Mode of Study

Evening

Start Date

18th Mar 2025, 9 weeks

Day(s):

Tuesday

Time:

18:00 - 21:00

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Location

City Campus

Cost

£ 175

Overview

This introductory course will appeal to anyone interested in the performing arts - drama students, actors, creative writers.

Working within our college lecture theatre you will learn about improvisation skills, group interaction and solo work. Working mainly from scripts you will develop techniques and skills in voice and movement, developing an overall performance level in professional development. You will enhance your script analysis skills and develop an understanding of playwrights and their writing styles. At the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to perform script extracts to friends and family within the college lecture theatre.

The course will be taught by professional lecturers who have taught drama within schools, colleges and directed many plays over the last 15 years.

This course is funded through the National Transition Training Fund and Young Person’s Guarantee.

Applicants aged 25 and over should be unemployed, at the risk of redundancy or have been made redundant at any time from 1 March 2020. 

Entry requirements

Minimum entry requirements

• You should be over 16 years of age with an enthusiasm for drama and theatre performance.

What you study

You'll study:-

• Script extracts.
• Monologues.
• Duologues.
• Accents.
• Action/Interaction.
• Movement.
• Speech.

After the course

Careers

Employment as an actor.

Continuing Study

A range of courses at the college such as Acting and Performance, NC Media, HNC Creative Industries: Radio, TV Studies, Professional Writing or Drama School auditions.

Teaching

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