Join award winning actor Luke Ford for two Saturday sessions discovering the Meisner technique. The Meisner technique is an approach to acting which was developed by the American theatre practitioner Sanford Meisner. The focus of the Meisner approach is for the actor to “get out of their head”, such that the actor is behaving instinctively to the surrounding environment. You must have completed The Play or Actors Lab (or equivalent elsewhere) to participate.
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Step into confidence, creativity and community The first FOUR weeks... Darlo Drama’s Level One Beginners Acting course starts gently, allowing a safe place for everyone to play and explore with fun acting and drama games, trust exercises and improvisation. By the second week the group begins to get much more comfortable with each other, more relaxed and spontaneous. Here you begin to find greater confidence in self expression and a sense of play and exploration. Techniques to...
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Develop your acting skills – Connect to your partner – Learn your craft Intermediate Acting – The Scene (Level 2) Darlo Drama’s Level Two Acting course is an investigation into naturalistic acting & drama techniques that will make your performances more convincing. These techniques will enable you to interpret dialogue, making the most of your script in order to complement your fellow performers on stage as well as engage your audience. The development of characters is also...
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Refine your skills – Play multiple characters – Deepen your craft Intermediate Acting – The Story (Level 3) Level Three involves the production of a series of scenes from several plays, with each actor exploring multiple characters and relationships. Performance craft is extended through this course by experiencing a TWO show performance in our Studio Theatre to an audience. Level Three builds your skills and knowledge to prepare to embark on the rehearsal and performance of a full...
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FROM PAGE TO STAGE AND BEYOND The main focus of The Play is the rehearsal and performance of a contemporary theatre production, staged in the Darlo Drama Studio Theatre across a season of THREE performances. Open to people who have completed Levels One, Two & Three with Darlo Drama or similar courses elsewhere, The Play gives you a fundamental understanding & experience of the processes involved in staging an entire play, from rehearsal & interpretation to performance. Working as...
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Discover your truth - Respond organically - Deepen your understanding Actors Lab is an advanced acting module offered at Darlo Drama. Actor's Lab introduce's you to a more truthful and personalised way of connecting to your work as an actor. Classes begin with studio based exercises aimed at; creating openness and availability, identifying blocks, releasing control, finding and creating energy and opening the senses to a full and rich connection to your work. Later classes involve...
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This four week masterclass is run by Glen Hamilton, a highly experienced acting teacher and director. The focus of the course is the exploration of Laban’s Effort Actions, Michael Chekhov’s Psychological Gesture and a diagnostic approach on the student’s personal acting process. Students work on a range of monologues and scenes in class, with individual guidance and feedback provided on areas such as; habitual acting tendencies, developing individual strengths, finding theatrical...
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SPEECH AND PRESENTATION SKILLS SPEAK WITH CONFIDENCE – CONNECT TO YOUR AUDIENCE – SHARE YOUR MESSAGE An authentic speech comes from the heart. In our world of new and emerging technologies the art of communication often sits too prominently in the domain of the electronic and digital. Human to human connection has in many ways been replaced with the instantaneous exchange of emails, emojis and SMS. It’s time for us to reconnect to authentic person to person interaction. The place...
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PASSION SPEECH – FOR SELF ISOLATION Whilst our work and social lives have moved to our living rooms, it is important that we maintain our ability to connect and share. The Passion Speech Course introduces the fundamentals of the confident use of voice and body to deliver a crafted and impactful presentation. By exploring a personal passion or interest you are able to more authentically connect to an audience and present with a sense of conviction and personal leadership. Great for...
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Step ONE into confidence, creativity and community. The first FOUR weeks... Darlo Drama’s Beginners Acting Intro course starts gently, allowing a safe place for everyone to play and explore with fun acting and drama games, trust exercises and improvisation. By the second week the group begins to get much more comfortable with each other, more relaxed and spontaneous. Here you begin to find greater confidence in self expression and a sense of play and exploration. Techniques to...
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