Acting classes
At SAS we focus on the career side of acting. For the craft, these are the studios and schools we'd point you to, across ten cities.
We checked every one on its own website on 10 October 2026. Prices are copied exactly as they publish them, and term dates move, so always confirm with them before you book.
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Prices in GBP (£), as published.
Professional Acting Practice: Saturdays £1100 (6 weeks, Sat 10am-5pm). Intermediate Meisner £3950 (6 weeks, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm). No payment plans
Why it's here: Training "for over a century" (per their site). Meisner course director Ian Henderson named. Groups capped at 14
Dates: Sat 24 Oct-28 Nov 2026; Meisner 19 Oct-27 Nov 2026
Visit their website+44 (0)20 7636 7076
Actor Refresh: Meisner £275 (10% off LAMDA alumni)
Why it's here: LAMDA "165 years" (per their site). Also Screen Acting Fundamentals (3 days, 21-23 Oct 2026)
Visit their website020 8834 0500
£625 (Acting: An Introduction £595)
Why it's here: University of London conservatoire. Tutors Hamza Jeetooa, Nic Shearer. "Regularly sells out"
Dates: Spring 2027: 25 Jan-17 Mar
Visit their websiteshort.courses@cssd.ac.uk, 020 7559 3960
£295
Why it's here: QS 2026 top three for Performing Arts (per their site). Tutor Arinder Sadhra
Visit their websiteshortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk, +44 (0)20 7382 2310
Course fee £3,040 (labelled 2027/28); audition £0
Why it's here: Two-week audition intensive, self-tape and showreel work
Dates: 2026/27 applications closed 10 Aug
Visit their website020 8881 2201
Membership £15/term or £40/year. e.g. Mastering the Self Tape (Michael Bray) £24; 3-day class £144; 2-day £96
Why it's here: Successor to the original Actors Centre (1978-2021). Mark Rylance quote; masterclasses with Harriet Walter, Dominic Cook
Dates: Oct-Nov 2026 classes
Visit their websiteinfo@marylebonetheatre.com
Foundation £800/term (65 hrs). Advanced £190 per 4 sessions. 4-Week International (Apr 2027) £2,000
Why it's here: Founded 2012; Drama Centre London lineage. Alumni named: Ella Rumpf, Conor Berry
Visit their websiteinfo@gilesforeman.com, 0207 437 3175
£349.00 full / £244.00 concession
Why it's here: "London's biggest adult education college". Tutor Stephen Rahman-Hughes
Dates: Next 13 Jan and 28 Apr 2027; confirm in person vs online
Visit their websitedrama@citylit.ac.uk, 020 4582 0413
£349 / £244 (6 sessions); Feb 2027 £329 / £230
Why it's here: Tutor Gary Grant
Dates: 26 Oct 2026, 22 Feb, 7 Jun 2027
Visit their websitedrama@citylit.ac.uk
£350 per 10 weeks (£35/class); drop-in £29.50; 6-week intensive £250; 2-week Screen Intensive £495; online £500
Why it's here: Teachers trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Graduates in Slow Horses, Black Mirror, The Crown (per their site)
Visit their websiteinfo@thelondonmeisnercompany.com
2 days/week £875/term; 3 days £1,175/term; audition £30
Why it's here: Alumni John Boyega, Letitia Wright
Visit their websiteenquiries@identityschoolofacting.com, 0203 005 3202
CD workshop £46 (members £42); director intensive £75; accent intensive £110
Why it's here: Since 2011; follows CDG workshop guidelines; hardship fund
Visit their websiteinfo@mixingnetworks.com
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Patron Bruce Robinson. CDs named incl. Kate Bone (The Crown). CDG guidelines, "not an audition"
Visit their websiteContact form
Screen Acting L1 £298; Self-Taping £225; Meisner L1 £255
Why it's here: Wide ladder; good first step, not industry-facing
Visit their websiteinfo@city-academy.com, 020 7042 8833
Scene Study £35; 4SCRN screen £40
Why it's here: Weekly since 2019; can audit first
Visit their websiteinfo@gohubworkshop.com
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Director Niall Phillips; CD Declan Walker testimonial
Visit their websiteinfo@lonesomeworkshops.com
£39/session; £175 for 5; online £35
Why it's here: Single-teacher studio
Visit their websiteVia site
Beginners £185 (6 wks) / £240 (8 wks)
Why it's here: "UK's 1st Improv Theatre", 20 years in 2026
Visit their website020 7459 4395
Level 1 £335 + fees; taster £29.50
Why it's here: Founded 2014, own theatre
Visit their websitevia site
North American £179 / £125; Standard English £149 / £104
Why it's here: Tutors Deirdre Strath Clyde, Jonathan Mulquin
Dates: Standard English 27 Oct 2026; N. American Apr 2027
Visit their websitedrama@citylit.ac.uk
£395
Why it's here: Conservatoire; max 16
Visit their websiteshort.courses@cssd.ac.uk
Prices in US dollars, as published.
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Author of "The Power of the Actor". Testimonials: Halle Berry, Charlize Theron, Aubrey Plaza
Visit their websiteivanachubbuckstudio@mac.com, (323) 935-2100
$255/month (2x/week, 3 hrs); $155/month once-a-week Thu (new students)
Why it's here: Founded by Robert Carnegie and Jeff Goldblum; first LA Meisner class 1981. Alumni Ashley Judd, James Franco
Visit their websiteinfo@playhousewest.com
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Worked with Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper, Austin Butler, Kerry Washington (per their site)
Dates: Oct-Dec 2026 sessions
Visit their websiteinfo@howardfine.com, (323) 965-1488
Orientation $875 for 3 months or $450/month. Intermediate/Advanced $700 startup then $280/month
Why it's here: Founded by Milton Katselas; current site since 1978. Alumni George Clooney, Michelle Pfeiffer
Visit their website(310) 855-1556
Technique or Scene Study $900 / 8 weeks; electives $800; On-Camera Workshop $380 (2 weeks)
Why it's here: Non-profit; Adler lineage (1949, also claimed by NY). Alumni Brando, De Niro, Ruffalo
Visit their websiteadler@stellaadler-la.com, 323-465-4446
12-week $2,850 + $150 reg + $150 materials; 2-week $1720 + $150; SAG-AFTRA 10% off
Why it's here: Founded 1969
Visit their website323-650-7777
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Since 1975; Joanne Baron trained with William Esper
Visit their websiteinfo@baronbrown.com, 310-451-3311
Meisner $320/month; Master Scene Study $480/8 Saturdays; Graduate $240/month; Online $295/month
Why it's here: Founded 1986 by John Ruskin, Meisner's apprentice
Visit their websiteinfo@ruskinschool.com, (310) 390-4212
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Clients Brad Pitt, Halle Berry, Tiffany Haddish
Visit their websiteinfo@margiehaber.com, (310) 854-0870
Audition Technique $975 / 10 weeks; Nuts & Bolts $1,020
Why it's here: Since 1998; ex NY agent and casting
Dates: Oct 2026, Jan 2027
Visit their websitescottsedita@gmail.com
Foundation four-class series $175-$350
Why it's here: Gregory Berger (ex Yale faculty); names Riz Ahmed, Lupita Nyong'o, Michaela Coel
Visit their websitecontact@bergstudios.com, 323-666-3382
Ongoing $375 (period not stated); 3-week online intensive $395
Why it's here: Testimonials Amy Adams, Ryan Reynolds
Visit their websiteoffice@warnerloughlin.com
Ongoing from $355; taping $60/25 min
Visit their website323.969.9900
Drop-in $55; Workshop A $365 (6); Basic $580 (12)
Why it's here: Founded 1974; 8,000+ students a year
Visit their websiteContact form
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Founded 1996 (Poehler, Besser, Roberts, Walsh)
Visit their websiteContact form
$395
Why it's here: Commercial CD; co-author "Breaking Into Commercials"; bonded; "not an audition"
Visit their website(310) 275-0601
$800
Why it's here: On camera every week with real copy
Visit their website323-465-4446
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Dated sessions Oct-Dec 2026
Visit their website(323) 965-1488
VO for Actors L1 $445
Why it's here: Active VO casting company; max 10
Visit their websiteeducation@kalmenson.com, 818-377-3600
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Bonded (SureTec #5216078); "not an audition"
Visit their websiteContact form
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Fall 2026 industry workshop listed; no "not an audition" disclaimer seen
Visit their websitestaff@nextlevelstudiosla.com
Prices in US dollars, as published.
Scene Study 1 $685 / 10 weeks; online $305 / 5 weeks; audit $25
Why it's here: Founded 1945 by Herbert Berghof; Uta Hagen taught there
Visit their website(212) 675-2370
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Founded 1949 by Stella Adler
Visit their websiteclasses@stellaadler.com, 212 689 0087
Year 1 $20,500; Year 2 $21,000; Summer Intensive $4,850
Why it's here: Founded 1928; Meisner's home school
Visit their websiteoffice@neighborhoodplayhouse.org, (212) 688-3770
Part-time $5,300 + $100 (page also says "from $5400")
Why it's here: Founded 1965. Alumni Sam Rockwell, Regina Hall, Kathy Bates
Visit their website212-904-1350
12-week $3,100; SAG-AFTRA 20% off
Why it's here: Founded 1969
Visit their website212-533-5500
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Founded 1985; David Mamet, William H. Macy
Visit their website212-691-5919
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Founded 1969; alum Edward Norton
Visit their websitestudio@tschreiber.org
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Founded 1986; Drama Desk Award 2005
Visit their websitehelp@barrowgroup.org
$265-$350/month
Why it's here: Founded 1953
Visit their websiteinfo@michaelhowardstudios.com
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: "Over 25 years"
Visit their websiteadmin@matthewcorozinestudio.com
$885 / 10 weeks
Why it's here: Fall 2026 sections named
Visit their website(212) 675-2370
On-camera commercial $269; VO intro $229
Why it's here: Since 1991; CD and agent instructors
Visit their websiteinfo@actorsconnection.com
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Founded 1996
Visit their websiteContact form
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Since 2005
Visit their website(212) 244-8824
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Second City NY catalogue
Visit their websitecustomerservice@secondcity.com
Speech 1 $555; General American $555
Why it's here: IPA-based
Visit their website(212) 675-2370
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Voice and Speech I from 20 Oct 2026
Visit their websiteclasses@stellaadler.com
Intro $47; Fundamentals $97
Why it's here: Since 1989
Visit their websiteTraining@EdgeStudio.com
3-week CD class $279; agent showcase $269; Zoom $49
Why it's here: Since 1991
Visit their websiteinfo@actorsconnection.com
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Named CD instructors Nov 2026
Visit their websiteinfo@oneononenyc.com
Prices in US dollars, as published.
Film I $350; Film Scene Studio 4 classes $200 / 8 $360 / 12 $480
Why it's here: Ladder Acting I-III to Film I-III; Film I teacher Bernard Gilbert (The Chi, Empire)
Visit their website404.733.4600, atedu@alliancetheatre.org
Meisner L2 $575; Intro to Chubbuck $395; On Camera Basics $475; Commercial Crash Course $225; Self Tape to Callback $195
Why it's here: Founded 2013 by four working actors; 5,000+ alumni (per their site)
Visit their websiteinfo@dramainc.net
$150/month (1 class a week, 3 hrs)
Why it's here: 28+ years
Visit their website404-943-1873
Adult tuition not printed; workshop $199
Why it's here: Founded 2015
Visit their website404-500-7897
$195/month (4 classes), max 10
Why it's here: Founded 2015; agent panels
Visit their websitetwag@theworkingactorgroup.com
On-Camera Fundamentals $109/month; Scene Study $129/month
Why it's here: Since 1981
Dates: 2026-27 season
Visit their website770-998-8111
$380 / 8 weeks or $200/month; class limit 8
Why it's here: Can audit first
Visit their website(678) 348-6602
Level 1 $280 (8 weeks); Conservatory $1,200
Why it's here: Nonprofit theatre since 1995
Visit their website404-523-3141
Beginner Program $295; workshop $50
Why it's here: Since 1994
Dates: Next Jan 2027
Visit their website404-817-7529
Intro to Voiceover $175
Why it's here: Founded 2016 by working VO actors
Visit their websiteadmin@atlantavoiceoverstudio.com
Prices in US dollars, as published.
Improv for Actors 1: 550; Acting Lab: 395; Improv L1: 225 / 395 (no currency shown)
Why it's here: Opened 1959
Visit their websitecustomerservice@secondcity.com
On-Camera I $425 (8 weeks); Beginning VO $475; Chicago TV Tune Up $295
Why it's here: Since 1981; Chicago Fire faculty
Visit their website312.527.4566
Level 1 not printed; Summer Intensive $1,800
Why it's here: Since 1981; Del Close long-form
Visit their websiteclasses@ioimprov.com
Core not printed; workshops $25-$75
Why it's here: Founded by Mick Napier, teaching since 1989
Visit their website(773) 697-9693
Scene Study $400; Improv $300 (8 weeks)
Why it's here: Since 1967; alumni John and Joan Cusack, Jeremy Piven
Visit their websiteinfo@piventheatre.org
Meisner Tech 1 $425
Why it's here: Founded 1998
Visit their website773.799.8696
B1-B3 $450 each; master class $325
Why it's here: Since 2009
Visit their websiteinfo@blackboxacting.com
$355 per level
Why it's here: Founded 2009
Visit their websiteinfo@greenshirtstudio.com
Advanced Scene Study $500; Short Film Lab $1,500
Why it's here: Nonprofit since 2007
Visit their websiteprograms@actorstrainingcenter.com
Prices in Canadian dollars, as published (most add HST or GST).
Intro On Camera $549 + HST; Core I-III $999 + HST; ACTRA 10% off
Why it's here: Since 1997; alumni Simu Liu, Nina Dobrev
Visit their websiteoffice@armstrongactingstudios.com, 416.483.0056
Improv for Actors 550; Scene Study 395; Improv 1A 225 (no currency shown)
Why it's here: Second City (1959)
Visit their websitecustomerservice@secondcity.com
Meisner Scene Study $525 + HST
Why it's here: Since 2004
Dates: Nov-Dec FULL
Visit their website416-335-7527
4-class pack $340 CAD + HST
Why it's here: © 1999-2026
Visit their website647-782-4888
Intro $329 + HST (4 weeks) to Advanced $399 + HST
Why it's here: Since 2005
Visit their websiteinfo@alzaactingstudio.com
Beginner Level I $475 + HST
Why it's here: 35+ years (per their site)
Visit their website(416) 536-6939
$700 + HST new; $650 + HST returning (10 classes)
Why it's here: 35+ years coaching
Dates: Winter 2027 posted
Visit their websitemiriamlaurence@gmail.com
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Since 1982 (Theatresports Toronto); alumni Mike Myers, Keanu Reeves
Visit their websiteeducation@baddogtheatre.com
Foundations $399 CAD; Level 1 $499 CAD
Why it's here: Since 2007
Visit their websiteinfo@onthemictraining.com
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Knight-Thompson certified dialect coach
Visit their websitephyllis@canadianpronunciationcoach.com
Prices in Canadian dollars, as published (most add HST or GST).
Scene Study (Brian Markinson) $495 incl GST / 5 weeks; Acting in Film $395
Why it's here: Founded 2012, nonprofit
Visit their websiteadmin@railtownactors.com
4-week $380 incl GST; 6-week $499
Why it's here: Founded 2002 by Ben Immanuel; classes of 10-11
Dates: Jan 2027 registering
Visit their websiteinfo@havenacting.com, 778-653-7500
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Matthew Harrison, 20 years coaching
Visit their websiteinfo@actorsfoundry.com
3 payments of $269.99
Why it's here: Working-pro faculty
Visit their websiteInfo@vancouveractingschool.com
3 payments of $249.99
Why it's here: Teachers Hans Potter, Ely Jackson
Visit their website604-564-7242
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Classes held in working casting studios
Visit their websitehello@shoreline-studios.com
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Named teachers; self-tape studio
Visit their websiteinfo@tricitiesfilmstudio.com
Intro 1 $420 (8 weeks + show)
Why it's here: Faculty from Hip.Bang!, The Sunday Service
Visit their websiteclasses@blindtigercomedy.ca
Explore $109; Foundations $399; L1 $499 CAD
Why it's here: Since 2007
Visit their websiteinfo@onthemictraining.com
Price not published. Ask them.
Prices in Australian dollars, as published.
Finding Your Frame $725 (shown at $653 for the November class); Performance In Focus $695; Acting Essentials 18+ $410
Why it's here: NIDA's open short courses
Dates: Next Finding Your Frame: Sundays 1-29 Nov 2026, Kensington
Visit their website1300 450 417
$5,990
Why it's here: Founded 1987 by Dean Carey; patron Hugh Jackman
Dates: 2027 dates not posted
Visit their websiteinfo@actorscentreaustralia.com.au, (02) 9310 4077
1 class/wk $775/term; 2/wk $1,465
Why it's here: Since 1997 (Billy Milionis, studied under Meisner); alumni Aaron Glenane, Anh Do
Visit their websiteinfo@theactorspulse.com, (02) 9690 2217
1 class/wk $670/term up to $2,380
Why it's here: Same school
Visit their websiteas above
Beginners $605 (earlybird $499); Intermediate $605
Why it's here: Since 2000; Denise Roberts; RTO with Advanced Diploma of Screen Acting
Visit their website+61 2 9281 4484
Foundations $595; Weekly Workout $365 / 4 classes
Why it's here: Matt Levett (WAAPA); guest CDs Anousha Zarkesh, David Newman
Visit their websiteinfo@theactorsworkout.com.au
3-day masterclass $1750
Why it's here: 25+ years; clients in Euphoria, Nine Perfect Strangers
Dates: Mostly FULL
Visit their websiteinfo@leschanterystudio.com
Stevie Ray (McGregor Casting) $300 + GST
Why it's here: Founded 1994
Visit their websiteenquiries@tafta.com.au
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Named teachers; free audits
Visit their websitesydney@anthonymeindl.com
$388 incl GST
Why it's here: Faculty incl. Darren Gilshenan
Visit their websitecourses@thehubstudio.com.au
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Coaches Dan Henshall, Harry Greenwood
Visit their websitemarti@sydneyactorscollective.com
Free for Equity members
Why it's here: MEAA's Equity, since 2002
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Founded 2014
Visit their websiteinfo@improvtheatresydney.com.au
Standard $290 (early bird $229)
Why it's here: Founder Dave Crisante; stand-up not acting
Visit their websitedave@sydneycomedyschool.com.au
$570/term
Why it's here: US, RP and regional accents
Visit their websiteas #3
$215
Why it's here: NIDA Open
Visit their website1300 450 417
$320 incl GST
Why it's here: Also teaches at 16th Street
Visit their websitecourses@thehubstudio.com.au
Taster $49; Level One $595
Why it's here: Since 1992; stage/community focus
Prices in Australian dollars, as published.
Match Fit $630; Screen Actors Way $2,895; In Scene Advanced $675
Why it's here: Since 2009 (Kim Krejus); alumna in House of the Dragon S3 (per their site)
Visit their websiteadmin@16thstreet.com.au, (03) 9533 0216
10 Week Essential $2,150; Part Time $6,125; Masterclass $1,595
Why it's here: Est. 2012
Dates: Free sample class 11 Oct, 15 Nov
Visit their websiteadmin@howardfinestudio.com.au
$424; Foundation (16 weeks) $1950
Why it's here: Est. 1936; Australia's longest-established vocational acting school (per their site)
Visit their websiteenquiries@nationaltheatre.org.au
Screen-Test Intensive $79; main program not published
Why it's here: Since 1999; alumni Luke Mitchell, Phoenix Raei
Dates: 2026 program booked out
Visit their websiteenquiries@filmtv.com.au
Beginner L1 $625; Actors Workshop $625
Why it's here: Elle Mandalis (AFI winner); masterclasses with Daina Reid, Ana Kokkinos
Visit their website(03) 9687 6220
Meisner Rep $510; 3-Month $3100
Why it's here: Trained with William Esper; taught at WAAPA
Visit their websiteinfo@justinlehmannstudio.com
Intro $1,122; Ongoing $1254 / 12 weeks
Why it's here: Founded 2009 (Peter Kalos)
Visit their websiteenquiries@melbourneactorslab.com
Part-time $8,800 (or $8,000 upfront); CD workshop $300 + GST
Why it's here: Founded 1994
Dates: Feb 2027 intake
Visit their websiteenquiries@tafta.com.au
"$695 $626" printed
Why it's here: NIDA Open
Visit their website1300 450 417
$595
Why it's here: Since 2011
Visit their websiteinfo@apstudio.com.au
$625
Why it's here: Dan Henshall, Chum Ehelepola
Visit their websitemarti@sydneyactorscollective.com
Members $382 incl GST
Why it's here: Stevie Ray, McGregor Casting
Dates: 12-13 Dec 2026
Visit their websiteinfo@thehubstudio.com.au
Free for Equity members
Why it's here: MEAA
$369 / $329 concession
Why it's here: Theatresports, 30+ years
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: 5,000+ students since 2012
$510
Why it's here: Tyler Coppin (NIDA)
Visit their website(03) 9687 6220
$215
Why it's here: NIDA Open
Visit their website1300 450 417
Prices in Australian dollars, as published.
"$695 $626"
Why it's here: NIDA Open
Visit their website1300 450 417
Fundamentals $580; Uta Hagen $620
Why it's here: Working casting director (CGA member)
Visit their websitepeter@peterrasmussen.com.au
6-week $795 (early bird $695); weekly $365/month
Why it's here: Christopher Sommers
Dates: No dates after Sep 2026
Visit their websiteenquiries@factoryactingstudio.com.au
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Mountview grad, ~30 years
Visit their websitegareth@garethharris.net
First class $50; $48/week
Visit their websitehello@actingacademy.com.au
Price not published. Ask them.
Why it's here: Only Gold Coast option found
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