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Suitable for
Mixed abilities, ages 18+
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Dates 2024
Autumn term 2024 Tue 1 Oct – 10 Dec
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Dates 2025
Spring term 2025 Thu 9 Jan – 20 Mar
Summer Term 2025 Thu 24 Apr – 3 Jul
Autumn Term 2025 Thu 2 Oct – 11 Dec
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Tuition & Location
Weekly 2 hour class, 18:00–20:00
Downside Road, Bristol
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Cost
£150 per 10 week term
Overview
Join us for our Actor’s Development Programme at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. This one-year, part-time course at BOVTS will give you an insight into our values and practices as a leading drama school. Every five weeks, you’ll focus on a new skill that will help you hone your craft and gain confidence as an artist.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School offers a fun and nurturing environment in which to pursue your creative ambitions. The support and feedback available from your tutor will help you develop your natural talents and confidence in acting.
Course structure
Autumn term 2024
Tue 1 Oct – Tue 10 Dec
• Week 1–5: Scene studies
• Week 6–10: Create a play!
There is no session on Tue 29 Oct (half term).
Spring term 2025
Thu 9 Jan – Thu 20 Mar
• Week 1–5: Acting technique refresher
• Week 6–10: Voice for actors
There is no session on Thu 20 Feb (half term).
Course Leader
Ellie Stevens
Ellie is a theatre director, founder of Dark Skies Theatre and Associate Director of Fox and Hound Theatre Company. Originally from rural South West Scotland, she completed her MA in Drama Directing at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2022 and now resides in Bristol full-time. Prior to this, she received a BA in Drama and Performance from Queen Margaret University.
Ellie has a keen interest in gritty and thought-provoking work and her directorial credits include: A Trio of Tennessee Williams which is currently touring the UK, The Strongest Girl in the World which won Entertainment Now’s ‘Best Theatre Play’ at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023, Girl in the Machine at the Wardrobe Theatre, and Pigment of your Imagination at the Pleasance in London. She prides herself in her empathic approach to working and collaborating with the varied and colourful experiences brought by the people in the room. She has obtained certificates in Cultivating an Inclusive Theatre Making Environment and Increasing understanding of Autism, and has worked with Paragon and Performance Collective Stranraer. She strongly believes that inclusivity results in getting the best out of every individual involved, and creates unique and heartfelt performances.
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Admission requirements
Applicants must be aged 18 or over by the time of the course start date.
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F.A.Q.s
IS THIS COURSE FOR ME
These classes are designed for continuing professional development for actors and performers alike. It can also be used for upskilling in voice, movement and text work for those at different stages of their performing journeys. The groups are of mixed level abilities and bring together a delightfully diverse take on the work.
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Short Courses Refund Policy
If you wish to cancel your place on the course, you will receive a full refund if you notify the school at least 7 days prior to the start of the course. For cancellations, contact [email protected]
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Short Course Cancellation Policy
We will make all reasonable efforts to deliver a short course as outlined on our site and in any brochure or published material. However, we reserve the right to cancel a short course in case of events outside our control or if the course fails to meet a minimum number of participants. In the event that we cancel a course, we will inform participants who have booked a place via email at least 7 days prior to the start date. We will also provide a full refund of the course fee paid. Bristol Old Vic Theatre School cannot be held responsible for any expenses you incur due to such a cancellation.
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