A completely free and interactive experience with industry guest speakers, including Sam Baker Jones (Peaker Blinders, Noughts and Crosses), Darragh Hand (Heartstopper, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, Olivier Nomination: For Black Boys) and Segun Fawole (Eastenders, Sandman).
At Collective, we offer rigorous, industry-facing training within an inclusive, ensemble-led environment. We are proud to champion actors from underrepresented backgrounds, with around 60% of our cohort from the global majority, alongside a commitment to integrating actors with more complex disabilities into our training.
Drama School for a Day is designed to give prospective students a genuine insight into life at a drama school. We'll show how we work at Collective - our approach, our teaching, and the kind of artist we support them to become.
The Day Includes:
Kids Week is back for 2026, offering families the chance to see top West End shows with free tickets for children throughout the summer holidays. During Kids Week, one child aged 17 and under can go free with every full-paying adult ticket, with additional children able to attend at a reduced rate.
The annual initiative gives young people and families the opportunity to experience live theatre across a wide range of productions including musicals, plays and family shows in London’s West End.
Participating productions in previous years have included long-running musicals, new plays and award-winning family favourites, alongside workshops and theatre activities designed specifically for younger audiences.
MOUVE runs weekly drama and musical theatre classes for children and young people aged 2 to 18 in Hendon, North West London.
Classes cover acting, musical theatre, and performance skills across six age bands, from early years creative play through to advanced teen performance groups. Children build confidence, stage presence, and storytelling skills in small groups with consistent teachers at every level.
Regular showcases and performance opportunities throughout the year give students real stage experience in a supportive environment.
Location: Hendon, North West London (NW4)
Join The North Wall on this actor focussed workshop where you will spend the three days refining your acting skills through voice, movement and script exploration. You will look at classical, contemporary and self-written monologues and everyone will have opportunity to present a mock audition. This will be a fun, supportive workshop – open to everyone with an interest in acting!
This three-day course runs from 1pm – 4pm each day in the Drama Studio at The North Wall. Participants must book for the full three days.
The North Wall's experienced workshop facilitators are DBS checked, and there is always a first aider and fire marshal in The North Wall building.
Cost: £60 for three half-days
Full bursary places available: click here to apply
Dates: 17 August - 19 August 2026
"We believe everyone deserves a seat at the theatre..."
Jamie Wilson Productions and Nederlander are proud to introdcue the Pay What You Can ticket scheme for The Devil Wears Prada The Musical, now playing at the Dominion Theatre, London.
They know theatre isn't always affordable. With their Pay What You Can scheme, you set the price, making the magic of theatre accessible to more people.
How To Apply:
There are up to 10 PWYC tickets available per performance, and individuals or small groups can request tickets. If groups are looking to attend in larger numbers, they can either split across multiple dates or get in touch with Georgia at Jamie Wilson Productions first to explore options with the box office.
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.
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Gain practical skills and critical insight in directing, design, performing, playwriting and more. You'll explore plays and productions covering theatre’s many pasts and presents. Discover the connections between theatre practice and its histories, theories, politics and ethics. Analyse scripts and develop performance, workshop, and rehearsal approaches. Hone your craft through ambitious production and research projects.
Thrive in exceptional facilities. We have two fully-equipped theatres, rehearsal rooms, and set design spaces. You’ll join an inspiring collaborative community of students and staff in music, film and television and creative technologies.
Our academics are leading researchers in theatre practice, history and theory. Many have worked as professional writers, actors, directors and designers.
Gain industry connections and prepare for your career. Engage with contemporary performance practice through theatre trips across Yorkshire. Build connections and get career insights through masterclasses with visiting professionals. You’ll have access to careers support from our in-house employability team.
Our BA (Hons) Drama, Theatre and Directing course offers you numerous opportunities to both perform in and direct your own performance work, as well as working with pre-existing texts.
This will develop your creative and theoretical skills ready for real-world application after you graduate, as you learn to cultivate your own ideas in response to seeing other contemporary performance practices and the world around you.
You will explore the cultural and critical significance of dramatic practice, process and product throughout history, as you consider a wide range of historical and social theatre practices and contexts.
When you graduate you will have a confident understanding of the complimentary disciplines of drama, theatre and directing, alongside a range of practical experiences suited to diverse careers in a range of professional contexts.
We have a strong link to the world-renowned Chichester Festival Theatre, where you will discover and experience established theatre practice and perform throughout your studies.
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Why study Drama and Theatre at Aberystwyth?
You'll be taught and mentored by staff who possess a wealth of expertise in research and/or professional theatre-making.
You'll take part in two original performance projects each year, with an increased focus on independent work as you progress through your degree.
You'll be part of a vibrant and exciting department where drama, theatre, film, media, scenography and theatre design collide.
You'll benefit from our connections with key industry partners, such as National Theatre Wales, Music Theatre Wales, Quarantine Theatre Company, and Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru
You'll have access to superb facilities and resources for practical work, including three large professionally equipped studio theatres, three rehearsal studios, costume and wardrobe facilities, and a dedicated theatre technical team.
We have close links with Aberystwyth Arts Centre, one of the largest arts centres in Wales, which regularly presents national and international theatre and dance work.
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In this course, we look to the future. Theatre can take place in front of large audiences in dedicated performance venues, but it can also happen all around us – on the street, in community centres, in prisons and schools. When done well, theatre can have a transformative impact on individuals, communities and society. And you can be part of that.
Focussing on the emerging trends and innovations of 21st-century theatre and performance, we will teach you the building blocks of performance making, whilst supporting your ability to develop highly creative, challenging and impactful work.
You will engage in collaborative group performances throughout the course, allowing you to specialise in what you enjoy the most. You might choose to focus on acting, building your confidence on stage, perfecting your characterisation and portraying that character through performance. You could opt to work in pre-production, playwriting or script writing, or even scenography, designing sets and scenes that bring your production to life.
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