“I got everything I wanted from The Bridge – professional training, an agent, an opportunity to change my life.”
Are you ready to embark on your journey towards a career in acting? Whether you’re an aspiring actor looking to hone your skills or a seasoned performer seeking to up your game, choosing the right training programme is crucial. For both our Two-Year Professional Course and our One-Year Postgraduate/Post Experience Professional Course, we offer two options tailored to your needs: the 3-Day Programme and the 5-Day Programme. Click below to learn more!
Training Actors Since 1993
For over 30 years, our aim at The Bridge Theatre Training Company has been to make drama training accessible for everyone. As one of the most affordable drama schools in London, we strive to ensure you only pay the absolute minimum amount but still receive full acting training. We are an open and accepting establishment and believe a mix of social and cultural backgrounds enriches the training that students receive and the theatre industry itself. We encourage people of all classes, races, genders, and nationalities to train with us.
Applications from mature students are welcomed as we have no upper age limit – unlike some drama schools. Our minimum age is 18.
We are one of the few London drama schools that include stage combat as part of our acting courses. A specialised but fun undertaking, this skill can give you an edge over other actors. Our courses are A.C.T.T approved.
Learn more about our story.
We are proud to call Camden Town our home with its bustling market, fun nightlife, and reputation for being a creative hub. It is a place for the arts to flourish and our actors are very much a part of that.
Ours is a purely practical training with no written exams. We don’t believe that you’ll become a better actor by writing about it and we want to ensure that our students get a taste of what being a professional actor means.
As a non-profit organisation we strive to ensure that our students get a first-rate drama school training for the lowest possible cost. Since our course doesn’t involve any academic exams or external examining bodies, we don’t have to pass those costs on to our students.
You are never too old to be an actor and older actors are even in high demand in the industry. We encourage mature students to join us at The Bridge.
Our students will have the opportunity to record a professional acting showreel before graduating. This is to help them show off their talent once they’re out in the industry looking for roles. We will ensure that our graduates get the best possible chance with a high quality video showreel and personalised screen acting training.
As part of our one or two year acting course, The Bridge is proud to host a Stage Combat training programme as approved by Actors Combat Theatrical Training. This stage combat course teaches you a skill that is extremely useful and fun! Bridge students can undertake both armed & unarmed Stage Combat exams overseen by an external examining body.
Find out what our talented alumni have been up! You will have seen our actors in theatre shows, tv show, and movies such as Game of Thrones, Vikings, Jason Bourne, Hollyoaks, Peep Show. Holby City, Disney On Ice, The Tiger Who Came To Tea, and many more.
From classical to modern day plays, you will explore a variety of acting styles, gain an understanding of the rehearsal process, and acquire extensive performance skills. Scenes and audition pieces are studied, rehearsed, and performed through group and one-to-one teaching.
Each year our graduates perform a showcase of scenes and songs on a West End Stage including the Criterion theatre in Piccadilly Circus. Agents and other industry personnel are in attendance.
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Mahala Roberts
Bridge Graduate