Pedal Performing Arts was formed in July 2006 as the successor of well established Inside Out School of Performing Arts which ran under Donna Tyler for 10 years. The group was formed with the idea of providing a fun and friendly theatrically based club which any one could attend.

There is no audition process at Pedal yet the standard of learning and teaching is still very high. Our aim is to give 5 to 18 year olds a wide knowledge of the theatre and allow them to develop more than one skill. Our workshops include drama, dancing, singing, LAMDA exams and our productions allow the students to explore back stage skills and other theatre craft.

Guest teachers are invited in to add variety and we also aim to take students on at least one theatre trip a year to expand their experiences of live theatre.

In the Chalfont St Peter and Hazlemere branch we spend half the year teaching general workshops which last an hour. The other half of the year is geared towards a production. This production involves everyone from Workshop 2 upwards and Workshop 1 gives regular presentations.

During the week at Chalfont St Peter we have workshops working towards LAMDA exams which are endorsed by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. As of 2008 UCAS now offer 20 - 65 points to bronze, silver and gold medallists. Pedal has a very high success rate in Spoken English, Improvisation, Verse and Prose and Musical Theatre. Some of our students use this training as a starting block for full-time courses in the performing world while others see it as a way of acquiring presentation and communication skills which will help them through interviews and enable them to deal more confidently with the public in their everyday working lives.

Previous students have gone on to the National Youth Theatre, National Youth Ballet, television and film work.