Helen O'Grady students cast in "Long Walk to Freedom!"

We are very proud  that 4 of the  drama students from The Helen O'Grady Drama Academy Joburg North East  were cast out of hundreds to star in the international film " Long Walk to Freedom" .

Sinakho Motsepe
Role : Tembi (Mendela's son age 6yrs)
Benoni LP

Khumbuzile Maphumulo
Zeni(Mendela's daughter age 8 yrs)
Benoni LP

Joshua Manana
Tembi (Mandela's son age 11yrs)
Boksburg UP



Refilwe Charles
Zinzi ( Mendela's daughter age 12 yrs)
Kensington UP



Most of the Film is being shot  in Cape Town so our kids  have had the great experience of filming in the new Cape Town studios.
Mendela is played by a very well known British screen and TV Actor Idris Elber ( Ghost Rider, Thor, Legacy, Luther) and Winnie played by an equally famous British Actress Naomie Harris( Pirates of The Caribbean, Trauma, Miami Vice ).

The film will be released next year so be sure to go and watch it!!


All the students at this  branch of the Helen O'Grady drama academy are signed up with our casting agency - Take 10 Casting. Our International drama programme certainly helps our students get cast in films, TV series as well as numerous TV ads.



Workshop and Wine evening a great hit !

The parents of our Kensington and Sandton Youth Theatre classes were treated to a Work shop and Wine evening. Parents bought food and drinks and sat around tables while their sons and daughters entertained them with a evening of comedy and drama . The workshop included improvisations, scripts, monologues and theatre games !



Poor Poochy! We even had a real live dog make an appearance!



 

                                                                                         

At the end of the evening many of the students were presented certificates and trophies.

We were particularly proud of Arianna Cottino who received her 300 lesson trophy (seven and a half years attending the Academy). Well done !

Lower Primary Classes Sparkle on Parents Day

All the  Lower Primary classes  in the  Johannesburg East branch of the Helen O'Grady Drama Academy treated the parents to a  sparkling show. Part of their performance was to act out a "Mime to Music" which is a story to music which involved  movement skills including time and  space awareness as well as listening skills. We encourage our children to understand that  good body coordination is as  important as vocal skills in developing self confidence and being a great actor.
The  children acted out "The Christmas Decorations" and  impressed their parents as they pretended to be  decorations  popping out of the Christmas decoration box on Christmas eve and at midnight  made their way onto the christmas tree.Check out some of our children in action !