Stagecoach East Kilbride

Welcome to Stagecoach Performing Arts, East Kilbride! 
 
We offer part-time training in Dance, Drama and Singing for children and young people aged 4-18. We are proud of the high quality of our lessons and performance work and the safe, nurturing and positive environment of our school. Students are encouraged to reach their potential, whether it is by developing their confidence, learning new skills, making friends or working towards a professional career in the Creative Industries. 
 
Alongside our weekly classes and holiday workshops, our students perform full scale shows, take part in workshops with West End cast members, gain qualifications through 1:1 coaching for LAMDA exams, and have a variety of professional casting opportunities for film, TV and stage.
 


We offer Performing Arts Exams

Principal Lauren Benson

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


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 - Lauren Benson

Lauren Benson BA Contemporary Performance Practice (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), PGDE (Aberdeen University). 

 

Lauren joined Stagecoach East Kilbride in 2008 and was delighted to be appointed Principal in September 2022. Lauren is an experienced Theatre Director and Drama Teacher. 

 

Lauren grew up in East Kilbride and started her performance journey in the town. After finishing her studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Lauren worked as a professional Actor and Singer in the UK and abroad. Lauren returned to Scotland to complete her PGDE in Secondary Drama and works as a Drama Teacher in one of Glasgow’s leading Independent Schools. Lauren is also an SQA National Five Drama Marker. 

 

In her time at Stagecoach, Lauren has worked as an Early Stages Teacher, Drama Teacher and as a Manager. Her highlights have been teaching and supporting children all the way through from their first day of Early Stages to their last Further Stages performance, seeing pupils make life-long friends and helping them discover their, ‘creative courage for life’.