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Course Title
Directing with Katie Mitchell
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 Fee - £1200
- Upcoming Dates
- Who is this course suitable for?
- Course Information
- Bursary Places
- Central Alumni Discount
Course Dates
Monday 15 July - Friday 26 July
1 week, Mon - Fri, 10am – 5:30pm
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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.