Introduction to Acting Practice: Level 2

This eight-week 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.

A man holds a text infront of him, his arm is out

Key information:

Course dates:: Wednesday evenings on 22 January – 12 March 2025
Course times:: 7pm–9pm
Age:: 18+
Art form:: Drama
Fees:: £370
Deadline:: Bookings will close at 5pm on Friday 17 January 2025 or when the course reaches full capacity
Level of study:: Short Courses & Summer Schools (ages 18+)
Mode of study:: In-person
Venue:: Guildhall School of Music & Drama
When:: Evening Courses | Spring Courses (January–March)
Contact details:: shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk; +44 (0)20 7382 2310

This course is now full. Please join our waiting list and we will contact you if a place is still available.

Please note that accommodation is not available
Read our terms and conditions

Ages 18+

Course Dates & Times

Wednesday evenings on 22, 29 January, 5, 12, 19, 26 February, 5, 12 March 2025
7pm–9pm*

*The final session (12 March) 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.

"The teaching was excellent as was the culture of the space which was very supportive. I felt very safe and free to try things out in the room"

– Hannah, Introduction to Acting Practice Level 2, Spring 2024

Course Fee

£370

This course is now full. Please join our waiting list and we will contact you if a place is still available.

Please note that accommodation is not available
Read our terms and conditions

Eligibility

We welcome participants from all ages 18 and over
Participants must have sufficient English language skills in order to fully engage with the course

About the Course Tutor

This course is taught by Eva Feiler.

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.