FIRST ACT
First Act is our friendly and fun acting course for adults. In a warm and supportive environment, you will explore and hone the various skills required to be an effective actor, through games, exercises and scripted work .
'Amy Phillips is a truly wonderful actress and an inspiring and innovative teacher. She has an ability to breathe confidence into all those she works with and I would not hesitate to attend ANY classes she was running. Go! You won't regret it.''
Olivia Poulet, actress ‘The Thick of It’
The sessions are two hours, once a week over ten weeks featuring games and ‘play’ to explore various aspects of acting and then scripted work which Amy directs. It is appropriate for all levels and anyone can come and observe a session for free at any time during a term. At the end of each term there is an informal performance for family and friends.
Bookings for the First Act course Summer term 2026 will open on Friday 10th April at midday.
The course runs from Tues 28th April to Tues 7th July 2026 (10 sessions, no session on Tues 26th May) 7.30-9.30pm. The course fee is £120.
Please email us on lac@lanternarts.org and we will send you the details of how to pay and complete the online form as soon as possible after midday on Friday 10th April.
There are limited spaces available on the course and bookings will be taken on a first come first served basis. We will reply to your email as soon as possible (in the order in which we receive them), but please note we work part-time. Please also note a skeleton staff is in place over Easter so we may not be able to answer any queries in advance of this date.
Your place will not be secured until you have paid the course fee and filled in the online form with your details. Please note the course fee is non-refundable.
