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Acting Workshop London
One Class.
No Commitment.
Just Acting.
A single 2.5-hour acting workshop in London — Wednesday evenings, Hackney Wick, £30. No experience required, no long-term commitment.
Train weekly. Book in advance.
Location
In-person, London
WHY THIS WORKSHOP
Not drama games.
Not a sales pitch.
PRACTICAL DETAILS
What to EXPECT
in the acting workshop
Open to all, no audition or booking history required.
LOCATION
Hackney Wick, Beck Academy of Dramatic Art Studios, London
Day & time
Every Wednesday, 6:00–8:30pm
Duration
2.5 hours
PRICE
£30 per class, pay-as-you-go
Next class
See the drop down menu above for the next available date
in this workshop
What you'll experience
MATERIAL
Before the class, the coach will assign chosen scenes for the workshop.
WORK
You can prepare the material before you come to the workshop, or choose to workshop during the session.
STAGE & SCREEN
Work on screen or on stage
format
You will workshop the piece with others in the room and receive feedback.
LED BY
Beck Academy’s professional coaching team
The coaching approach
What is BEAT™?
BEAT™ (Beck Emotional Access Technique®) is the acting method taught at Beck Academy, developed by founder and director Fay Beck. It’s a practical methodology for accessing emotion, allowing you to play characters who behave and experience the world differently to you.
In a drop-in class, your coach draws on BEAT™ to help sharpen your performance in the moment — it’s not formal instruction in the method itself. That begins in our structured courses.
Want to go further?
What's next
A drop-in acting workshop class gives you a taste of teaching, but it’s not where BEAT™ is actually taught. If you want to learn the method properly – not just experience it applied to your performance for one session – the 12-Week Ultimate Acting Course is where that starts.

QUESTIONS
Frequently ASked about
our acting workshops
What is a drop-in acting workshop?
A drop-in acting workshop is a single, 2.5-hour class you can book on its own — no course enrolment, no ongoing commitment. It’s beginner-friendly and covers warm-up, core technique, and scene or exercise work with live coaching.
Do I need any acting experience to join?
No. This workshop is designed to be open and welcoming to complete beginners and anyone curious about acting who wants to try it without committing to a course.
How does it work?
Before the session, the teacher will assign scenes for you to choose from. You might choose to work on the material in preparation or workshop it in class with the coach.
Can I book more than one class?
Yes. Classes are pay-as-you-go, so you can book as many individual sessions as you like, whenever you like.
Is this the same as a full acting course?
No. This is a single session, not formal instruction in BADA’s BEAT™ method – that’s taught in full in our structured courses, including the 12-Week Ultimate Acting Course.
