Guildhall announces new online theatre courses for early 2021

Harriet Clifford
Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Guildhall School of Music & Drama has announced its expanded short course programme for early 2021, offering five theatre-related online evening courses between January and March.

All courses take place on Zoom
All courses take place on Zoom

Paul Cochrane

The programme features the school’s most popular in-person short course, transferred online, and also includes a range of new ones. 

Covering production arts, drama, marketing and PR, and an introduction to Brutalist architecture through a collaboration with the Barbican, the courses will offer participants teaching from Guildhall School staff members and guest tutors. 

New courses, all delivered across six sessions:

A Beginner’s Guide to Marketing & PR in the Creative Industries 
Tuesday evenings from 26 Jan - 2 Mar, 6.30 - 8.15pm
18+, £195

This course is for artists, creatives and those with small businesses, who are looking to develop their understanding of marketing and have little or no prior experience. 

A Brief History of Brutalism at the Barbican
Wednesday evenings from 27 Jan - 3 Mar, 7 - 8.30pm
18+, £195

This course is for anyone looking to gain an understanding of Brutalist architecture and design. No experience is required.  

Audition Techniques: Acting
Wednesday evenings from 27 Jan - 3 Mar, 7 - 9pm
17+, £250

This course is ideal for actors who want to develop a speech for Drama School or equivalent programme, or generally want to improve their audition technique. 

Intermediate Level Shakespeare: An Experiential Workshop
Wednesday evenings from 27 Jan - 3 Mar, 6.30 - 8.30pm
18+, £250

This course is suited to those who have completed the Introduction to Shakespeare course, those who feel confident in handling Shakespeare’s language and are happy to be learning in a fast-paced learning environment, those considering acting training, or actors already in the industry who wish to refresh their skills.

Introduction to Acting
Tuesday evenings from 26 Jan - 2 March, 7 - 9pm
18+, £250

This course is suitable for anyone that is thinking about going into acting or has just started out, regardless of age or experience.

www.gsmd.ac.uk/shortcourses