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17 acting teachers in Croydon

Francesca

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C$137

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Through the art of theatre, she teaches public speaking, creative communication, acting, and self-improvementTranslate this text using Google Translate.

Through the art of theatre, she teaches public speaking, creative communication, acting, and self-improvementTranslate this text using Google Translate.

Actress trained at the National Academy of Dramatic School "Silvio D’Amico” offers tailored coaching sessions to help you develop effective public speaking skills and rediscover spontaneity and confidence in communication. She works with companies such as VESTO PAZZO srl. Following her academic training, she has gained extensive experience in the Italian and international film, theatre and television industries, working alongside acclaimed professionals such as Wim Wenders, Luca Marinelli, Luigi Lo Cascio, Michele Placido, Sergio Rubini and Giorgio Panariello. In Rome, she leads improvisation workshops for employees of Vestopazzo Srl, focusing on teamwork, stress management and communication for effective leadership. In a world that increasingly pushes us towards isolation, her work helps participants reconnect with active listening, intuition and creativity, encouraging them to imagine new scenarios and possibilities together. For several years, she has also been leading workshops for participants of all ages, exploring improvisation, creative communication and body awareness, with the aim of helping people rediscover spontaneity, presence and authenticity in their communication.

Kamil

C$79

60-min

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Acting Lessons for Experienced and New Actors from a Bristol Old Vic Theatre School GraduateTranslate this text using Google Translate.

Acting Lessons for Experienced and New Actors from a Bristol Old Vic Theatre School GraduateTranslate this text using Google Translate.

My lessons are primarily for adults. You can be needing a coach for an audition or a full production, maybe you want to find that spark again by trying a different method, or you might want to try acting out, great! I can adjust to whatever you need. My lessons are at least an hour or more. I have a vocal/light physical warm-up that I like to do at the beginning of subsequent lessons. I remember one of my first teachers saying "An actor should be a blank canvas." And this made sense at first. So I went up on our small stage to do a monologue and it was terrible. My teacher said, "Kamil, you didn't really do anything." "Well, yeah? I am a blank canvas" As a neurodiverse person, I am overanalytical, literal, incredibly anxious and have difficulty speaking with full confidence. However, my Master's level education from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School has given me a toolkit where I can work towards placing my self-doubt and uncertainty behind 'The Work.' The Work is the hours you've spent in the text, the pencil markings in the script, the crinkled pages from taking it in and out of your backpack. It's the objective truth that you can rely on when your self-awareness doesn't want you to be the character, when you can feel an audience member looking at you, when the person behind the camera laughs at something you didn't inherently think was funny. It's your character's lifesaver. For those that may require more structure when they receive text, I can help you deconstruct that overwhelming building into its key components. Whether it's from a play you've been newly cast in, a voiceover script you can't wrap your head around, or just a simple self-tape, we can work to break down text that lets BE that blank canvas on the day, but you know what paints you've used, what strokes you can utilise, you know the feel of the paintbrush from all the canvases you've practised on. Also, it's a good way to memorise lines. And that's just a nice bonus.

Megan

C$70

60-min

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Acting and Performance - Character Development and Text AnalysisTranslate this text using Google Translate.

Acting and Performance - Character Development and Text AnalysisTranslate this text using Google Translate.

Unlock the core elements of powerful performance in this comprehensive class, designed for actors of all levels who want to deepen their understanding of text and fully embody their characters. Through a combination of practical exercises and in-depth script analysis, you'll learn how to dissect a script to uncover the motivations, relationships, and emotional nuances that bring your character to life. In this class, you will: Break down scenes and monologues to explore structure, themes, and subtext. Develop a clear, actionable process for approaching new scripts and preparing for roles. Identify key beats, objectives, and obstacles that drive the character’s journey. Experiment with physicality and voice to find your character's unique traits and mannerisms. Learn techniques for playing with stakes, intentions, and emotional truth. Engage in improvisational exercises to discover organic, in-the-moment reactions. Whether you're working on a classic play or a contemporary piece, this class will give you the tools to fully inhabit a role and deliver a compelling, authentic performance. You'll leave with a greater understanding of how to connect with text and the confidence to create dynamic characters from the page to the stage. Perfect for: Aspiring actors, performers, or anyone looking to improve their skills in character work and script interpretation.

Charles

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C$77

60-min

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Industry actor offering 121 or group coaching. Need help with a Drama/theatre school/youth theatre auditions? Or with public speaking?Translate this text using Google Translate.

Industry actor offering 121 or group coaching. Need help with a Drama/theatre school/youth theatre auditions? Or with public speaking?Translate this text using Google Translate.

-Acting coaching, audition prep, drama school audition, and self-tapes.- My method comes from my own professional experience working in London theatres. I believe heavily in preparation. Doing the work! Then letting go and being free on stage opening yourself to act spontaneously. I direct and teach with the National Youth Theatre of GB and other theatre companies across London. In my three years of coaching my students have gained places at RADA, LAMDA, Drama Studio London, East 15 and NYT. I can help with the interview stage and with selecting material. Once we have that we will slowly dissect the piece and the world of the play to truly understand the character's wants/needs/obstacles/actions. Also, I will.... - Give you confidence in your speech and in yourself for your upcoming auditions. - Help you find your most natural performance. - Explore and find exciting and different ways to perform the text. Settling on what works best for you. - Also having FUN, because that's what acting is about right?! P.s I work with actors who have dyslexia. I too am dyslexic. I can adjust my teaching to what suits you and how you learn. Just let me know! As well as any other learning difficulty's :)

Richard

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C$81

60-min

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PRIVATE ACTING, SELF TAPE AND AUDITION COACHING IN PECKHAM RYETranslate this text using Google Translate.

PRIVATE ACTING, SELF TAPE AND AUDITION COACHING IN PECKHAM RYETranslate this text using Google Translate.

Hi my name is Rich. I offer one 2 one acting sessions in Peckham Rye to help all levels and abilities improve confidence in their performance. I am a British actor and performer with over 20 years of experience working in TV, Film and Theatre. My TV credits include over 200 episodes of playing Dr Caleb Knight on BBC's hit series Casualty 2014-2020. 24 episodes of hit teen soap Hollyoaks playing Father Francis. For film i had lead roles in the box office smash British film STREETDANCE 3D and the Film Festival hit EVE. In 30min or 1 hour sessions we will work through the text(if there is a scene to prep or i can provide interesting material) and discuss ways of applying the best techniques to unlock your performances full potential. Whether it be for a big audition or just a bit of fun i will offer a calm and productive environment for you to find creativity and flourish. I have trained extensively in the Meisner technique as well as a more Method approach at Guildhall Music & Drama School. There really isn't a set technique i teach from, rather a balance of what works for the individual student as we are human and all work in completely different ways. I am here to help you use your instrument and unlock your true instincts to help you shine in your own extraordinary way. Please feel free to contact me to discuss how I can be of service to you and then let's go from there. I can also read in and film your self tape audition with you using my own tried and tested set up. Filming can either be done within the 30min/hour coaching session or as a separate filming session in its own right. You'll never feel rushed while striving to film your perfect take as i am well aware that stress can hamper any performance. The time is yours and if we go over slightly so be it. I can also offer online classes, please contact me for details.

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CINEMA, ACTING, IMPROVISATION WORKSHOPS - - -Translate this text using Google Translate.

CINEMA, ACTING, IMPROVISATION WORKSHOPS - - -Translate this text using Google Translate.

These sessions allow the development of skills and knowledge of the trade, with the game facing the camera, familiarization with the audiovisual environment and the camera tool, in the art of acting. Your inventiveness and your uniqueness being at the center of your training, it is a question of dwelling on the objective criteria, such as the voice, the use of the body, the relationship with the partner, the capacity to occupy the space. But it is also the singularity and the commitment that are decisive. The objective of this training is to be able to: - Analyze and dissect a text - Create, develop and embody a character - Understand the artistic and technical writings of a film or a play - Create, cultivate and develop one's artistic identity and singularity (...) Through simulations and role-playing, the association between theory and practice makes it possible to achieve its objectives. PLACES : - Locations: Geneva - Lausanne - Friborg - Neuchâtel - Montreux - Basel - Sion - Sierre - Morges - Bienne. But currently and until further notice, only by videoconference in accordance with national recommendations on Covid. These sessions, for which you have asked me, also seem to be perfectly unanimous since they arouse a certain enthusiasm (and a certain enthusiasm). Indeed, they have the advantage of face-to-face sessions (ex: quality of the interaction), without its disadvantages (ex: loss of travel time) with additional advantages (ex: the entire session transcribed in writing on the chat). That is why, at your request, I continue to offer this option. - As other people do regularly, you can also please your loved ones by offering gift vouchers available all year round. THE TRAINER From a Grande Ecole post-preparatory class in France & Ivy League University in the United States, our teacher has specialized and has worked for more than 14 years in the field, in international establishments, intervening in forums and conferences. CONTACT / PROGRAM A la carte program: evaluated and adapted to each need.

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✅IMPROVISATION, CREATIVITY, PUBLIC SPEAKING, COMMUNICATION, THEATRALIZATION: A WHOLE SUBTLE UNIVERSE TO EXPLORE (THE ART OF STORYTELLING...)Translate this text using Google Translate.

✅IMPROVISATION, CREATIVITY, PUBLIC SPEAKING, COMMUNICATION, THEATRALIZATION: A WHOLE SUBTLE UNIVERSE TO EXPLORE (THE ART OF STORYTELLING...)Translate this text using Google Translate.

✓ Improvisation is the art of composing within the framework of a role play, without being overplayed so as not to lose credibility, by taking pleasure and appearing convinced (because communication does not consist, for example, of having confidence, but of appearing confident). It helps with a wide range of skills (imagination, emotional faculties, physical expressiveness, vocal projection, clarity of speech, interpretation, improvisation, observation, emulation, stage combat...) to make public speaking, communication , the theatricalization enhanced by the stage space and the play of the actor - improviser. ✓ Your inventiveness, singularity, commitment and signature being at the center of this training, it is about giving you the techniques to improvise, create, stage, while showing confidence and conviction to your interlocutors, in the private sphere or of the professional. ✓ So how can you also confront your shyness or lack of (relative) self-confidence by surpassing yourself by moving forward? ➤ Express yourself with your body, your emotions, your ideas to mobilize your abilities and your creative energy ➤ Explore your path to personal expression in complete freedom and security by overcoming your fears of expressing yourself in public ➤ Activate flexibility of mind, particularly by practicing active listening ➤ Develop your creativity and imagination while overcoming your shyness, developing your speaking, listening and responding skills ➤ Anchor lasting resources such as letting go, leaving one's comfort zone thanks to a caring framework and personalized modules/exercises In application: For example, awareness raising and introduction to the Art of Storytelling have several objectives: Storytelling in public, Composing a repertoire of stories, Organizing a collective show, Games and bringing emotions into play (...). These theoretical training and practical training sessions (story structure, voice, memory, diction, management of stage fright, etc.). It is a question of going through the history of the tale (origin, different styles of tale, difference between tale and story), the art of telling (work on the voice, the body, the imagination), the tale and the child (importance of the story for the overall development of the child, resource of the imagination, difference between reading and telling) ...: in short, the intention of this course is to make you want even more, to better tell stories Open to all those interested in the story (parents, teachers, animators, educators ...), these sessions can also be offered to the person of your choice. With the program, for this example of storytelling art in particular: ✓ Explore and experience the art of storytelling and discover its hidden sides ✓ Express yourself with your body, your emotions, your ideas, play with situations (...) ✓ Mobilize your capacities and creative energy ✓ Open interior spaces of reverie ✓ Explore your path of personal expression in complete freedom and security ✓ Overcome your fear of public speaking ✓ Make room for your imagination, Develop your creativity ✓ Activate flexibility of mind, Practice active listening ✓ Cooperate, create, play down The art of storytelling therefore allows you to develop your creativity and imagination, because you are both a director and an actor. It also allows you to overcome shyness and develop speaking, listening and responding skills. Each person evolves at their own pace and uses their sense of creativity. Objective: to anchor sustainable resources such as letting go, creativity, presence or self-confidence. In short, this artistic discipline will accompany you in your personal development and will help you get out of your comfort zone thanks to a benevolent environment and playful exercises. THE TRAINER With training from a Grande Ecole post-European preparatory class & an Ivy League university in the United States, our teacher has specialized and has worked for more than 18 years in the field, in international establishments, speaking in forums and conferences. ➤ PLACE, TIMETABLE, PRICES ✓ Locations: Geneva-Lausanne-Fribourg-Zurich-Neuchâtel-Lugano-Montreux-Basel-Neuchâtel-Bern-Lucerne-Brussels-Luxembourg-Paris-Lyon. But currently, these sessions continue to be offered by videoconference in the current context and in accordance with general demand which is almost unanimous on this subject. ✓ Indeed, apart from the classic advantages of videoconferencing (time saving related to travel & their unforeseen events, eco-responsibility, increased schedule flexibility, etc.), the quality of the session & the interaction remain identical. In addition, the entire exchange, notes and recommendations are immediately transcribed on the dedicated chat. ✓ To support us among ourselves & to be pleasant to you in this sustainable / particular period and in a spirit of solidarity, the fees are temporarily reduced and will not increase after the start of our sessions. ✓ Languages: French/English. ✓ The progress following these private sessions is perceptible from 1 to 2 sessions (*2024 study). ✓ As other people do regularly, you can also please your loved ones by offering gift vouchers available all year round. CONTACT / PROGRAM ✓ A la carte program: evaluated and adapted to each need.

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Working with Camille was a game-changer for my public speaking skills. His structured approach, practical techniques, and personalized feedback helped me manage anxiety and improve my delivery. Highly professional, insightful, and supportive. Camille session is an excellent coaching for anyone looking to build confidence and communicate effectively!

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