Applications are open now for LYT ONSTAGE. Join our performance company!
Our season runs January–December, and members can return for multiple years.
At LYT, 60% of members participate for free, while others pay what they can through tiered pricing. Simply tell us what’s affordable in your application — no bursary application needed.
What does a year at LYT involve?
We rehearse every Saturday from 11:30am to 3:30pm at LYT is based at 1A Tower Street in Covent Garden. The Summer Intensive (Show 2) rehearses Monday - Friday in late July to mid-August.
Interested? We’d love to meet you! Click the Opportunity Info link below to sign up for a free Taster Session!
Do you have a story to tell? Can you imagine it performed live, by actors on a stage? It’s time to start your playwriting journey!
The Royal Court Young Playwrights Award is a free, open-access competition for anyone aged 13-18 in the UK. All entrants receive personal feedback, and winners will have their plays professionally performed in London and published by Nick Hern Books.
This free workshop, led by award-winning playwright Tife Kusoro, will help you get started coming up with ideas and writing scenes for your play.
About Tife Kusoro:
Tife’s debut play, G, premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in August 2024, and won the George Devine Award for most promising new playwright. Her work has also received the Playwrights '73 Award and the Lynne Gagliano Writers' Award, and been shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Poetry, the Women's Prize for Playwriting, the Verity Bargate Award, and the Alfred Fagon Award.
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Undertaking PhD study gives you the opportunity to engage with an area of drama, theatre, or performance in depth and at an advanced level. East 15 Acting School, with its growing research profile and internationally recognised research quality is an obvious home for such research.
At East 15, research degree students will undertake one of two paths of enquiry. The PhD in Drama and Performance is a conventional PhD whereby candidates are assessed via thesis and viva voce examination. For the PhD Drama and Performance (Practice-as-Research) course, candidates are assessed via practice-as-research, a thesis that contextualises and analyses the performance practice in relation to the research topic, and a viva voce examination. For guidance, areas of expected practice include: theatre directing, dramaturgy, actor training, design (scenery, sound, lighting, costume), and performance art.
For more information, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Undertaking PhD study gives you the opportunity to engage with an area of drama, theatre, or performance in depth and at an advanced level. East 15 Acting School, with its growing research profile and internationally recognised research quality is an obvious home for such research.
At East 15, research degree students will undertake one of two paths of enquiry. The PhD in Drama and Performance is a conventional PhD whereby candidates are assessed via thesis and viva voce examination. For the PhD Drama and Performance (Practice as Research) course, candidates are assessed via practice as research, a thesis that contextualises and analyses the performance practice in relation to the research topic, and a viva voce examination. For guidance, areas of expected practice include: theatre directing, dramaturgy, actor training, design (scenery, sound, lighting, costume), and performance art.
For more information, click the Opportunity Info link below!
East 15 Acting School's MFA Theatre Directing is designed for practicing or aspiring directors seeking to establish themselves as professional theatre directors.
The course brings together a diverse mix of emerging theatre directors from the UK and around the world, under the guidance of experienced directors and professional practitioners from the UK and overseas. With strong ties to the London theatre world, you'll have access to top-tier training as well as invaluable professional networks needed to build a successful career in directing theatre.
The MFA is a two-year, full-time programme, running over 24 months. You'll undertake eight modules over six consecutive terms, followed by independent study which results in a fully resourced practical project at one of East 15's theatre performance spaces or a London theatre venue (or alternatively, your MFA Dissertation).
We offer seven to eight modules each year, of which you'll be able to choose eight. While the menu of modules varies from year to year, they cover a diverse range of directorial practices such as Shakespeare, Contemporary British Drama, Comedy, Musical Theatre and Opera, Physical Theatre, and much more.
We also run some modules overseas, most recently in Poland with the legendary Song of the Goat Theatre Company, and in Bali, involving specialist practical study in an alternative cultural environment.
For more information, click the Opportunity Info link below!
East 15 Acting School's MA Theatre Directing is designed for practicing or aspiring directors seeking to establish themselves as professional theatre directors.
The course brings together a diverse mix of emerging theatre directors from the UK and around the world, under the guidance of experienced directors and professional practitioners from the UK and overseas. With strong ties to the London theatre world, you'll have access to top-tier training as well as invaluable professional networks needed to build a successful career in directing theatre.
The MA is a one-year, full-time programme. You'll undertake four modules over three terms, followed by a three-month period of independent study, at the end of which you'll present a Director's Production Workbook (or your MA Dissertation). You'll have the option to choose four modules from a range of seven to eight which we offer in a year. While the menu of modules varies from year to year, they cover a diverse range of directorial practices such as Shakespeare, Contemporary British Drama, Comedy, Musical Theatre and Opera, Physical Theatre, and much more.
We also run some modules overseas, most recently in Poland with the legendary Song of the Goat Theatre Company, and in Bali, involving specialist practical study in an alternative cultural environment.
For more information, click the Opportunity Info link below!
East 15 Acting School's MFA Acting with Digital Media is a unique industry-focused, conservatoire-style professional training programme, designed specifically for international students. The course combines a year of rigorous training in acting process, theatre performance, vocal techniques and movement skills, with a second year specialising in acting for Digital Media.
The first year emphasises the integration and mastery of a wide spectrum of core acting skills. This includes acting classes, Laban, Feldenkrais, Somatic and Grotowski-based movement classes, voice production, articulation, SNEA (Standard Neutral English Accent), and singing. Additionally, you'll have the option to take extra Stage Combat classes in the evenings.
The second year focuses on learning and applying the technical craft and skills required for working as an actor in all areas of digital media, including Acting for Camera, Voiceover and Recorded Voice, and Motion Capture. Over the course of the year, you'll take six bespoke modules covering screen acting, recorded voice, motion capture, movement, and industry preparation.
You will receive individual feedback, guidance, and support from your acting and skills tutors throughout the programme.
For more information, click the Opportunity Info link below!
East 15 Acting School's MA Acting for Digital Media is a full-time, professional and intensive training program designed specifically for performers who wish to expand their skill base to be able to seek and thrive in the technological advances in the performance industry.
With the advancement of digital technology, new pathways are opening up in performing arts and the course emphasises three keys areas of training: performance capture, voice skills for digital recordings and acting for camera.
The use of Motion / Performance capture in the industry is on the rise and there is a demand for performers with specific skill sets and experience in order to excel in the area. While the standard movement and voice skills provided at UG level form a base for most all performance work, this MA focuses on understanding, working with, and making the most of new technology. This degree recognises that a performer has multiple pathways for employability and professional development, particularly looking at the role of the performer in the gaming industry.
In addition to performing for motion capture, due to advances in technology and the relatively inexpensive option of creating a home voice studio, opportunities in voice acting has also seen an increase – and also require further expertise. Along with further training in Acting for Camera, the course will provide the training needed to succeed and shape the future of performance alongside new developments.
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One of the longest-established MFA Acting programmes in the UK, East 15 Acting School's MFA Acting (International) is an industry-focused, conservatoire-style professional training programme. This two-year full-time course is designed specifically for international students wishing to train in the UK.
Through this programme, you will gain mastery over a wide spectrum of core acting skills. Our training includes acting classes, movement lessons based on Laban, Feldenkrais, Somatic and Grotowski techniques, voice production, articulation, Standard Neutral English Accent (SNEA) and singing. Additionally, you'll have the option to take extra Stage Combat classes in the evenings.
Throughout the course, you will receive individual feedback, guidance and support from your acting tutors as well as skills tutors.
The advanced acting training offered on this course draws on contemporary industry practices and the legacy of Stanislavski, as well as the unique methodologies and ethos of East 15 itself, which grew out of the techniques, beliefs and practice of one of the UK's most historically significant theatre companies of the 20th century: Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop.
For more information, click the Opportunity Info link below!
East 15 Acting School's MA Acting (International) is a conservatoire-style, industry-focused professional training programme, designed specifically for international students looking to train in the UK.
Through this intensive programme, you'll master a wide spectrum of core acting skills. You'll receive classes in acting techniques, movement (drawn from Laban, Feldenkrais, Somatic, and Grotowski techniques), voice production, articulation, Standard Neutral English Accent (SNEA), and singing. You'll also have the option to take additional Stage Combat classes in the evenings.
Throughout the course, you'll receive individual feedback, guidance, and support from your acting tutors as well as skills tutors.
The advanced acting training offered on this course draws on contemporary industry practices as well as the legacy of Stanislavski. It also incorporates East 15's unique methodologies and ethos, which shape our approach to actor training. Our ethos grew out of the techniques, beliefs, and practices of Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, one of the UK's most historically significant theatre companies of the 20th century.
For more information, click the Opportunity Info link below!
