“As soon as I saw the teacher in action, I knew that we hadn’t just hired someone good: we’d hired the best.”

“Tom is an excellent speaker. He has the ability to make his audience feel at ease and engaged in what he is saying. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing him speak and would recommend him without hesitation.”

“What a great week. In 3 days you turned them [our students] into a production company. Proud of them and you should be proud of what you did to train them.”

“ I don’t normally enjoy those things but that was really good. This is going to be such a cool place to work.”

“I hired Inspiring Drama on several occasions to improve the performance of young actors - ranging from a National Lottery funded World War II drama with youth club members to a historical English Language series of videos for a major UK publisher.

It was a transformational experience for the young people across all projects, as they were guided by Tom to give the very best in their performances.”

“Tom is an outstanding drama teacher! He has a fantastic enthusiasm for teaching and the students love his innovative and fun lessons and drama techniques. I have hired Inspiring Drama for Drama and Stage Combat classes for two companies I have worked at and will continue to do so in the future! Our go to drama team!”

“‘Inspiring Drama’s workshops and film making courses are refreshing, stimulating and fun. Certainly brought out the best in my two boys as teenagers.’”

“We have brought students to participate in ‘The Mini Oscar Film’ programme since 2013 and it never disappoints. It has brought hundreds of Chinese students lifelong memories and happiness as well as developing their self confidence, team work and video skills in Oxford University.”

“The programmes are very special - hugely fun, organised and enriching. We bring students every year - highly recommended 5*!!”

“A fantastic day of training from Inspiring Drama! The team worked hard to ensure that I was able to deliver a speech in a composed and confident manner without any ‘umms’ :) Highly recommend them!”

“Tom and his team created a movie with us at Wolvercote Young People’s Club in 2012 & 2014. Tom and I first met to discuss the concept as a way of engaging our young people in a creative project to bring new skills and learning opportunities to the table for them. From the get-go Tom and his team brought talent, skill, and creativity and delivered an opportunity for the young people to connect, have fun and to produce something I believe we are all proud of. Tom’s skill at direction resulted in a fun, lively and poignant tale shot together with the young people of Wolvercote Young People’s Club. He also worked with the young people on editing skills and other pre and post-production activities to make the overall experience a well rounded one. Tom is a shining light of creativity and I would recommend him and his talents to anyone interested in putting creative film to work for your organisation.”

“Quorum-ETC, based in France, has been presenting English language plays and drama workshops since 1998 to school-age students throughout France. As the internet developed, we needed to look at different ways of promoting the company, and we were delighted to find exactly what we needed through Inspiring Drama. Tom Brooks as company director has a wealth of experience from acting and directing to becoming an award-winning film director. His company has assisted us in producing three different marketing films. He listened to our needs and created the perfect promotional film for our company (www.Quorum-ETC.com). His work is of high standard, and he inspires anyone who works with him. So much so, that we collaborated on a series of short holiday film courses with some of our students here in France. Tom headed the film courses as director of filming and had a genuine aptitude with young people, taking time to listen, encourage and help them develop as young adults. He gave 150 percent commitment to the students and shows a genuine love for his art. The company is well named, as the word ‘inspire’ is exactly what they do. The promotional films that Inspiring Drama made for us have definitely improved our image and sales!”

“Thanks so much for helping us with the film workshop. It’s my pleasure to have you with us! The improvement of the course from previous teachers went far beyond our expectations! Many students told me that the film workshop is one of their favourite courses and they had truly learned some useful knowledge about film production. I’m very much looking forward to working with you again for the OPP 2018 Summer Programmes.”

“Inspiring Drama brought immense value and inspiration to our young learners through their workshops in drama, film and public speaking over the past decade. So much so that they now lead our staff team building as well!”

“Inspiring Film were a fantastic company to work with from start to
finish; from the thorough planning and insight gathering they really
took the time to understand our team and our organisation’s values,
and really reflected the essence of the people and organisation they
were filming. We had strict preferences on certain things we did or
didn’t want in the film and Silas and Tom were brilliant at sticking
to our guides without compromising on innovative and creative ideas,
and were incredibly patient with our stream of requests. They put the
people being filmed at ease and were very patient with those of us not
used to being on camera. Their attention to detail in the editing and
storytelling was highly praised by everyone in the organisation both
nationally and internationally. The films turned out better than we
could have hoped for; I couldn’t recommend Inspiring Film highly
enough.”

“I have had 1 to 1 acting sessions with Tom since 2015. We’ve covered all the key areas that top drama schools teach; from script analysis and character objectives, to screen/theatre technique and audition practice.

I have always been impressed with a how versatile Tom is in front of the camera, playing a wide range of characters, making it fun and rewarding when we do scenes together, makes improv very interesting!

Behind the camera he is excellent at detecting what is strong and what needs improving; he pushes me hard to get the desired results to make every performance better and is very honest with his feedback, but always with encouragement.

Tom’s work ethic and desire to help every client he works with is admirable, and everything Inspiring Drama has to offer gets my highest praise.”

“Inspiring Film demonstrated a great understanding of our charity, the target audience and delivered the brief perfectly. They made the entire process stress-free and delivered the final video within the tight timescales. The video is of great quality, and has been really well received by our audience. I would definitely recommend working with them.”

“Excellent training and involvement - students thoroughly enjoyed themselves in a well coordinated and well prepared session. The trainer is clearly highly skilled, passionate and a truly talented facilitator.”