Immersive, live music shows that tell stories to explore mental health.
We are Hold the Drama
a collective of 6 classically trained musicians working together to create inclusive performances that help the audience make sense of thoughts and feelings that might not always be easy to put into words.
For schools
For care homes
For theatres
What we do
Our non-verbal shows empower the imagination to make sense of dramatic, visual, and musical cues. We leave space for the audience members – whether they’re 7 or 70 – to discuss and articulate the plot in their own words. In the Q&A after the show, they tell us what they saw and recognised from their own experience, always finding new angles and perspectives.
Testimonials
We’ve performed to more than 5000 children from over 60 schools. This is what audience members (of all ages!) have to say:
“It was so refreshing to see a performance for primary school children that treated them as intelligent, emotional beings who are capable of having their own responses to music.”
Julian West, Head of Open Academy at the Royal Academy of Music
“At a time when the emotional wellbeing of children … couldn’t be more pressing, every primary school in the UK would be wise to include Stripes as an essential part of their mental health programme.”
Louise Keller, UKCP & BACP Reg. Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist
“I learnt that you don’t have to be all the same because that would be boring instead we should all be different.”
KS2 child, from Walthamstow
Support us
With your support, we can bring our pioneering work to even more people across the UK, helping vulnerable children and adults process the world through music.
Hold The Drama 