Directing with Katie Mitchell

Applications have now closed.

Join Katie Mitchell, one of the UK’s foremost theatre practitioners, for an intensive and practical two-week course designed to help professional theatre directors develop their craft.

Course Outline

Week One

An introduction to skills for directing and pathways for skill development
An overview of the steps in the timeline of making a theatre production
How to analyse text: time, place, immediate circumstances, character biographies, events, and intentions
Activities: close textual analysis, group discussion, setting of individual tasks, feedback

Week Two

Student directors will explore practical rehearsal techniques, by preparing short scenes and working in rehearsal with actors. They will receive individual feedback on their work.
Activities: group practical work, individual preparation, two-day rehearsal with actors, individual feedback on rehearsed scene, group plenary.

Course Dates

Monday 15 July - Friday 26 July

1 week, Mon - Fri, 10am – 5:30pm

Applications have now closed.

This course is aimed at directors with some previous professional experience.

Days	Various. This course is delivered over 2 weeks.
Times	All times listed are either GMT or GMT +1 (depending on the time of year). If you’re joining from overseas, please use a timezone convertor before booking to establish what the local time will be for you.
Age	The minimum age is 18 on the first day of the course. There is no upper age limit.
Max. class size	14 students
Course Delivery	All of the Summer Short Courses take place onsite at our Swiss Cottage campus in London.
International students	We welcome International Students to our courses, however please ensure you are on the correct visa. As our Summer Short Courses are classed as part-time, non-accredited short courses they are not eligible for a Tier 4 Student Visa however you may be eligible for a Short Term Study Visa.
Language requirements	Applicants must be confident speaking and reading English to a conversational level (IELTS score of 7.0 or equivalent). You may be expected to read texts/scripts that have advanced vocabulary.
Attendance	Due to the structure and the collaborative nature of the courses, full attendance is requested.
Refunds	We are able to offer a full refund up until 14 days before the course begins. After this, the course will become fully non-refundable.
Cancellations	Central reserves the right to cancel this course if we do not meet the minimum number of participants. In this instance, a full refund will be made to you. We are unable to refund any other costs you may have incurred.

We have a limited number of bursary places for students who meet one or more of the following criteria:

Are from a low income household (below £35,000)
Are care experienced or in the care of a local authority
Have a disability
Have caring responsibilities
Are from the global majority
Are a refugee/asylum seeker

To apply, please complete the main application first, before completing our bursary application form.

A member of the team will be in touch with the outcome 2 weeks prior to the start of the course. If you have any questions, please contact us at short.courses@cssd.ac.uk.

Alumni of undergraduate, postgraduate and diploma courses are eligible for 10% off this Artist Development course.

You will be able to claim the discount when offered a place on the course, by contacting short.courses@cssd.ac.uk.

Course Tutor

Katie Mitchell

Katie Mitchell has directed over 100 productions in a career spanning 30 years. She was presented with the Order of the British Empire (OBE) 2009 and the British Academy's President's Medal in 2017 for her services to theatre.