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Ready to spark a hobby, explore a career, or boost your skills? Our courses for 18+ adults offer masterclasses, weekly sessions, and tasters in acting, creative, and technical fields.

Led by industry pros, they’re perfect for personal growth, career moves, or just for fun.

Here are some recommended courses for those traveling from afar.

If you have any questions about our short courses for adults, please email [email protected].

Download our Short Course Calendar September 2024 – 2025. 

Coming soon:

Actors’ Lab = Advanced/Professional Keep your skills sharp
Online Masterclass: Received Pronunciation for Actors A Masterclass designed for actors aiming to perfect the RP accent.
Actor’s Development Programme – Level 1 = Beginner Weekly classes in acting technique
Actor’s Development Programme – Level 2 = Intermediate Weekly classes in intermediate -advanced acting technique.

Acting Summer Foundation: 10 Week Course

Students exercising in the Summer Foundation
Acting Summer Foundation (10 Weeks)

Part-time Actor training

Actors’ Lab = Advanced/Professional
Two actor's looking at each other in scene.
Actor’s Development Programme – Level 1 = Beginner
Group of actors performing in rehearsal studio
Actor’s Development Programme – Level 2 = Intermediate

Online Masterclasses

Actor attempting to use RP accent
Online Masterclass: Received Pronunciation for Actors
BOVTS Summer Festival Performance
Online Masterclass: Voice For Stage

In Person Masterclasses

Private: Sing: How to Belt
Musical Theatre Performance
Private: Sing: Musical Theatre
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Masterclass: Puppet Making with Meriel Pym
Ali De Souza
Masterclass: In Person Auditions

Summer Acting Courses

BOVTS performer walking through Shakespeare text
Mastering Shakespeare
Performers using Intermediate Stage Acting
Intermediate Stage Acting
Intermediate Screen Acting
Musical Theatre Performance
Private: Sing: Musical Theatre

Summer Technical and Production Courses

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Directing Theatre
Short Courses for Adults
Private: Theatrical Mask Making
Student sitting at a desk in front of a window with a script in one hand, a pen in the other, and a laptop in front of them
Introduction to Playwriting
Private: Introduction to Performance Design

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The School is in a beautiful part of Bristol, overlooking a huge park called the Downs. We sometimes take advantage of our close proximity to the Downs during the summer term, practising fight and dance routines, or voice or singing classes! Dan Hall, BA Professional Acting student
Fri 31 Oct 2025 - Fri 14 Nov 2025
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Wonderland (Schools Tour)