Centre Stage School of the Arts

Centre Stage School of the Arts (CSSA) was founded in 1999 by Peter Hodgson and Alison Tompkins to create an environment in which children can use drama to explore both the imaginative and the concrete world.

All teachers are trained primarily as performers and completed courses in UK or Australian drama schools and universities, many have worked and continue to work in the theatre and on television.Their experience, practical application and theoretical expertise allows students a rich and vivid understanding of the numerous applications of the performing and creative arts.

CSSA provides not only programmes in Creative Drama but also in Performance Acting, Musical Theatre, Ballet, Jazz Dance, Hip Hop, Contemporary Dance and Tap. Classes start at 18 months all the way to adult!

They have two branches, the main one on Woking Road and the other one on the East Coast.