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All change at Movers and Shakers!

By Steven Maddocks | Published: 1 April, 2012
Easter 2012 sees a few new changes at Movers and Shakers. All these changes are designed to make it easier for you to bring your babies and toddlers along to the session that suits your family best. Clicking on any of the classes listed below will take you through to the online booking page for [...]
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Don’t miss out on Incredible Ernie!

By Steven Maddocks | Published: 1 March, 2012
The booking lines are now open for our 2012 theatrical production, Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations by Alan Ayckbourn. The play takes place at The Bull Theatre in Barnet. Performances are on Sunday 11 March 2012 at 11am and at 3pm. Our Intermediate and Advanced students are hard at work on the final preparations for this year’s [...]
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February half-term 2012

By Steven Maddocks | Published: 19 January, 2012
This half-term, The Playing Space will once again be running its celebrated school-holiday drama workshops. Workshops run for four days from Tuesday 14 to Friday 17 February 2012. Owing to popular demand, we are now catering for a wider age-range, with Foundation workshops (Year 3–Year 6) in addition to our much-loved Introductory workshops (Reception–Year 2). [...]
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New Movers and Shakers class for babies

By Steven Maddocks | Published: 19 January, 2012
Owing to popular demand, The Playing Space is delighted to announce the launch of a new babies-only Movers and Shakers class at Highgate Library. The new class will take place on Thursdays from 11.45am to 12.15pm. The first class is on Thursday 2 February. You can use our fantastic online booking system to reserve a [...]
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Movers and Shakers at Campsbourne

By Steven Maddocks | Published: 4 January, 2012
From January 2012, Movers and Shakers classes will move from Campsbourne Children’s Centre to Campsace Community Centre – located just around the corner at 1 Eastfield Road, N8 7AD. Class times remain exactly the same: 9.15 am for toddlers and 10.15am for babies. We are continuing to offer the class at the same price: £2.50 [...]
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Online booking for ALL Movers and Shakers sessions

By Steven Maddocks | Published: 12 June, 2011
The Playing Space has extended its extremely popular and convenient online booking system to cover all venues hosting Movers and Shakers sessions. You can now book online for all sessions at the following venues: Palmers Green Library Muswell Hill Library Alexandra Park Library The Old Dairy Hornsey Library Winchmore Hill Library Stroud Green Library Southgate [...]
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Summer 2011 drama workshops

By Steven Maddocks | Published: 2 June, 2011
This summer, The Playing Space will once again be running its celebrated week-long school-holiday drama workshops. Workshops take place during July and August 2011 and are suitable for ages 4–8. As usual, a huge range of games, exercises and activities will be linked together by a theme. This summer’s themes revolve around classics of British [...]
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Book Movers and Shakers online!

By Steven Maddocks | Published: 24 May, 2011
The Playing Space is launching online booking for its enormously popular Movers and Shakers sessions. You can now book online for all sessions at Alexandra Park Library. Sessions take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. For full details, have a look at our timetable. To book, simply select a date or several dates on [...]
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Star students hit the airwaves

By Steven Maddocks | Published: 14 October, 2010
On 1 September Lucy and Stephen Spencer, two Intermediate students at The Playing Space, were asked to record a short series of radio scripts. The scripts were recorded at the Capital Radio Studios in Leicester Square and broadcast throughout September on Fun Kids Live, the national digital radio station for children. Lucy and Stephen were [...]
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Summer workshops a resounding success!

By Steven Maddocks | Published: 15 September, 2010
To meet the huge demand for places, The Playing Space ran an extended programme of holiday workshops this August. With courses running in the mornings and afternoons for three consecutive weeks, 2010 was our biggest summer yet. Each week-long drama workshop revolved around a classic tale of children’s literature and ended with an informal performance [...]
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