About Stagecoach

Stagecoach Theatre Arts has over 40,000 students worldwide who attend the schools because of their enthusiasm for our training. Stagecoach’s success has been recognised by the British Franchise Association: it won the Newcomer of the Year award in 1996, has been a finalist for the Franchisor of the Year Award on three occasions, and won the prestigious Sir Bernard Ingham Trophy in 2000. You can share in the phenomenal success of an innovative business that has been replicated hundreds of times in several countries.

History

Stagecoach started in April 1988, when the first three schools were launched in Richmond, Redhill and Woking. By 1993 there were 24 schools, so the business turned to franchising. The franchising went so well that in 2001, the company was floated on the Alternative Investment Market, raising almost £3 million to expand the business.
The Stagecoach franchise has been enormously successful over the years. There are already over 600 franchised Stagecoach schools in the UK and Ireland and others in Australia, Germany, Gibraltar, Malta, Spain, South Africa, Canada and the United States.

The Concept

Stagecoach Theatre Arts Schools offers children and teenagers, aged from 4 to 18, the opportunity to learn three skills, Dance, Drama and Singing taught by specialist teachers. There are three classes divided according to age and each class spends an hour on each discipline. Schools run during term-time but outside school hours and each school performs for parents twice a year. Stagecoach also runs 90 minute classes for 4 to 6 year old, called Early Stages.
Tens of thousands of boys and girls have benefited over the years from Stagecoach’s unique training concept. They have not only gone on to careers in the performing arts but have also been able to transfer those skills learned to go on to study and work in a variety of different professions.

Get started with Stagecoach

Whether you are already familiar with Stagecoach and our fantastic schools, or you are looking for an exciting new venture working with children, we look forward to talking to you about the opportunities that a Stagecoach franchise provides. It’s an unrivalled business opportunity, with a unique combination of both earning potential and great work/life balance.

As a Stagecoach franchisee, you are responsible for driving and growing your business and managing a team of talented teachers. You will not be required to teach any classes yourself, but our model actively encourages you to put your own stamp on the creative process.