Welcome to The Oxford School of Drama. The Oxford School of Drama is a world-leading conservatoire providing professional actor training in the form of a Three Year and One Year Course in addition to a Six Month Foundation Course. Our mission is to offer our students a stimulating and creative learning programme of artistically-led acting ...
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The Oxford School of Drama is a drama school in the United Kingdom. It is based at Wootton, ten miles north of Oxford. The school is an independent, vocational drama school which runs a three-year acting course and a one-year acting course, both validated by Trinity College, London. It also runs six-month foundation courses in acting.
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GET STARTED. Our Six Month Foundation Course in Acting is a challenging and enjoyable course that will introduce you to a range of performance methods and techniques. It will be both challenging and fun – and helps you to explore and develop your creativity and builds your confidence.
- Acting Methods and TechniquesThe practical exploration of the actor’s craft through the work of practitioners such as Konstantin Stanislavski, Michael Chekhov and Uta Hagen.
- MovementClasses to encourage your understanding and awareness of your body and its potential in movement and stillness.
- VoiceClasses designed to improve the quality, flexibility and expressiveness of your voice.
- Verse and PoetryStudy of form and expression in poetry with particular emphasis on the language of Shakespeare.
- Animal studiesThe study of the physical world of an animal in preparation for the development of character.
- SingingPractical work preparing songs and developing singing technique.
- Film and TelevisionIntroductory classes in acting technique for film and television.
- Improvisation & DevisingClasses to expand your creativity and increase your confidence.
- Audition Technique and Preparing For FutureThis part of the course will build your confidence in auditioning. It will help you to choose material that works to support you in being playful a...
One Year Acting Course. This is an intensive one year acting course that takes place across four terms in a full calendar year. It is designed for those who may have some experience in the performing arts and who are able and willing to reach their potential as a creative artist over a year of intensive activity.
Screen. Whether you are drawn to film or theatre, the vibrant drama scene at Oxford offers amazing opportunities for aspiring actors, writers, producers, directors and technicians. Oxford has a huge choice of theatre spaces - from the 50-seater Burton Taylor Studio, which mounts two student productions every week, to the professional 600-seater ...