Level 1 Acting Course in Eastbourne
- For beginners or those without any formal actor training
- For all ages over 18
Typically includes:
- Basic Acting Techniques
- Introduction to Improvisation
- Difference Between Stage and Screen Acting
- Industry Advice and Knowledge
- Confidence Building
- Stanislavski Building Blocks
- Vocal Training
- Learn how to self-tape for auditions
Course details:
Start DateW/C 5th May 2025
Duration10 week course (10 sessions + 1 showcase)
Day/TimeOne evening per week, 7pm – 9.30pm
VenueThe William & Patricia Venton CentreJunction Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3QY
PriceOnly £415 (incl VAT) - Limited Places*Payment plans available
Summary:
Our Level 1 course introduces the basics of acting, building confidence and skill through a supportive environment. Guided by a Core Tutor and industry professionals, you’ll explore different roles, collaborate with various actors, and work with different directors and styles to enhance your versatility and adaptability.
The course fosters relaxation, creativity, and playfulness, creating a safe space for taking creative risks and building trust with peers and instructors. This mindset encourages exploration and confidence, allowing you to grow as a performer.
Each week, you’ll develop a toolkit of acting techniques, starting with Stanislavski’s building blocks and expanding into movement, vocal techniques, and creative decision-making. You’ll also learn to create self-tape auditions, adapting your performance for different media. By the end, many students are surprised by their rapid growth and deeper connection to their work.
The course concludes with a showcase, where you'll present short scenes in pairs or small groups to fellow participants, tutors, and family. This informal performance helps manage stage nerves and celebrates everyone’s progress, strengthening the sense of community within the TAL group.
Meet the Core Tutor
Dominique Gerrard
Dominique trained with The Actor’s Company, after studying English and Drama at Bretton Hall, before going on to specialise in The Meisner Technique with Scott Williams at The Impulse Company. Having worked as an actor for some years, she side-stepped into directing and now focuses on directing new works, offering dramaturgy alongside.
Recent directing credits include: Award-winning Quintessence by Emily Carding, Room & Havisham by Heather Alexander, The Incident at Marshfell by Michael Punter, America Ground, The Musical by John Knowles & Bob Tipler, A Necessary Woman & SOE by Deborah Clair.
She has worked for over 20 years as a Drama Facilitator for all ages with Questors Youth Theatre, Old Vic New Voices, Kingston College, University of West London and the London College of Music. In more recent years she has been coaching privately and running Hastings Meisner.
She is delighted to teach for The Actor’s Lounge, not least because of the range of students so keen to explore the craft of acting and discover themselves through that process, engaging with what it means to be human. Dominique cares deeply about creating a supportive environment in which all can flourish.
