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A five day intensive course designed to enhance your skills and develop your confidence in acting. Explore a range of exercises and acting techniques that will illuminate and enliven scripts and scenes. Ideal for those who have completed a beginner’s level course.
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Working in a safe and supportive atmosphere, you will explore the actors process. You will participate in a range of acting exercises to improve your spontaneity, presence and ability to act truthfully in the moment. You will learn the fundamentals of stage craft, how to build character and begin to explore and use solid techniques to unlock the text. You will apply your skills to script work as you work on a short scene from a contemporary play.
What will we cover?
• Physical and vocal warmups
• Group exercises
• Character work
• Text analysis work
• Scene rehearsal and performance.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
• Perform a personal physical and vocal warm-up.
• Explore and analyse text confidently
• Play character and perform in a scene from a play with confidence.
• Use improvisation exercises to enhance script work.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This is an improvers course, so you should have completed an acting course at beginners level. It's an ideal course to progress to from DS001 Actors summer school for beginners
In order to get the most from the course you will be able to:
• Listen and respond to instructions and feedback.
• Communicate clearly in discussion and drama practice.
• Read and respond to a variety of text.
• Give and receive constructive feedback.
• Take notes.
• Work within groups and pairs safely.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
This is a highly practical class, where you will work in pairs, groups and individually
HEALTH CHECK
You may be asked to participate in rigorous activity from time to time. Please consider whether you could do this, if you are in any doubt consult a medical practitioner.
As part of the course content, your tutor may record your image for initial and ongoing assessment purposes. You are entitled to decline to participate in the recording of your image.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Comfortable clothing should be worn. You will need a notebook and pen in these sessions.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Enrol onto one of our longer Acting improvers courses in the Autumn term, Stanislavski for beginners or consider screen acting: beginners. You may be interested in one of City Lit's Accredited acting courses or in one of the wide range of non-accredited courses in Acting and Theatre
Sean trained at École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, a world renowned school for physical theatre. Over the two years he trained in devised theatre, ensemble building, character development, mask work, mime, object manipulation / puppetry and clowning, among a vast array of other training. Sean also trained at East 15 Acting School on the BA Hons / Acting & Stage Combat degree graduating in 2011, gaining specialist skills in nine different weapon sets alongside an extensive acting program, in contemporary and classical work and practitioners. Sean works as a performer, director and choreographer, and regularly leads workshops and courses for theatre companies across the UK, Europe and Asia. His approach to theatre follows predominantly from his training at Lecoq, with the body and with a playful curiosity, exploring the space and how the body moves within it. In his courses he hopes to open up a deeper understanding of performance technique, emotional engagement, physicality and the exploration of all aspects of life through theatre and to share his deep profound love of what he does with others.
Juliet PragueSee moreSee less
Juliet Prague trained at the Drama Centre. Theatre is her first love; she was a founding member of Mkultra, a performance collective that presents work in the UK, Greece and Italy. Her extensive career as an actor includes 24 Hours at the Arnolfini (Bristol 2019), The Vagina Monologues (2019), Afterlives in Athens as part of the Hellenic Festival (2017), Circle of Blood shot in Niagara Falls by cult director Michael di Paolo (2014) and Square Rounds written and directed by Tony Harrison at the National Theatre. As director she has created theatre in unexpected places including art galleries and homeless communities. A skilled voiceover artist she has recorded many talking books and cartoons. She has also sung with Voicelab at the Southbank Centre. With her wide knowledge base including Stanislavski, the Method and Meisner Technique, Juliet has taught acting for over twenty years at City Lit, Regents University, Rose Bruford, Brunel, Royal College of Music, and has led training programmes for the corporate sector. She is also currently acting teacher at The Bridge Theatre Training Co.
Lloyd WyldeSee moreSee less
Lloyd Wylde is a former actor and now Voice Coach trained at LAMDA and at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. She has worked for the Education Department at the National Theatre, Historic Palaces, Wellcome Trust and Soho Theatre, at several drama schools, and for the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as independent work. At City Lit she has taught Actor's Voice: beginners and improvers, Communicate with confidence through voice and body language, Self-presentation skills for business people (with Nikki Kelly), Use your voice assertively, and on the Foundation Drama and Acting Diploma courses. Having worked at City Lit since 2015, Lloyd enjoys the diverse range of students that come to City Lit keen to learn. She aims to help all students achieve their potential, find and harness the power of their voice, all within a safe and fun environment. Voice is in the body and is an expression of your personality and presence. Lloyd aims to help you find out what your strength is and help yourself counter the things that might get in the way. Come and play with your voice and see what you can discover.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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• Group exercises<br />
• Character work<br />
• Text analysis work<br />
• Scene rehearsal and performance.• Perform a personal physical and vocal warm-up.<br />
• Explore and analyse text confidently<br />
• Play character and perform in a scene from a play with confidence.<br />
• Use improvisation exercises to enhance script work.This is an improvers course, so you should have completed an acting course at beginners level. It's an ideal course to progress to from DS001 Actors summer school for beginners<br />
In order to get the most from the course you will be able to:<br />
• Listen and respond to instructions and feedback.<br />
• Communicate clearly in discussion and drama practice.<br />
• Read and respond to a variety of text.<br />
• Give and receive constructive feedback.<br />
• Take notes.<br />
• Work within groups and pairs safely.This is a highly practical class, where you will work in pairs, groups and individually<br />
HEALTH CHECK<br />
You may be asked to participate in rigorous activity from time to time. Please consider whether you could do this, if you are in any doubt consult a medical practitioner. <br />
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As part of the course content, your tutor may record your image for initial and ongoing assessment purposes. You are entitled to decline to participate in the recording of your image.Comfortable clothing should be worn. You will need a notebook and pen in these sessions.Enrol onto one of our longer Acting improvers courses in the Autumn term, Stanislavski for beginners or consider screen acting: beginners. You may be interested in one of City Lit's <a her="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/performing-arts/acting-and-theatre/accredited-acting-courses"target="_blank">Accredited acting courses</a> or in one of the wide range of non-accredited courses in <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/performing-arts/acting-and-theatre"target="_blank"> Acting and Theatre</a>virtual349349244DS002NONEMon-Fri28/07/25 - 01/08/2510:30 - 16:3010:3016:305 sessions55-10 weeksWeekdayKSKeeley StreetSean Croft, Juliet Prague, Lloyd WyldeSome experienceAvailable courses2025-07-28T00:00:00+00:00DaytimeJul 2025Performing arts349349Actor summer school: improversactor-summer-school-improvers/ds002-2425A five day intensive course designed to enhance your skills and develop your confidence in acting. Explore a range of exercises and acting techniques that will illuminate and enliven scripts and scenes. Ideal for those who have completed a beginner’s level course.0000-Available|2025-07-28 00:00:00Working in a safe and supportive atmosphere, you will explore the actors process. You will participate in a range of acting exercises to improve your spontaneity, presence and ability to act truthfully in the moment. You will learn the fundamentals of stage craft, how to build character and begin to explore and use solid techniques to unlock the text. You will apply your skills to script work as you work on a short scene from a contemporary play.A five day intensive course designed to enhance your skills and develop your confidence in acting. Explore a range of exercises and acting techniques that will illuminate and enliven scripts and scenes. Ideal for those who have completed a beginner’s level course.• Physical and vocal warmups<br />
• Group exercises<br />
• Character work<br />
• Text analysis work<br />
• Scene rehearsal and performance.• Perform a personal physical and vocal warm-up.<br />
• Explore and analyse text confidently<br />
• Play character and perform in a scene from a play with confidence.<br />
• Use improvisation exercises to enhance script work.This is an improvers course, so you should have completed an acting course at beginners level. It's an ideal course to progress to from DS001 Actors summer school for beginners<br />
In order to get the most from the course you will be able to:<br />
• Listen and respond to instructions and feedback.<br />
• Communicate clearly in discussion and drama practice.<br />
• Read and respond to a variety of text.<br />
• Give and receive constructive feedback.<br />
• Take notes.<br />
• Work within groups and pairs safely.This is a highly practical class, where you will work in pairs, groups and individually<br />
HEALTH CHECK<br />
You may be asked to participate in rigorous activity from time to time. Please consider whether you could do this, if you are in any doubt consult a medical practitioner. <br />
<br />
As part of the course content, your tutor may record your image for initial and ongoing assessment purposes. You are entitled to decline to participate in the recording of your image.Comfortable clothing should be worn. You will need a notebook and pen in these sessions.Enrol onto one of our longer Acting improvers courses in the Autumn term, Stanislavski for beginners or consider screen acting: beginners. You may be interested in one of City Lit's <a her="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/performing-arts/acting-and-theatre/accredited-acting-courses"target="_blank">Accredited acting courses</a> or in one of the wide range of non-accredited courses in <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/performing-arts/acting-and-theatre"target="_blank"> Acting and Theatre</a>configurable
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