Acting: The Play

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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
Course Dates

Tuesday 23 April - Thursday 13 June

8 weeks, 16 sessions (Tues - Thurs), 7pm - 9:30pm | Book your place


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.
TimesAll times listed are either GMT or GMT +1 (depending on the time of year).
AgeThe minimum age is 18 on the first day of the course. There is no upper age limit.
Max. class size16 students
Course DeliveryAll 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 requirementsApplicants 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.
AttendanceDue to the structure and the collaborative nature of the courses, full attendance is requested.
RefundsWe 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

“The whole journey was amazing. The opportunity to work as a member of a diverse and creative team, through the guidance and support of such a talented director, was invaluable!”

Yasiliki, 2019

Recent Tutors

Jack McMahon

Jack is a director, actor trainer, theatre maker, dramaturg and community theatre practitioner. 

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