Acting: advanced

About this course

The course centres on developing scenes through practical text analysis, character work, exploratory improvisation and detailed rehearsal. Participants apply their analysis in practical acting exercises, experimenting with different tactics within scenes or speeches and working towards performance standard. Teaching uses a variety of techniques and may involve individual tasks, pair work, small-group exercises and whole-group activities. The course concludes with scenes performed for an invited audience.

What you'll learn

• Analyse texts and apply findings to practical acting work
• Develop and sustain a given character
• Use improvisation to explore scenes and acting choices
• Rehearse scenes with depth and rigour
• Explore different tactics within a scene or speech
• Perform scenes for an audience

Is this course right for you?

This advanced course is intended for learners with a good level of acting ability and experience. Participants should be able to read and respond to different texts, communicate clearly in discussion and drama practice, exchange constructive feedback, and work safely in pairs and groups.

• Includes individual, paired, small-group and whole-group work
• Involves giving and receiving constructive feedback
• Concludes with performance to an invited audience

Before you go

• Bring a pencil and eraser for annotating scripts; a notebook may also be useful.
• Wear comfortable clothing.
• A copy of the play being studied may need to be purchased; photocopies of individual scenes will be provided.