The Summer School - A London Theatre Experience Course at Drama Centre is aimed at 16-19 year old students who are interested in professional drama and wish to improve their acting, directing or other performance skills in order to make informed decisions about their future careers and widen their dramatic horizon.The course enables you to experience the rigour and variety available in the field of drama and to test your expectations and aspirations against the realities of vocational training.During the course you will gain a taste of what life in a leading drama school is like. We would like to enhance your capacity to learn in a disciplined, organised manner and develop skills leading to self-reliant learning. You will also develop your critical awareness of contemporary performance and will learn to express your ideas clearly and articulately.The course offers a programme of drama classes and a programme of cultural events, delivered within a leading drama conservatoire, thus benefiting from the high levels of expertise of the professional staff at the Drama Centre. The teachers on the course will seek to help you widen your understanding of the various opportunities for careers in the field of drama. You may already feel that you are determined to pursue a career in acting or directing, for example. In this case, the course will help you to test your commitment and define your expectations. On the other hand, you may feel that, while attracted by the idea of working in drama, you are not yet sure of how your talent can be developed. If this is the case, then the course will help you to explore your special aptitudes and enable you to make informed decisions about future studies.