Acting Lab

Our Acting Lab is an opportunity to develop your performance skills, increase your confidence and work on scripts by established playwrights in a fun, supportive environment. We’ll approach theatre-making through a variety of practitioners’ techniques, developing our skills both individually and as part of an ensemble.

Over the course of five weeks, you will:

Learn how an actor prepares through physical and vocal exercises
Explore how to create and embody characters for monologues
Develop your ability to listen and respond to other actors in scene work
Deepen your understanding of scripts and play structure
Increase your confidence in performance

Our Acting Lab is an open space for you to learn new skills or sharpen your craft with a group of like-minded individuals. Open to anyone aged 18+. No previous experience is necessary- just a sense of curiosity!

Who will I work with?

This course will be led by Orange Tree Community Associate Jess Haygarth.

Course Dates

The course will run on Wednesday evenings from 7:30pm – 9:30pm from 23rd September to 21st October 2026.

Cost

£135. To ensure that our Community programme remains accessible and open to everyone, we have limited bursary places available for all our participation projects. Please get in contact with Community Director Francesca, at francesca.ellis@orangetreetheatre.co.uk for more information.

For more information on the course please get in contact with Community Associate and Course Leader Jess, at jess.haygarth@orangetreetheatre.co.uk.