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Although there is no contract, so you can leave at any time, the course is designed to mirror a traditional three-year drama school education. New lessons arrive every week, building progressively each semester, and every lesson stays in your classroom so you can go back and revise it whenever you like.
Instead of a free trial, every new member is covered by our 14-day money-back guarantee. You'll pay for your first month (or six months on Premium) when you sign up, and if the course isn't for you, just email support@actingacademy.org within 14 days of your first payment for a full refund — no questions asked. You can cancel at any time from the "My Subscriptions" page in your account.
Those students that wish to will be entered in to LAMDA exams to level 8. LAMDA is recognised to award qualifications on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) in England by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), in Wales by Qualifications Wales (QiW), and in Northern Ireland by the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA)
When you sign up for the course you will be sent a link which will enable you to choose your own password for access to the classroom. Go to your classroom on a regular basis to see your new lessons and have permanent access to your previous lessons (making revision easy). If you haven't received this link within 10 minutes of signing up, please check you junk folder. If you still haven't received it contact us immediately.
The price of weekend courses are kept to a minimum to encourage as many students to attend as possible.
Normally it will be when you have finished the course, however provided that you have completed at least one year you can apply to be included early. The acceptance of that application will be entirely at the discretion of your tutors.
The weekend workshops are great opportunities to meet up with your fellow local students. In most cases we will use these as opportunities to pair you to work on dialogues.
Most of your assignments will involve you sending in a video of your work. One of your tutors will send you back their feedback.
Workshops are held at various theatres throughout the country. You can choose to travel to them all or just attend the ones that are nearest to you.
If for whatever reason you are unable to attend a graduation showcase after completing the course we will arrange for a video showreel of your work to be distributed to casting directors and agents.
When you have completed two years of the course, you will qualify for entry into Spotlight Casting Directory.
Online tutorials are held via Zoom, FaceTime or Skype. You can book a lesson with the tutor of your choice by accessing their diary from the link given in particular lessons in your classroom. The cost of a tutorial differs by tutor between £30 - £50 per tutorial. Premium members get 4 free half hour tutorials per year.
Normally it will be when you have finished the course, however provided that you have completed at least one year you can apply to be included early. The acceptance of that application will be entirely at the discretion of your tutors.