Short Course

Acting with Shakespeare

Name: Hereford College of Arts
Price range: $

Duration

10 Weeks
Cost

£250
Tutor

Caroline Colomei
When

Tuesday Evenings

Discover Shakespeare in the rehearsal room - use acting games, exercises and techniques to delve into classic Shakespeare scenes in an approachable, pragmatic way.

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Overview

Step into the rehearsal room and discover Shakespeare through movement, play, and performance. This practical, on-your-feet course brings Shakespeare’s scenes to life using games, exercises, rehearsal techniques and guided scene study.

Whether you’ve always been curious about Shakespeare, feel nervous about tackling verse, or simply want to strengthen your acting skills, this course offers a welcoming and inspiring way in. Each week you’ll explore scenes and monologues from Shakespeare’s classic plays, focusing on a different aspect of performance — from character and language to truthful listening, emotional readiness and making the verse your own.

Working in a supportive ensemble, you’ll learn how to take text off the page and into bold, authentic performance. By the end of the course, you’ll leave with greater confidence, a practical acting toolkit, and fresh insight into performing Shakespeare with clarity, freedom and joy.

About the Tutor

Caroline Colomei is an actor and tutor specialising in Meisner-style acting. She has worked extensively on stage and screen, and has been working with the Butterfly Theatre Collective since 2011. Her screen credits include Christmas at Plumhill Manor (2024), Netflix's Secrets of Neanderthals (2024) and When the Screaming Starts (2021).

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Term Dates

Term starts on Tuesday 14th April. There will be 10 sessions with a break for half term on 26th May. The final session will be 23rd June.

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FAQs

All materials will be provided for the course. Please make sure to wear clothes that you can move around in and comfortable shoes.

Courses like these can look great on your CV and are good for professional development. Therefore, we award certificates at the end of the course, provided that you attended enough of the sessions.

Our short courses are non-credit bearing programmes.

This course is suitable for anyone, and will be mixed abilities and experiences. Whether this is your first exploration of Shakespeare acting, or whether you are a seasoned actor gaining experience for an audition, this course adapts to your ability and experience and welcomes all perspectives.

This course will be held in the performing arts rehearsal rooms of our Folly Lane campus.

This course will take place over 10 sessions with a break for half term. Please see dates listed above.

Sessions will start at 6.30pm and will finish at approximately 9pm. You may have to arrive earlier on your first week for registration.

This course is only suitable for people over the age of 18.

We keep our class sizes small so that you benefit from a lot of contact time with the tutor. There will be a maximum of 15 people on this course.

Yes, there is parking available on campus in the car park off Whittern Way.