Actors East develops actors, writers, and directors, pioneering a new approach to creating original work for new audiences.
We offer world-class training while supporting both emerging and established artists through our year-round development programme.
Since our inception, we have subsidised thousands of hours of studio time for unfunded artists through our ‘Pay What You Can’ scheme’
Actors East develops actors, writers, and directors, pioneering a new approach to creating original work for new audiences.
We offer world-class training while supporting both emerging and established artists through our year-round development programme.
Since our inception, we have subsidised thousands of hours of studio time for unfunded artists through our ‘Pay What You Can’ scheme’
Our training has “The Meisner Tecnhnique” at It’s core.
We run practical, process-led training through weekly classes, intensive intro weeks, and a limited-spaces Full Training Programme.
We take the work seriously, and we believe work with depth takes time and happens best in limited sized groups.
We work closely with a committed group of students over 2 years, with 2 classes a week for 6 terms a year.Applicants must have completed an Introduction and a 1 to 1 interview with our Head Teacher, Simon Furness.
The real start of your training.
A focused introduction to acting through the Meisner Technique — including the Repetition Exercise, made famous by Sanford Meisner.
A chance to get an insight to the Meisner technique, with our Head Techer Simon Furness - an discover why its a “Technique of learning how to act”