About this Event
Whether you are a complete beginner or you've done a bit before and want to build your skills and confidence, this course (with just 12 participants) takes you from first read-through to performing two scenes, one comedy and one drama, in front of an invited audience.
You'll have a script in your hand within the first hour of day one. From then on, you're working on your scenes every session: no endless theory, no waiting around.
Each week you'll learn a technique used by professional actors and put it straight into your scripts, layer by layer, until both scenes are ready for an audience.
The showcase will be attended by a professional agent or casting director, and every performer will receive personal written feedback.
All classes and the showcase take place in the The Cavendish Arms' beautiful theatre room.
The course is led by Madeleine MacMahon, an actor and director with over 15 years’ experience.
On screen: EastEnders and Doctors (BBC) and The Freedoms (Amazon). She won Best Supporting Actress at the British Independent Film Festival for Blindfold and received multiple acting nominations for This Little Girl (BFI).
On stage: Breathless (Soho Theatre, transferring to New York), a New York Times Critic's Pick that earned her a 2024 Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance. Other stage work includes A Super Happy Story - About Feeling Super Sad (Hull Truck) Great Expectations and Cider With Rosie (Cheltenham).
She's supported by our teaching team of working theatre professionals, including Jess Daniels, a theatre director nominated for Best Director at the UK Theatre Awards, whose credits include 2:22 A Ghost Story (Associate Director) and Girl From The North Country (Resident Director, Old Vic and West End).
Our teachers are working professionals so occasionally a session may be led by a different member of the teaching team.
The dates
Saturday 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th February 2027 – 10am-2pm
Sunday 28th February 2027 - 11am - 5pm (Rehearsals/ showcase)
Payment details
£360 - only 12 places available! Payment by installment available - please get in touch.
A place is confirmed when we receive full payment, or a £150 deposit.
Any balance is due by Sunday 31st January 2027.
If the balance isn't paid by we may offer your place to someone else, and the deposit is non-refundable.
You can cancel within 14 days of booking for a full refund, as long as the course hasn't started.
If we cancel or move the course, you'll get a full refund or a place on the next course, whichever you prefer.
Our teachers are working professionals, so we reserve the right to replace the advertised tutors.
We can't refund missed sessions, but we'll send you the homework so you can catch up.
The showcase is attended by an industry guest (an agent or casting director). This is a chance to be seen, and doesn't guarantee representation or work.
We may photograph or film sessions and the showcase for promotion. You can opt out at booking.
Event venue & nearby stays
The Cavendish Arms, 128 Hartington Road, London, United Kingdom
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