Introduction to Acting Practice: Level 2
This eight-week course will help you to further develop your work and grow as an actor. You will focus on building your confidence through regular scene rehearsals and group sharing and will develop new ways to approach characters and connect to text.
Key information:
- Course dates:
- Course 1: Tuesday evenings, 20 Jan – 10 Mar 2026 | Course 2: Wednesday evenings, 21 Jan – 10 Mar 2026
- Course times:
- 7pm–9pm
- Age:
- 18+
- Art form:
- Drama
- Fees:
- £380
- Deadline:
- Bookings will close at 5pm on Friday 16 January 2026 or when the course reaches full capacity
- Level of study:
- Short Courses & Summer Schools (ages 18+)
- Mode of study:
- In-person
- Venue:
- Guildhall School of Music & Drama
- When:
- Evening Courses | Spring Courses (January–March)
Course info
Public booking opens at 11am, Monday 27 October. Join our mailing list before Friday 24 October to receive priority booking.
Ages 18+
Course Dates & Times
Course 1
Tuesday evenings on 20, 27 January, 3, 10, 17, 24 February, 3, 10 March 2026
7pm–9pm*
*The final session on 10 March will last 2.5 hours.
Course 2
Wednesday evenings on 21, 28 January, 4, 11, 18, 25 February, 4, 11 March 2026
7pm–9pm*
*The final session on 11 March will last 2.5 hours.
About Introduction to Acting Practice: Level 2
This eight-week evening course will help you to further develop your work and grow as an actor. You will focus on building your confidence through regular scene rehearsals and group sharing and will develop new ways to approach characters and connect to text, all within a small and supportive ensemble.
Who is the course for?
Although the course serves as a direct follow-on from the previous Introduction to Acting Practice, Level 1 course, it is suitable for anyone who wants to expand their toolkit and has some acting experience. You must have some experience of analysing and discussing acting, as well as acting in front of an audience or fellow students.
What can I expect?
You can expect to:
- Grow in confidence and ease any nerves through regularly acting in front of each other
- Familiarise yourself with acting terminology and analyse the often elusive art of acting
- Build a toolbox of ways to approach a scene or a character
This is a practical course, and you will be encouraged to participate in informal discussion and experimentation.
Attendance of all eight sessions is strongly recommended to allow progression of learning and for the benefit of the group as a whole.
Do I need anything for the course?
We will be using Blank by Alice Birch as a set text. You will need to source your own physical copy (preferable) or an electronic format of the play to participate in the course.
"I learnt something new after every single session. Everyone in the group was also very supportive of each other, and I thought the course was very well structured."
– Sofia, Introduction to Acting Practice Level 2, Summer 2025
Course Fee
£380
Public booking opens at 11am, Monday 27 October. Join our mailing list before Friday 24 October to receive priority booking.
Eligibility
- We welcome participants from all ages 18 and over
- Participants must have sufficient English language skills in order to fully engage with the course
About the Course Tutors
Course 1 is taught by Eva Feiler.
Eva Feiler trained at Guildhall School of Music & Drama (2013). During her training she was awarded the Gold Medal for Drama and Michael Bryant Award for verse speaking performed at the National Theatre.
TV and theatre credits include: We Were the Lucky One (Disney+/Hulu), The Crown (Netflix), Father Brown, Beyond Paradise (BBC), Othello (RSC), The Merchant of Venice (RSC), Eldorado (Arcola Theatre), and The Dog Beneath the Skin (Jermyn Street Theatre). Radio includes: Renaissance Man (BBC Radio 4), Wild Honey (BBC Radio 4) and Believe It! (BBC Radio 4). She won Best Narrator at the Audio Production Awards in 2023.
Eva holds an MA in Actor Training and Coaching from Central School of Speech & Drama (2022) and teaches at various London drama schools (BA and foundation level) as well as regularly teaching on Guildhall's short courses. She specialises in workshops on Shakespeare, presence and play.
Course 2 is taught by Amber James.
Amber James trained at Guildhall. Graduating in 2015, she has since has built up a hugely impressive cv across theatre and television. Amber has played multiple leading roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including Cressida (Troilus and Cressida) and Imogen (Cymbeline), for the latter of which she was a recipient of the prestigious Ian Charleston Award: an award celebrating the best classical performances from actors under 30.
Other theatre work includes Titania & Hippolyta in A Midsummer Nights Dream (Regents Park Open Air) and Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire (ETT), as well as roles at the Almedia Theatre, Park Theatre, Kiln Theatre, RSC and Shakespeare’s Globe. Most recently she played Celia in As You Like It opposite Harriet Walter, directed by the Oscar nominated Ralph Fiennes.
On screen, Amber was recently a series regular on new series The Game (Channel 5). Other screen work includes Heartstopper (Netflix), Dodger (BBC), Vera (ITV), Grace (ITV).
Amber regularly teaches on Guildhall short courses and for Guildhall Young Artists online. She is also a panellist for the BA Acting auditions.
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