Beginner's Acting Course For All

Our fun and friendly course introduces you to the world of acting in a supportive atmosphere. Suitable for adults who are complete beginners, rebuilding their confidence after a break or wanting to progress their acting journey.

About the course

Our Acting For All Course (AFA) is a Saturday evening course for adults and is open to all. The course is split into three terms. These can be booked and taken as individual blocks, any order, making it easy to fit around your life.

Why choose this course?

Whether you are pursuing your passion for acting alongside full-time work or education, looking for somewhere to start your career as a performer, or simply want to try something new, our beginners course in acting is a perfect place to start.

Build your confidence
Enjoy discovering theatre skills in a relaxed and supportive environment, building your experience week by week, and connecting with others who share your passion.
Taught by industry specialists
You will be taught by experienced tutors who are actively involved in the Questors Theatre.
Supporting your future
Develop core capabilities and confidence to support your journey, whether you’re looking for transferable skills or to step out on The Questors stage.

What our students say

The Acting for All course really helped to boost my confidence. I haven’t acted since school and this was the perfect way to start again – I felt really supported.

Previous Course Attendee

Who is it for?

The course is available to everyone aged 18 and over, there is no audition and you don’t need any previous experience. You can simply book online – no application process.

WHAT WILL THE COURSE COVER?

Acting for All (AFA) is comprised of three terms, which can be taken in any order, and cover Acting Skills, Performance Technique and Audition Technique. See below for more details.

Focuses on acting skills including:

The voice, vocal techniques & identity
Exploring improvisation and characterisation
Movement, physical storytelling and its place in theatre

Working on performance techniques including:

Introduction to Epic & Naturalistic theatre
Exploring Accents & Dialects
Voice Acting for Audio Drama
Scene Studies (taking scenes from productions and working them through)
Character development through movement

A guide to audition technique through Classic & Modern text work with the opportunity to:

Audition for our 1 year Foundation Acting course
Audition to become an acting member at The Questors Theatre
Use learnt skills to progress onto other external courses in the Arts

WHAT CAN I DO AFTER THIS COURSE?

AFA will enable you to go on and pursue a higher level of performance art or confidently try out for that part you’ve always wanted. The sky is the limit.

Weekly Timetable

Dates: Saturdays
Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm

2026/27 Term Dates

Autumn Term: 20 September – 29 November 2026 (1 week half-term break)
Spring Term: 10 January – 28 March 2027 (1 Week half-term break & Sunday 22nd March for performance)
Summer Term: 25 April – 4 July 2027 (1 Week half-term)