Academy of Creative Training
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The Academy of Creative Training is an independent drama school
in Brighton
, East Sussex
, England
. ACT has two sites: one in Kemptown
, Brighton
and one in Hove
in 1997. The Academy of Creative Training and was created after a group of producers, directors, writers and agents, including Lionel Bart
, who wrote the musical version of Oliver!
, realised that raw creative talent was lying undiscovered and undeveloped. They decided to create a centre of excellence, which eventually became ACT. Classes are in the evenings and at weekends so that students can continue to meet their working and/or domestic commitments whilst re-training.
.
ATCL qualification and a One Year Foundation in Acting. The school also runs a range of short courses and workshops as well as a youth theatre and classes for children.
Drama school
A drama school or theatre school is an undergraduate and/or graduate school or department at a college or university; or a free-standing institution ; which specialises in the pre-professional training in drama and theatre arts, such as acting, design and technical theatre, arts administration, and...
in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. ACT has two sites: one in Kemptown
Kemptown
Kemptown is a small community running along the King's Cliff to Black Rock in the east of Brighton, East Sussex, England.-History:The area takes its name from Thomas Read Kemp's Kemp Town residential estate of the early 19th Century, but the one-word name now refers to an area larger than the...
, Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
and one in Hove
Hove
Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with which it forms the unitary authority Brighton and Hove. It forms a single conurbation together with Brighton and some smaller towns and villages running along the coast...
History
The school was founded by actor and director John Moulder BrownJohn Moulder Brown
John Moulder-Brown is a British actor who started his career as a child; he is best remembered for his role in the 1971 classic Deep End....
in 1997. The Academy of Creative Training and was created after a group of producers, directors, writers and agents, including Lionel Bart
Lionel Bart
Lionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver!-Early life:...
, who wrote the musical version of Oliver!
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
, realised that raw creative talent was lying undiscovered and undeveloped. They decided to create a centre of excellence, which eventually became ACT. Classes are in the evenings and at weekends so that students can continue to meet their working and/or domestic commitments whilst re-training.
Ethos
ACT's ethos is to provide access to professional Drama Training for talented individuals who have been unable to follow traditional routes into the acting profession through lack of academic qualifications, financial restrictions or family responsibilities. ACT does not follow any one acting methodology but believes that students should develop their own personal working process drawn from a range of practitioners. However, the school’s main guiding principles are rooted in the work of Constantin Stanislavski and Michael ChekhovMichael Chekhov
Michael Chekhov was a Russian-American actor, director, author, and theatre practitioner. His acting technique has been used by actors such as Clint Eastwood, Marilyn Monroe, Yul Brynner, and Robert Stack. Constantin Stanislavski referred to him as his most brilliant student...
.
Courses
The school runs a Two Year Diploma in Acting with a Trinity College LondonTrinity College London
Trinity College London is an international examinations board based in London, England. TCL offers qualifications across a range of disciplines in the performing arts and arts education and English language learning and teaching...
ATCL qualification and a One Year Foundation in Acting. The school also runs a range of short courses and workshops as well as a youth theatre and classes for children.
Patrons
- Jonathan Altaras
- Lionel BlairLionel BlairLionel Blair is a British actor, choreographer, tap dancer and television presenter. He is the son of Myer Ogus and Deborah Greenbaum...
- Gaye Brown
- Frank FinlayFrank FinlayFrancis Finlay, CBE is an English stage, film and television actor.-Personal life:Finlay was born in Farnworth, Lancashire, the son of Margaret and Josiah Finlay, a butcher. A devout Catholic, he belongs to the British Catholic Stage Guild. He was educated at St...
- Nickolas GraceNickolas GraceNickolas Grace is a British actor known for his roles on television, including Anthony Blanche in the acclaimed ITV adaptation of Brideshead Revisited and the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1980s series Robin of Sherwood...
- Patricia HodgePatricia HodgePatricia Ann Hodge is an English actor.-Early life:The daughter of the Royal Hotel owner/manager Eric and his wife Marion , Hodge attended Wintringham Girls' Grammar School on Weelsby Avenue in Grimsby and then St...
- Charles Osborne
- Elaine PaigeElaine PaigeElaine Paige OBE is an English singer and actress best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, North London, Paige attended the Aida Foster stage school, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16...
- Jeffrey Taylor
- Ken Thompson