About

Beck
Academy
of Dramatic Art.

I have the courage to show truly who I am and have more passion, joy and sass than I have ever had...

- Agata Wojcik 2022 graduate

Beck
Academy
of Dramatic Art.

I have the courage to show truly who I am and have more passion, joy and sass than I have ever had...

- Agata Wojcik 2022 graduate

Who
We Are

A BEAT^TM & Meisner Technique
drama school

The Beck Academy of Dramatic Art (BADA) offers unique part time conservatory style acting programs to suit aspiring actors. Our philosophy is that an actor’s body, voice and emotional instrument need to be developed holistically in order to achieve excellence in performance and in the craft of acting.

The Academy’s teaching methodology was developed by BADA director Fay Beck and has been appropriately named Beck Emotional Access Technique or BEAT^TM for short. Fay Beck specifically developed the technique to enable actors to access their emotions in order to fuel performance. While the technique utilises some of key exercises from the Meisner Technique, in BEAT^TM, those exercises are used differently and with different aims.

To ensure that the actor’s instrument is trained holistically, BADA currently offers a 2 Yr Part Time Drama Course and a Flexible Actor Training option for students eager to take acting craftsmanship to the next level. The training programs are fully integrated systems of acting tutelage that encompass scene study, screen acting, voice and movement.

In addition to core acting modules, the Academy offers drop-in classes, workshops and short courses in Scene Study, Advanced Characterisation, Screen Acting and Audition Technique.

As an organisation we are dedicated to providing superior actor training for performers who wish to pursue a professional acting career. We are driven by a passion for the arts; we are guided by integrity in our teaching methodology and we strive for excellence in delivery and outcome.

We strive to provide a safe space for actors to experience passion, creativity, intensity and the truly sublime.

We create a safe space for you to experience what lies beyond your level of comfort.

How we're
Different

A tailored approach to training actors

We do not believe that one size fits all. All of our instructors are trained to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each student which allows them to develop a bespoke plan of action. This plan is continually updated to help the individual reach their goals. What sets us apart from other acting schools is this tailored approach to training actors. In practice it means teaching our method in small groups while providing bespoke training based on the individual abilities of the actor.

Individualism

We respect the individual and focus on cultivating each person. Our aim is foster their development and to give them the opportunity to develop as an artist of many characters and identities.

The actor as an artist of emotions

We re-imagine the actor as a painter who uses paints, the canvas and brushes to create a painting. For us the actor uses technique and tools (the brushes) to express their emotions (the paint) on the canvas (the stage or screen). In our training we strive to enrich the actor’s palette and expand the tool set thus giving them the opportunity to create performances that are emotionally rich, blended and nuanced. We believe such work has the capacity to reach audiences more powerfully and poignantly.

If you are motivated with a desire to become an acrobat of emotion, if you are intrigued and emotionally driven to experience other characters through meaningful embodiment, then the Beck Academy of Dramatic Art is the place for you.

Courses

Browse our
part-time courses.

2 Year
Drama Course

Intensive conservatory style actor training.

Students during Class - Actors Door Studio

Flexible Part-time Acting Course

You only need to commit to the classes on a term by term basis.

About

Who
We Are

A BEAT^TM & Meisner Technique
drama school