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Gain essential knowledge of classical theatre including Shakespeare and other classical works. Studying Shakespeare is highly beneficial for actors and provides a strong foundation to build on.
From 19th century to modern day plays, you will explore a variety of acting styles, gain an understanding of the rehearsal process, and acquire extensive performance skills. Scenes and audition pieces are studied, rehearsed, and performed through group and one-to-one teaching.
Throughout the year we have various small scale productions and assessments at our Camden studios including scenes from plays and period dance showings. We also have our annual Animal Show – a classic drama school exercise where actors become animals in a zoo. The premise being, if you can play an animal for three hours without breaking character, you can play anything!
Each year our graduates perform a showcase of scenes and songs on a West End Stage including the Criterion theatre in Piccadilly Circus. Agents and other industry personnel are in attendance.
By Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Max Harrison at the Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone July 2022
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Mark Akrill at the Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone March 2022
By Denise Deegan
Directed by Jasmine Teo at the Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone July 2021
By Federico Garcia Lorca
Directed by Dannie Lu Carr at the Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone June 2021
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Mark Akrill at the Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone May 2021
| 13 Grimm Tales | Adapted by Mark Bowden |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | William Shakespeare |
| Accidental Death of an Anarchist | Dario Fo |
| Animal Farm | George Orwell |
| As You Like It | William Shakespeare |
| Blood Wedding | Federico Garcia Lorca |
| Brezhnev’s Children | Olwen Wymark |
| DNA | Dennis Kelly |
| Electra | Hugo Von Hofmannsthal |
| Entertaining Strangers | David Edgar |
| Find Me | Olwen Wymark |
| Grimm Tales | Adapted by Mark Bowden |
| Hal (Henry V) | William Shakespeare |
| Lysistrata | Aristophenes |
| Macbeth | William Shakespeare |
| Mad Forest | Caryl Churchill |
| Marat/Sade | Peter Weiss |
| Mariana Pineda | Federico Garcia Lorca |
| Me and My Friend | Gillian Plowman |
| Measure for Measure | William Shakespeare |
| Mountain Language | Harold Pinter |
| Oedipus | Sophocles |
| Out of the River | Mark Akrill |
| Peer Gynt | Henrik Ibsen |
| Pentecost | David Edgar |
| Polar Bears | Mark Haddon |
| Road | Jim Cartwright |
| Romeo and Juliet | William Shakespeare |
| Stars in the Morning Sky | Alexander Galin |
| Summerfolk | Maxim Gorky |
| Taking Care of Baby | Dennis Kelly |
| The Cherry Orchard | Anton Chekov |
| The Devil in Drag | Dario Fo |
| The Dog Beneath the Skin | W H Auden and Christopher Isherwood |
| The Gut Girls | Sarah Daniels |
| The Good and Faithful Servant | Joe Orton |
| The Government Inspector | Nikolai Gogol |
| The House/Fatale | Mark Akrill |
| The House of Bernarda Alba | Federico Garcia Lorca |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Oscar Wilde |
| The Knight of the Burning Pestle | Beaumont & Fletcher |
| The Laramie Project | Moises Kaufman – Tectonic Theater Project |
| The Last Days of Judas Iscariot | Stephen Adly Guirgis |
| The Love of the Nightingale | Timberlake Wertenbaker |
| The Mystery Plays | Mark Akrill |
| The Permanent Way | David Hare |
| The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas | Dennis Kelly |
| The Visit | Friedrich Dürrenmatt |
| The Winter’s Tale | William Shakespeare |
| Tonight at 8:30 | Noel Coward |
| Top Girls | Caryl Churchill |
| Under Milk Wood | Dylan Thomas |
“Studying at The Bridge has taught me so much about the different skills in acting and how it differs from person to person. My confidence in many aspects of theatre (such as improv, singing, and playing to the audience) has improved greatly due to The Bridge’s teaching and care! I really feel at home with the students and staff!”
