Acting Classes - Improvers

Our Acting Classes - Improvers are aimed at those who have completed a City Academy Beginners Acting course, an equivalent beginners course elsewhere, or those who have studied drama or performing arts at college level.

By consolidating skills and introducing new techniques this course is both practical and challenging. This improvers acting course focuses on continued development exploring spontaneity, impulse and play leading to a prepared showing of work in class.

Acting Classes - Improvers Content

Exact course content may differ according to the course length. Topics covered generally include:

• Preparing and presenting improvised and scripted scenes
• Continued development of personal confidence, imagination and creativity
• Using environment, character and objectives to explore text
• Freeing your voice and body for performance
• Understanding stage craft and rehearsal techniques
• You will receive friendly feedback throughout the course and all scripts are provided.

Our Approach

The City Academy Acting Department takes what we like to call a ‘rainbow’ approach, in that we do not adhere to just one school of thought on technique. You will experience an insight into various styles such as Method, Stanislavski, Meisner and Augusto Boal. Our acting coaches are all working, professional actors and directors who bring to bear their own expertise. This enables a full and rounded approach allowing you to establish effective techniques that work for you as an individual.

We firmly believe in the value of Acting and Drama Courses for developing life skills, irrespective of whether you want to pursue acting in a sustained way. Acting techniques are transferable to your working and social life enhancing communication - learning about yourself and how you relate to others - enabling you to gain confidence and explore your imagination and creativity.

Our acting classes are planned to offer a progression through the levels of Beginners, Improvers to Advanced. You will receive guidance from your acting coach but in general we recommend that students take each level twice, with different teachers, before progressing to the next level. You will not repeat any content and will be challenged with new skills and acting techniques.