Actor Refresh: Summer Scene Study
Actor Refresh Summer
These summer sessions are the antidote for any actor who wants to act for the love of acting. Mine scenes through thorough creative exploration and reconnect with your craft and community.
The programme takes place over five weeks, meeting twice a week in-person at LAMDA, from May-June 2025.
A 10% discount is available to LAMDA alumni. Find out more below.
Highlights
Deepen and develop your craft in a supportive, learning-driven environment.
Connect with a like-minded community of professional actors.
Invest in yourself and your ongoing professional practice.
Intensive five-week study block allows you to enjoy a ‘summer camp for professional actors’.
Is this course for me?
Course Level: Actor Refresh
Age Requirement: 21+
This course is for professional actors and drama school graduates, who would like to spend some time reconnecting with their craft at an advanced level in a fun, positive, inclusive and nurturing environment.
Location
In-person at LAMDA
Course Fee
£210
LAMDA Graduate Discount
A 10% discount is available for LAMDA graduates. Find out more below.
Course Dates
Wednesday & Thursdays, 6pm - 9pm
From Wednesday 7 May - Thursday 5 June 2025
Application Deadline
Wednesday 30 April at 3pm (BST)
About Actor Refresh Summer
This course has no 'product' other than the vitally important task of reconnecting with the joy of acting. In the day-to-day hustle of being a jobbing actor it is so easy to lose sight of your love of acting, and this course seeks to redress this. Where many workshops aimed at professional actors are industry-focused, Summer Scene Study is a radical opportunity to simply act.
Meeting twice a week for five weeks, the course is split into two strands. The Wednesday evening session will be held by the same practitioner each week, who will guide you through the ‘scene study’ - working with a text(s) and collaboratively bringing it to life through practical exercises drawn from the work of Uta Hagen, Stanislavski, Chekhov, and Laban.
Whilst the Wednesday session is an opportunity to gradually build upon your work week by week, the Thursday session is a chance to try out new ideas and practices. Hosted by a different practitioner every week, Thursday’s class will introduce you to a different methodology or discipline, which can spark new approaches to your work, and foster a spirit of play and experimentation.
What will I learn?
- Revisit or discover methods of text analysis and character/world building drawn from Uta Hagen, Stanislavski, Chekhov, and Laban.
- Explore a range of new approaches to augment and revitalise your actor’s toolkit.
- Discover how to continually keep fun and enjoyment alive through collaboration, game-play and reflection.
“I think I trusted that LAMDA would have courses that were really high quality… They’re experts in what they do, the tutors that they bring in.”
Is this course for me?
This course is for professional actors who would like to spend some time acting in a supportive, nurturing and creative environment. Wherever you’re at in your career, you will be supported by our expert tutors to get the most out of the course.
About our Actor Refresh Classes
Whether you graduated last year or ten years ago, our actor refresh courses are suitable for any actor who has graduated from a drama school or equivalent programme.
You will revisit the practices you built at drama school, allowing you to refresh and recalibrate your understanding.
Watch the video below to see find out more from participants:
Key Information
You must be 21 or older to meet the requirements of this course.
Applicants must have at least three professional, verifiable acting credits, or an Acting Qualification at Level 4 or higher. If you are unsure if you meet this requirement, please contact our Short Course team on [email protected]
The course is delivered through the medium of English. Non-native speakers of English should have a level of English approximately equivalent to IELTS 6.0.
You can apply for this course through us directly.
Course fee: £210
LAMDA alumni should apply by contacting our Short Courses Team by email ([email protected]), who will provide you with an individual link to begin your application. Read more in the drop down below.
Payment:
When applying to this course, you will be asked to pay the full course fee upfront. Click 'Apply Now' on this page to begin your application.
If you meet the eligibility criteria and if spaces remain available, you will be offered a place on the course. We carefully consider all applications made. If you're not eligible for this course, you'll be contacted by our Admissions Team and will be offered a place on another relevant course or refunded the course fee.
Places on this course are offered on a first come, first served basis, and we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible to ensure a space on the course.
If you'd like to discuss the course and eligibility criteria with our Admissions Team, please get in touch.
Please see below for information about our cancellation / refund policy:
We're pleased to offer LAMDA graduates a 10% discount on our Actor Refresh Classes. To receive the discount, please write to [email protected] including:
- Full name
- Year of LAMDA graduation
- Course
- Short course(s) you wish to apply for
Please do this before filling out your application, as we will provide you with a separate application link.
