Unique Drama Workshops inspired by one of the greatest Yuletide fairy tales ever told – THE NUTCRACKER!

A story written nearly 200 years ago about courage, loyalty, and determination, this beautiful classical tale takes children on an imaginative journey of being toys, nutcrackers, and sugar plum fairies.  Our specially written stage adaptions cater to different age groups and provide numerous opportunities for children to explore, discover and be expressive on stage.    Choose the one that suits your child and let your children have a nutcracking time in our Drama workshop!

The Nutcracker

For Early Years

For ages 7 months to 3 years

It is Christmas Eve.  A little girl is waiting eagerly to open her presents.  When she opens her last present, it is the most beautiful of all surprises – a handsome wooden nutcracker. As she falls asleep holding him in her arms, the magic begins and Clara is whisked into a colourful and multi-sensorial world of snowflakes, colourful sweets, songs and dancing toys.  The Nutcracker story unfolds as an interactive and performative style workshop with many moments of engagement through watching and participation.  Never a dull moment!

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Schedule at Punggol – 7 to 17 months

Schedule at Punggol – 18 to 36 months

The Land of Sweets

For ages 3 to 4

A 5-day workshop

The Nutcracker has defeated the Mouse King with the help of the children and the toys and prepares to return to the Land of Sweets.

Meanwhile, the Sugar Plum Fairies are waiting patiently for the return of the Nutcracker and a joyous reunion. However, unknown to all of them, the Mouse King is in close pursuit. What will ensue when the Mouse King arrives in the Land of Sweets? A dramatic stage play with much action and great drama to keep both children and audience enthralled!

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A Nutcracker Tale

For ages 5 to 7

A 5-day workshop

The great battle between the mice and the toys begins when the clock strikes twelve! In this workshop focusing on role playing, movement and ensemble work, join the Stahlbaum children as their home comes to life on the night before Christmas when giant mice begin to attack them. However, the hero always saves the day when the little wooden nutcracker lying at the corner jumps up and bravely leads an army of toys to defeat them. But the mice are just too powerful and soon, they corner the nutcracker winning the battle. Or do they? Find out what happens in this magical retelling played with pleasure, pride and confidence!

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Deck the Stage!

Written by Lindsay Price

Two age groups:
8 to 10 year-olds, 11 to 15 year-olds

A 5-day workshop

“Deck the halls with cows and collies, Fa La La La La La La La La

That’s the way we get our jollies, Fa La La La La La La La La”

This Christmas, we are producing a collection of nutty and good-old crazy FUN stories inspired by Christmas carols!

For the 8 to 10 year-olds, we have two enjoyable tales – Deck the Halls with Poison Ivy and Ms Meyermyer’s Shining Moment. For teens, we will retell The Tree Monologues and Leaping Kings. These fun, joyful and energetic plays will provide great opportunities for ensemble style shows guaranteed to entertain.

Produced by special arrangement with Theatrefolk (www.theatrefolk.com)

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Step into 18 Temenggong Road, a 100 year-old black and white bungalow tucked in the hills of Mount Faber, and experience the rich history of the House and its surrounds with its hidden secrets, stories and more!

SPUR is a performance based programme initiated to foster ACT 3 Drama Academy students into a new stage of their Drama development. It aims to provide these young performers with more exposure to challenging stage performance work and through that cultivate personal confidence, deepen awareness and grow their interest in Theatre and the Arts.

Best for age 6 years & older

House

Let our young performers from ACT 3 Drama Academy take you back to the 1920s in the House that has been in existence since that time. Our site specific production comprises four different performances happening simultaneously with audience moving from room to room as they let the many characters unfold stories from the past.

Reminisce a special day swimming in the Keppel Hill Reservoir, appreciate the leadership and wisdom of the Temenggong Abdul Rahman, go sea faring through the history of Keppel Harbour and learn about unique features of the House.

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• Running time: 50 minutes
• Free seating and on floors
• House opens 5 minutes before show time.
• Best for age 6 years and older. Children have to be accompanied by an adult.
• Child age 4 and older or adult must have a ticket to enter.

Innocence, curiosity, imagination and unconditional love –  these are the qualities that make children everywhere so important.

With an exciting line up of programmes this Children’s Day, let us honour and celebrate these special people right here at ACT 3 Drama Academy!

For children ages 3 to 7, we have two very exclusive Drama Workshops that will build on your child’s potential to create and imagine. Opening up a world for exploration and discovery, your child will shine with confidence in a casual performative showcase at the very end, just for you.

For all you ice cream lovers out there, tickle your tastebuds and join us for a very special gelato-making workshop!

For children ages 7 and above, we have a beautiful reinterpretation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince which will be performed in the ACT 3 Theatre. Share this tender moment together with your child as our storytellers dramatise this profound tale of how a pilot learns the true meaning of life from a very special child!

So what are you waiting for? Let us celebrate this special day with innocence, imagination and FUN!

For ages 3 to 4
2-hour Drama Workshop

Stardust

A group of children longingly wish to touch the stars in the sky. There’s just one problem – they don’t know how to get there! To make their one wish come true, they decide to brave it all and embark on the adventure of their lives.

After experiencing a whole range of hurdles such as climbing trees, swimming in ponds and searching for the rainbow’s end, the determined children soon find their way into space with the help of some new friends. But will their wish come true?

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For ages 5 to 7
2-hour Drama Workshop

A Planetary Flight of Fancy

A school excursion to the Planetarium isn’t going very well. The students are supposed to be learning about the Solar System but instead, are slowly drifting off to sleep!

Suddenly, when they open their eyes, they are astronauts in a space shuttle on a probing mission to search for lifeforms. Along the way, they discover unusual inhabitants on each of the planets – vigilant Mercurians, cool Venusians, rusty Martians and many more!

But when they arrive on icy cold Saturn and its inhabitants are freezing, just what can the astronauts do?

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For ages 4 to 7
Duration: 1.5 hours

Ice Cream making workshop

Let’s turn the lil’ ones into little ice cream chefs for a day with just a little bit of exercise.

Gelato Cottage offers a delightful ice cream making workshop with hands on and play to learn approach. Your child will have a fun crazy time making ice cream without machine through the cause and effect method. They will learn little-known fun facts of ice cream and how to make ice cream easily at home.
This is a drop-off programme.

Schedule at Cairnhill

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For ages 7 and above
45-minute Performance

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Little Prince is a tender tale of how a pilot, stranded in the desert, meets the Little Prince who shares his journey of leaving his tiny planet and his flower, travelling the universe and meeting very strange grown-ups along the way. As the pilot worries about his future, the child gently opens up his heart to love, imagine and see true beauty in the invisible!

Spend Children’s Day together with your child. Come to this famous French tale re-created for stage and be on the exhilarating journey with The Little Prince.

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“One sees clearly only with the heart. The essential is invisible to the eye.”

Celebrate drama programmes inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s charming tale of a little boy who learns the importance of friendship, love and responsibility after leaving his tiny planet, going on a voyage and encountering different characters along the way.

With workshops for children from 7 months to 7 years of age, you can be assured of an out-of-this-world moment for your child with fun activities, intimate performances and more!

For ages 7 to 17 & 18 to 36 months

Parent and Child Interactive Workshop

A Flighty Adventure

Get ready for the adventure of your lives!

After an abridged storytelling session based on The Little Prince, put on your spacesuits, strap yourselves in and join the Pilot as you whoosh around the universe. Along the way, land on colourful planets and meet fascinating characters like a king, a lamplighter, a businessman, a snake, a fox and many more!!

In this highly interactive workshop, both you and your child will be encouraged to participate in fun exercises, play with colourful props and materials, and even engage in music and movement activities.

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For ages 3 to 4
5 day Workshop

What happens when adventurous Little Prince leaves his planet and goes on a space voyage? Why, he ends up on amazing Planet Earth where he meets a lonely, stranded pilot! Worried that no one will find him, the pilot soon learns a valuable life lesson when the Little Prince teaches him a thing or two!

In this week-long workshop, your child will begin the adventure of his life in this charming adaptation as he creates and imagines a magical world of stories to share like taming a fox, looking after a rose and many more. Support their hard work and effort on the very last day in a confidence-building showcase of love, laughter and fun.

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For ages 5 to 7
5-day workshop

Once, there was a Little Prince who was happy and contented living on his tiny little planet cleaning his three volcanoes and pulling out terrible baobab roots. But then, one day, he meets a rose and his whole life changes…. Disappointed, the Little Prince leaves her and goes on a journey to find a new friend only to discover that ‘home is where the heart is’.

In our abridged version of this magical tale, your child will learn to incorporate Drama tools into staging a performance over the course of the programme. Learning to act as an ensemble, speak in chorus and build important presentation skills, support the children as they show you that life is not always about matters of consequence!

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In our unique spin on this charming old Russian folktale, how many characters does it take to harvest a gigantic turnip?  EVERYONE! Originally part of a book of folk tales, The Enormous Turnip was written by Aleksey Tolstoy. It is a story which reminds us that if we all work together, we can accomplish anything.

Join ACT 3 DRAMA ACADEMY this June in our fabulous Holiday Drama programmes and workshops. We have something for anyone between the ages of 17 months to 15 years of age. Have your child experience a whole new world of wonderment, curiosity and surprise.

We have one-off performative workshops for parent and child and week-long workshops that will lead into a finale presentation where your child can showcase his new-found skills.

Come and have a rooty-tooty time with us!

For ages 7 to 17 months
One-Session Parent and Child Performative Workshop

Up, Down, Turn Around

Welcome to the Farm where all kinds of fruits and vegetables are planted and harvested! Join our newly recruited farmer as she learns how string beans grow UP, turnips burrow DOWN and tomatoes twine ALL AROUND!

In this multi-sensorial performative workshop scripted to an engaging narrative, you and your child will enjoy GROWING together with the different plants up, down and all around with the help of the bright yellow sun, the rain, and lots of love and care. With a quirky soundscape, charming songs and rhyming text, the session will end with a bout of free play amongst the harvested farm.

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For ages 18 to 36 months
One-Session Parent and Child Performative Workshop

Green Thumbs

A farmer gets a plot of land but doesn’t know what to do with it. Should she plant some fruits? What about some vegetables? Did you say turnips?! Oh, there’s just so many things to do! Come help the farmer grow a bountiful garden! Who knows? You may just unearth your green thumbs!

This highly engaging performative workshop will start off with Drama warm-ups and activities that will get everyone up and going. Then, sit back, take a breather and watch our farmer perform and tell the story. After that, you and your child will explore and play as, you guessed it, farmers! Till the soil, dig up the dirt, drop the seeds, water the earth, feed the plants and wait…… Then pull, pluck, cut and have a wonderful feast of fruits and vegetables at the end!!

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For ages 3 to 4
5-day workshop

The Enormous Turnip

A Russian Folktale

Oh my!! There’s a giant turnip in the backyard and everyone on the farm thinks that they can pull it out on their own! The farmer yanks the turnip with all his might but it doesn’t even budge. Even the animals take their turns in giving a go – the sheep try their luck, the cats and the dogs, although enemies, work together to heave and ho, and the chickens pull, pull, pull! They are just about to give up when the tiny little mice come up with a splendid plan…..

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For ages 5 to 7
5-day workshop

Turnip Twist

In this twisted version based on The Enormous Turnip, experience what it is like to be on the other side of the fence – through the eyes of the turnip! A little baby turnip starts out as a seed growing amongst his many other brothers and sisters. One day, his adventure begins when a strong wind blows through the land. It takes the little seed on an exciting adventure finally landing him on a farm. With food and water, he begins to grow bigger and bigger until he catches the eyes of the farmers. Will the enormous turnip be turned into soup? Or will he give his two cents and live a long root-ful life?

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For ages 8 to 10
5-day workshop

Seeds

An inspired musical

The grass is really greener on the other side! Or is it?

Inspired by The Enormous Turnip and set to familiar tunes and snazzy lyrics, Seeds is a family-friendly musical complete with laughter, mystery and magic! It is a story about BIG dreams, hopes and magical turnip seeds. Three farmers have only one desire – to become rich, cool and famous so they never ever have to farm again. But after stumbling across a mysterious stranger, their worlds turn upside down and all around! Maybe a bowl of turnip soup is all they need.

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For ages 11 to 15
5-day workshop

Animal Farm

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

Animal Farm is inaugurated right after the animals successfully trigger Old Major’s dream of the Rebellion. Released from their enslavement by man, they pledge to live by one strict rule: All animals are equal. But as time goes by, tyrannical leader Napoleon begins to show his true colours.

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Be spoiled for laughs this March with an INTERRUPTING, ENTERTAINING and FUN time with eager little ones.

Loosely based on David Ezra Stein’s simple narrative about a spirited child jumping into stories to save the characters from dangerous situations, our exclusive, engaging and exciting Drama workshops will inspire your child and nurture a love for playing, exploring, creating and discovering.

For ages 18 to 36 months
One-Session Parent and Child Workshop

Story Time for Bedtime

Have fun role playing as papa or mama telling timeless fairy tales and then watch in delight as your little one gives each one of them a completely different ending!!

A highly engaging 60 minutes of action, songs and repetitive phrases, join our Drama teacher cum storyteller as she weaves in fun drama activities into the workshop and end it with a finale storytelling session that lulls both parents and little toddlers to sleep.

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For ages 3 to 4
5-day workshop

Barnyard Fowls

“When the farmer goes away, the playful little chickens come out to play.”

In a barn far far away, there lived a group of happy chickens who loved to play and have fun. However, the farmer who took care of them was a no-nonsense kind of person. One evening, he decides to go against the norm and heads off to bed much earlier than expected. The little chickadees are in a dizzy tizzy and so, off they go on their night of playful pranks and harmless disorder!

Complete with fun songs, silly rhymes and laughable moments, this unique 5-day workshop will culminate in a mini presentation on the very last day that will instil in your child lifelong skills in confidence building, teamwork as well as giving and taking.

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For ages 5 to 7
5-day workshop

Fairy Tale Folly

It’s ShowBiz Night and the barn animals are all animated as they have been working very hard rehearsing famous fairy tales. The ducks are ready with their story of Cinderella, the cows have memorised their lines in Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the sheep are assured that their adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood will be fabulous! However, the budding thespians are in for a shock when a group of impish little jesters decide to interrupt each and every performance with brand new versions of their own.

After 5 days of blood, sweat and tears, come support your child and his new found friends in this light-hearted tale on the final day. After all, it is ShowBiz Night!!!

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For ages 4 to 7 with Families
Workshop for Families

Interjecting Narrations

Have a blast of a time as you and your family members compete with each other in this amusing one-off workshop for families! Take turns telling and dramatising your very own imaginative stories only to be cut off with comical twisted endings.

Packed with tons of exciting and engaging Drama activities and exercises, this workshop will have you spending quality time bonding with your loved ones, challenging yourself to think out of the box and be creative AND planning the many ways you can interrupt each other and have a boisterous time. It’s going to be a game of wits!!

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Set in a dystopian world of nothing, George Orwell’s finest tale – about the lives of animals who escape from man’s rule only to be ruled eventually by their own kind –will set you on a journey into the cruel and gripping world of injustice, bullying, lies and deceit!

Best for age 7 & older

Animal Farm

The inaugural production by SPUR

Join 19 of our young artistes, aged 7 to 17 years, as they retell this classic fairy story through a combination of text, song, choral voices, dramatisation and physical theatre. Experience it through their eyes as you feel the plight of the animals, admire the strength of the true heroes, despise the brutality of the villains and reflect on this complicated world that we live in.

SPUR is a performance based programme initiated to foster ACT 3 Drama Academy students into a new stage of their Drama development. It aims to provide these young performers with more exposure to challenging stage performance work and through that cultivate personal confidence, deepen awareness and grow their interest in Theatre and the Arts.

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NOTES
• Running time: 45 minutes
• Free seating
• Doors open 10 minutes before show time.
• Best for age 7 and older, children have to be accompanied by an adult.
• Child age 2 and older or adult must have a ticket to enter.
• Babies in arms will not be admitted.

The spirit of Christmas is all about giving, caring, sharing and having LOTS of DRAMATIC FUN! So celebrate this festive season with a Yuletide-themed affair of Drama Workshops, Fun Performances and More!

Specially conceived for babies to teenagers, our workshops will push the boundaries for creativity, discovery, expression and imagination to emerge. We will delight and excite the very young to the 7 year-olds with twisted tales of The Elves and The Shoemaker by The Brothers Grimm. For the 8 to 10s, a musical blend of two stories – The Elves and the Shoemaker and Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol – will get them laughing out loud at the shenanigans of the elves of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Lastly, for the teens, we will test their acting chops with a horror-inspired Christmas caper of sorts!

Want to ignite the acting bug in your child? Register NOW!

For babies 7 to 17 months with Parents
One-Session Parent and Child Workshop

Shoo Shoes

Welcome to the Shoemaker’s Workshop! Join our Shoemaker as she creates colourful shoes in all shapes and sizes. From boots to ballet slippers, watch how she creates different characters with each pair of shoes. This 45-minute interactive Parent and Child workshop will have your child and you become the elves who have come to work for the Shoemaker. Through a combination of hands-on activities peppered with music, movement, storytelling and sensory play, let our Shoemaker take you into a world of shoes and imagine all that shoes can do and can be!

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For toddlers 18 to 36 months with Parents
One-Session Parent and Child Workshop

Barefoot

A long, long time ago, elves went around barefoot. They enjoyed doing everything without shoes – gardening, running on muddy trails, feeling the prickly grass under their soles and getting sand in between their toes. But sometimes, the ground gets too hot or too cold, and stepping on jagged rocks or slipping on wet ground is never fun.

Come and join this one-hour highly-interactive workshop as our Drama Teacher tells the story of an elf’s discovery of shoes! It will be an imaginative and sensorial time as you and your child romp around barefoot whilst following the adventure of the elves in their discovery.

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Schedule at Oasis Terraces @ Punggol

For ages 3 to 4
5-day workshop

Elf Wisdom

For the elves, Christmas is the most busiest time of the year. They cheerfully go all around the town secretly doing good deeds for the people, without ever asking for anything in return. One day, a kind shoemaker spots the elves looking oh so hungry and cold. If only there was a way to thank these little helpers…

In this week-long workshop inspired by the story of The Elves and the Shoemaker, your child will not only learn how to use basic Drama tools like role playing and group work, he will also take away the most important lesson during this festive time – the gift of giving. At the end of the week, watch your child perform in front of a live audience as our Shoemaker throws a wonderful Christmas party for all!

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For ages 5 to 7
5-day workshop

Rich Man, Poor Man

On a cold winter night, the lives of two shoemakers – one rich and greedy, the other poor and kind – are swapped when a magical wind, bearing fairies, blows through their town. The next morning, the rich shoemaker wakes up with nothing and the poor shoemaker has a large factory full of hardworking elves. Whatever will they do with their newfound lives? Will they learn what it means to be a rich man and a poor man?

This comic caper with music, movement, choral verses AND a moral at the end will ensure your child a fun and entertaining time working with other children to tell their story.

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For ages 8 to 10
5-day workshop

The Shoemaker’s Christmas Carol
A Mixed-Up Pantomime

In this wacky twisted musical sung to the tunes of timeless Christmas carols, Ebenezer Scrooge is a rich, stingy film producer who absolutely hates the season of giving, sharing and caring. One day, he decides to make a big budget film and hires elf actors who each demand a pair of shoes as payment. Obliging them, he visits the only shoemaker in town, Charles Shoo, a poor but kind hearted soul. Taking advantage of Charles’ kindness, Ebenezer doesn’t reward him for the shoes that he makes. As punishment, the elves of Christmas past, present and future appear and take both Scrooge and Shoo on a reflecting journey of their lives only to reveal a shocking past!!

Be prepared to hum and sing along in this amusing tale about the importance of love, family, kindness, generosity and compassion.

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For ages 11 to 15
5-day workshop

A Zombie Christmas Carol

The year is 2028 and zombies have taken over the world! They terrorize our streets and invade our homes! But is this the end of humanity? Is all hope lost? This Christmas, a group of zombies are visited by nightmares and visions as they seek to become the unlikely saviours of the human race.

Join us in this light hearted horror comedy with a touch of romance as our zombies learn the true meaning of Christmas – humans are friends, not food!

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