What people have said about us:

The Gorse Hall Centenary Murder Walk: we didn't know how this would work but the Friends of Gorse Hall wanted to do something special and it was suggested we use actors in conjunction with the walk, we all met and worked out a theme to act out events that lead up to the murder scene. We had rehearsals and finally It was the day. 1st November 2009, going back to 1909 a dull November day 200 people set off, a man in costume comes out of the pub and runs off, a young girl in Edwardian dress runs down the drive screaming my uncle is being murdered, the crowd loved it. The final scene on site at Gorse Hall was superb. 2 Boards & A Passion really did make this event special. Thank you to all the actors for taking part, well done.
Christine Clough, Friends of Gorse Hall, Stalybridge

The (Not So!) Jolly Roger "was entertaining, great fun and most importantly engaged all pupils with interactive activities... I would recommend the show to all primary schools"
Vanessa Gee, Maths Coordinator, Ludworth Primary School [Click here for full testimonial]

"Kathryn and Colin were fantastic with our students. They worked with professionalism, dedication and enthusiasm in a way that inspired the students. Their patience and positivity resulted in some fantastic work. We can’t wait to have them back!"
Tony Day, Curriculum Director, Ashton Sixth Form College

"You made all our AS and A level Performing Arts Acting students feel positive about themselves and their exam work. You treated them as professionals, you encouraged them and believed in them. As a result they rose to the occasion and achieved some high grades in their exam work. "
Tamzin Sinclair, Head of Dance, Ashton Sixth Form College

"I absolutely loved working with Colin and Kathryn! I think we all did as a group. When they came to work with us, they fitted right in with the dynamics of our group and understood us straight away. They knew our strengths and weaknesses and worked positively with them to create the fab piece of theatre we ended up with! It didn’t feel like they were our teachers; they were two friends that just happened to teach us. We had so many laughs, and we all really miss them. It was obvious that they have so much experience, not only in the performing arts industry, but with people our age; their creative input was at the right amount, they didn’t tell us what to do just helped us along perfectly. I never ever at one point with Colin and Catherine felt negatively about them, not once, and I always looked forward to Performing Arts to work with them. "
Abbigail Watson, AS Performing Arts Acting Student, Ashton Sixth Form College

"Our GCSE Drama students had been working on devising a piece of coursework and were stuck in a rut of creating very naturalistic and unimaginative “ soap opera” style drama and were in desperate need of inspiration.
I had heard about "2 Boards and a Passion" and contacted Colin to book them. After being asked what our requirements were, Colin and Kathryn crafted a perfect workshop which engaged and inspired our usually reluctant students from the start. After the warm up exercises which encouraged teamwork and communication, Colin and Kathryn facilitated a workshop that resulted in our students creating some of the most imaginative, abstract and moving work to date.
An extremely successful afternoon, our students now have an inspired starting point from which to create an engaging moving piece of coursework of the highest of standards.
Thank you '2 Boards and a Passion'!"
Debbie Margolis, Drama Teacher, Bury

thank you so much for teachin our group
we all appreciate it very much ...
we dont want you to gooo... please don't go..
we'll miss you n splat!!!
all the best for the future
kathryn n colin love yas both loads
kat n drama group xxxxxx
Facebook message from Kat Goodwin, Student, Ashton Sixth Form College

"...and after five days of fun, games, music, dancing, singing and acting we had to put it all to the test by inviting our friends and family to do a show. It went brilliantly. I wish it was on EVERY SINGLE WEEK."
Molly-Mae France (age 9), Audenshaw Holiday Musical Theatre Workshop

"Colin, Jess and Kathryn all treated us as friends, not children... they saw our talents and gave EVERYONE a chance to do something on their own."
"Carry on what you're doing because it worked for me!"
Emma Kelly (age 12), Animal Antics Musical Theatre Workshop at the Tameside Hippodrome

"I enjoyed doing '2 Boards & A Passion'. It was really interesting and I made a lot of friends. Doing this drama group was great and I loved everything.
Melissa Katie Saxon (age 9), Audenshaw Holiday Musical Theatre Workshop

The rescuers of ASFC performing arts drama! These two are absolute stars and the show would not have gone on with out them. They are amazing, thank you soooo much!
Facebook message from Sarah Hibbs, Student, Ashton Sixth Form College