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Course Title
Acting: The Play
This is an exciting opportunity to explore a single play and gain a wide-ranging practical understanding of the rehearsal and performance process.
Course Content
- Gain a practical understanding of the rehearsal process
- Be cast in a speaking role
- Explore text analysis, character development, taking direction and ensemble storytelling
- Give a semi-staged performance in one of Central’s spaces in the final session for an invited audience
Course Fees - £575
Booking Information
Our courses are available on a first come, first served basis in order of payment.
To secure a place, please take the following steps:
- Read through our Terms and Conditions before booking
- Click on ‘Book your place’ above. Please make sure you are booking for the correct course and option (i.e. Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu if more than one option is available)
- Click ‘Select’ and follow the steps through to the completion of booking
- If your preferred dates are sold out, you can click ‘Join Waiting List’ and we will let you know if a place becomes available
- People who have completed our other evening courses Acting: An Introduction and Acting: Working with Text and want to move to the next level
- Anyone with some experience in acting on stage, and would like to put the scene-study skills that they have learned into practice on a single, extended piece of work.
Days | Various. The course consists of 16 sessions in total and is delivered twice a week for 8 weeks. |
Times | All times listed are either GMT or GMT +1 (depending on the time of year). |
Age | The minimum age is 18 on the first day of the course. There is no upper age limit. |
Max. class size | 16 students |
Course Delivery | All of the Evening 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 Evening 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. |
What our students say...
“This has been my 3rd course at Central and, same as the others, I loved it. It gave me the change to put into practice what I had learned in my previous classes.”
Alice, 2019
“This was an enriching experience that built on my skills as an actor.”
Anonymous, 2024