Drama Summer School
University of London Union • 9th – 13th August 2010 • ages 15-18
Whether you love to act on stage or screen, to write, produce or to direct, Debate Chamber’s Drama Summer School offers a chance to develop your skills, experiment with new techniques, and most of all to enjoy the excitement of working with other young people who share your passion.
Over five days working with professional screen and stage actors you will learn about everything from what makes a good plot, how to perform for camera, or how to impress in auditions. You will practise performing speeches and improvising dialogue, work with fellow students to devise original dramatic compositions, and take part in a theatre performance on the final evening.
Programme includes:
- learn professional techniques for improving voice projection, posture and stage presence
- screen-acting workshop and recording
- classes on improvisation and sight-reading
- devising and scripting – what are the ingredients of a good plot, and how do you turn an idea into a play?
- get advice on how to impress in auditions
- work in groups to compose, produce and perform your own work
- evening theatre performance on the final night
Feedback from previous drama events
‘An extremely good experience – we learnt lots of new techniques. The activities we did really helped us show our emotions clearly and realistically’
‘Great fun, and great tips and teaching.’
‘I really enjoyed each activity we did’
‘It was very good and I would definitely do it again’
‘I thought it was brilliant, I had lots of fun and it was very beneficial’
‘I really enjoyed working with the monologues and learning how to look at texts’
‘I liked the enthusiasm of the tutors and the fact that everyone was really involved’
‘It was really useful and productive, particularly the work on voice control’
Book a Place
The price of the Drama Summer School is £350 per student for five days. Debate Chamber offers a limited number of full and partial bursaries to students who could not otherwise afford to attend. Please note that accommodation is not included, and must be arranged independently if required. Bookings for any event may be made by individual students or parents or through the school. To book a place or places at the Drama Summer School, or if you have any further questions, simply call on 0845 519 4827, email info@debatechamber.com, or use the form below.