampian Television; interviewed for BBC radio; as well as training
offshore personnel in presentation and committee procedure. Throughout her work
she has aimed at helping people – no matter the age – communicate with confidence
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News and events
LAMDA exams in Spoken English, Acting, Reading for Performance
and the Speaking of Verse and Prose were sat in June and again with great
success. Cara Blackstone was awarded a gold medal for the Speaking of Verse and
Prose; James Russell a silver for Reading for Performance; Ellen
Aitken and Cameron Prentice bronzes for Acting; and Kirsty White also a
bronze for Reading for Performance. Congratulations to everyone on their
well earned success.
Dramarama2000 has been invited to repeat their production of the Old Time Edwardian
Music Hall as part of the MBC Festival. This will take place in Cults Parish
Curch on Thursday, 27th August 2009 at 7.30 pm and donations will go to Christian
Aid. All are welcome to join in the fun and songs of yesteryear.
Exam classes and workshops for those in secondary education begin again on the week
commencing 17th August 2009 with exam classes held as usual on Tuesdays in the North Hall and workshops on Thursdays in the Upper Hall, Cults Parish Church.
Updated 1st August 2009 |
