Auditioning for Drama School: Acting

There are no entry requirements for this course.

The course is designed so that motivated students will benefit from the training. We expect you to undertake a certain amount of self-directed study and preparation out with class times.

Students should be open, honest, generous, respectful, hard-working and willing to work as part of a team.

Below is an indicative schedule.

Week 1

• Auditioning from Drama School Do’s and Don’ts
• How to pick a speech
• Beginning research on each UK Drama Schools Audition Processes

Week 2

• You will have chosen your Contemporary Monologue
• Introduction to Textual Analysis of the Speech.
• Introduction to Regular Audition Panel Questions.

Week 3

• Introduction to Shakespeare and list of Shakespeare speeches given to each student.
• Each Student Stages their First Contemporary Monologue.

Week 4

• Final Staging of Contemporary Monologues.
• First Unit of Each Shakespeare speech staged
• Continue Answering Audition Panel Questions

Week 5

• Finish staging Shakespeare Speeches.
• All candidates perform both their Classical and Contemporary Speeches.

Week 6

• Devising session, students are given the picture and sound stimulus from the Royal Central school of Speech and Drama and will develop an individual response to these pieces.

Week 7

• How to Analyse a Song like a Monologue.
• Students are given guidance on performing one verse and chorus.

Week 8

• Workshop on coping with re-direction of a monologue.

Week 9

• Audition Speeches Check-in and Notes.

Week 10

• Mock Audition with guest panel member.
• All students given written feedback and a zoom chat with lead on their feedback.
• Students will also be given feedback on the interview portion of the audition.

• Plan and prepare to attend all classes
• Dress comfortably in clothes which are suitable for the activity you are taking part in.
• Bring a notepad and pen/pencil in case you wish to make notes.
• Please bring a bottle of water to stay hydrated during your class.

This course is suitable for students aged 16+, with no or little experience. Students should be keen to learn and plan to attend all classes.

This course requires you to complete tasks and exercises outwith class. To get the most out of the course it is important that you can dedicate time to do so.

Credit-rated short courses are designed in accordance with the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF).

By studying a credit-rated short course, students can benchmark their learning against national standards, and credits may be used towards further education programmes at many institutions throughout the world.

The course is 20 hours of study and is worth 10 SCQF credits and 5 ECTS credits. This course is set at SCQF level 7.

There is an additional fee of £100 to take part in the credit-rated portion of the course. Please ensure you have already signed up to the course via the Book Now button on the web page. Once you have completed that, please sign up for the credit-rated option, by completing this booking form:

Credit-rated Booking Form

By studying a credit-rated course, you will need to be matriculated to RCS*, we require some additional information from credit-rated students for this reason. Please read through the section below thoroughly before you submit. If you have any questions about what is required, please email credit-rated@rcs.ac.uk and we can help you.

* Please note although Credit-Rated Short Courses students require matriculation to get their accreditation, you will not be a full time matriculated student of RCS. Credit-Rated Short Courses do not qualify for student visas due to the short term nature of the course. You will also not qualify for a student email address or student card.

Please read the following eligible evidence dependant on your nationality and immigration status:

Scottish/Welsh/English/Northern Irish (Please provide 1 of the following)
– Passport
– UK Driving Licence
– Other Photo ID

Irish (Please provide all of the following)
– Passport

Europeans with Settled or Pre-Settled Status (Please provide all of the following)
– Passport
– Online Immigration Status (via Sharecode)

Europeans (post-Brexit) (Please provide all of the following)
– Passport
– Proof of Entry to the UK
– Online Immigration Status (via Sharecode)

Non-Europeans who can use the e-gates (Nationals of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore and Japan) (Please provide all of the following)
– Passport
– Proof of Entry to the UK
– Vignette
– Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)

Online Credit Rated courses:
– if studying an online credit-rated course from your own country (outside of UK) you are only required to submit your passport.
– if studying an online credit-rated course within the UK, but do not hold a UK passport, please follow the guidance from above.

The Credit Rated or Admissions team may require further information or proof from individuals, and may be in contact with you to provide further evidence.

Providing a ShareCode
If you are providing a ShareCode as part of your evidence please visit https://www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status and follow the instructions to access your code, and provide it in the Experience section of the Booking Form.

This course will run in-person on Thursday evenings for 10-weeks from 10 October – 12 December 2024, 6pm – 8:30pm.

The course fee is £295 which is the equivalent to £29.50 per session, and can be paid in full or in instalments before the course end date.