Short courses
Discover the power of storytelling with RADA’s short courses, either in-person in Central London or remotely online.
Whether you're an actor-in-training in need of a stepping stone, a total beginner, or a professional wanting to build on your experience, we have a course for you. Use our filter function below.
Our series Acting Essentials is aimed at those at the beginning of their acting journey or thinking of going to drama school. Want to hone your stage craft and learn how to write or devise your own work? Our Text & Craft courses are for you.
Exploring Movement courses are devoted to movement and developing an actor's physicality. Work on your voice and hone your vocal techniques with our Exploring Voice series, and get to grips with Shakespeare with our World of Shakespeare series.
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Featured - 13 - 17 Dec 2021
Singing Academy for Actors: Online
Work intensively on techniques and strategies to improve your singing from both a musical and dramatic perspective. We will work with songs of your choice.
- Acting (online)
- 5 days
- Afternoons/early evening
- No audition/selection
- 16+
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Featured - 11 Jan - 19 Feb 2022
Acting Fundamentals
A semi-intensive training in acting skills over six weeks for anyone at the beginning of their acting journey – particularly those who are thinking about going to drama school.
- Acting
- 6 weeks
- Evenings or Weekends
- No audition/selection
- 18+
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Featured - between 20 Jan - 26 Mar 2022
Scene Study for Actors: Online
Develop a more robust rehearsal technique and explore the acting methods of Constantin Stanislavski through in-depth work on scenes.
- Acting (online)
- 1 day a week for 10 weeks
- Evenings or Weekends
- No audition/selection
- 20+
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Featured - until 23 Mar 2022
Elements of RADA Workshops: Online
Evening workshops exploring Voice, Movement, Contemporary Text and Classical Text.
- Acting (online)
- 1 evening
- Evenings
- No audition/selection
- 20+
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Featured - 11 - 22 Apr 2022
An Introduction to RADA: One-day Workshops
Whether you are a total beginner or looking to refresh your acting skills, experience some of the basics that underpin RADA's actor training with these self-contained workshop days.
- Acting
- 1 day
- All day
- No audition/selection
- 16+
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10 - 14 Jan 2022
Spoken English for Actors: Online
A course for actors with English as an additional language, focusing on text analysis, monologues, scene study and voice.
- Acting (online)
- 5 days
- Afternoons
- No audition/selection
- 18+
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between 20 Jan - 26 Mar 2022
Advanced Scene Study for Actors: Online
Develop stronger rehearsal methods and consolidate your acting technique through in-depth work on scenes.
- Acting (online)
- 1 day a week for 10 weeks
- Evenings or Weekends
- No audition/selection
- 20+
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07 - 11 Feb 2022
Archetypes and Character: Online
Develop your vocal, physical, and imaginative expression by exploring archetypes: Hero, Mother, Child, Maiden, Fool, Trickster, Crone, Devil, Lover and Death.
- Acting (online)
- 5 evenings
- Evenings
- No audition/selection
- 18+
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07 - 11 Feb 2022
Understanding Poetry: Online
Discover some of the greatest poetry of all time while increasing your confidence and pleasure in reading poems aloud.
- Acting (online)
- 5 evenings
- Evenings
- No audition/selection
- 16+
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07 - 11 Feb 2022
Devising Your Own Work: Online
Learn how to devise material with a strong, personal viewpoint, exploring practical techniques of dramaturgy, improvisation and sensory physicality.
- Acting (online)
- 5 days
- Afternoons/early evening
- No audition/selection
- 18+
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07 - 11 Feb 2022
Accents for Actors: Online
Learn how to master an accent in this five-day intensive course, with a focus on the General American accent.
- Acting (online)
- 5 evenings
- Evenings
- No audition/selection
- 16+
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14 - 18 Feb 2022
Animal Studies: Online
The study of animal behaviour has long been a significant part of actor training. Explore your innate wildness in this movement-focused course.
- Acting (online)
- 5 days
- Afternoons/early evening
- No audition/selection
- 18+
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