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 News on our next set of courses ........
They start again in Spring/early Summer. We advise early booking on all of them. If you have any questions before enrolling, do give us a call or send us an email.
If you reach the answer machine, please do still leave us a message. We can’t always be by the phone if we’re running training during the day. Our messages are checked very regularly and we always like to know that you’ve called. Finally, if you are planning to visit the office you will need to call to make an appointment first to avoid a wasted journey.
act all - develop your presentation and communication skills. Starts Tuesday 3rd June (7.00pm-9.00pm).
act one - acting just for fun. Starts Tuesday 10th June (7.00pm-9.00pm).
act for - for anyone seeking a career as a professional actor. Starts Saturday 14th June (2.30pm-5.30pm).
for more - for anyone that has completed the act for two course. A series of 4 workshops followed by 4 weeks study of a text. Starts Saturday 14th June.
P.S. We have just created an open group on Facebook. If you would like to join here's the address - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6750625879
If you've already taken a course with us join this one - hhttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16934074712
Drama school entry 2008...........
So far this year, the following recent graduates of the act for courses & the ready to audition course have gained places at the following schools:
Catherine Rodgers - Drama Studio (London)
Jody Stevenson - Drama Studio (London) & The Oxford School of Drama
Melissa Advani - Drama Studio (London)
Scott Karim - LAMDA (Shortlist)
Dike Ugonna - Drama Studio (London)
Louise Thompson - Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Lucy Pearman - in her second year at LAMDA has just won The Lilian Baylis Award
2007:
Jeremy Drakes - Drama Studio (London)
Anna Bolton - Mountview (1 year) & Oxford School of Drama (1 year).
Leila Okafor - The Stella Adler Studio of Acting (New York).
Michael Ansah - The Oxford School of Drama (3 year)
James Rose - The Oxford School of Drama (1 year) & Mountview (1 year)
Jessie Lloyd - The Oxford School of Drama (3 year)
Bishanyia Vincent - The Oxford School of Drama (3 year)
Chris Scott - ALRA (1 year)
Sophie McDonnell - Rose Bruford
Paula Hamilton - participated in the London Outreach programme. The Oxford School of Drama (3 year - waiting list)
What's it all about .....
Adura Onashile took the act for course a couple of years ago. We really encouraged her to audition for drama school. She gained a place at The Oxford School of Drama (one of the top 2 in the UK). Adura has just performed in The Overwhelming at The National Theatre (one of the top theatres in the UK).
Danny Dalton took the act for courses 2 years ago, went to Lamda, has just graduated and now has just performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in The Winters Tale, Pericles and Days of Significance .
Also congratulations to Jessie Lloyd (Cave) who is currently filming Lavender in the new Harry Potter, she took act for just before the Summer (2007), we weren't surprised at all when she landed the role.
So we are always very proud of everyone that participates in our courses and we really encourage everyone to keep in touch so they can keep asking questions...........
Great things come to those that wait - new things for act up in 2008!
Here are just a few of the new things coming to act up - more to follow soon........
- We're going to take the act one course on holiday in 2008. If you would like to stay in a beautiful location in the UK and do a bit of acting each day for a week then please do place your interest with us by quoting 'act one on holiday'.
- We're introducing bite size courses for anyone interested in our communication skills training. Each area will consist of just one or two classes so you can mix & match and really find the training suitable to your needs. Best of all you can make the training as short or as long as you wish.
To register your interest, please quote 'bite size' to us.
the trainers
They’re all working actors.
Gary Pillai has just finished performing in Much Ado About Nothing at The National Theatre, London.
Adrian Fear is performing in Shadowlands at the Wyndhams Theatre, London .
Celyn Jones has just finished performing in The Almond and the Seahorse at Sherman Cymru.
acting productions....
...is the new theatre producing side of act up. Our first project is a new play written by Jamie Burns - Rotten Apples.
Outreach in 2008!
Once again we were invited to collaborate with The Oxford School of Drama to run two weekend workshops for people considering becoming professional actors.
We chose to run them in Plymouth and Leeds, we're half way through and having a fantastic time.
In 2007 we ran workshops in Tooting (South London) & Newcastle
In 2006 we ran workshops in Nottingham & Manchester
In 2005 we ran workshops in Birmingham & Leicester
nice things we like
Phew! you've reached the bottom of the page. In case you have time to read more we thought we would let you know about some of the other nice things to see, hear or do, here in the UK and abroad.......
A beautiful Parisian flat to rent for your holidays........ http://www.parisboheme.com
If you are a follower of poetry, then there is no better place than the Ledbury Poetry Festival to enjoy it........ http://www.poetry-festival.com
To eat, one of our favourite food shops in London, A. Gold. One of the last bastions of independence in Spitalfields. http://www.agold.co.uk
One of the nicest shops I've ever seen. Full of really nice things we like and the best thing is it's by the seaside. Get to Whitstable now. http://www.frankworks.eu
Just good music. We met Micro Pixie on a plane, we had a strange experience and have been friends ever since, we later heard her fantastic tunes! http://www.micropixie.com
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