Short Courses

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Interested in exploring a new hobby, future career path or looking to enhance your professional skills?

From one-off masterclasses, weekly acting sessions, or introductory tasters, BOVTS offers a wide portfolio of short courses in the acting, creative and technical fields.

Our short courses are run by experienced industry professionals who can help you navigate your creative journey, or support you in understanding whether full-time training could be for you.

The courses listed on this page are suitable for adults aged 18 and up. For further information about our youth courses, please visit oldvic.ac.uk/youth-courses.

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

Download our Short Course Calendar September 2024 – 2025.

Here you can also find opportunities for Young Adults aged 16-18 years old.

Short Courses

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Behind The Scenes

Masterclasses

Masterclass: In Person Auditions

Online Masterclass: Self-Tape

Online Masterclass: Character Development

Online Masterclass: Received Pronunciation for Actors

Online Masterclass: Voice For Stage

Masterclass: Puppet Making with Meriel Pym

Summer Foundation Course 2025

Acting Summer Foundation Course: 10 Weeks

Part-time training

Actors’ Lab = Advanced/Professional

Actor’s Development Programme – Level 1= Beginner

Actor’s Development Programme – Level 2 = Intermediate

Easter Courses

Introduction To General American

Introduction to Suzuki

Introduction To Screen Acting – Beginner

Summer Acting Courses

Mastering Shakespeare

Acting For Contemporary Theatre – Intermediate

Acting for Camera – Intermediate

Summer Technical and Production Courses

Directing Theatre

Introduction to Prop Making

Introduction to Playwriting

Introduction to Performance Design

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