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!
- Introduction to acting
Course start date: Sun 29 Mar 2026 (and 7 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cara JenningsA fun encounter with the acting process. Increase your confidence and discover your potential in a safe and supportive environment.
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £69.00 - Play-reading Course start date: Tue 14 Apr 2026 (and 1 other date)
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 £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £111.00 - Improvisation workshop Course start date: Mon 20 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Work in a safe and supportive atmosphere to enrich and develop your improvisation skills.
Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £153.00 - Acting: beginners Course start date: Mon 20 Apr 2026 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cara JenningsExplore 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 £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £209.00 - Stanislavski: beginners Course start date: Mon 20 Apr 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Deirdre Strath ClydeDiscover 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 £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £209.00 - Acting workshopCourse start date: Tue 21 Apr 2026 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Juliet PragueExplore, 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 £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £181.00 - Acting: the whole playCourse start date: Wed 22 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sean CroftPractise and develop your acting skills by rehearsing scenes in detail from a contemporary play. Engage with the fundamentals of performance in front of a live invited audience in our John Lyons Theatre in the final session.
Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £299.00 Concession £209.00 - Acting Shakespeare Course start date: Wed 22 Apr 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Robert CavanahRehearse scenes and speeches from various Shakespeare's plays. Create vivid performances that are both true to life and true to Shakespeare’s language.
Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Acting: scenework Course start date: Fri 24 Apr 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lawrence LambertDevelop your acting skills and build confidence on this improvers course. Using both improvisation and text, we will explore various techniques for building distinctive characters, with an emphasis on playful discovery and fun!Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Acting: improvers Course start date: Sun 26 Apr 2026 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: James Jarrett, Deirdre Strath ClydeContinue your development as you explore a range of exercises and acting techniques that will illuminate and enliven script and scene work.. Consolidate techniques and deepen your understanding in a safe and supportive atmosphere.
Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £299.00 Concession £209.00 - Acting: scenes to performance Course start date: Thu 30 Apr 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura BaggaleyPractise 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 £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £265.00 - Acting: scenes to performance (intensive)Course start date: Fri 8 May 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura BaggaleySpend 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 £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £153.00 - Acting for fun Course start date: Fri 22 May 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura BaggaleyAn 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 £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £111.00 - Acting: advanced Course start date: Wed 3 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
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 £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Screen acting: improvers Course start date: Wed 3 Jun 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Robert CavanahBuild your confidence and strengthen your camera technique in this improvers class. Work towards creating more truthful screen performances.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £195.00
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