đ âIs It Me?!â â The Emotional Rollercoaster of Parenting a Child Actor (and How to Ride It Like a Pro)
By Melanie Ash (BA HONS/ALAM),Founder of Meladrama Acting School & Director of CHAOS Talent Agency âWe didnât get it, did we?ââWhy havenât they called back?ââThat kid always gets the jobsâŠââMaybe itâs our agentâs fault?ââ…or mine?â If youâve thought any of…
20 May 2025
đ From Meltdowns to Monologues: Why Neurodivergent Kids Make Brilliant Young Actors
By Melanie Ash (BA HONS/ALAM), Founder of Meladrama Acting School & CHAOS Talent Agency When I opened Meladrama in 2005, I didnât start with a vision board or a business plan. I started with a gut instinctâa belief that every child…
19 May 2025
đŹ How to Help Your Child Nail Their Self-Tape (Without Turning Into a Showbiz Dragon đ)
Letâs get one thing straight â your child is the star. You? Youâre the brilliant, behind-the-scenes powerhouse making it all happen. Think Phil Wormwood from Matilda the Musical â but loving, organised, and not flogging dodgy cars. Whether youâre taping for a drama school,…
28 January 2025
Self-Tapes on the Decline? Boost Your Child’s Acting Career!
If you’re worried that your child isnât getting enough self-tapes despite having representation, youâre not alone. Itâs common to have questions that leave you feeling uneasy:
Why are other kids getting opportunities your child isn’t?
Why is it so quiet now when you used to get loads of auditions?
What can you do to help your child succeed in this industry?
2 September 2023
Is your child feeling nervous about going back to school? Me Too!
I’m so excited! I always have a certain amount of nerves about re-opening Meladrama Acting School after the summer. I don’t know why. It’s been 20 years and I should really trust the process but I don’t! I’m like a…
24 February 2023
MAKE YOUR CHILDS MONOLOGUE STAND OUTÂ
5 top tips to help your child actor ace their monologue. Does the thought of helping your child actor prepare a monologue fill you with dread? Perhaps they have been on the journey into showbiz sometime and just arenât getting…
29 April 2022
Melanie’s Birthday Fundraiser
I set up Meladrama 17 years ago. At the time I was a successful actor on TV and I was teaching at various other stage schools across the northwest and even at drama schools down south. My mother thought I…
14 March 2022
TV Awards & Party!!!
Thursday 31st March 6-9pm at Lostock Conservative Club Bamber Bridge Preston. YOU ARE OFFICIALLY INVITED TO OUR TV ACTING AWARDS NIGHT & WRAP PARTY!! You’ve all worked so hard over the past year & this party is well over due!!…
9 June 2021
It’s never too late to be a drama queen…
We re-opened 6 weeks ago and our child and teen classes are FULL!!!! I’m so happy. It’s been such a huge and relentless worry wondering whether we would survive ‘the big pause’. I know I shouldn’t be so sentimental as…
1 July 2020
ONLINE DRAMA CLASSES
Our children’s online drama classes take place on Tuesday’s at 6-7.15 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUocOutrzkqGd2W_FDCMEkEla6MkKwFcxNO Our teens online drama classes take place on Tuesdays at 11.30-12.45 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcuyhqjwvHtyqShZrVjF3CWtu3k5G6hLW Classes are ÂŁ5 (if paying weekly)…
đ From Meltdowns to Monologues: Why Neurodivergent Kids Make Brilliant Young Actors
By Melanie Ash (BA HONS/ALAM), Founder of Meladrama Acting School & CHAOS Talent Agency When I opened Meladrama in 2005, I didnât start with a vision board or a business plan. I started with a gut instinctâa belief that every child…
19 May 2025
đŹ How to Help Your Child Nail Their Self-Tape (Without Turning Into a Showbiz Dragon đ)
Letâs get one thing straight â your child is the star. You? Youâre the brilliant, behind-the-scenes powerhouse making it all happen. Think Phil Wormwood from Matilda the Musical â but loving, organised, and not flogging dodgy cars. Whether youâre taping for a drama school,…
28 January 2025
Self-Tapes on the Decline? Boost Your Child’s Acting Career!
If you’re worried that your child isnât getting enough self-tapes despite having representation, youâre not alone. Itâs common to have questions that leave you feeling uneasy:
Why are other kids getting opportunities your child isn’t?
Why is it so quiet now when you used to get loads of auditions?
What can you do to help your child succeed in this industry?
2 September 2023
Is your child feeling nervous about going back to school? Me Too!
I’m so excited! I always have a certain amount of nerves about re-opening Meladrama Acting School after the summer. I don’t know why. It’s been 20 years and I should really trust the process but I don’t! I’m like a…
24 February 2023
MAKE YOUR CHILDS MONOLOGUE STAND OUTÂ
5 top tips to help your child actor ace their monologue. Does the thought of helping your child actor prepare a monologue fill you with dread? Perhaps they have been on the journey into showbiz sometime and just arenât getting…
29 April 2022
Melanie’s Birthday Fundraiser
I set up Meladrama 17 years ago. At the time I was a successful actor on TV and I was teaching at various other stage schools across the northwest and even at drama schools down south. My mother thought I…
14 March 2022
TV Awards & Party!!!
Thursday 31st March 6-9pm at Lostock Conservative Club Bamber Bridge Preston. YOU ARE OFFICIALLY INVITED TO OUR TV ACTING AWARDS NIGHT & WRAP PARTY!! You’ve all worked so hard over the past year & this party is well over due!!…
9 June 2021
It’s never too late to be a drama queen…
We re-opened 6 weeks ago and our child and teen classes are FULL!!!! I’m so happy. It’s been such a huge and relentless worry wondering whether we would survive ‘the big pause’. I know I shouldn’t be so sentimental as…
1 July 2020
ONLINE DRAMA CLASSES
Our children’s online drama classes take place on Tuesday’s at 6-7.15 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUocOutrzkqGd2W_FDCMEkEla6MkKwFcxNO Our teens online drama classes take place on Tuesdays at 11.30-12.45 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcuyhqjwvHtyqShZrVjF3CWtu3k5G6hLW Classes are ÂŁ5 (if paying weekly)…
đŹ How to Help Your Child Nail Their Self-Tape (Without Turning Into a Showbiz Dragon đ)
Letâs get one thing straight â your child is the star. You? Youâre the brilliant, behind-the-scenes powerhouse making it all happen. Think Phil Wormwood from Matilda the Musical â but loving, organised, and not flogging dodgy cars. Whether youâre taping for a drama school,…
28 January 2025
Self-Tapes on the Decline? Boost Your Child’s Acting Career!
If you’re worried that your child isnât getting enough self-tapes despite having representation, youâre not alone. Itâs common to have questions that leave you feeling uneasy:
Why are other kids getting opportunities your child isn’t?
Why is it so quiet now when you used to get loads of auditions?
What can you do to help your child succeed in this industry?
2 September 2023
Is your child feeling nervous about going back to school? Me Too!
I’m so excited! I always have a certain amount of nerves about re-opening Meladrama Acting School after the summer. I don’t know why. It’s been 20 years and I should really trust the process but I don’t! I’m like a…
24 February 2023
MAKE YOUR CHILDS MONOLOGUE STAND OUTÂ
5 top tips to help your child actor ace their monologue. Does the thought of helping your child actor prepare a monologue fill you with dread? Perhaps they have been on the journey into showbiz sometime and just arenât getting…
29 April 2022
Melanie’s Birthday Fundraiser
I set up Meladrama 17 years ago. At the time I was a successful actor on TV and I was teaching at various other stage schools across the northwest and even at drama schools down south. My mother thought I…
14 March 2022
TV Awards & Party!!!
Thursday 31st March 6-9pm at Lostock Conservative Club Bamber Bridge Preston. YOU ARE OFFICIALLY INVITED TO OUR TV ACTING AWARDS NIGHT & WRAP PARTY!! You’ve all worked so hard over the past year & this party is well over due!!…
9 June 2021
It’s never too late to be a drama queen…
We re-opened 6 weeks ago and our child and teen classes are FULL!!!! I’m so happy. It’s been such a huge and relentless worry wondering whether we would survive ‘the big pause’. I know I shouldn’t be so sentimental as…
1 July 2020
ONLINE DRAMA CLASSES
Our children’s online drama classes take place on Tuesday’s at 6-7.15 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUocOutrzkqGd2W_FDCMEkEla6MkKwFcxNO Our teens online drama classes take place on Tuesdays at 11.30-12.45 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcuyhqjwvHtyqShZrVjF3CWtu3k5G6hLW Classes are ÂŁ5 (if paying weekly)…
Self-Tapes on the Decline? Boost Your Child’s Acting Career!
If you’re worried that your child isnât getting enough self-tapes despite having representation, youâre not alone. Itâs common to have questions that leave you feeling uneasy:
Why are other kids getting opportunities your child isn’t?
Why is it so quiet now when you used to get loads of auditions?
What can you do to help your child succeed in this industry?
2 September 2023
Is your child feeling nervous about going back to school? Me Too!
I’m so excited! I always have a certain amount of nerves about re-opening Meladrama Acting School after the summer. I don’t know why. It’s been 20 years and I should really trust the process but I don’t! I’m like a…
24 February 2023
MAKE YOUR CHILDS MONOLOGUE STAND OUTÂ
5 top tips to help your child actor ace their monologue. Does the thought of helping your child actor prepare a monologue fill you with dread? Perhaps they have been on the journey into showbiz sometime and just arenât getting…
29 April 2022
Melanie’s Birthday Fundraiser
I set up Meladrama 17 years ago. At the time I was a successful actor on TV and I was teaching at various other stage schools across the northwest and even at drama schools down south. My mother thought I…
14 March 2022
TV Awards & Party!!!
Thursday 31st March 6-9pm at Lostock Conservative Club Bamber Bridge Preston. YOU ARE OFFICIALLY INVITED TO OUR TV ACTING AWARDS NIGHT & WRAP PARTY!! You’ve all worked so hard over the past year & this party is well over due!!…
9 June 2021
It’s never too late to be a drama queen…
We re-opened 6 weeks ago and our child and teen classes are FULL!!!! I’m so happy. It’s been such a huge and relentless worry wondering whether we would survive ‘the big pause’. I know I shouldn’t be so sentimental as…
1 July 2020
ONLINE DRAMA CLASSES
Our children’s online drama classes take place on Tuesday’s at 6-7.15 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUocOutrzkqGd2W_FDCMEkEla6MkKwFcxNO Our teens online drama classes take place on Tuesdays at 11.30-12.45 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcuyhqjwvHtyqShZrVjF3CWtu3k5G6hLW Classes are ÂŁ5 (if paying weekly)…
Is your child feeling nervous about going back to school? Me Too!
I’m so excited! I always have a certain amount of nerves about re-opening Meladrama Acting School after the summer. I don’t know why. It’s been 20 years and I should really trust the process but I don’t! I’m like a…
24 February 2023
MAKE YOUR CHILDS MONOLOGUE STAND OUTÂ
5 top tips to help your child actor ace their monologue. Does the thought of helping your child actor prepare a monologue fill you with dread? Perhaps they have been on the journey into showbiz sometime and just arenât getting…
29 April 2022
Melanie’s Birthday Fundraiser
I set up Meladrama 17 years ago. At the time I was a successful actor on TV and I was teaching at various other stage schools across the northwest and even at drama schools down south. My mother thought I…
14 March 2022
TV Awards & Party!!!
Thursday 31st March 6-9pm at Lostock Conservative Club Bamber Bridge Preston. YOU ARE OFFICIALLY INVITED TO OUR TV ACTING AWARDS NIGHT & WRAP PARTY!! You’ve all worked so hard over the past year & this party is well over due!!…
9 June 2021
It’s never too late to be a drama queen…
We re-opened 6 weeks ago and our child and teen classes are FULL!!!! I’m so happy. It’s been such a huge and relentless worry wondering whether we would survive ‘the big pause’. I know I shouldn’t be so sentimental as…
1 July 2020
ONLINE DRAMA CLASSES
Our children’s online drama classes take place on Tuesday’s at 6-7.15 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUocOutrzkqGd2W_FDCMEkEla6MkKwFcxNO Our teens online drama classes take place on Tuesdays at 11.30-12.45 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcuyhqjwvHtyqShZrVjF3CWtu3k5G6hLW Classes are ÂŁ5 (if paying weekly)…
MAKE YOUR CHILDS MONOLOGUE STAND OUTÂ
5 top tips to help your child actor ace their monologue. Does the thought of helping your child actor prepare a monologue fill you with dread? Perhaps they have been on the journey into showbiz sometime and just arenât getting…
29 April 2022
Melanie’s Birthday Fundraiser
I set up Meladrama 17 years ago. At the time I was a successful actor on TV and I was teaching at various other stage schools across the northwest and even at drama schools down south. My mother thought I…
14 March 2022
TV Awards & Party!!!
Thursday 31st March 6-9pm at Lostock Conservative Club Bamber Bridge Preston. YOU ARE OFFICIALLY INVITED TO OUR TV ACTING AWARDS NIGHT & WRAP PARTY!! You’ve all worked so hard over the past year & this party is well over due!!…
9 June 2021
It’s never too late to be a drama queen…
We re-opened 6 weeks ago and our child and teen classes are FULL!!!! I’m so happy. It’s been such a huge and relentless worry wondering whether we would survive ‘the big pause’. I know I shouldn’t be so sentimental as…
1 July 2020
ONLINE DRAMA CLASSES
Our children’s online drama classes take place on Tuesday’s at 6-7.15 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUocOutrzkqGd2W_FDCMEkEla6MkKwFcxNO Our teens online drama classes take place on Tuesdays at 11.30-12.45 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcuyhqjwvHtyqShZrVjF3CWtu3k5G6hLW Classes are ÂŁ5 (if paying weekly)…
Melanie’s Birthday Fundraiser
I set up Meladrama 17 years ago. At the time I was a successful actor on TV and I was teaching at various other stage schools across the northwest and even at drama schools down south. My mother thought I…
14 March 2022
TV Awards & Party!!!
Thursday 31st March 6-9pm at Lostock Conservative Club Bamber Bridge Preston. YOU ARE OFFICIALLY INVITED TO OUR TV ACTING AWARDS NIGHT & WRAP PARTY!! You’ve all worked so hard over the past year & this party is well over due!!…
9 June 2021
It’s never too late to be a drama queen…
We re-opened 6 weeks ago and our child and teen classes are FULL!!!! I’m so happy. It’s been such a huge and relentless worry wondering whether we would survive ‘the big pause’. I know I shouldn’t be so sentimental as…
1 July 2020
ONLINE DRAMA CLASSES
Our children’s online drama classes take place on Tuesday’s at 6-7.15 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUocOutrzkqGd2W_FDCMEkEla6MkKwFcxNO Our teens online drama classes take place on Tuesdays at 11.30-12.45 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcuyhqjwvHtyqShZrVjF3CWtu3k5G6hLW Classes are ÂŁ5 (if paying weekly)…
TV Awards & Party!!!
Thursday 31st March 6-9pm at Lostock Conservative Club Bamber Bridge Preston. YOU ARE OFFICIALLY INVITED TO OUR TV ACTING AWARDS NIGHT & WRAP PARTY!! You’ve all worked so hard over the past year & this party is well over due!!…
9 June 2021
It’s never too late to be a drama queen…
We re-opened 6 weeks ago and our child and teen classes are FULL!!!! I’m so happy. It’s been such a huge and relentless worry wondering whether we would survive ‘the big pause’. I know I shouldn’t be so sentimental as…
1 July 2020
ONLINE DRAMA CLASSES
Our children’s online drama classes take place on Tuesday’s at 6-7.15 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUocOutrzkqGd2W_FDCMEkEla6MkKwFcxNO Our teens online drama classes take place on Tuesdays at 11.30-12.45 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcuyhqjwvHtyqShZrVjF3CWtu3k5G6hLW Classes are ÂŁ5 (if paying weekly)…
It’s never too late to be a drama queen…
We re-opened 6 weeks ago and our child and teen classes are FULL!!!! I’m so happy. It’s been such a huge and relentless worry wondering whether we would survive ‘the big pause’. I know I shouldn’t be so sentimental as…
1 July 2020
ONLINE DRAMA CLASSES
Our children’s online drama classes take place on Tuesday’s at 6-7.15 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUocOutrzkqGd2W_FDCMEkEla6MkKwFcxNO Our teens online drama classes take place on Tuesdays at 11.30-12.45 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcuyhqjwvHtyqShZrVjF3CWtu3k5G6hLW Classes are ÂŁ5 (if paying weekly)…
ONLINE DRAMA CLASSES
Our children’s online drama classes take place on Tuesday’s at 6-7.15 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUocOutrzkqGd2W_FDCMEkEla6MkKwFcxNO Our teens online drama classes take place on Tuesdays at 11.30-12.45 using ZOOM. SIGN UP HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcuyhqjwvHtyqShZrVjF3CWtu3k5G6hLW Classes are ÂŁ5 (if paying weekly)…