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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  1. Screen acting: advanced
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Gary Grant
    This is a practical and intensive screen acting course, designed for students to learn how to create characters and be at their best when working within difficult and pressurised circumstances. Ideal for those who have previously studied screen acting and are planning to make the leap into finding work. Also for those who have already broken into the industry but want to make sure they’re at their best when on set.
    Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £329.00 Concession £230.00
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  2. Lipreading and managing hearing loss: advanced
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 16 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Adam Gurney
    Develop your lipreading skills and strategies for face-to-face communication and keep up-to-date with relevant equipment and services. This course is suitable if you have completed a lipreading class at improvers' level.







    This course will be taught in spoken English and not in sign language.
    Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £200.00
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  3. Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £349.00 Concession £244.00
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  4. Piano: advanced workshop
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Petros Moschos

    City Lit's most advanced, regular classes are for advanced pianists, whether  performers or specialist teachers. This course is designed to continue to develop your technique, broaden your repertoire and increase your understanding of piano playing to the highest level.

    Entry to this course is subject to audition with the Head of piano. If you are interested in joining this class, please apply using the pink button; someone will be in touch with you to arrange an audition. 

    Break week: 29 May 2024.
    Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £349.00 Concession £244.00
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  5. Piano/keyboards: intermediate
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 17 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ana Claudia Magalhaes

    For pianists playing at around grade 4-5 standard. Improve your technique, coordination, phrasing, music reading, aural skills and playing confidence.

    Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £223.00
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  6. The great philosophers
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 12 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Karl White

    Explore the ideas of major philosophers from Plato to Sartre. How does Western philosophy differ from religion and science? What problems have the great philosophers tried to solve?
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    Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £309.00 Concession £201.00
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  7. Ceramics: surface printing on clay
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 23 Feb 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lauren Ilsley
    Working with silkscreen, paper stencil, block and potato printing on unfired clay, biscuits and glazed surfaces, you will create pattern and narrative images with slips, oxides, glaze and on-glaze on simple mould forms and tiles.
    Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00
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