Course reviews
"Great coverage of acting techniques, with a lively pace and a fair but challenging learning curve. Teachers were friendly and supportive with great skills and knowledge to offer. I came away having learned a lot about the dramatic arts and myself and now have a clear idea of what I want to do next."Advanced Performance Diploma
"The more you put into this course, the more you will get out of it. Dedicated and committed teachers help you to reach your potential and push through your barriers. Worth all of the hard work."
Advanced Performance Diploma
“Frustrating, enjoyable, absolutely hard work and finally wonderful.”
Stanislavski workshop
“I’ve learnt about resistances to my own expression and abilities. Not “I can’t do that” or “I won’t do that” but “I am doing that.”
Access
"The pace is amazingly fast and quite difficult but it really pushes you to achieve. The teaching was inspirational. I really got a lot out of the course and feel ready for the next challenge."
Access
“..the excellent tutoring, the interaction, the great support from everyone towards each other and also the enthusiasm. There was nothing I did not like about the course.”
Introduction to acting
“..Inspiring, very enjoyable…..very committed teacher with a lot to give to students.”
Stanislavski workshop
“Enthusiasm of the other participants. Everyone was very committed to the work. Teacher was constructive and helpful and I feel like I learned an awful lot.”
Actors Studio
"I worked on ’Never mind the Buzzcocks’ on BBC2 and this involved standing on my feet for 15 minutes and remaining perfectly motionless. I applied what I have learned in class and it greatly assisted with my aim - to stand tall without tension and with correct breathing."
Alexander Technique
"The course is taught very well and it is great value for money."
Early Morning Dance Moves
"Very good intuitive teacher able to get the best out of the individual"
Actors in Training
"One of the best courses I have been on at the City Lit- very knowledgeable tutor."
Technical Voice Production
"Course content was spot-on; encyclopaedic knowledge of tutor was conveyed with passion and a fresh humour. Fun and seriously instructive at the same time."
Technical Voice Production (DV009)
Georgina Sowerby
Drama, dance & speech tutor
Vernon Thompson
Drama, dance & speech tutor
Tamara Murray
Drama, dance & speech tutor
Jon Lee
Drama, dance & speech tutor
Petina Hapgood
Drama, dance & speech tutor
Brita Forsstrom
Drama, dance & speech
Vivienne Rochester
Drama,dance & speech tutor & Head of Department
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