Acting & Drama Workshops

Saturday 28 August 2010

Bananafish Drama Classes are starting up again due to a huge increase in enquiries.

The first Class will be on Wednesday 6th October 2010. With Wednesday 13th, Wednesday 20th and Wednesday 27th completing the course.

Four Classes make up a Course. Each class will last 2 hours and take place once a week. The course will last 4 weeks and will cover all the aspects of acting including Audition Process and Technique, Script Assessment, Theory, Mock Auditions, Acting Techniques, Scene Study, Improvisation, Vocal Techniques, Assistance and guidance with dealing with Agents and Casting Directors, developing the various areas of acting for camera, One on One advice from successful actors and many unique tips and techniques to ensure you have the maximum chance of success for a future in TV or Film, from the people who have done it themselves.

Our in-house teacher is Kirstie Smith. Kirstie is a graduate of Manchester University where she obtained a BA (hons) in Drama. After graduating, she trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) as a Post-Graduate Acting Instructor and Director. She then worked at the Academy for over five years as a teacher, director and audition panelist where she helped select from over two thousand applicants each year the twenty eight students for the acting course at the school. In addition to her work at LAMDA, Kirstie has extensive experience of working in casting - she was the assistant to Casting Director Susie Figgis and worked on the casting of major films such as Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Garth Jennings' A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Her experience also extends to television, having provided actors for a number of programmes such as Coronation Street, Shameless and Hollyoaks - and has run numerous workshops tackling acting, casting and auditioning for television and film. Her experience of creating and running workshops also extends to schools, colleges, universities, prisons and young offender institutions. Kirstie has also worked as Assistant Director at both the Royal National Theatre and The Royal Court in London.

As well as Kirstie, we will introduce you to Casting Directors, Professional Actors, TV Stars, Producers and Directors who will all give you valuable insight into the industry.

This course is a comprehensive introduction to the standard required for people who would like to get into acting or who already are. They will be suitable for varying levels of experience from those who are just starting out, to those hoping to gain representation and for those already in the industry needing to brush up their skills and confidence in the screen-test arena. We will make sure that the groups are well balanced i.e there will not beginners in the same group as people who have been acting for years.

As everything will be recorded, there will also be an option to buy a fully edited DVD of your course. On this DVD you will be able to see the transition of how you were when you started the course and how much you have advanced over the four weeks.

These classes will be early evening (6.30pm - 8.30pm) and at the moment they are for adults aged 16+ but we will also be doing children’s drama groups soon - please feel free to register your interest if you'd like further information on the kids groups.

Each class is £30 but if you pay for the full course upon attending your first class you will pay a reduced fee of £100 for the 4 week course.

To reserve a place email Caitlin@bananafish.co.uk or phone 0151 708 5509.

We recently did a one off taster session which was brilliantly received (photos below courtesy of Maria Jones Photography).

There are very limited spaces available for the courses so please email or telephone and get in touch immediately should you wish to book or if you require any further information.