"We love BANG! Our 8-year-old daughter has been attending drama lessons at BANG for the past two years. It is her must-do after school activity, around which everything else falls into line. Over the past two years, she has grown in confidence, had a great time performing, including on the big stage, learnt a lot about dramatic techniques, met new friends, and embraced her passion for drama."
Happy Parent, 2026
BANG! & RHYTHM ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS
Our vision is to educate, inspire and build skills within the genre of performing arts. BANG! is our Junior School, Rhythm is for our Teens. We offer classes and workshops specialising in Drama - Acting for Stage & Acting for Screen. Students will learn techniques, crafts and skills while working alongside professionals and educators from the industry. We are also offering Musical Theatre - taught by vibrant and well trained Industry Professionals - we welcome any level of ability and offer a creative and skill-building learning environment. They will explore fundamental practices based in creativity, critical thinking and collaboration while building confidence through communication, focus, connection and performance. Learning the fundamentals of performing arts by using practical and theoretical techniques. Our goal is to build community, culture, skills and knowledge in a safe and dynamic environment. Learn More.
COURSES HELD WEEKLY IN BANGALOW
We offer term long courses in the Performing Arts to build skills, confidence and work towards solid outcomes. We value the performing arts and deliver strong programs to students from 6-18 years old. We also believe in the positive growth from performance and offer a small performance opportunity for your child each term at no extra cost, along with Holiday Workshops, Auditions and more. Our weekly classes are a great place for expression, collaboration, listening, movement, creativity and a whole lot of fun!
My son loves the pre-teen drama class at BANG! The teachers create a supportive and fun environment where he’s grown in confidence and creativity. He looks forward to every class, and his passion for performing continues to grow. The additional opportunities they give the kids with the Academy and the end of year performance is really valuable, creating such a sense of belonging and allowing the kids to put all they've learned into practice. It's a space where he can be 100% authentically himself - can't ask for more than that!
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Junior Acting & Musical Theatre
Age 6-9 Mondays & Wednesdays 4-5pm
Bangalow -
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Pre-Teen Acting & Musical Theatre
Age 10-12
Mondays & Wednesdays 5-6pm Bangalow -
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Teens Acting for Stage & Screen - Rhythm Academy
Teens (yr 7 and up)
Tuesdays 4.30-6pm Bangalow
JUNIOR & SENIOR COMPANY - NEW TO BANG! & RHYTHM
We are excited to start a NEW component to BANG! & Rhythm…We are introducing a Junior Company (Yrs 4,5 & 6), and a Senior Company (Yr7 and Up). This opportunity will be for BANG!/Rhythm Students only, through an audition process with a performance of an Original Theatre Work at the end of Term 3. As our academy grows, we want to celebrate our students and extend those who are wishing to further their training and gain greater experience in the Performing Arts. All Info can be found on our Auditions Page.
BANG! PRODUCTIONS
FANTASTIC MR.FOX
(SOLD OUT)
BANG! ACADEMY 2022 PRODUCTION,
@ THE Byron Theatre
Nominated for over 10 awards at 2022 gold palm theatre awards including best youth production, best director, best leading actor, best supporting actor, most magical moment in theatre and more!
NIT BOY
BANG!’S ADAPTATION OF NIT BOY WRITTEN BY TRISTAN BANCKS & ADAPTED/DIRECTED BY ANOUSKA GAMMON.
A hair-larious story of a boy called Lewis who has the worst case of nits, and of Ned the Nit who lives in Lewis’s head. A comedy for kids, performed by kids! Nit Boy is an original, locally created work for 21 local youth.
TWO WOLVES BY TRISTAN BANCKS
Nominated for 6 awards!
A stage adaptation from the award winning novel.