City Lit theatre company

Course

In London

£ 269 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course will enable students to combine and use previous practical training in voice, movement, improvisation and characterisation in the context of performance before an audience. The objective is to form a company that is governed by professional values and achieves professional standards.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Engage effectively with the process and structure, from first rehearsal to performance.
Develop character within this process, contributing to a coherent production.
Demonstrate the director’s, writer’s and the collective concept through practical application of rehearsal work.

You may be required to purchase a play script. Each course is awarded a modest budget for the production. The creative team and the director are aware of the budget when selecting the play to cover any production costs including props and costume. From time to time students have chosen to augment their costume and personal props with items from their own wardrobe and possessions. This is perfectly acceptable if you should choose to do this. However, please be aware that you do so at your own risk and City Lit cannot take responsibility for said items . We also have no storage provision for...

You will learn through practical work including trust exercises, improvisation, text analysis, character exercises and scene work. Work at home will be necessary in terms of line-learning and character analysis. You will need to be free to rehearse and perform during production week (please see dates above).

HEALTH CHECK
You may or may not be asked to participate in rigorous activity from time to time. Please consider whether you could do this, if you are in any doubt consult a medical practitioner.

As part of the course content, your tutor may record your image for initial and ongoing assessment purposes. You are entitled to decline to participate in the recording of your image.

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Subjects

  • Theatre
  • Improvisation
  • Voice

Course programme

The process from initial rehearsals to performance including:
1. Initial trust-building exercises to gain group coherence.
2. Familiarisation with text and director's interpretation of plot in terms of themes and performance style.
3. Character-building, including character history and motivation.
4. Improvisation to achieve further insight to text, plot and character.
5. Developing appropriate character voice, movement and relationships.
6. Blocking, technical and dress rehearsals, performances.

Please note that acting classes by their very nature can involve exercises and the exploration of material that some students may find challenging.

Additional information

Our recommendation would be to look at our suite of professional courses including Foundation and Access. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

City Lit theatre company

£ 269 VAT inc.