This course, founded in 1956 at the request of the Fulbright Commission, has an well-established reputation in North America and throughout the world.
It comprises two intensive semesters of classical acting training. It is aimed at prospective professionals who have undergone some training who wish to supplement their skills by undergoing an intense course of British Conservatoire training in the classics.
The course is compact, intensive and requires some performance experience - either professional or gained at university. It is executed through a rigorous programme of class-work and workshop performances. Students eligible to work in the USA and Canada are able to join students from other LAMDA courses to perform duologues at a showcase in New York and Los Angeles, shortly after completion of the course.
The practical class work involves:
During the course students might expect tutoring in the playing of Shakespeare, Jacobean and Restoration playwrights.