Start Acting Right

If you have ever thought to yourself "I'd like to try acting" then this course is for you. A series of 8 classes on Tuesday evenings from 7.30 to 9.30. Classes are taught by one of our professional actors who will guide you through the basic techniques of acting. You will explore and practice the work of Stanislavsky, the first actor to develop a science of acting. Other theories will be studied that will help you to understand and interpret the text in order to produce a solid, believable character and perform with dramatic intensity. The course concludes with a performance of a short scene or monologue from a modern play.

Sam is a teacher specialising in theatre. He trained in musical theatre at The BRIT School of Performing Arts and then in Devised Theatre Acting at Bretton Hall. Sam has been working as a specialist leader in education for drama for the Cabot Learning Federation and as a teacher of drama for nine years.His directing credits include A Letter To Lacey at the National Theatre, #YOLO at Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Alice by Heart at Latitude Festival and Welcome to the Jungle at the Tobacco Factory Theatres. He regularly writes and directs work to tour to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and around local venues. He has worked in collaboration with Frantic Assembly, Bassline Circus, Cartoon Network and Circomedia.He is currently working on a Masters degree in Applied Theatre at the Royal Central school of Speech and Drama.