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This will be held in one of our studio spaces

A group workshop with applicants for the Acting programme

Led by teaching staff from the Acting programme

You will be led through various exercises, you may be taught physical or textual sequences and be set creative tasks to work on as a solo or in small groups

Come with an open mind, a willingness to play and to collaborate

Wear comfortable clothing that you can easily move around in, remove large items of jewellery and avoid very long nails

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You will be asked to perform your chosen monologue

We may ask you to re-try parts of your work again with supportive suggestions from our tutors so you can relax a little and develop your material

We aim to give you a chance to see how you respond creatively to instruction

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Ability to take creative risk

Ability to be open to tasks and to other people

To be active in your participation with others

How you communicate and interact with others

How you respond creatively and imaginatively to instruction

Ability to listen to and build on other people’s ideas

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Levels of focus and concentration in performance

Ability to communicate vocally and physically

Ability to understand and embody a theatre text

Willingness to be open to receiving direction

Ability to confidently express a grasp of language, pace and rhythm.

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Remember you are choosing a character as much as a text, don’t make it hard by trying to play a character many years older than yourself for example. Avoid texts with extreme, intense or heightened emotions such as anger or crying.

See attached some guidance support on auditioning

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Work written after January 2001

This should be from a play text

You may wish to include physical or lyrical aspects

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Learn your texts in plenty of time

Give your work a physical life

Share your work with others beforehand

Consider the shape of your performance - dynamics and pace

Read the whole play - gain an understanding of the context of the character at this moment

The more prepared you are, the calmer you will be

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Find time and space to:

Warm-up vocally and physically

Relax and be yourself

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You will be asked to:

Prepare one monologue from the 21st Century

Be prepared to take feedback and direction

Take part in a workshop

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We strive for inclusivity on our programme and will be running relaxed audition days, where numbers, lighting and noise will be reduced to help you focus more on presenting the strongest and most creative you. If you feel this would benefit you, then please ask for further details.

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Non-Binary Monologues | Monologues for Non-Binary Actors (wordpress.com)

Contemporary Monologues – Gender Neutral (from the last 10 years) - Independent Centre for Actor Training (icat.actor)

Nick Hern Books | National Youth Theatre Monologues - 75 Speeches for Auditions, Edited by Michael Bryher

New 21st Century Theatre scripts

Stage Milk Monologues for Young Adults

Monologues for actors of colour

Black Plays archive - monologues

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On your audition day you will meet some of the following staff members who will lead the workshops and auditions.

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Here is a sample of directors, coaches, artists and facilitators that came in to work with our students in 2025-26

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Jreena Green - Dancing for stage & screen

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Jreena Green - Dancing for stage & screen

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Sarah Dowling (Punchdrunk) - Immersive Theatre

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Sarah Dowling (Punchdrunk) - Immersive Theatre