T2 2026 Learn to Stage a Short Play!

Course Outline

A drama course teaching the fundamentals of acting and staging a short play, with the chance of learning both performance and stage management roles. The play will be staged for a live invited audience in the final week! You'll have the chance to experience: - Acting and character development. - Voice and body work. - Play analysis, production and direction. - Stagecraft, including costume, makeup, props and stage management. A huge amount of fun, and a great way of making new friends, theatre can provide excellent development in team work, facing fears with public speaking and performance, as well as developing communication skills and creative thinking. It also provides roles for actors or non actors if behind the stage is more your thing. Students get to choose from a limited set of plays and they would experience the things to consider when analysing under guidance. All play options will be in public domain, so no licensing issues (with abridged Shakespeare options and various short one act plays as choices). Homework would of course be line learning, though also creatively thinking and collecting costumes/props on a shoestring. As there would be nights needed for assessing plays, casting, rehearsals, technical and dress plus performance, this requires an 8 week course. About your tutor David is an excellent tutor with a background within the graphic design and publication worlds over the last 20 years, working within the public health sector as well as a sole trader with a variety of clients. He is an artist member of Darwin Visual Arts and the Society of Scottish Artists. He has held exhibitions in Darwin, Edinburgh, and Golden Bay in New Zealand. His work is shown in the NT, Victoria, Scotland and New Zealand. He has also worked on painting and creative projects for young people, been involved in theatre and acting, and has also been developing an upcycling ethos to pursue a more sustainable practice with his art. For a seniors discount of 10% use coupon code SENIOR at check out - ID will be checked at class register. For a defence discount of 10% use coupon code DEFENCE at check out - ID will be checked at class register. Have you missed out on enrolling for this course? Just send us an email and we might be able to help you!