High-quality Acting Training

A structured two-year journey, comprising our Foundation and Advanced courses, designed to prepare dedicated actors for the professional industry.

High-quality training that fits your life

Based in our working theatre, we offer an intensive part-time acting programme preparing you for the stage, the screen, and beyond.

The Working Theatre

Train in a theatre environment where over 18 plays are staged annually. You aren’t in a classroom; you’re in the wings.

Expert Guidance

Learn from industry practitioners with active experience at the RSC, the West End, and in Film/TV.

Career Launchpad

Gain the skills and accreditation (Spotlight/Equity) needed to enter the industry or top-tier drama schools.

YEAR 1

Foundation Course in Acting

Focus on stripping away habits and building a robust, repeatable technique. You will dive deep into movement, voice, speech, and acting theory. This year is about discovery and discipline, culminating in an audition for the second year.

Explore Foundation Course
YEAR 2

Advanced Performance Course

Exclusive to those who have successfully completed the Foundation Year. Apply your training to two full-scale productions in our Studio and Playhouse theatres, working with professional directors and technical teams.

Explore Advanced Performance

Looking for something more casual?

If you want to explore acting for fun, build confidence, or learn improv without the commitment of a year long programme, check out our beginners acting course.

Explore Beginners Acting course

Led by Industry Experts

You won’t just learn from teachers; you’ll learn from practitioners. Our tutors are directors, actors, and designers currently working in the professional industry. They bring a wealth of experience from the Royal Shakespeare Company, the West End, and national TV to every session, ensuring your training is grounded in the reality of the modern stage.

David Emmet

Director of Studies; Acting Tutor, Foundation Course in Acting

David is a hugely experienced director and acting tutor at The Questors Theatre. After training on the Foundation Course and the Advanced Performance Course, he acted and directed at The Questors and developed courses for young adults. He moved on to become the Acting Tutor on the Foundation Course in 1982 and took over as Director of Studies from Alfred Emmet, the founder of the course, in 1983, since when he has guided and trained the students in 42 Groups. He is the author of all the teaching materials used on the acting course and has directed over 60 productions at The Questors Theatre.

Russell Fleet

Tutor

Russell trained as an actor in the mid-90s at The Actors Institute, sadly no longer with us, but an amazing experience.  After working for some years in professional theatre with varying degrees of success, he left to do other things, returning to the theatre at The Questors in 2006. He is now firmly established as a director, actor, stage manager and sound designer having worked on in excess of 60 shows in various capacities. In 2014 he obtained a Masters in Actor Training and Coaching from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

What our students say

Questors has been a life changing course for me both in terms of acting, and friendship. Within two years, I have made friends who share my passion for performance, been inspired to throw myself into opportunities within Questors and outside of Questors, discovered and developed my individual craft, and been accepted onto the NYT Epic Stages course – all of this thanks to the confidence and skill honed during the Questors Foundation and Advanced Performance course. I cannot recommend it enough.

Jenny Gardiner, Group 78

I could not recommend the course at Questors enough. I nearly cancelled the audition because I had had very little experience acting and was incredibly shy and insecure. But the warmth, professionalism and camaraderie of Questors worked its magic. The care and skill of the teachers nurtures even the most doubting soul and the trust and connection between the students is magic. You pick up skills for life in this haven, so do apply – it will be the making of you.

Ruth Comerford, Group 72

The Questors Student Group is probably the best thing that could have happened to me as someone always wanted to be an actor but didn’t know where to start. Since I graduated, I’ve been on TV, appeared in movies and co-wrote my own play which was performed at the Questors. All that would never have happened without the Student Group. I owe it everything.

Wesley Lloyd, Group 62

My time at the Questors was invaluable to me. Not only is the theatre itself so welcoming and creative, but the Student Group in particular was a fundamental step on my path to drama school. I am now a professional actor and always remember my time on Mattock Lane with such love and happiness.

Jasmin Hinds, Group 66

It inspired me to go on to the Oxford School of Drama and later to work as a professional actress on the West End stage. Aside from the career it led me to, mostly it was somewhere I felt I belonged and where I created wonderful memories with friends I made for life.

Eleanor Cox, Group 64