The Poor School's intensive three week Summer School is a very popular one and places always go very quickly ... perfect for people with full time jobs. - Amateur Stage

An experience of a professional training environment. Each course lasts three weeks and is scheduled Monday to Friday evening (6.30 - 10.00) and all day Saturday.

There is no audition. Anyone willing to work hard for three weeks can take this course. Many students have never acted before.

JULY 2011 SUMMER COURSE:
Monday 11th July - Saturday 30th July

AUGUST 2011 SUMMER COURSE:
Monday 1st August - Saturday 20th August

A student will take classes in Movement, Voice, Dance and Stage Fighting. At the end of the course there will be a Singing showing and a performance of a contemporary play, both of which will have been rehearsed through the three weeks. All classes are taught by members of the faculty.

Although feedback will have been received from every member of staff throughout the course, this is a final session with all students and all staff present.

Students on the course must be willing to work reasonably hard and to arrive for classes on time; there is some pressure. The course is designed to cater for all levels of ability and to be fun.

While there are as many reasons as people, perhaps the most usual is the person who feels themselves inexperienced, who may be considering a full time training, and who wants to test the water. Such a person will generally end the course with a considerably clearer picture of what they want and a greater knowledge of how they react in a training environment.

The average age of a student on the Summer Course is around 30 (older than the average for full time students). The age range, however, is as wide as it could be; teenage to 60s.

The course should be taken for its own sake, but it is true that many students will aspire to the full time training. It is inevitable that many catch our eye with their work and ability. Such students may be offered full time places at the school.

If English is not your first language you need to be able to speak and read it to a reasonable standard.

We can accommodate all levels of fitness, including the disabled, on the understanding that there may be some exercises in which a disabled or not fully fit student may not be able to participate fully.

Experience of acting is welcome but is not a requirement.

Your academic background need not affect how you may benefit from the course. Many good actors failed their exams.

The Poor School will help with advice on accommodation for those who need it.

All money paid is returnable at the school's discretion. A full refund will be made, however, if cancellation is made more than a month before the start of the course in question.

If full payment has been made and cancellation is received more than 2 weeks but less than a month before the start then a refund of 50% will be made.

All refunds are made in the Autumn.

The school may vary this policy in your favour under certain exceptional circumstances.

The cost of the course is £695. A discount of £100 is available to any applicant who has prevoiusly auditioned for the full time training or taken a 4 Day Course at the school

Fill in the application form attach the deposit or full course fees and post to the school. Alternatively you can apply online and call the school on 020 7837 6030 to pay by card.