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Two Year Full Time Evening
and Weekend Course This course is designed for those who may:
It is
an intensive, two-year vocational training, which covers all aspects of an actor’s work. Subjects covered include: acting
for stage, screen acting, actors’ movement, speech, voice, reading, audition technique, stage combat, dance, singing
and theatre history. During the course students will take part in up to five different productions, normally at the end of
every term. Though this course is a thorough, practical vocational training, in line with students' increasing desire for accredited outcomes, study for the LAMDA Certificate in Speech and Drama: Performance Studies has been introduced to the curriculum. This completed in four stages over the course of the first four terms. The course culminates in an agents showcase at a major theatre and a season of graduation plays on the London fringe. Students on this course must be aged 20 +. There is no upper age limit. Classes usually run 6.30pm to 10.30pm Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 5.30pm Saturday with occasional Sunday classes and rehearsals. There are 12 places on this course. Entrance is by audition. Apply One Year Intensive Course (Day Time) This course is designed for those who:
This is a one year daytime
course, which offers a full actor training. Subjects covered include: acting for stage, screen acting, actors’ movement,
speech, voice, reading, audition technique, stage combat, dance, singing and theatre history. During the course students will
take part in up to five different productions, normally at the end of every term. The course culminates in an agents’ showcase at a major London theatre and a season of graduation plays on the London fringe. Students on this course must be aged 21 +. There is no upper age limit. Classes usually run 10.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend work. There are 8 places on this course. Entrance is by audition. Apply One Year Full Time Foundation Course (Day Time) This course is designed for younger students who:
This one year daytime
course is not a full actor training as such, but it prepares students for what they will experience should they choose to
take up acting as a career. Emphasis is placed on preparation, application and discipline. We encourage confidence and a feeling
of self-worth which helps students through the audition process. Subjects covered include: voice, speech, actors’ movement,
audition preparation, stage combat, theatre history and reading. Students can expect to take roles in three different productions
over the year. Former students of The Actor Works currently train or have trained at the likes of LAMDA, Central School of Speech and Drama, E15, Rose Bruford, Drama Centre, Bristol Old Vic, Guildhall, Arts Ed, Birmingham School of Acting, Oxford School of Drama and Italia Conti. These students are invited to come back to The Actor Works to discuss their full time training experiences with Foundation Course students. During the course, students will take the LAMDA Examinations Grades 6 - 8. These qualifications are currently NVQ Level 3 equivalent and account for between 20 and 65 points of UCAS tariffs.Students on this course must be between the ages of 18 and 22 inclusive. Classes usually run 10.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Thursday, with occasional weekend classes and rehearsals. There are 8 places on this course. Entrance is by audition. Apply One Year Part Time Evening Course This part time course is designed for those who wish to pursue acting as a leisure interest.
Classes
will take place from 6.45pm to 10pm on Tuesday evenings and 7pm to 10pm on Thursdays.
Tuesdays involves a warm-up session with our full time students, followed by three one hour classes: one voice based, one movement based and one acting based. On Thursdays, two hours are devoted to rehearsal of scenes for performance and one hour to practice for LAMDA Examinations held at the end of each term. Entrance is by audition. There are 12 places on this course. Apply |
