Acting Courses & Classes in London
Enjoy our part-time acting short courses with classes available for all levels at City Lit, in the centre of London's theatreland. Our courses, which take place in Covent Garden, are taught by experts who are brilliant at communicating their enthusiasm. Choose a course in the daytime, evening or at weekends.
Sharpen your skills or get qualified
We offer a range of courses to help you achieve your goals in acting. Whether you're a beginner who is just starting out, or you have some experience and even wish to gain a recognised acting qualification. Our certified diploma courses are a great way to strengthen your skills and boost your chances of success in acting. While our short courses for beginners offer a solid introduction to acting on the stage and on screen.
With our part-time acting courses, making time for your passion has never been easier. Browse our courses below and book your place today!
- Actor summer school: improvers
Course start date: Mon 27 Jul 2026Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: James Jarrett, Juliet PragueA 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.Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £379.00 Concession £265.00 - Acting: improvers Course start date: Mon 14 Sep 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cara JenningsContinue your development as you explore a range of exercises and acting techniques that will illuminate and enliven your scene work. Consolidate techniques and deepen your understanding in a safe and supportive atmosphere.
Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £263.00 Concession £230.00 - Acting: beginners Course start date: Mon 14 Sep 2026 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Deirdre Strath ClydeExplore the fundamentals of acting on this practical course, designed for people with little or no experience of acting. Increase your confidence and discover your potential in a safe and supportive environment.Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £263.00 Concession £230.00 - Stanislavski: beginners Course start date: Tue 15 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Juliet PragueDiscover the system of realistic acting that most professional actors use today - the approach to training, characterisation and rehearsal technique developed by the legendary Konstantin Stanislavski.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £195.00 - Acting Shakespeare Course start date: Wed 16 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Robert CavanahRehearse scenes and speeches from a Shakespeare play, creating a vivid performance that is both true to life and true to Shakespeare’s language.
Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00 - Acting: scenes to performance Course start date: Thu 17 Sep 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Practise and develop your acting skills by rehearsing in depth scenes from contemporary plays or a whole short play. These will be performed in the college's John Lyons Theatre to an invited audience at the end of the course. This course is suitable for students who have completed a broad range of our acting courses at beginners and improvers level or who have gained suitable experience elsewhere.Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £279.00 - Comedy improvisation Course start date: Fri 18 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sam MoodyHave fun acting, with theatre games and character exercises. Build your confidence, meet new people while you will learn and practice the key techniques needed for performing improvised comedy scenes.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00 - Introduction to acting Course start date: Tue 29 Sep 2026 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Juliet PragueA fun encounter with the acting process. Increase your confidence and discover your potential in a safe and supportive environment.
Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00 - Acting workshopCourse start date: Thu 1 Oct 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Explore, rehearse and perform scenes from several modern plays in this lively acting course. Develop your stagecraft skills and meet like-minded people as you work together on scripts and acting exercises.
Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £174.00 - Acting: scenes to performance (intensive)Course start date: Fri 2 Oct 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Spend eight weeks exploring and rehearsing a scene from a modern play with an experienced theatre director, culminating in a performance to an invited audience in the final class.
Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00 - Acting for fun Course start date: Fri 16 Oct 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
An acting class purely for the joy of it! This course is suitable for complete beginners and those with a little experience. Enjoy acting exercises and scenes, gain confidence, make friends, and develop new skills in a fun environment.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - City Lit Theatre Company: CinderellaCourse start date: Mon 26 Oct 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vernon ThompsonA wonderful opportunity to be part of a theatre company working with an experienced professional director to stage a full production of the pantomime Cinderella in the John Lyons Theatre. Please check all days and times below to ensure you are available for the whole course.
Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £399.00 - Acting: advanced Course start date: Wed 28 Oct 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon DarwenPractise and develop your acting skills by rehearsing scenes with an experienced tutor and actor. This course is suitable for students who have completed a broad range of our acting courses at beginners and improvers level or who have gained suitable experience elsewhere.
Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00 - Improvisation Course start date: Fri 30 Oct 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sam MoodyEnrich and develop your skills in this improvisation course. Working in a safe and supportive atmosphere, you will learn and practice the key techniques needed for performing effective improvisations.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00 - Play-reading Course start date: Tue 3 Nov 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon BowenCome together with others to explore the work of different playwrights, share the spoken word and gain insight into different plays. These fun and friendly sessions are for people who would like to read and discuss plays under the guidance of a theatre professional. Working in a supportive atmosphere you will read out loud and discuss the main themes of a range of both contemporary and classic texts.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00
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