Put your acting skills into practice by joining the Assemble Theatre Company. Work with a professional theatre director as you take part in weekly rehearsals leading up to a live theatre performance for a supportive audience of your friends, family and industry contacts.
The Assemble Theatre Company is a performance led theatre training company. Work as a cast to explore the craft of acting and deliver truthful performances that move an audience. Explore character development, in depth scene study, blocking and composition workshops and performance technique.
The ethos of the Assemble Theatre Company is to create a passionate, daring and creative ensemble that delivers a live theatre performance to remember.
Our theatre companies aim to be some of the most exciting part-time theatre groups in London. Giving you the chance to participate in exciting contemporary theatre productions that fit around your working life.
Assemble Theatre Company performace date: Sunday 8th December 2024.
Synopsis
Using scenes from the best new writing on the London stage, this production will examine contemporary issues with depth, humour and emotional impact. We'll combine naturalistic acting with ensemble theatre practice in a supportive, dynamic process.
How Does it Work?
The Assemble Company delivers various Theatre Productions each year. Join the company for one or more shows. Each itieration of the company involves:
- Weekly rehearsals with your director
- Working towards a performance to a live audience of friends and family
All City Academy ticket prices are subsidized. 100% of ticket sale proceeds from your audience are put towards production costs including performance venue hire and staff on the day.
When
Mondays
Training
Scripted theatre performance
Level
Some acting experience required
MEET THE DIRECTOR
Helen is a multi-award winning director and theatre-maker working in the UK and internationally. Her work spans devised and site specific theatre, new writing and classics, always with humour, truth a sense of the poetic and a quirky edge.
Her recent directing work includes the Edinburgh Fringe First Award Winning, Everything I Say I Swallow featuring aerial rope performance, Much Ado About Nothing for Creation Theatre, an actor-muso production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Navigating Margaret, a new piece of writing by Helen about living with Dementia for a large cast of professional and community actors.
“I create a fun, focused, safe and inclusive space with plenty of positive feedback to help you reach your full potential. I’ll encourage you to be brave and embrace failure as part of the journey to success!”
Assemble Theatre Company - Who Can Join?
Everyone is welcome to join the company. All we require is that you have some previous acting experience - either a City Academy Beginners course or the equivalent classes elsewhere.
If you are interested in joining the Assemble Company but are unsure if you have the experience required please email info@city-academy.com.
Other Theatre Companies
City Academy run another three Theatre Companies:
- Debut Theatre Company - no acting experience required
- Foreword Theatre Company - some acting experience required
- Actors Company - by audition only
If you have any questions about any of the theatre companies please email info@city-academy.com.
Artistic Policy
We ensure that every company member has a suitable feature in the final show. The production could be presented in the form of physical theatre, linked scenes, new writing pieces or abridged plays. The Theatre Productions consist of group work and ensemble collaboration which comes together to create an engaging and entertaining show.
CLASSES STARTING SOON
| DATE | DAY | TIME (BST) | DURATION | TUTOR | VENUE | PRICE | BOOKING | ||
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| 18 Mar 2025 - 20 May 2025 | Tue | 18:30-21:15 | 10 weeks | Helen Tennison | City Academy at 10 Herbal Hill | £595.00 | Book Now Click the gift icon to gift this course | Book Now Gift this courseClick the gift icon to gift this course |
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| 5 Aug 2025 - 7 Oct 2025 | Tue | 18:30-21:15 | 10 weeks | Helen Tennison | City Academy at 10 Herbal Hill | £595.00 | Book NowClick the gift icon to gift this course | Book Now Gift this courseClick the gift icon to gift this course |
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| DATE | DAY | TIME (BST) | DURATION | TUTOR | VENUE | PRICE | BOOKING | ||
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| 18 Mar 2025 - 20 May 2025 | Tue | 18:30-21:15 | 10 weeks | Helen Tennison | City Academy at 10 Herbal Hill | £595.00 | Book NowClick the gift icon to gift this course | Book Now Gift this courseClick the gift icon to gift this course |
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| 5 Aug 2025 - 7 Oct 2025 | Tue | 18:30-21:15 | 10 weeks | Helen Tennison | City Academy at 10 Herbal Hill | £595.00 | Book NowClick the gift icon to gift this course | Book Now Gift this courseClick the gift icon to gift this course |
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PAYMENT OPTIONS
| DATE | DAY | TIME (BST) | DURATION | TUTOR | VENUE | PRICE | BOOKING | ||
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| 18 Mar 2025 - 20 May 2025 | Tue | 18:30-21:15 | 10 weeks | Helen Tennison | City Academy at 10 Herbal Hill | £595.00 | Book NowClick the gift icon to gift this course | Book Now Gift this courseClick the gift icon to gift this course |
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| 5 Aug 2025 - 7 Oct 2025 | Tue | 18:30-21:15 | 10 weeks | Helen Tennison | City Academy at 10 Herbal Hill | £595.00 | Book NowClick the gift icon to gift this course | Book Now Gift this courseClick the gift icon to gift this course |
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All City Academy tutors are experienced professionals from theatre, film/TV and performance industries. So whilst they're training you they may also be rehearsing for a West End show or working on a movie. We like that and we do believe it makes a difference in class.
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