"...there is no way that I would be starting RADA this September without
the advice, guidance and
brilliance of Darren Strange."
"...the most inspiring, knowledgeable and enthusiastic tutor I’ve ever had."
"His passion for the art and compassion for his students is unparalleled."
ACTING TEACHER SURREY .COM
Acting tuition with a professional actor
and qualified teacher
I graduated from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 1996. Theatre credits include three years at the Royal Shakespeare Company and involve many respected companies and professionals, notably, the National Theatre, Gate Theatre, The Orange Tree, Steven Berkoff, Stephen Poliakoff, Erica Whyman, Ed Hall,
Adrian Noble and Moscow Art Theatre's Kama Ginkas.
As well as playing a lead role in the SKY1 sitcom Parents, my television credits include several projects with the multi-award winning Armando Iannucci for Channel 4 and the BBC. Other credits include Ted Lasso, Sandylands, IT Crowd, Phoneshop, Job Lot, Crackanory, Bad Move, Action Team, Wasted, A Song For Jenny, Tim Minchin's 88 Keys, Peter Kosminsky's Innocents.
I have taught privately and at many institutions and I was Acting Pathway Leader of the Foundation Course at Guildford School of Acting and Head of Acting and Head of the Two Year Rep Course at Fourth Monkey.
I have helped over 200 students get into drama school
ONE-ON-ONE TUITION
Our sessions will be tailored to your specific needs in order to nurture your own individual style. I believe that the prescription of one set of beliefs or strictly the rules of only one particular practitioner frequently leads to a very limited performer. Too often, actors are praised for merely pandering to the tutor's personal taste or method of working rather than being allowed to find a system that works for them
WORKSHOPS
As well as over twenty years professional acting experience, I have a PGCE and I have taught drama at GCSE, A-Level and at accredtited drama schools. Workshops and masterclasses can be delivered on a variety of subjects and can run for a few hours to a few weeks, so please contact me for a price.
TUITION AND WORKSHOP CONTENT
Actioning - A-Level Written and Perfomance Assitance - Audition Coaching - Audition Piece Selection - Camera Technique - Character Work - Clowning - Commedia D'ell Arte - Drama School Audition Coaching - Film & TV Workshop - Iambic Pentametre - Improvisation - Lamda Exams - Line Learning - Personal Statements - Physicality - Public Speaking - Rhythm/Tempo - Script Analysis - Soliloquy - Stagecraft - Textwork -Verse - Voice - Tension - Textwork - Stagecraft - Improvisation - Public Speaking - Script Analysis - Character Development - Physicality - Stage Presence - Rhythm/Tempo - Tension - Meisner Technique - Iambic pentametre - Line learning - Personal Statements
Mike Alfreds, John Barton, Cicely Berry, Brecht, Michael Chekhov, Uta Hagen, LeCoq, Meisner, Stanislavski
RATES
£40 for a one hour session
£70 for a two hour session
£35 for each additional hour over two hours
These rates are based upon one-to-one lessons that take in person or online via Zoom
Reigate is located at Junction 8 of the M25 45 Mins from London mainline stations
I can also travel to most areas in Surrey, Kent, Sussex and London, a minimal fee to cover travel costs may be added to the hourly rate depending upon location
The simplest way to contact me is by telephone
07793 671575
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