Introduction to Acting Practice, Level 2

• Spaces are limited so early booking is encouraged.
• Bookings will close at 5pm on Friday 20 September 2024 or when the course reaches full capacity.
• For our Terms and Conditions, please click here.

Ages 18+

Course Dates & Times

Wednesday evenings on 25 September, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 October, 6, 13 November 2024
7pm–9pm*

*The final session (13 November) will last 2.5 hours.

About Introduction to Acting Practice, Level 2

This eight-week evening course will help you to further develop your work and grow as an actor. You will focus on building your confidence through regular scene rehearsals and group sharing and will develop new ways to approach characters and connect to text, all within a small and supportive ensemble.

Who is the course for?

• Although the course serves as a direct follow-on from the previous Introduction to Acting Practice, Level 1 course, it is suitable for anyone who wants to expand their toolkit and has some acting experience. You must have some experience of analysing and discussing acting, as well as acting in front of an audience or fellow students.
• There is no upper age limit on this course. We encourage and welcome participants from all ages 18 and over.

What can I expect?

You can expect to:

• Grow in confidence and ease any nerves through regularly acting in front of each other
• Familiarise yourself with acting terminology and analyse the often elusive art of acting
• Build a toolbox of ways to approach a scene or a character

This is a practical course, and you will be encouraged to participate in informal discussion and experimentation.

Attendance of all eight sessions is strongly recommended to allow progression of learning and for the benefit of the group as a whole.

Do I need anything for the course?

We will be using Blank by Alice Birch as a set text. You will need to source your own physical copy (preferable) or an electronic format of the play to participate in the course. 

Course Fee

£355

• Spaces are limited so early booking is encouraged.
• Bookings will close at 5pm on Friday 20 September 2024 or when the course reaches full capacity.
• For our Terms and Conditions, please click here.

Eligibility

• For everyone aged 18+. There is no upper age limit on this course. We encourage and welcome participants from all ages 18 and over.
• No prior experience required.
• Participants must have sufficient English language skills to cope with course demands.

About the Course Tutors

We will have two groups and each group will be taught by one of the following tutors: Patrick Osborne and Eva Feiler. 

Patrick Osborne is an actor who graduated from Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2010. His theatre work includes Much Ado About Nothing and The Tempest (Shakespeare’s Globe), Comedy of Errors (RSC and Barbican), Shakespeare in Love (West End), Peter Pan (Open Air, Regents Park), Noises Off (UK tour), All My Sons, The Cherry Orchard and Kindertransport (Nottingham Playhouse), Accolade and After October (Finborough Theatre). TV and Film credits include Their Finest and The Borgias.

He has taught on the Foundation Course at ALRA and at Guildhall on the Acting Summer School and the Preliminary Acting Course, where he also facilitates workshops for the Access and Participation Department.

Eva Feiler trained at Guildhall School of Music & Drama (2013). During her training she was awarded the Gold Medal for Drama and Michael Bryant Award for verse speaking performed at the National Theatre.  

TV and theatre credits include:  We Were the Lucky One (Disney+/Hulu), The Crown (Netflix), Father Brown, Beyond Paradise (BBC), Othello (RSC), The Merchant of Venice (RSC), Eldorado (Arcola Theatre), and The Dog Beneath the Skin (Jermyn Street Theatre). Radio includes: Renaissance Man (BBC Radio 4), Wild Honey (BBC Radio 4) and Believe It! (BBC Radio 4). She won Best Narrator at the Audio Production Awards in 2023. 

Eva holds an MA in Actor Training and Coaching from Central School of Speech & Drama (2022) and teaches at various London drama schools (BA and foundation level) as well as regularly teaching on Guildhall's short courses. She specialises in workshops on Shakespeare, presence and play.