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Liam Buckland, West End performer from Mean Girls, who leads the KSPA musical theatre workshop in Whitstable

Mean Girls — West End Workshop

Led by Liam Buckland, Mean Girls (West End)
Saturday 3 October 2026 · 12.15–15.00 · Ages 11–19
Included for KSPA pupils · £40 for everyone else

The high-school comedy turned West End musical — book by Tina Fey, music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin. Liam was in the original London cast at the Savoy, so the material comes first hand. It runs in the Shakers slot, so KSPA pupils simply stay on and finish a little later.

Workshop leader in Hamilton costume for the KSPA half-term musical theatre workshop in Whitstable

Hamilton — Half-Term Workshop

Wednesday 28 October 2026 · Ages 8+
One workshop of 3 hours, with a short break
£35 KSPA pupils · £40 for everyone else

The multi-award-winning musical that tells the story of America’s founding through hip-hop, rap and R&B — still running in the West End at the Victoria Palace Theatre. A brilliant way in for young performers who think musical theatre is not for them. This one falls in half term, so it is an extra rather than part of Saturday classes.

SIX the Musical artwork for the KSPA West End workshop in Whitstable

SIX the Musical — West End Workshop

Saturday 14 November 2026
Ages and price to be announced

The six wives of Henry VIII retold as a pop concert — one of the biggest hits in the West End and a favourite with our Shakers. Details to follow nearer the time.

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Children at KSPA Mini Summer School in Whitstable, Kent

Mini Summer School 2027

Ages 3–6
Monday 2 – Friday 6 August 2027

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KSPA Summer School production of Grease

Summer School 2027

Ages 7–19
Monday 2 – Friday 6 August 2027

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Meet the workshop leader

Liam Buckland

Liam Buckland, West End performer from the original London cast of Mean Girls, leading the KSPA workshop in Whitstable

Mean Girls — West End Workshop

Saturday 3 October 2026 · The Whitstable School
When
Saturday 3 October 2026, 12.15–15.00
Where
The Whitstable School, Bellevue Road, Whitstable CT5 1PX
Who it’s for
Ages 11–19 — it runs in the Shakers slot, finishing a little later than usual at 15.00
Cost
Included for KSPA pupils · £40 for everyone else
Training
The Urdang Academy
Best known for
Original London Cast of Mean Girls at the Savoy Theatre

Liam is joining us for the day from the West End. Your child will work with a performer who has originated roles in London and toured internationally — the kind of session that usually only happens at drama school open days.

You do not have to be a KSPA pupil. The workshop is included for our Shakers; if your child is not with us yet, a place is £40 — just get in touch and we will hold one.

Theatre

  • Disney’s The Greatest Showman (World Premiere)
  • Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical (Secret Cinema)
  • Mean Girls (Original London Cast, Savoy)
  • Disney’s The Greatest Showman (Workshop)
  • Close Up: The Twiggy Musical (Menier Chocolate Factory)
  • We Will Rock You (London Coliseum)
  • Beauty and the Beast (UK Tour & London Palladium)
  • Cats (International Tour)
  • The Wizard of Oz (Original London Cast, London Palladium)
  • Evita; Oliver!; Scrooge; Whistle Down The Wind; Half A Sixpence; Never Forget; Joseph; The Who’s Tommy (all UK tours)

Film & TV

This Morning · Britain’s Got Talent · Big Night of Musicals 2023 · Pudsey The Movie · Big School · Diana · Spy: Christmas Special · World War Z · Dorian Gray · Blue Peter · Hardware

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Meet the workshop leader

Jon-Scott Clark

Jon-Scott Clark in Hamilton costume, workshop leader for the KSPA half-term musical theatre workshop in Whitstable

Hamilton — Half-Term Workshop

Wednesday 28 October 2026 · The Whitstable School
When
Wednesday 28 October 2026, 12.00–15.20 — three hours including a 20-minute break
Where
The Whitstable School, Bellevue Road, Whitstable CT5 1PX
Who it’s for
Ages 8+
Cost
£35 for KSPA pupils · £40 for everyone else
Best known for
Swing in the original London cast of Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre

The workshop runs for three hours with a break in the middle: a warm-up, routines from the show, and a short question-and-answer session at the end. It is dance-led, so there is nothing to prepare and no singing — just the choreography, taught by someone who performed it in the West End.

You do not have to be a KSPA pupil. The workshop falls in half term, so it is an extra rather than part of Saturday classes — £35 for our pupils and £40 for everyone else. Get in touch and we will hold a place.

Theatre

  • Hamilton (Original London Cast, Victoria Palace Theatre) — Swing
  • Cats (London Palladium & Blackpool Winter Gardens) — Bill Bailey, Mungojerrie, Skimbleshanks
  • Miss Saigon (West End revival, Prince Edward Theatre) — Ensemble and acro swing
  • Shrek — The Musical (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) — Peter Pan
  • Barnum (Chichester Festival Theatre) — Swing
  • West Side Story (Salzburg Festival) — Action
  • Mamma Mia! (International Tour) — Ensemble and first cover Pepper
  • Choreographer and associate director — Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast and The Wizard of Oz for KD Productions

Film and television

  • Wicked, parts one and two
  • Disney’s Snow White
  • Havoc (Netflix)
  • Disney’s The Little Mermaid
  • Death on the Nile, directed by Kenneth Branagh
  • Cats and Mary Poppins Returns

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2026–27
Event Ages Date Price
Mean Girls — West End Workshop
with Liam Buckland, Mean Girls (West End)
11–19 Saturday 3 October 2026
12.15–15.00
Included for KSPA pupils
£40 for non-pupils
Hamilton — Half-Term Workshop
One workshop of 3 hours, with a short break
8+ Wednesday 28 October 2026 £35 KSPA pupils
£40 for everyone else
SIX the Musical — West End Workshop To be announced Saturday 14 November 2026 To be announced
Mini Summer School 2027 Ages 3–6 Monday 2 – Friday 6 August 2027 Details to follow
Summer School 2027 Ages 7–19 Monday 2 – Friday 6 August 2027 Details to follow




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