British Accents (NYC)
Overview
This course is an essential opportunity to develop your flow and confidence when acting in a British accent.
The course runs over an intensive weekend at the LAMDA NYC studio in February 2025.
Discount available for LAMDA alumni. Learn more below.
Highlights
Understand the geography, history and politics of British accents – and how to select the one you need.
Learn the tools and techniques behind accent creation.
Understand how to connect to your British accent: moving away from impression and perfection.
Come away with your own reliable and reusable British accent.
Is this course for me?
Age requirement: 21+
This course is designed for professional actors who have received actor training at a conservatory or college theater programme for two years or have completed a similar level of actor training at a studio.
Location
In-person at the LAMDA NYC Studio:
ART NY
520 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
USA
Course Fee
$240
LAMDA Alumni Discount available. Find out more below.
Course Dates
Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 February 2025
Classes are 10am - 5:30pm (EST)
Application Deadline
Monday 10 February at 12pm (EST)
Applications are now open. Places will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
About the course
This in-depth weekend course is an invaluable opportunity to spend some deep and dedicated time working on your British accent(s). Designed for professional working actors, you’ll be guided through the technical aspects of creating a British accent, before moving on to discovering how to sit in and embody the accent as your own.
You’ll be encouraged to find truth, connection and ease over perfection and impersonation, and you’ll finish up the weekend with a reliable British accent(s) you can be confident in.
LAMDA is the UK’s oldest drama school and voice and accent work has always been a part of our training. Accent-teaching at LAMDA is a positive tool students can use to create character, rather than trying to change their own unique voice. As such, you’ll be encouraged to enter into accent work with a sense of play and curiosity, on a quest to find the truth rather than the outcome of the accent, learning from and sharing with each other over the course of this inspiring weekend.
What will I learn?
- General accent technique, progressing into the specific technicalities of key British accents.
- Develop an understanding of the range of British accents and their applications.
- Learn how to embody a British accent: getting comfortable and confident through play and release.
- Discover how to develop and inhabit your go-to British accent(s).
- Professional consolidation: receive guidance on your next steps: how to apply your learning to your professional practice and how to utilize your British accent(s) in a professional context.
Is this course for me?
This course is for professional actors, who would like to build upon their existing British accent or toolkit for developing accents, as well as those who have not tried a British accent or any formal accent training prior to now.
Our tutors are adept at providing bespoke feedback and challenging the individual within an inclusive group setting.
Our professional level classes give you an opportunity to invest in yourself and your professional practice. Taking part in these classes is a way to connect (or reconnect!) with the joy of acting. It’s a place to experiment, play, and make new discoveries.
Further Information
We are thrilled to be offering LAMDA’s British conservatoire-style actor training outside of London for the very first time. We are a truly global drama school, having been ranked 6th by the Hollywood Reporter in its 2024 list of the best drama schools in the world. With many of our alumni being from the USA, and going on to work in the States, New York City was a natural fit to be the home of our first international studio.
Our hope is that LAMDA NYC can be a hub for US-based LAMDA graduates to continue to train, and for those new to LAMDA to experience our work. We look forward to expanding our studio class offerings, and to bringing a slice of LAMDA training to the Big Apple.
You must be 21 or older to participate in this course.
Applicants must have graduated from a Drama School Acting course of at least two terms (or an equivalent level of training at a recognized programme). 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
$240
Application Fee
None
In order to access the Alumni Discount, 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.
Please see below for information about our cancellation / refund policy:
Contact us on [email protected] if you require assistance.
We're pleased to offer LAMDA graduates a 10% discount on this class. 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.
Eligible for graduates of full-time LAMDA degree programmes and LAMDA's Semester Programme in Classical Acting.
Booking is now open for classes at our New York City base through American Friends of LAMDA (AFLAMDA). Experience LAMDA's industry-leading training for aspiring and professional actors. AFLAMDA enables world-leading LAMDA training to be delivered in New York to support the growing US alumni network alongside those new to LAMDA training.
AFLAMDA is a US-based independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) which supports the work of LAMDA. Since its founding, AFLAMDA supporters have helped make the LAMDA's vocational training possible for American students, providing funding for scholarships and financial aid, and widening access to people from all backgrounds and economic circumstances.
