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 - 26 Apr - 12 Jul 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 - 16-18 & 20 May
Shakespeare Awards Workshops
Be guided and supported along the RADA Shakespeare Awards journey with some first-class tuition from RADA’s tutors.
- Acting (online)
- 4 afternoons
- Afternoons
- No audition/selection
- 12+
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Featured - 8 - 19 Aug 2022
Contemporary Drama Summer School
An opportunity to work on modern or contemporary texts and get a taste of what life is like in a leading drama school.
- Acting
- 10 days
- Weekdays
- Audition/selection
- 18+
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6 Jun - 16 Jul
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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7 Jun - 16 Jul
Advanced 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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11 - 15 July 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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18 - 22 Jul; 25 - 29 Jul 2022
Young Actors Summer School
For actors aged 16 - 18, choose between Exploring Shakespeare, Stage Presence, Contemporary Text and Devising.
- Acting
- 5 days
- All day
- No audition/selection
- 16-18
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20 Jul - 12 Aug 2022
Shakespeare Summer School
Investigate Shakespeare from an actor's point of view in this four-week summer school for performers of all levels of experience.
- Acting
- 5 days a week for 4 weeks
- Weekdays
- No audition/selection
- 16+
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25 - 30 Jul 2022
Musical Theatre
Develop musical theatre skills over an intensive six days of singing, dance and acting, concluding with a presentation.
- Acting
- 6 days
- All day
- Audition/selection
- 18+
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22 – 26 Aug 2022
Telling Tales
Examine different storytelling approaches practically, in-depth, while discovering how ‘text’ can reveal more than you might suspect.
- Acting
- 5 days
- Weekdays
- No audition/selection
- 16+
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Selected Saturdays or online
RADA Shakespeare Awards
The Shakespeare Awards are a unique opportunity for amateur and professional actors alike to work one-to-one with a RADA tutor performing a speech, sonnet or scene from Shakespeare.
- Shakespeare Awards
- Evenings or Weekends
- No audition/selection
- 12+
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