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  1. Featured - 21-25 Sep 2026

    Acting Technique Workout - New York

    Refine your acting craft with Acting Technique Workout - New York. Strengthen core performance skills, build confidence and explore practical techniques through expert-led training from RADA.

    • Acting
    • 5 days
    • All day
    • No audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  2. Featured - Multiple dates

    Acting Essentials - New York

    Develop your acting skills with Acting Essentials in New York. Train with experienced practitioners through RADA Short Courses and build confidence, technique and performance skills.

    • Acting
    • Evenings
    • No audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  3. Featured - 12 Sept–17 Oct 2026

    Classical Actor's Workout: in-person Saturdays

    A professional acting workshop designed to flex your classical muscles, deepen your connection to Shakespeare's text and grow through collaborative scene study, in-person at RADA.

    • Acting
    • 6 weeks
    • Weekends
    • Audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  4. Featured - Multiple dates available

    Acting for Camera: Saturdays

    Acting For Camera provides rigorous training weekly on Saturdays to hone your practice when acting on camera, working with the Meisner Technique.

    • Acting
    • 6 weeks
    • Weekends
    • No audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  5. Featured - Multiple dates

    Shakespeare in New York

    Join us in New York City for a 5-day advanced Shakespeare short course. Refine your craft, deepen your connection to Shakespeare's text, and elevate your performance skills with RADA.

    • Acting
    • Weekdays
    • Audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  6. Featured - Multiple dates available

    Intermediate Acting for Camera: Saturdays

    Develop your acting technique and create powerful connections with audiences for Film & TV, using Meisner technique.

    • Acting
    • 6 weeks
    • Weekends
    • Audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  7. 19 - 23 April 2027

    Monologue Workout - New York

    Learn how to playfully approach monologues and speeches and develop autonomy in your audition preparation and practice with this intensive workshop.

    • Acting
    • 5 days
    • Weekdays
    • Audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  8. 7-11 Dec 2026

    An Actor's Workout - New York

    Sharpen your acting skills with An Actor's Workout. Explore practice exercises, develop performance techniques and build confidence through expert training with RADA Short Courses in New York

    • Acting
    • 5 days
    • All day
    • Audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  9. 7 Dec–11 Dec 2026

    Monologue Workout

    Learn how to playfully approach monologues and speeches and develop autonomy in your audition preparation and practice with this intensive workshop.

    • Acting
    • 5 days
    • Weekdays
    • No audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  10. Multiple dates

    Voicing Character

    Explore the imaginative and vocal skills required to create characters for audio across five key areas: commercials, audio drama, audiobooks, animation and video games.

    • Acting
    • 5 days
    • Evenings
    • No audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  11. 7–11 Dec 2026

    Stanislavski in Action

    Refine your acting technique and embed Stanislavski’s Physical Action approach in your rehearsal practice in this immersive and playful week-long course.

    • Acting
    • 5 days
    • Weekdays
    • Audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  12. 24 Oct–28 Nov 2026

    Monologue Workout: Saturdays

    Learn how to playfully approach monologues and speeches and develop autonomy in your audition preparation and practice with this workshop taught weekly on Saturdays.

    • Acting
    • 6 weeks
    • Weekends
    • No audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  13. 16–27 Nov 2026

    Working Actor Practice: evening intensive

    This 2-week professional acting workshop, taught on weekday evenings in-person at RADA, is designed to flex your creative muscles, make bold choices and develop your professional audition practice.

    • Acting
    • 2 weeks
    • All day
    • Audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  14. 23 Sept–25 Nov 2026

    Intermediate Acting for Camera: weekly

    Develop your acting technique and create powerful connections with audiences for Film & TV, using Meisner technique.

    • Acting
    • 10 weeks
    • Evenings
    • Audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  15. 22 Sept–24 Nov 2026

    Classical Actor's Workout: online

    A professional acting workshop designed to flex your classical muscles, deepen your connection to Shakespeare's text and grow through collaborative scene study, wherever you are.

    • Acting
    • 10 weeks
    • Evenings
    • Audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  16. 26–30 Oct

    Shakespeare: Scene Workout

    This advanced online course is for experienced actors who want to refine their classical craft through sustained scene work.

    • Acting
    • 5 days
    • Evenings
    • Audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  17. 12–16 Oct

    Shakespeare: Acting the Verse

    This online course is designed for those who already have some experience speaking Shakespeare and want to deepen their technical and imaginative connection to the verse.

    • Acting
    • 5 days
    • Evenings
    • No audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  18. 17–22 Aug; 5–10 Oct

    Working Actor Practice: intensive

    An intensive, week-long professional acting workshop designed to flex your creative muscles, make bold choices and develop your professional audition practice.

    • Acting
    • 6 days
    • All day
    • Audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  19. 19–30 Oct 2026

    Meisner Fundamentals: evening intensive

    An introduction to the core principles of Meisner Technique, a unique training form that teaches actors to respond to stimuli and develop observation and active listening.

    • Acting
    • 2 weeks
    • Evenings
    • No audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  20. 7–12 Dec 2026

    Classical Page to Stage

    Take a Shakespeare play from page to stage and put your classical acting skills into practice in this immersive six-day course.

    • Acting
    • 6 days
    • Weekdays
    • Audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  21. 17–22 Aug; 30 Nov–5 Dec

    Meisner Fundamentals

    A 6 day introduction to the core principles of Meisner Technique, a unique training form that teaches actors to respond to stimuli and develop observation and active listening.

    • Acting
    • 6 days
    • Weekdays
    • No audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  22. 7-11 Dec 2026

    Improvisation: intensive

    Explore the cornerstones of performance improvisation, from letting go of limiting beliefs to unleashing your creativity to bring stories to life.

    • Acting
    • 5 days
    • Weekdays
    • No audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  23. 30 Nov-4 Dec 2026

    Storytelling: in-person

    Explore the power of storytelling in all its forms through in-depth classes in voice, movement and text analysis.

    • Acting
    • 5 days
    • Weekdays
    • No audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information
  24. 17 Sept–19 Nov 2026

    Storytelling: online

    Explore the power of storytelling in all its forms through in-depth classes in voice, movement and text analysis.

    • Acting
    • 10 weeks
    • Evenings
    • No audition/selection
    • 18+
    More information

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