Young actors from our Paarl branch of the Helen O'Grady Academy rehearse their end of year production.

The Paarl Primary class is having lots of fun rehearsing for this year's production, "THE BOLD BUCCANEERS". 

A group of disgruntled pirates do nothing but complain about all the work they have to do while the Captain enjoys an easy life until one day when a raft with shipwrecked sailors floats by. What ever will become of the poor sailors...

The Helen O'Grady Drama Academy @ The Old Mill Theatre in Paarl

The Helen O'Grady Drama Academy runs two age-groups in Paarl: Primary and Youth Theatre. Here you can see both classes in dramatic action with their wonderful teacher, Jeffrey. The Academy aims to develop confidence, self-esteem, communication and of course performance-arts skills. Together with the Academy's casting agency, Aardvark Casting, children have many opportunities to explore their creativity and talents.

Fantastic Parents' Day in Paarl

Students from the Helen O'Grady Drama Academy performed in their Half Yearly Parents Days at the Old Mill Theatre in Paarl! They were fantastic and showed the great progress that the children have made over the course of the year, using the Academy's international programme. From Mime to Music, to Speech exercises, to improvisation and scripted plays, the parents were mesmerised by their wonderful performances.