Acting for Stage and Screen

Over three years of acting class and practice-led training, you will be immersed in techniques of acting for stage and screen. We aim to develop versatile actors who feel empowered within screen and stage preparation and performance. Alongside your lecturers, you will be mentored and taught by professional actors, directors, casting directors, filmmakers, and screenwriters, many of whom work in the industry today.

Acting for screen aspects of the course will develop your skills in:

acting and auditioning for camera
comedy sitcom
short film making
self-tapes
professionally produced showreels
Acting for stage aspects of the course will include practical projects and productions at an east London arts venue, developing your craft in:

acting fundamentals where our modes of enquiry cover a wide range of practitioners
approaches to text
naturalism, classical and physical theatre
new writing
studio and main stage public performances
From the initial idea through to performance or screening, we encourage and support an understanding of the actors' creative process. You will be equipped with acting toolkits and trace a pathway towards creative freedom. At the heart of the experience is a focus on inclusive practice which reflects the diversity of our students on our acting courses.

By the end of our acting for stage and screen programmes, you will have the skills and confidence needed for a successful career in acting. Join us and embark on a transformative journey with one of the leading acting courses in London.

Year 1:
Acting Fundamentals (Core), The Actor and Embodied Movement (Core), Stage and Screen Technique 1 (Core), Performance Making (Core), Stage and Screen Technique 2 (Core), Mental Wealth: Creative Industries (Core)

Year 2:
Actors Laboratory: Stage (Core), Writing for Screen (Core), Actors Laboratory: Screen (Core), Mental Wealth: Professional Practice PA5103 (Core), Writer in the Room (Optional), Public Project 2 (Optional), Public Project 1 (Optional), Creative Collaboration (Optional)

Year 3:
Final Performance Project 1 (Core), Research Project 1 (Core), Industry Practice for the Professional Actor PA6104 (Core), Final Performance Project 2 (Core), Research Project 2 (Core), Mental Wealth: Enterprise and Engagement (Core)

Assessment of portfolios is split as follows:

80% Practice Portfolio
20% Coursework Portfolios
You'll always receive detailed feedback outlining your strengths and how you can improve.

We aim to provide feedback on assessments within 20 working days.