Stagecoach Sutton

Jennifer has been Principal at Stagecoach Sutton for 15 years now and as Principal, along with a great team of teachers, she provides a professional, fun and exciting school. She has an extremely strong team of teachers who have all worked professionally like Jennifer. Stagecoach Sutton is frequently inspected and has been awarded an 'Outstanding' result. Above all, the school provides a fantastic training that you would only receive at a top theatre school as well as a warm, friendly and encouraging environment. Our recent productions have had outstanding feedback with students flourishing in confidence in all three disciplines. Many of our students are working professionally in the industry and go onto top drama schools and universities.



We offer Performing Arts Exams

Principal Jennifer Jones - Dip Musical Theatre AISTD

Your child is in safe hands. All of our Team are Enhanced DBS checked.


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Stagecoach Sutton is a very welcoming nurturing school. We believe every student deserves a chance to shine! Teaching is of an outstanding standard and the children flourish in confidence and talent. Click Here you can see some of our school in action. Enjoy : )

Disneyland Paris 2024!

We're off to dance the dream at Disneyland Paris! We can’t wait to return Summer 2024 for the 5th time to perform at Disneyland Paris and Dance the dream! 🏰 💫 Check out our highlights from our last performance trip to Disneyland Paris with Lets Sing Christmas!

Further Stages

Advanced Drama & Musical Theatre classes for teens and young adults. Our advanced musical theatre sessions gives our talented students the chance to extend their performance skills. Students find a flair and passion for performing arts and can hone their skills in our advanced classes.

LAMDA

At Stagecoach Sutton we offer 30 minute private drama coaching with our LAMDA specialist. The students work towards an exam which they take at the end of the term. We cover a choice of syllabus's being Acting or Verse and Prose. We have had fantastic results our last set of exams where our students achieved 100% Distinction rate!

Inspections

Stagecoach Sutton are inspected once a year and are proud to have recently been given an 'Outstanding' result. Inspectors main comments where 'An Exemplary School', '100% safe and secure environment', 'Outstanding standard of training in all 3 disciplines', 'Students report back regarding how much they enjoy their classes'.

Keeping Your Child Safe

Your child is in safe hands at Stagecoach Sutton. We have a clear commitment to child protection and the safeguarding of our students is of the highest priority. For the full details please click the link below. For any further questions please contact Principal Jennifer Jones.

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Weekly Classes

Early Stages (for ages 4-6 yrs)

Stagecoach Early Stages
Early Stages classes run alongside the main Stagecoach schools, where young people learn skills in each of the three Musical Theatre disciplines of singing, dancing & drama, so it is an easy step when it is time to transfer to the next stage.

(90 minutes each week)

Main Stages (for ages 6-18 yrs)

Stagecoach Main Stages
Main Stages classes are split in three age appropriate groups, where young people learn new skills in each of the complementary Musical Theatre disciplines of singing, dancing & drama. We nurture the shy and apprehensive, until they find their feet and voice, whilst at the same time developing and channelling those with bundles of talent, confidence and energy. We believe in the potential of every child!

(3 hrs each week)

Further Stages (for ages 15+ yrs)

Stagecoach Further Stages
Our advanced musical theatre sessions give talented students the chance to extend their performance skills.  Through in-depth training and master classes, we help students to hone their skills in singing, dancing and acting.  We also give students the confidence to audition for theatre and vocational drama schools (if that is their goal) and make sure they are well prepared for interviews and auditions. 

Fees in accordance with Main Stages.

Holiday Workshops

Meet The Team

Principal - Jennifer Jones - Dip Musical Theatre AISTD

After training in all aspects of theatre, at seventeen Jennifer was accepted into the prestigious theatre school, Laine Theatre Arts, where she continued to study dance, drama, technical singing and musical theatre full-time. Whilst training she gained Honours in all her LAMDA drama exams and played leads in the college productions such as 'Lucy' in Sweeney Todd and 'Sheila' in Hair. 
 
After leaving college, within only a short time, Jennifer was employed as lead female for Carnival Cruise Lines and spent twelve months in Miami and sailing around the Caribbean, leading the onboard musical shows and living the high life! She then had a very successful career as a lead female vocalist. Jennifer spent the last 2 years of her performing career as resident lead female for P&O Cruises, onboard the luxury flag ship cruise liner MV Oriana. She led all ten musical production shows where she played the parts of Rizzo in 'Grease', Eliza Doolittle in 'My Fair Lady' and performed sets with Bonnie Langford and Sheila Ferguson from the 3 Degrees. 
 
After seeing the world, Jennifer decided it was time to settle down and fulfil her desire to work with children. Jennifer started her teaching career teaching 4-19 year olds drama, dance, technical singing and musical theatre full-time, her main schools being Stagecoach Theatre Arts Sutton. She also taught GCSE and A-level singing in many High schools for Surrey County Arts. Jennifer taught for all Stagecoach Sutton schools starting with dance and then moving to vocal coach for seven years and then fulfilling her ambition as Principal and owner.
 
Jennifer has been Principal for 11 years now and along with a great team of teachers, she provides a professional, fun and exciting school. She has had phenomenal results with the children and really goes to the next level of understanding them all as individuals.
 
The children have enjoyed outside successes such as 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', 'Annie', 'The Sound of Music', 'Oliver', 'Les Mis', 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof', 'The Wizard of Oz' and ‘Matilda’ as well as many commercials and films.
 
Older students have gone onto top university’s and drama schools. Above all, the schools provide a fantastic training that you would only receive at a top theatre school as well as a warm, friendly and encouraging environment. 
 
Stagecoach Sutton is frequently inspected and has been awarded an 'Outstanding' result.
 
Stagecoach Sutton is also OFSTED registered.