Razzamataz Theatre Schools Reviews 

Absolutely appalled by Razzamataz Newcastle. They promised to accommodate my child and their disability, offering weekly updates to reassure us they were coping okay in the classes - so we signed up to the direct debits. We never received a single update and felt like they had just left our child without any support. Upon expressing our concerns we eventually got an email back admitting they had not done what they promised and they didn't think that the classes were suitable for our child at present. They said they would be in touch about cancelling the contract. It's been weeks and our emails are just being ignored. We expressed our desire to leave weeks ago and requested our money back for the weeks our child did not attend after telling them we were unhappy and leaving. They broke their promise made at the start of the contract and couldn't accommodate my child - I should not have to pay for their failings.

My daughter has been welcomed into the Razz family so well. She absolutely loves her class, I’ve never seen her come home so happy she thinks it’s amazing. Thank you Razzamataz 😊

The Razzamatazz school at Chelmsford has been absolutely superb since my daughter started 2 years ago. She loves the performances as do the parents. Highly recommended.

There's a lot of positives in sending your child to a theatre school if the school is run properly.

At this particular Raz the phrase (you have to be in the click) is moulded into its stage foundations which is sad because there is a lot of confident children falling under the radar. I speak on behalf of my own child who I'll not refer to as he/she they've been going now for 4 years & in that time he/she has only been praised once with a star of the week (4 years) now I won't big up my child and say he/she is confident if their not & I certainly wouldn't spend the amount of money I have for 4 years & will continue to do so if I thought they wasn't getting enjoyment or anything out of it. However in 4 years my child hasn't got so much as a pat on the back even when a few years ago they were running short on students attending the main May performance because their parents had decided to take them on holiday ... They asked if my child would step up & come to all the shows that weekend to accommodate Raz which is fine & they did but to not even give my child a star of the week the following weekend for just effort was abysmal... My child comes home deflated most weeks ....he/she goes to Raz excited but then gets in the car & says "it's the same kid as the other week mum & she didn't even do much today" ( as a teacher myself you have to reward children to keep them interested.

My child has bags of confidence he/she stands up on stage and effortlessly does what she needs to do with no red face in sight & with a loud clear voice (i see this myself when I attend their performances so you can understand my frustrations when it gets them NOWHERE at Raz. I did start to question whether they wasn't confident maybe they're different at Raz but to see them perform on the odd opportunities we get as parents I have my doubts erased especially when others come to me & say they did great so clear & loud it just doesn't make sense to me to never get recognised.

I am reviewing all star of the week photos every week for the past several months when they get released on s/m & 9/10 times it's the same few children every few weeks your schools funding isn't based on just a handful of children ... We all pay the same amount. I write this review in the hope something changes I don't know how star of the week works but surely even if the most quietest kid in the back comes out of their shell one week that should be praised right ... To boost their confidence more that's all a child needs we don't send them to theatre school to hide in the shadows forgotten about. It's annoyed me that much that if something doesn't change I'll be sending them to Stagecoach which is heartbreaking as they've made friends at Raz.

I will add the teachers are warm & friendly enough but they definitely have (favourite children) that get recognised every week. I have raised this along time ago now with a teacher but nothing's changed

This review is specifically for Chester Razzamataz, as I can’t speak for the other Razzamataz schools.

Having had a positive experience with another dance school, I had high hopes when my child joined Razzamataz. Unfortunately, the experience fell far short of expectations. The entire set-up felt like organised chaos, and I was left questioning what I was paying for in the end.

Firstly, the environment is extremely cliquey. It’s obvious that certain children are favoured by the staff, which is quite disheartening. After my daughter’s first session, I was keen to receive some feedback on how she was getting on, but the teacher didn’t even know which parent I was. When I asked for feedback, it was vague and repetitive each week. Despite attending for several months, my daughter was never once recognised with ‘Star of the Week’. I understand that she may not have been the best, but these things should be done fairly to help build the children’s confidence.

The atmosphere was not a pleasant one, and I noticed a significant decline in my daughter’s confidence during her time there. Thankfully, she has since moved to a new performing arts school, where she is thriving and has regained the confidence that this place seemed to strip away.

The school is run by a very young individual, and it’s clear that there is a lack of experience. While the relatively low fees may seem appealing, I would recommend spending a little more elsewhere if you want a positive, confidence-building experience for your child. Unless your child enjoys playing "What’s the Time, Mr Wolf?" or pretending to be a toy from *Toy Story* for an hour every Saturday, I’d suggest looking at other options.

My daughter and son loves going razz, every week she gets so excited. We’ve just added on project intense and private singing lessons as she wants a career in theatre and they couldn’t be more supportive. My 4 year old was also able to perform in their yearly performance and really enjoyed it. They are very patient with the students especially the younger ones. We did have an issue with another student but it was very quickly dealt with. I’m amazed how far my SEND child has come in the year and a half she has been going there. I couldn’t thank them enough for everything they have done especially taking such fantastic care for my children.

I don’t have children attending at Razz, but I have known of friends’ children as well as teacher friends that have nothing but positive experiences of Razz!

I have my own small school, but I did look into franchising a Razzamataz many years ago. I was so impressed by their ethos, and the love and care that has been put into the brand and model to create inclusivity. I’ve also had friends that have worked for Razz too, and all have said how amazing the setup is for everyone involved. They’ve also won franchisee satisfaction awards too. If that doesn’t spell professional, I don’t know what will!

I’m a stickler for safeguarding, and proper compliant systems when it comes to children. However, Razz go above and beyond for their students & franchisees.

Amazing network!

Very good dance school, they don't just teach dance they also teach your child acting and singing, my son loves going its really live place with great staff

My 5 year old started at Razzamataz in Tonbridge, in may of this year she absolutely loves its, she love going every weekend she has the best time and is always smiling the team are fantastic, such a great confidence builder for young ones highly recommended, they are fantastic with the children and they all have so much fun, can’t recommend enough, can’t see what the future holds and can’t thank these guys enough for what they do

My daughter attended Razzamataz for a short period of time and had to leave due to the distress & anxiety caused whilst attending.
My daughter loved Razz when she started, she was more confident and really enjoying the classes.
Sadly, there was an incident one day where another pupil threatened her and her friend and physically assaulted another. I raised this with the principle and was told that they are a SEND pupil and tried to explain this to the children. I understand this however, there should be no circumstance where my child, or any other children, are at risk.

My daughter now experiences anxiety as a result of this incident and I would not recommend these classes and their lack of safeguarding, to anyone.

To add insult to injury - I still had to pay for 8 weeks after she stopped going!

I would like to stay anonymous. In high-sight this may never happened in other Razzamataz, but this was my experience in Medway as a student. And I wanted to share, because it had been something that been bothering me. Even if it not all bad, I definitely didn’t feel happy when I kept going throughout my years, in that theatre school knowing well how biased it had been. And it’s kinda upsetting how it did affect me as a child growing up. This theatre had never felt more unfair, and ugly in the inside, in my entire life, as I lived thinking as a child, that it was fair, and realistic, and maybe other students tried harder then me. But I will just begin writing on my first year in Razzamataz, it seemed fine at first, until scrips rolled around, for when we have to begin to prepare our big performance, such as musicals like lion king exc. And as a child, I loved drama, it had been one of what I had been most excited for. I had loved acting, on pair with dancing (but not as much). So I had tried really hard to give some engagement into my script. Until judging came around, from that, to results, it really made me excited as a child, I didn’t care much if I got the lead, I had at-least wanted a small part of it, a character. The results were in, and I didn’t get anything. I was disappointed, sure, but I was used to being disappointed before, so I wasn’t as heartbroken as I should be. But noticing now the mistakes as an adult. Even if I didn’t get the part. The drama teacher, should’ve really spoken on mistakes that had been done. To then made sure her students have another shot/chance next time, with some key actor skills. But that wasn’t the case, there was no feedback. Moving on to dance. Dance had always been my second passion, And since I was always the tallest of my class, I was always in the back. I don’t think you know horrible is living with the fact ‘because your tall, you have to be in the back, so the shorter ones will always shine from the front’. There was no competition of who was the best, or who put the most effort. And it’s funny, they will always try to do different dimensions of shapes, to give more chance for the people always put in the back (due to height) a bit more to the front. I would be lucky if I had been put a bit to the front. They would always say ‘background people are like jigsaw peices. To make the full picture’ but lets be real, would anyone really care? If that one background girl was missing? But as a kid, I went with the idea, trying my hardest with performing, I wanted to be noticed. I never got any attention. And singing was never my passion, knowing I am terrible at singing, so as expected I wouldn’t shine at that either. As it finally rolled into the final performance, I tried my hardest as usual. And as I don’t want to overdue the negatives, I did have fun for that small moment. But as expected with photographers, and of course I don’t expect them to take a lots of shots of each, and every kid. But it was clear they favoured the people with the bigger roles. Or were in the front lines when it came to dancing. Or when you had a singing role. The people in the back, had one picture, lucky if they had 2/3 done. And this continued for every year, I would never get the roles, I would continue being the back, no matter how much I rehearsed my lines, or actually cared about my acting, it didn’t feel like I was ever good enough, or it just didn’t matter. It was quite obvious who were the favourites, because it had been the same people who had always got a role in it. And the the dance teacher had always seemed biased of her shortest students, maybe because they get along with her so well. It felt it was always promised that space would be there’s. And there would be no way of the tall people to ever be placed in the front. No matter how much you smiled, no matter how much you tried, no matter how much personality you put into the movement. Who cares, it didn’t matter. I felt the urge to not care about remembering the movements. And it only left to my passion in the theatre. It has rolled into one of years, of me being disappointed again, I had opened my feelings to my mum, but I had never wanted her to do anything about it. Since I didn’t want to known as that bratty kid that gets what she wants, to then cry when not offered. But she persisted anyways without my consent, if I had been stronger, and less tolerant to their bs, I would’ve spoken up about the neglect or care of that running bias. It took that one talk, for one of the heads of our year, to speak to me privately, and yes I kept it hidden, but I did finally agreed to the having a role. But it just never felt right, it didn’t feel earned. But felt like I did notice the bias once a student wouldn’t preform a line, from how ridiculous it sounded. Which in thoughts, didn’t feel fair, as an actor, your meant to play the character, not get personal on how you will act on it-

Jude & Phil are exceptionally talented individuals who really care about their students. My daughter joined Razzmatazz last year and her confidence has thrived ever since. We value the ethos of the school so much we even enrolled our son who again has thrived in this environment. We can’t wait to see their performance in June. We 100% recommend this club to anyone who wishes to explore the creative arts!

Razzamataz theatre school is a great school. The staff are warm and welcoming. My child enjoys attending each week and comes home with new songs to learn and showing off her new dance move.

Wonderful teachers and encouraging environment for children to learn drama sills and play.

Lovely staff are always friendly, they help and guide my daughter to enjoy dancing and theatre, would highly recommend Razz, my 7 year old loves it and can’t wait to go every week,

Both my girls go here and absolutely love it. My eldest was sometimes a little unconfident but since going Razzamataz she has gained so much more confidence. My girls idolise the staff and have made such beautiful friends there too. Jess and the staff work so hard to make it a fun place for the children but somewhere where they actually learn too. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Brilliant performing arts school, sing, dance, drama, great mixture, something for everyone, for all ages up to 18, my daughter loves it, highly recommend

Best drama school my daughter has attended. She has gained so many skills and confidence through the team at Sutton Coldfield.

my daughter has being with them for years and she loves it and the confidence this has given her has helped her in all walks of life .