ReAct Theatre Co. students performing

Drama School Launchpad · Ages 15–18

Drama school prep, without the panic.

Build the skills week by week with professional working actors who have been through elite drama training themselves. Learn to approach monologues, self-tapes, interviews and audition rooms with confidence, freedom and individuality.

Not a crash course. A weekly training ground: the goal is drama school readiness, but the work each week is simply becoming a better, braver, more adaptable actor.

Takes around 60 seconds. No obligation.

Train for the audition before the audition exists.

Working professional actors
Leading drama-school training
Current stage & screen experience
Audition + self-tape expertise

Where our tutors trained

ArtsEd
LAMDA
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama
RADA
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Mountview

An audition shouldn’t be the first time these skills matter.

Most students only practise audition technique seriously when a drama-school deadline appears. We do the opposite.

Students train regularly in a relaxed environment, so the individual skills become familiar long before the pressure arrives.

The aim isn’t to teach students how to “perform an audition”. It’s to develop actors who know how to work when the pressure arrives.

  • Making bold choices
  • Understanding text
  • Selecting and developing monologues
  • Taking redirection
  • Adjusting quickly
  • Acting naturally on camera
  • Working with a reader
  • Entering an audition room confidently
  • Talking comfortably in interviews
  • Handling nerves
  • Recovering when something doesn’t go to plan

Our weekly class

One class. Ages 15–20.

One weekly training ground for everyone preparing for drama school — the only weekly class we currently run.

Ages 15–20

Drama School Prep — Weekly Class

Our only weekly class — week-on-week actor training with drama school preparation built in. 15-year-olds are welcome if they're the right fit.

  • Contrasting monologues
  • Classical and contemporary text
  • Self-tapes and screen acting
  • In-person audition technique
  • Taking redirection
  • Interviews and panel conversations
  • Camera confidence
  • Responding to direction
  • Making bold choices
  • Managing nerves
  • Remaining spontaneous under pressure
  • Discovering individuality

Focused, professional and application-ready — while still becoming a better, braver actor.

We accept 15-year-olds into the class if they’re the right fit — the class finder below uses age to confirm.

FIND YOUR CLASS

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Let’s find where you’ll thrive.

Tell us a little about your child. We’ll use every answer to suggest the most supportive next step — whether that’s a current class, personal coaching, or a place on our waitlist for something better suited.

Around 2 minutes Reviewed by our team No pressure to book

How old is your child?

Your answers guide our recommendation, but they never replace a conversation. Our team will listen, answer questions and help you choose without pressure.

What they build, week by week

Four areas of development that grow together over time.

The Room

Entering confidently, introductions, interviews, redirection and staying present.

The Text

Monologues, character, objectives, classical and contemporary work, and making bold choices.

The Camera

Self-tape technique, eyelines, framing awareness, working with readers and playing truthfully for camera.

The Actor

Confidence, individuality, resilience, spontaneity and learning to trust their own choices.

Learn from actors who are still doing the job.

Drama-school advice changes when it comes from someone who has trained there, auditioned professionally and walked onto real sets and stages.

Jack Dickson, ReAct Theatre Co. tutor

Jack Dickson

MFA in Professional Acting, LAMDA & CertHE in Acting, Arts Ed

Most recently directed and produced a performance at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre.

Creating a safe, playful space where actors take creative risks.

Luke Lambert, ReAct Theatre Co. tutor

Luke Lambert

BA Hons in Musical Theatre, Arts Ed

Featured role in a BBC series and appearances in a London-based musical production.

Performance technique, character work and audition preparation.

Joe Harrison, ReAct Theatre Co. tutor

Joe Harrison

BA Hons in Musical Theatre, Arts Ed

Currently appearing in the West End; previously worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company on Wendy and Peter Pan.

Audition prep, monologue work and finding the ‘play’ in acting.

What families already say

Fantastic coaching for drama school auditions! Couldn't recommend enough!
Helped me so much with my monologues and interview techniques for pursuing a BA in Acting.
Our daughter initially began 1-to-1 sessions with ReAct as a way to build her confidence. During the sessions, not only did she find her confidence but a real love of performing.

Start preparing before it feels urgent.

Find the weekly class that matches where they are now.