developing the next generation of Actors

About our acting, agent and casting workshops and courses

We run acting, agent and casting workshops throughout the year, online and in-person in central London. Some of the best known and most renowned directors, agents and casting directors in the UK host our workshops.

Continue reading below to find out more.

Workshops and Courses

  • Casting Workshops

    Our casting workshops are led by some of the biggest casting directors in the world, including Faye Timby (Sophie Holland Casting), Sacha Garrett (Nina Gold Casting) and Stuart Burt (Cabaret, West End).

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  • Agent Workshops

    Our agent workshops are hosted by agents and associates from some of the biggest talent agencies in the UK and world, including Curtis Brown, Felix de Wolfe, CAM, Independent, InterTalent, The Artists Partnership, Jonathan Arun Group and many more.

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  • Acting Courses

    We run in-person courses at our London base - Old Diorama Arts Centre. These are led by world renowned companies like Mischief Theatre and West End directors such as Sean Turner (The Play That Goes Wrong, West End).

    Our online courses (intensives) are led by casting directors and agents.

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The Casting Workshop Collective

The CWC

We are a part of The CWC (The Casting Workshop Collective), a professional body of companies that work together to ensure casting workshops follow good practise and adhere their own and the CDG’s (Casting Director’s Guild) workshop guidelines.

FAQs

If you are planning to book a workshop or course with us, or have already booked a place, please read the FAQs below before contacting us.

  • Online workshops are hosted on Zoom. You will be sent joining instructions at least 4 days beforehand.

    Each workshop is 3hrs long with approximately 16 actors (but never more). These workshops take place 1-to-1, meaning you join the workshop at a specific time. Your time slot will be sent to you ahead of the workshop. You will perform, receive redirection, perform again and ask any questions you have.

    For casting workshops, the casting director will send out sides for you to learn before the workshop.

    For agent workshops, you will prepare your own sides - either a monologue or duologue.

  • If a workshop is overrunning and the host hasn't brought you into the Zoom room yet on your allocated time the host will know this and be prioritising getting you in as soon as possible.

    Due a number of factors, we are not always able to run the workshops to the absolute second.

    Please bear this in mind when booking a workshop and give yourself a good amount of time either side of your allocated time as a buffer against against any unplanned delays.

    In any instance, we will not be able to offer you a refund if you miss your place.

  • In-person workshops are hosted at the Old Diorama Arts Centre in central London. These workshops take place as a group - performing in front of each other.

    For casting workshops, the casting director will send out sides for you to learn before the workshop.

    For agent workshops, you will prepare your own sides - either a monologue or duologue.

  • We run in-person acting courses (3-4 weeks)

    • Lead by companies like Mischief Theatre and directors like John Haidar (Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf, West End) and Sean Turner (The Play That Goes Wrong, West End)

    • All in-person courses take place at the Old Diorama Arts Centre

    We run online courses, known as casting and agent intensives

    • Agent intensive: spread over 4 days, you’ll receive feedback and a full review of your CV, Spotlight and agent representation letter and a private 1-to-1 with the host to finish the process

    • Casting intensive: spread over 4 days, you’ll receive feedback on 3 self-tapes. The material/sides will be provided by the casting director and you will finish with a private 1-to-1

  • 4 days before the workshop or course.

  • Please scroll below to read about our refund policy.

  • Yes, you do. If you don’t need to then this will be stipulated in the email.

  • Yes, we will always provide a reader for all workshops.

  • No. All sides are confidential so please do not share them.

  • Please use a plain background (or as plain as possible) with no background noise. Please treat all of our workshops and like auditions, this is for the benefit of you mostly.

  • Yes, change your online display name to the professional acting name you provided us upon purchase/on your Spotlight - otherwise we won’t know who you are and will be unable to let you in.

Refund Policy

Workshops and courses are non-refundable.

If we resell your place to another actor then we can refund you minus our £7.50 (£15 for courses)* administration fee. However, the chances of reselling the place are low and not guaranteed.

  • For workshops (online and in-person) you must give us 7 days (1 week) notice before the date of the workshop if you wish to request a refund

  • For courses you must give us 28 days (1 month) notice before the first session of the course if you wish to request a refund

  • We do not offer exchanges or date swaps

*If a workshop costs £20 and we are able to resell your place, you will receive £12.50 back

Workshops for Under 18 Actors

Opportunities for Young Actors

We run workshops and courses for under 18 actors during school holidays (half terms, Easter and Summer). We have a seperate mailing list for under 18s, so please sign up via the list below to find out when our next workshops are.