Short Courses - Daytime

ACT Brighton and The Lantern Theatre received funding from the Department for Culture and Health to run a programme of daytime performing arts classes.

Come and get creative with our new programme of daytime community performing arts classes! No Upper Age Limit, Classes for Mature Learners. Meet for coffee and cake, before or after classes, in our friendly Cafe at 77 St James’s Street

There are a mixture of courses (6 week blocks) and classes (4 week blocks) - some of which offer drop ins.

You can see more details and book the courses at our sister website ACT Brighton.

Screen Acting / Acting for Camera

Fridays 11am - 1pm

4th - 25th July

Step confidently into the world of screen acting with our beginner-friendly course, perfect for anyone eager to explore film and television acting. Across four two-hour sessions you will be introduced to the fundamentals of acting for film and television. Through guided scene work, interactive exercises, and supportive feedback, you'll learn essential techniques that will help you feel at ease in front of the camera.

Standard £80 / Concession £60 4 x 2hr classes

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Screen Acting / Acting for Camera Advanced Level

Fridays 2pm - 4pm

4th - 25th July

This intensive course will develop your skills and the discipline required to be ready to enter the real world of film and television acting. Using scene work and specialised exercises the course will increase your confidence and know-how, to feel ready and prepared when arriving on set.

Standard £80 / Concession £60 4 x 2hr classes

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Scene Study Class – Advanced

Fridays 11am-1pm

20th June - 11th July

Scene Study is designed for experienced or professional actors seeking to keep their skills sharp while exploring and developing scene work in-depth.

In this course, you’ll be paired with a scene partner to work on a selected duologue, rehearsing and refining it each week under the guidance of tutor Daniel Finlay. You’ll perform in front of fellow participants, with opportunities to present multiple times in our small, focused group.

Standard £80 / Concession £60 4 x 2hr classes

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Age Positive Stage Acting Workshop – Beginners Level

Wednesdays 1.30pm - 3.00pm

September Dates TBC

All the world’s a stage and it’s never too late to be a player! Acting is a great way to boost confidence and memory while building connections over shared experiences.

Join us to have fun and learn theatre skills, whether you’re new to acting or want to rediscover your love for it. Come along and find your creative self-expression through improvisation, character creation, poetry, clowning, dialogue, text, and storytelling.

Suggested age 50+.

Standard £90.00 / Concession £67.50 for six weeks of 1.5hr classes. Drop in for £15 / Concession £11.25 a session

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Age Positive Stage Acting Workshop - Intermediate Level

Wednesdays 10.30am - 12.30pm

September Dates TBC

All the world’s a stage and it’s never too late to be a player! Acting is a great way to boost confidence and memory while building connections over shared experiences.

This intermediate term of classes, taught in two 6 week blocks of 2 hour classes, is aimed at students who have already attended some drama classes and have started to use and understand the basic principles of acting and drama. It is a perfect follow on to our Beginners classes.

Standard £120.00 / Concession £90.00 block of six 2hr classes. Drop in Standard £20 / Concession £15

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Course Fees:

Our daytime classes and courses all run at £10 per taught hour, so the total depends on how long the class is and how many weeks it runs for.

Begginers / Intermediate / Advanced

4 week block of 2 hrs is £80.00 (Concesssion £60.00)

6 week block of 1.5hrs is £90.00 (Concesssion £67.50)

6 week block of 2hrs is £120.00 (Concession £90.00)

Drop In sessions are £15 (Cons £11.25) for a 1.5hr class and £20 (Cons £15) for a 2hr class (where available).

If you are experiencing financial hardship and need to pay weekly or seeking a part funded place please contact us directly.

We are not wheelchair accessible.