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Our English with Drama Course combines our highly popular General English Course with an exciting and creative course covering theoretical and practical approaches to drama.
This course is available for students with an intermediate level of English and above.
Each morning you study English on our General English course and you can get more information on what these include here. This course offers you a special insight into English and British culture and will help support you to get the most linguistically from your drama sessions.
Exploring and Developing an Actor’s Skills
Text Work – from Page to Stage
We work on texts leading to performance of selected scenes in the final week of the course in the Barn Theatre. The skills and techniques covered in the first unit will be used in the rehearsal of the chosen scenes. The choice of plays and scenes will be dependent on the number in the class and the male/female ratio. The intention will be to choose texts that give good opportunities to all members of the class, playing roles that allow them to develop their acting skills.
Physical TheatreWork on images, tableaux, metaphor and Expressionism to create non-naturalistic improvised work. We will look texts that allow us to explore physical theatre techniques and develop physical theatre skills.
Commedia Dell’arteA practical exploration of the stock characters and key aspects of Commedia such as Lazzi. Building physical comedy skills. Then dividing into groups to rehearse and perform some Commedia scenarios.
ImprovisationExercises to introduce a variety of improvisation techniques such as Accepting, Building, Blocking, Thought tracking, Spotlighting, Hot Seating, Rewind.
Mike LeighWorking in the style of Mike Leigh, the students will create naturalistic three-dimensional characters and then develop these characters in a variety of scenes. Scenes will be edited and rehearsed to create short pieces of drama. The students work towards putting on a short performance to fellow students.
Drama Lessons
We have a very experienced drama teacher who trained at The Central School of Speech and Drama in London. The course is taught partly at Loxdale and partly at the Southwick Community Centre in the Barn Theatre. This is a marvellous, professionally equipped theatre space, so students are able to work on their acting skills in an inspiring environment. The aims of this course include developing self-confidence, imagination, individual expression and creativity.
Please note, as the main learning focus of the drama lessons are not English, these are not accredited by the British Council.
Example Course Programme
*Course prices only
1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks £258 £516 £774 £1032 £1,290 6 weeks 7 weeks 8 weeks 9 weeks 10 weeks £1,548 £1,806 £2,064 £2,322 £2,580
Additional weeks are £230 per week
EXTRAS
-Booking fee (£90)
-Course materials (£35 per 10 weeks)
OPTIONAL EXTRAS
One way airport transfer: Heathrow (£150), Gatwick (£100), Stansted (£185)
-Insurance (£6.51 per week)
-Cambridge or IELTS exam (between £146 and £200)
-LanguageCert exam £50 per paper (speaking or writing)
Please visit our School Policies page to find out more about our Terms and Conditions
Accommodation Options:
We offer a range of homestay accommodation options. We cater for most diets including vegetarians, pescatarians, low fat diets and allergies at no extra cost. We also cater for gluten free, lactose/dairy free, halal and vegan diets at an extra cost of £20 per week.
You can choose from the following options:
| Accommodation Options | Breakfast with hosts | Lunch at school | Dinner with hosts | Dinner at weekends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bed and Breakfast £134 per week | yes | no | no | no |
| Half board lunch £164 per week | yes | yes | no | yes |
| Half board dinner £164 per week | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Full board £194 per week | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Find out more about Accommodation here
Key Information
You can start your Drama Course within the first two weeks of any course start.
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