Private coaching
One-to-one over Teams. Eisteddfod pieces, monologues, auditions and prepared readings, worked to competition standard. R420 an hour.
Live online · Taught by a national eisteddfod adjudicator
Learn to perform to the standard you are actually marked against.
Most drama teachers train students to perform. I adjudicate eisteddfods across South Africa, so I train them for what earns the marks — piece selection, interpretation, timing, projection and presentation, taught from the adjudicator's side of the table.
All coaching is live online over Microsoft Teams, so it does not matter whether you are in Pretoria, Polokwane or Plettenberg Bay.
Taught by a national eisteddfod adjudicator
Competing since age eight
Live online, anywhere in South Africa
In English & Afrikaans
Why it is different
The mark sheet is not a mystery when the person teaching you writes them.
I have been involved in eisteddfods since I was eight years old — first competing, now adjudicating nationally for the Allegretto Inter-Provincial Eisteddfod. That means I have sat on both sides of the table, and I know exactly where marks are won and quietly lost.
Sessions are practical, disciplined and performance-led. Students learn voice, body, imagination and timing so they walk into an audition, a school production or an eisteddfod calm, prepared and in control.
Read my adjudication & conflict-of-interest policyThree ways to work together
For the stage, the adjudicator, and the moment before the curtain opens.
Small group classes
Four to six learners, weekly, age-banded. Confidence, voice, expression and scene work. R590 a month.
Speaking & debate
Structure, argument and delivery for ATKV Redenaars, school leagues and debating. The learner writes; I teach them how. R1,350 a package.
The obvious question
Can you really teach drama over a screen?
For competition preparation, yes — and in some respects better. An eisteddfod adjudicator sits still, at a fixed distance, and watches a framed performance. That is very close to what a camera does. Every session is recorded, so the learner can watch themselves the way the adjudicator saw them, which is the single fastest way to improve.
What online does not replace is a full stage rehearsal with blocking and movement across a large space. I say so plainly on the enquiry call rather than after you have paid.
See exactly how a session runsHow it starts
Three steps, no obligation.
- A free 20-minute assessmentWe meet on Teams. I hear the student, establish where they are, and tell you honestly what will and will not work — including whether online is right for them.
- A written planYou get a short plan: which format fits, what we will work on, and what it costs. No surprises.
- We beginWeekly classes, private sessions, or a focused block before a specific deadline. You can change format as the student grows.
Free download
The Eisteddfod Preparation Checklist
The same checklist I work through with private students — piece selection, timing, entrances, projection, costume and nerves. Written from the adjudicator's side of the table. Sent straight to your inbox, free.
Guides
Practical preparation notes for students and parents.
Bookings