Short Courses
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Experience RADA's world-leading training, whether you're a total beginner, an aspiring actor or a working professional. Discover our range of Short Courses delivered in-person at RADA, online wherever you are, and in a blend of the two.
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Featured - 10 Sept–15 Oct 2026
Improvisation
Explore the cornerstones of performance improvisation, from letting go of limiting beliefs to unleashing your creativity to bring stories to life.
- Acting
- 6 weeks
- Evenings
- No audition/selection
- 18+
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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+
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Multiple dates available
Young Actors: Saturday School
Experience the cornerstones that underpin RADA's actor training with weekend workshop days for 16-18 year-olds.
- Young Actors
- 1 day
- Weekends
- Audition/selection
- 16–18
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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+
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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+
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30 Nov–4 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+
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7–11 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+
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Multiple dates
Elements of RADA: in-person
Evening workshops exploring Voice, Movement, Contemporary Text and Classical Text.
- Acting
- 1 evening
- Evenings
- No audition/selection
- 18+
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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+
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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+
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7–11 Dec 2026
Scene Study: intensive
Learn the techniques actors use to approach and rehearse scenes in this 5-day in-depth course.
- Acting
- 5 days
- Weekdays
- No audition/selection
- 18+
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17–21 Aug; 30 Nov–4 Dec
Spoken English for Actors: in-person
A course for actors with English as an additional language, focusing on text analysis, monologues, scene study and voice.
- Acting
- 5 days
- Weekdays
- No audition/selection
- 18+
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