Short courses
There is an acting short course at RADA for everyone; whether you are a complete beginner, want to build on your existing experience, or simply get a taste of our training. Alternatively, come and get creative with us by taking an intensive, practical theatre production course, ranging from sound design and scenic art to property making for the stage. Learn with RADA's faculty.
What kind of course are you looking for?
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16-20s Young Actors’ Workshops
Lively and engaging, these workshops will cover some of the subjects taught at the Academy on the full time acting course...
- Acting
- Evenings/weekends
- No audition/selection
- 16-20
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A Taste of RADA Workshops (stage 1)
An opportunity to experience the work that we do on our acting courses at the Academy, including: voice, movement, improvisation...
- Acting
- Evenings/weekends
- No audition/selection
- 20+
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Elements of RADA Workshops (stage 1)
A chance to explore key subjects taught at the Academy: voice, movement, contemporary text, classical text and improvisation...
- Acting
- Evenings/weekends
- No audition/selection
- 20+
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Acting for Contemporary Theatre (stage 2)
Delve into contemporary acting techniques, character development and text analysis...
- Acting
- 10 weeks
- Evenings/weekends
- Audition/selection
- 20+
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Acting Techniques (stage 2)
By exploring the work and ideas of Constantin Stanislavski, clarify and develop your own approach to acting...
- Acting
- 10 weeks
- Evenings/weekends
- Audition/selection
- 20+
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Advanced Acting for Contemporary Theatre (stage 3)
Go deeper into contemporary acting techniques by building on skills from your previous courses. Develop characters with more specificity...
- Acting
- 10 weeks
- Evenings/weekends
- Audition/selection
- 20+
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Advanced Acting Techniques (stage 3)
Consolidate the techniques of practitioners such as Constantin Stanislavski and Sanford Meisner whilst developing voice and movement work...
- Acting
- 10 weeks
- Evenings/weekends
- Audition/selection
- 20+
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Realist Intensive (stage 4)
The teaching of Stanislavski is fully explored and utilised to examine writers such as Chekov and Ibsen from the point of view of the performer...
- Acting
- 10 weeks
- Evenings/weekends
- Audition/selection
- 20+
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Advanced Shakespeare Intensive (stage 5)
Challenging and stimulating, this course will give participants every opportunity to get Shakespeare ‘up on its feet’...
- Acting
- 10 weeks
- Evenings/weekends
- Audition/selection
- 20+
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Masterclass (stage 4 & 5)
A two-week course for those with extensive previous experience in Meisner...
- Acting
- Evenings/weekends
- Audition/selection
- 20+
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Stanislavski: Physical Action
In the last years of his life, Stanislavski developed an approach to acting that synthesised the most useful parts of his previous systems: that of Physical Action...
- Acting
- 5 days
- Weekdays
- No audition/selection
- 18+
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Acting Shakespeare
An advanced-level course that offers participants the opportunity to expand, explore and deepen awareness of Shakespeare's text...
- Acting
- 8 weeks
- Weekdays
- Audition/selection
- 18+
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Short courses: lasting impact
Acting applications open for courses in spring/summer 2019
Last spring and summer we welcomed 500 students onto our Short Courses aged between 16-70 from over 30 countries - to give them a taste of our training.
From the feedback we gain and the relationships we build with our attendees, we know that our Short Courses have a lasting impact on people’s lives - and many people return to us each year.
Over 20s acting courses during evenings/weekends
Stage 1 workshops
Booking opens at 11am on 19 November 2018 for workshops running from January to March 2019.
Stage 2-5 courses - apply by 7 December 2018
Progress to stages 2-5 if you have previous acting experience - or have completed five stage 1 workshops.
Updates
Acting Shakespeare - apply now
An eight-week course for students who have experience of acting at professional, undergraduate or graduate level. It offers participants, through an intensive series of classes and presentations, the opportunity to expand, explore and deepen awareness of Shakespeare's text.
It aims to extend the range of each student's work, uncover tensions that block development and work on strategies to remove them.
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