Performing Arts Courses & Classes in London and Online
City Lit offers performing arts courses in the heart of Covent Garden in Central London during the evening, daytime and at weekends. Explore our range of subjects including acting, (including accredited acting courses), dance, radio and screen, and voice, speech and communication as well as a full range of music courses, such as piano, singing, strings and wind instruments to jazz and pop, music technology, music theory and history
Our courses are labelled clearly for beginners or those with previous experience and you can speak to a specialist advisor to help you choose the right level. If you would you like some help or advice:
For music courses email music@citylit.ac.uk. You can also view our music auditions and advice page.
For drama, dance and speech courses email drama@citylit.ac.uk
- City Lit Theatre CompanyCourse start date: Mon 27 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: James Jarrett
A wonderful opportunity to be part of a theatre company working alongside an experienced professional director and a team of techical theatre students to stage a play from scratch in six weeks. Use your previous practical training in acting in the context of the performance of a full production in the John Lyons Theatre at City Lit, giving four public performances.
Please make sure you read the details below which gives days and times of rehearsals and performance week.
This term, the play is Hamlet, directed by James Jarrett. - Improvisation
Course start date: Mon 27 Oct 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mark PhoenixEnrich 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. - Accents: Standard EnglishCourse start date: Tue 28 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jonathan MulquinDo you feel stuck in a regional or international accent? Would you like to learn how to speak Standard English? This course is not for speakers of other languages who should take English Pronunciation courses instead.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £90.00 - Directing theatre: beginnersCourse start date: Tue 28 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon BowenDiscover the practical elements of directing for the theatre, working on text analysis and beginning to build your director’s toolkit. Learn to motivate actors and create believable, engaging performances as you explore a range of modern texts. - Play-readingCourse start date: Tue 28 Oct 2025
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 - Acting for radio and podcast dramas: beginnersCourse start date: Wed 29 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David GoodersonExplore acting and performing for radio and podcast dramas, working on scenes, sound effects, monologues, commercials, voiceovers and all kinds of microphone techniques, in a supportive but professional environment. This course will be held in the media studio. Tutor: David Gooderson.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £195.00 - Radio and podcast presenting: improversCourse start date: Thu 30 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David SpencerExtend and develop your skills for a range of radio broadcasts and podcasts, presenting and putting a live news, current affairs, features and music programme to air, creating the content yourselves. You'll need to have taken the beginners’ course or have previous industry experience. This course will be delivered in our fully equipped media studio.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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