An Actor's Workout in English

About this course

Participants work in mixed-experience groups on a range of plays, using Stanislavski and related approaches to develop a rehearsal technique. The course examines how English-language texts work through nuance, idiom, vernacular and syntax, alongside monologues and scene study. Voice work includes phonetics and pronunciation, with particular attention to British English and comparison with American English. The course is practical and requires some reading and preparation between classes.

What you'll learn

• Apply practical approaches to analysing texts in English
• Use Stanislavski-based methods and related approaches within a rehearsal process
• Explore nuance, idiom, vernacular and syntax in English-language texts
• Practise monologues and scene study in English
• Develop phonetic and pronunciation techniques for acting in English

Is this course right for you?

Designed for actors for whom English is an additional language, including those considering acting study in English and professional actors working in English. Participants work in mixed-experience groups and should have fluency in spoken English. Some reading and preparation is required between classes.

• Suitable for participants aged over 18
• No audition or selection process is required
• The course works with mixed acting experience and ability
• Spoken English fluency is needed for the course content

Before you go

• Some reading and preparation is required between classes
• Participants must be over 18