The Books to Life Players
Sparking the imagination of primary school aged children.
Using drama for immersive story telling and having fabulous fun exploring creativity with confidence.
Services
The After School Club
Created with imagination and fabulous fun at the heart. These sessions will give your child the chance to explore stories and bring them to life, through characterisation, wonderful words and practiced performances. Little Players : Years 1 - 3 Bigger Players: Years 4 - 6
Bespoke Workshops
We work directly with schools and special education centres on bespoke workshops. A multi-sensory approach to enrich the children's comprehension through drama and immersive story telling.
LAMDA Examination Tuition
Coaching individuals or pairs in face to face or virtual lessons, working towards LAMDA Graded exams (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) - Ages 8+ specific Exam tuition
Celia Gatward
The founder of The Books to Life Players
With a number of years in performance both through education with my BA (Hons) degree in Drama and experience, I strongly believe in harnessing the magic of creation. I am passionate about helping children grow in confidence and enhancing their creativity through dramatic role play and fun. Following my work with a troop of professional actors helping children explore Shakespeare in Performance with immersive workshops and also seeing the impact that the pandemic has had on children's confidence, I was motivated to start The Books To Life Players. It has been developed as a totally accessible, creative and confidence boosting, performance platform for Primary aged children. The Books to Life Players programme has been crafted together with wonderful collaborators including professional actors, directors and of course teachers.