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Acting Foundation Courses
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s Acting Foundation Courses provide three tailored pathways for aspiring actors seeking their first steps in professional training.
The three courses give students industry-leading training from our expert staff, immersing you in the vibrant and creative life of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which has been at the forefront of world leading actor training for 80 years.
The focus of each Acting Foundation Course is on developing the actor’s craft through intensive, conservatoire-style training, which is rigorous and broad in all aspects of the actor’s toolkit.
Training includes foundational introductions to the craft of acting, including: movement, stage combat, voice, and other acting techniques.
Everything taught in these courses will be shaped around the needs, and evolving nature of the industry landscape.
Acting Foundation Course Pathways
The three pathways available are:
Acting for Stage & Screen Foundation – 2 Term Full-time
Acting for Stage & Screen Foundation – 3 Term Part-time
10 Week Acting Summer Intensive Programme
Watch an interview with Head Of Acting Foundation Courses Jonathan Grosberg:
Further information:
Jonathan Grosberg is the two-term and three-term Foundation Course Leader: “These courses are perfect preparation for students wishing to go on to study further at drama school and university, or as a stand alone course that provides them with tools to support their journey into the creative industries.”
Stuart Harvey is the School’s Principal and said about the Summer Intensive: “The Summer Intensive is an immersive training experience, bringing together a diverse and international cohort to work intensively as an ensemble over ten weeks. Students engage daily with professional practitioners developing clear, practical methods in acting, voice, movement and performance.”
Accessibility & Bursaries
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is passionate about broadening the reach and accessibility of our training to students who are underrepresented or marginalised within the performing arts, due to race, disability, socioeconomic background, gender identity or sexuality.
We are also keen to encourage young people from Bristol and the wider South West region to think about staying local and training with us.
To help support this ambition of increased diversity of students, we are working hard to secure additional funding for successful applicants to these courses.
Our ambition is that eventually,50% of all places will have some level of bursary support.
So when completing your application, if you would like to be considered for this funding support, please make it clear – there is an additional form to complete under the ‘fees and bursaries’ section of the course information pages.
