When & Where

Quick Facts

  • Availability Yes
  • Course Code W25DMAF01A
  • Suitable For 19 year olds and up are permitted on this course

What you will learn

This Acting Diploma course is highly practical and taught by industry professionals. It focuses on developing your acting skills such as audition technique, movement, voice, devising, performing classical texts, and acting for screen. There is also an academic element to the course which allows you to explore different theatre practitioners and the theatre industry, as well as undertaking an extended research project. In the last term of the course the group will work towards a final production. The course is aimed at preparing you for drama school or for entering the industry. Our previous graduates have gone on to gain agents, one is currently appearing as a series regular in the Netflix show, Supacell. Units could include: Acting: Scenes to Performance Approaches to Acting Voice Skills for Actors Movement for the Performer Non-Text Based Performance We look forward to meeting you for a friendly audition and chat about the course.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Take part in an audition with confidence
  • Perform on stage and screen
  • Warm up your voice and body safely for performance
  • Work as part of an ensemble of actors
  • Use your imagination to create characters
  • Progress onto a Level 4 course and / or start working in the industry

On successful completion of the course, you will achieve the following qualification: Access to HE Diploma (Performing Arts) [OCNLR]

Class format and activities

Classes are practical and held in our Drama Studio at our Waterloo Centre for Adult Learning. The Waterloo Centre is close to the many leading theatres, the Young Vic, the Old Vic and The Nation Theatre, along with a wealth of fringe theatre venues.

Entry requirements

You are eligible for a FREE place if you are: * 19 – 23 years old (you must be 19 or over or under 24 on 31st August) OR * Not in full–time education, employment or training * You do not yet hold a full level 3 qualification

Cost

  • Full fee
    £3384
  • Concession fee
    £3384
  • Student Loan information