Guildhall School of Music & Drama Acting Shakespeare Summer Course
Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Acting Shakespeare Summer Course

London, United Kingdom

Summer Course

5 days

English

Full time

GBP 675

On-Campus

* bookings close at 5pm on Friday 3 July 2026 / when the course reaches full capacity

Key Summary

About: The Acting Shakespeare Summer Course at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama is an intensive summer course led by Mariah Gale, Associate Artist at the Royal Shakespeare Company. It explores Shakespeare's texts and gives a toolkit for speaking and delivering monologues. Bring a two‑minute classical monologue learned by heart, loose fitting clothing, a water bottle, a notebook and pen, and an openness and generosity of spirit. Guildhall sits in the heart of the City of London.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers as stage actor, classical actor, voice and text coach, director, teacher, audition coach and theater practitioner.

About the Acting Shakespeare Summer Course

This intensive summer course, led by Mariah Gale, actor, director, and Associate Artist at the Royal Shakespeare Company, is ideal for participants wanting to explore the texts of Shakespeare.

The course will provide a toolkit for speaking and delivering Shakespeare monologues.

Do I need anything for the course?

  • A two-minute classical monologue learnt by heart
  • Lose fitting clothing and a water bottle
  • Notebook and pen
  • An openness and generosity of spirit

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