Weekend School Hitchin & Cambridge

Anyone can say they are unique. Emil Dale can prove it! Don't believe us? Come along and try for FREE. Everyone gets personal feedback emailed to them after the audition / taster! Just fill out the form below to get involved!

Please remember:

• Ages 5-25 (3-5 beginners class available)
• We operate from our own 12, 000 sq. ft 3 story building with 5 studios and 184 seater theatre.
• We split our school into 10 different teams which means we offer the most age appropriate/ability classes in the area.
• The audition and taster is FREE. If you are accepted you will be required to pay fees which are kept to a minimum and include any show fees or extra rehearsals / sessions.
• Anyone who is in our PDP2 team will receive a FREE 1-2-1 private singing and acting lesson every week on top of their 3.5 hour session to help with auditions.
• We train people in MUSICAL THEATRE / ACTING / DANCING / SINGING and produce full-scale productions accompanied by a live West End band.
• More West End performers / workshops / masterclasses @ West End Excess every week than anywhere else. Work with performers from Wicked, Les Mis, Lion King, War Horse, Book of Mormon, Miss Saigon and many more...
• Our own Talent agency for TV/FILM/THEATRE.
• 3.5 hours a week taking 5 disciplines not just 3! This means our members meet 5 different teachers.
• No babysitting.
• We offer comprehensive training which concentrates on many disciplines: West End Jazz, Singing Technique, Acting for Stage and Screen, Choral Singing, Song & Dance, Performance Technique, Commercial Dance and many more.
• Outstanding facilities with sprung floors, air conditioning and mirrors.
• All our teachers have been trained professionally at top drama/musical theatre schools in London and are currently working in the business.
• There are no other performing arts schools which offer our West End Excess format.

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Our Patrons

Chris Hocking

Deputy Principal and Director of the Schools of Musical Theatre and Acting at Arts Educational London.

Neil Rutherford

International director, casting director, writer and composer, having worked for over 30 years in professional theatre in London and Australia.

Kerry Ellis

Kerry Ellis has fast become recognised as the First Lady of West End musicals from her starring roles in London and on Broadway, she has also achieved chart-topping success as a recording artist signed to Universal Decca with her debut album Anthem.