Acting for Stage & Screen (11-15 yrs)

Posted on: May 15th, 2025 by Holly Mumford

Do you want to take your acting skills to the next level?

Introducing participants to essential stage and screen techniques, this course builds skills and confidence, honing teamwork, encouraging creativity and building a strong foundation of skills for aspiring performers.

Participants work as a company, with a professional actor/director expertly leading them in drama games, rehearsal exercises and technique based sessions. The skills developed will be put into practice with the creation of a screen duologue and short piece of work for the stage.

Courses are available for different age groups: 11–13, 14–16, and 17+, with tailored enrollment for each.

No previous experience is necessary, just an interest in drama and acting and a willingness to get stuck in!

Those with more experience will be encouraged to develop their skills to a higher level in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Acting Fundamentals (16+ yrs)

Posted on: December 16th, 2024 by Marketing User

Get the real drama school experience!

In this packed five-day course, participants will learn techniques in acting for screen and the technical aspects of filmmaking, as well as exercises and games to develop performance skills and confidence for acting on stage.

Skills covered include:

If you’re looking to explore your acting skills in a fun-filled, encouraging, and inclusive environment, this is the course for you!

No previous experience is necessary, just an interest in drama/acting and a willingness to get stuck in!

Play in a Week (7 – 10 yrs)

Posted on: January 30th, 2025 by Marketing User

Is your child destined for the stage? Always creating stories? Putting on plays in the kitchen?

Or perhaps they’re super curious and creative with a wonderful imagination. If your answer is yes, then we’ve got just the course for their Summer break.

Our Play in a Week course is a fun-packed five days. Participants flex their creative muscles, make new friends and experience the joy of the performing arts. Our expert tutors guide and support them  as they create a play from scratch, sharing it on the last day with family and friends!

The course is suitable for complete beginners, no experience is necessary, whilst those with some previous performing under their belt will be encouraged to develop and improve.

Our tutors create a warm, collaborative, and inclusive environment where children are encouraged to be themselves, make new friends, and embrace their creativity.

Now, places everyone…

Acting for Stage & Screen (14-16 yrs)

Posted on: December 11th, 2025 by Marketing User

Does your teen want to take their acting skills to the next level?

Introducing participants to essential stage and screen techniques, this course builds skills and confidence, honing teamwork, encouraging creativity and building a strong foundation of skills for aspiring performers.

Participants work as a company, with a professional actor/director expertly leading them in drama games, rehearsal exercises and technique based sessions. The skills developed will be put into practice with the creation of a screen duologue and short piece of work for the stage.

No previous experience is necessary, just an interest in drama and acting and a willingness to get stuck in!

Those with more experience will be encouraged to develop their skills to a higher level in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Acting for Stage & Screen (16+)

Posted on: December 10th, 2025 by Marketing User

Does your teen want to take their acting skills to the next level?

Introducing participants to essential stage and screen techniques, this course builds skills and confidence, honing teamwork, encouraging creativity and building a strong foundation of skills for aspiring performers.

Participants work as a company, with a professional actor/director expertly leading them in drama games, rehearsal exercises and technique based sessions. The skills developed will be put into practice with the creation of a screen duologue and short piece of work for the stage.

No previous experience is necessary, just an interest in drama and acting and a willingness to get stuck in!

Those with more experience will be encouraged to develop their skills to a higher level in a supportive and collaborative environment.

The ArtsEd Experience (17+) – Acting

Posted on: January 30th, 2025 by Marketing User

Experience a week in the life of an ArtsEd BA Acting student!

This intensive course replicates a full week on the ArtsEd BA Acting course.

Students work with expert tutors, and experience classes and workshops in:

Plus the many other aspects that make up a rigorous and intensive week on our degree course.

This is one of our most popular courses, so please book quickly to avoid disappointment!

Make a Movie (7-10 yrs)

Posted on: December 16th, 2024 by Marketing User

Is your child a budding film star? Or maybe they see themselves behind the camera?

On our fun-packed Movie Makers course, participants work in front of and behind the camera. Our highly skilled tutors lead a week to remember as participants learn all about TV and Film as well as getting the chance to flex their creative muscles. As well as acting sessions, participants get a taste of life on set, learning about camera equipment and the roles of the crew. The week includes shooting self-tapes, duo and a group scene, and watching and analysing rough cuts by the end of the week.

This course is perfect for beginners as no previous experience is necessary. All you need is your imagination. Those with previous acting experience, or skills in filmmaking, will be encouraged to improve and develop their skills and everyone will have fun collaborating together to create a unique experience. Participants will:-

Lights! Camera… ACTION!

Play in a Week (11-13 yrs)

Posted on: December 11th, 2025 by Marketing User

Explore drama games, activities, characters and rehearsals like never before!

Are you destined for the stage? Always creating stories? Enjoy performing your own living room plays? Maybe you’re just curious and creative and have an active imagination. This could be the perfect thing for your Summer break!

Our Play in a Week course is a fun-packed week revolving around drama and acting for children.

Children work with our expert teachers (and the group) to put on a completely original and unique version of a play which will be shared at the end of the week to family and friends!

It’s the chance to flex your creative muscles and create something special that you won’t forget.

No experience is necessary, so the course is suitable for complete beginners, whilst those with some previous performing experience will be encouraged to develop and improve.

The week includes:

The course takes place in a safe, collaborative, and inclusive environment where you’ll be encouraged to be yourself, make new friends, and embrace your creativity.

Now, everyone take their places for the first scene…

Acting Audition Technique (17+)

Posted on: December 10th, 2025 by Marketing User

Are you feeling a bit daunted by the audition process for drama school? Then this is the course for you, giving you all the tools you need to feel in control and fully prepared!

Get the inside knowledge from one of the UK’s leading schools for drama training! Work with our expert tutors and industry professionals; working on your speeches, honing your audition technique and building your confidence.

Throughout the week you will look at:

This course is perfect for people who are looking to apply to drama school in the near future. All levels of ability are welcome – you may have been preparing for drama school for years, or perhaps you have discovered a passion for acting more recently. Either way, this course is a great way to get audition ready.

Our tutors are highly skilled and experienced, and they’re here for you! This week is an opportunity to learn from them in an inclusive, supportive, and collaborative environment, and boost your chances of success when you take on those all-important auditions.

This is a very popular course, so please book quickly to avoid disappointment!

Drama (14-16 yrs) Spring Term

Posted on: June 26th, 2025 by ArtsEd Admin

Drama (14-16) is a unique (and fun!) mix of Stage Acting and Acting for Camera over 3 hours. Young people learn about each in equal measure as the sessions are split 50/50, just like the BA Acting degree students here at ArtsEd!

Skills and techniques are developed, and confidence, built through games, activities, and projects that encourage learning and teamwork.

Stage Acting classes cover:

Screen Acting classes focus on:

Each class lasts 1 hour and 20 minutes with a 20 minute break in between.

Parent/Carer Information:

Students should wear comfortable clothing they can move around in and soft shoes or trainers. Please bring a bottle of water and a snack (strictly no nuts).

Please note: If you would like your child to be in a group with their friend please include their full name when booking. We cannot change groups once they have been formed.