Short Courses
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Advance your practice at every stage of your creative journey
Expand your performance skills through flexible short courses designed to fit around work, study, and everyday commitments. Train with expert LAMDA tutors through renowned conservatoire teaching in acting, performance, voice, movement, and more. Whether you’re starting out or building on your experience, you’ll learn collaboratively in a supportive creative environment.
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Find your next step
You might be exploring performance for the first time, preparing for drama school, or developing your practice alongside an existing career. Whichever stage you’re at, our short courses are open to curious, committed learners from all backgrounds. At LAMDA, enthusiasm, discipline, and willingness to grow matter most – creating an environment where performers can build confidence and push themselves further.
Flexible training, real progress
Our short courses combine practical conservatoire training with the flexibility to fit around your life. Delivered across evenings, weekends, summer intensives, and focused boot camps, courses are designed to help you develop quickly through hands-on studio practice. Train with experienced practitioners while balancing work, auditions, study, and other creative commitments.
Collaboration that lifts everyone
At LAMDA, performers grow together. Working closely with tutors and fellow participants, you’ll develop through shared practice, experimentation, and performance-based training. Our short courses foster discipline, adaptability, and creative confidence, helping you build lasting connections within a supportive conservatoire community that pushes everyone further.
Upcoming courses
Actor Refresh: Returning to Acting
Explore how to re-enter the industry with this Actor Refresh online course, designed for professional actors looking to return to the profession after a break.
Professional Level
December 2026, January 2027
Preparing A Classical Monologue
Explore how to select, prepare and perform classical monologues with this online course, designed for anyone auditioning for drama school.
Mixed Level
December 2026, January 2027
Auditioning for Drama School
Explore how to select, prepare and perform monologues with this online course, designed for anyone auditioning for drama school.
Mixed Level
November 2026, January 2027
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Shakespeare Summer School (8 Weeks)
Spend the summer studying Shakespeare and the Jacobean playwrights with this accredited programme, designed for intermediate-level students and beyond.
Intermediate Level
Summer 2027
Shakespeare Summer School (4 Weeks)
Explore Shakespeare and the foundations of classical actor training with this focused programme, designed for intermediate-level students and beyond.
Intermediate Level
Summer 2027
Auditioning for Drama School: Monologue Bootcamp
Prepare to excel in your drama school auditions with this intensive monologue preparation bootcamp, designed for anyone applying for degree-level acting programmes.
Intermediate Level
February, July, August 2027
Motion Capture for Performance
Explore the possibilities of performance and technical capture in this intensive two-day MOCAP course at LAMDA’s facilities.
Professional Level
April 2027
Actor Refresh: Spring Scene Study
(Re)Discover approaches to character and text exploration with this Actor Refresh evening course, designed for professional actors who would like to deepen and develop their craft.
Professional Level
February 2027
Introduction to Musical Theatre Training
Experience life on a Musical Theatre programme with this intro course, designed for anyone who is interested in training as a musical theatre performer.
Mixed Level
February, April 2027
Introduction to Audio Performance
Learn the core skills of audio performance in this week-long course, designed for anyone interested in voiceover, radio drama and audiobook recording.
Mixed Level
February, April 2027
Introduction to Actor Training
Experience drama school life with this introductory course, designed for anyone who is interested in training to be an actor.
Mixed Level
April, July, August 2027
Actor Refresh: Summer Scene Study
(Re)Discover approaches to character and text exploration with this Actor Refresh evening course, designed for professional actors who would like to deepen and develop their craft.
Professional Level
May 2027
Screen Acting Fundamentals (Condensed)
Our three-day Screen Acting Fundamentals course is ideal for anyone who is interested in trying out screen acting.
Mixed Level
April 2027
Actor Refresh: Linklater
(Re)Discover Linklater voice technique with this Actor Refresh intensive course, designed for professional actors.
Professional Level
April 2027
Introduction to Playwriting
Develop a complete 10-minute play with this introductory course, designed for anyone new to playwriting.
Mixed Level
May 2027
Acting With English as an Additional Language
Gain confidence acting in the English language with this two-week course, designed for professional actors for whom English is an additional language.
Professional Level
June 2027
Actor Refresh: Summer Intensive
Revitalise your practice with this two week course, designed for professional actors in need of some creative TLC.
Professional Level
July 2027
Screen Acting Fundamentals (Summer Intensive)
Explore the fundamentals of screen acting with this two-week intensive course, designed for anyone new to screen acting.
Mixed Level
July, August 2027
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Auditioning for Musical Theatre Programmes
Prepare to excel in your MT auditions with this summer course, designed for anyone applying for degree-level musical theatre programmes.
Intermediate Level
August 2027
Experience an unforgettable summer in London exploring Shakespeare
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Train intensively, collaborate deeply, and grow into a versatile creative professional on one of our full-time undergraduate or postgraduate degree programmes.
Study abroad
Soak up every moment of performing arts training in London when you study abroad at LAMDA on one of our semester programmes.
LAMDA in New York
We offer expert actor training in New York at our hub for US-based graduates to continue to train, and for those new to LAMDA to experience our work.