Level 2 Acting Course in Bristol

  • For those who have had previous acting experience or training
  • For all ages over 18

Typically includes:

  • Experiment with various acting techniques to deepen your craft and confidence
  • Learn personal warm-up routines for vocal and physical preparedness.
  • Introduction to Monologues
  • Devise your own scene from an actor’s perspective
  • Develop independence in rehearsing, auditioning, and character-building.
  • Explore Uta Hagen, Ken Rea, animal studies, monologues, physical theatre, and Shakespeare

Course details:

Start DateW/C 5th May 2025

Duration10 week course (10 sessions + 1 showcase)

Day/TimeOne evening per week, 7pm – 9.30pm

VenueSt Anne's HouseSt Anne's Road, Brislington, Bristol BS4 4AB

PriceOnly £455​​​​ (incl VAT) - Limited Places‌*Payment plans available

Summary:

The Level 2 course focuses on building independence in performance. You’ll develop techniques for rehearsals, auditions, and character work, creating a personalized toolkit for practice outside class.

You’ll explore various acting styles and practitioners like Uta Hagen and Ken Rea, working with monologues, physical theatre, and classical texts. The course encourages reflection, feedback, and by the end, you’ll confidently apply your skills in performance.

The course concludes with an informal showcase, where you’ll present short scenes in small groups. This final sharing helps manage nerves and celebrates your progress with the TAL community.

Meet the Core Tutor

Ben Addis​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‍​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‍​​‍​‌​​‌​​​‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​​‍​​‍‌​‌​​​​‌‍​‌​​​​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​‌‍​​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍​‍​‌‍​​‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‍​​​‍​​​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‍​​‍​‌​​‌​​​‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​​‍​​‍‌​‌​​​​‌‍​‌​​​​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​‌‍​​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍​‍​‌‍​​‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‍​​​‍​​​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍​‍‌‌

Ben trained at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and for twenty years has worked extensively across Theatre, Film, TV, Radio and Voice-Over.

He has guided professional actors working regularly on-screen, and those at the very beginning of their acting adventure. His aim is to create a warm, playful space where everyone can enjoy exploring the craft of acting and discover the whole breadth of their potential.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‍​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‍​​‍​‌​​‌​​​‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​​‍​​‍‌​‌​​​​‌‍​‌​​​​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​‌‍​​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍​‍​‌‍​​‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‍​​​‍​​​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‍​​‍​‌​​‌​​​‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​​‍​​‍‌​‌​​​​‌‍​‌​​​​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​‌‍​​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍​‍​‌‍​​‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‍​​​‍​​​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍​‍‌‌


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