Our Actors Company is our premier on-going theatre company. If you have attending acting classes and are confident taking to the stage you are encourage you to audition to join us.
With weekly rehearsals and regular performances throughout the year, The Actors Company is one of the most exciting contemporary groups in London. It enables you to participate in theatre productions which fit around your working life. Join a passionate cast, delve into text and craft your acting skills as you rehearse your way to a live performance for friends, family and the wider public on a London stage. Ticket prices are subsidised and company members are encouraged to help spread the word.
Rehearsals for the next production start January 2022 and we'll be producing the dystopian drama and black comedy, Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons by Sam Steiner. Could this hilarious production be the perfect Wintery creative project for you? The play will be directed by the brilliant Lakshmi Khabrani and auditions take place online and in-person in January. The show will take place at the Pleasance Theatre in London on 19th & 20th March 2022. To join our cast and perform live on stage, please book your audition here.
How Does it Work?
The Actors Company perform in three Theatre Productions a year, with each production offering three performances. Joining the company involves:
- Weekly Saturday rehearsals for 7 weeks
- Final full day tech rehearsal
- Three shows
- Chance to perform to a paying audience
When
Saturdays
Training
Theatre Performance
Level
Audition Only
Who Can Join?
To join The Actors Company it is necessary to come along to an Audition. There is nothing to prepare, just come along ready to have some fun and work creatively with company members and the director. Book your audition here.
Actors Company Director
Lakshmi Khabrani is a theatre practitioner, researcher, professional actress, director and teacher. Together with her MA in Actor Training and Coaching from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Lakshmi has studied Acting, Circus, Photography, Film and Capoeira.
Her theatre research has led her to develop a way of teaching physical theatre, drawing from different practitioners and Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art, a method she has taught at Rose Bruford College.
Lakshmi has worked as a drama coach as well as an actress for international theatre companies, playing lead roles in plays such as The Tempest, Yerma, The Tricycle or Henry V.
She has credits on TV series in Spain and the Feature Film El Próximo Oriente (The Near East), nominated for 2 Goya Awards (National Awards).
A word from Director, Lakshmi Khabrani
"The Actors Theatre company is delighted to announce its next production will be Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons by Sam Steiner.
The average person will speak 123,205,750 words in a lifetime. But what if there were a limit? This is a story of free speech, activism, the things we say and the things we don’t say, and the things we can only hear in the silence.
If you are interested in auditioning for this exciting production, please sign up. We are looking for actors with strong acting and movement skills who are interested in working within an ensemble."
A few words from our students
Most amazing directors with amazing vision. It was a true pleasure to work with them.
Fellow actors were amazing and supportive, and the directors were extremely helpful throughout the process.
Other Theatre Companies
City Academy run another three Theatre Companies, which do not require an audition:
- Assemble Theatre Company - some acting experience required
- Foreword Theatre Company - some acting experience required
- Debut Theatre Company - no acting experience required
If you have any questions about any of the theatre companies please email info@city-academy.com
CLASSES STARTING SOON
| DATE | DAY | TIME (BST) | DURATION | TUTOR | VENUE | PRICE | BOOKING | ||
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| 18 Feb - 9 Apr | Sat | 10:00-17:30 | 7 weeks | Mark Prince | City Academy, Farringdon | £895.00 | Book Now Click the gift icon to gift this course | Book Now Gift this courseClick the gift icon to gift this course |
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| 17 Jun - 6 Aug | Sat | 10:00-17:30 | 7 weeks | Natasha Rickman | City Academy, Farringdon | £895.00 | Book NowClick the gift icon to gift this course | Book Now Gift this courseClick the gift icon to gift this course |
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| 16 Sep - 5 Nov | Sat | 10:00-17:30 | 7 weeks | Mark Prince | City Academy, Farringdon | £895.00 | Book NowClick the gift icon to gift this course | Book Now Gift this courseClick the gift icon to gift this course |
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13 - 14 NOV, PLEASANCE THEATRE
The Actors Theatre Company is delighted to present this exciting production of Equus by Peter Shaffer. We are thrilled to have the chance to tell this mysterious and intense story of passion.
READ ABOUT WHEN THE ACTORS COMPANY PRODUCED GRIMM TALES
Actors Company Director Simon Wegrzyn, and his talented cast, brought an exciting adaptation of Grimm Tales to the stage.| DATE | DAY | TIME (BST) | DURATION | TUTOR | VENUE | PRICE | BOOKING | ||
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| 18 Feb - 9 Apr | Sat | 10:00-17:30 | 7 weeks | Mark Prince | City Academy, Farringdon | £895.00 | Book NowClick the gift icon to gift this course | Book Now Gift this courseClick the gift icon to gift this course |
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 Performance Day: 9th April | |||||||||
| 17 Jun - 6 Aug | Sat | 10:00-17:30 | 7 weeks | Natasha Rickman | City Academy, Farringdon | £895.00 | Book NowClick the gift icon to gift this course | Book Now Gift this courseClick the gift icon to gift this course |
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| 16 Sep - 5 Nov | Sat | 10:00-17:30 | 7 weeks | Mark Prince | City Academy, Farringdon | £895.00 | Book NowClick the gift icon to gift this course | Book Now Gift this courseClick the gift icon to gift this course |
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Spread the cost
Interest-free payments to suit you.
At City Academy we are very happy to offer you flexible, interest-free payment plans to spread the cost for you.
Please call our friendly Student Services team to arrange a payment plan, or fill in the form below and we will contact you.
Call our team on 0207 042 8833 or contact us using the button below and we will get in touch with you shortly.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
| DATE | DAY | TIME (BST) | DURATION | TUTOR | VENUE | PRICE | BOOKING | ||
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| 18 Feb - 9 Apr | Sat | 10:00-17:30 | 7 weeks | Mark Prince | City Academy, Farringdon | £895.00 | Book NowClick the gift icon to gift this course | Book Now Gift this courseClick the gift icon to gift this course |
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| Performance Day: 9th April | |||||||||
| 17 Jun - 6 Aug | Sat | 10:00-17:30 | 7 weeks | Natasha Rickman | City Academy, Farringdon | £895.00 | Book NowClick the gift icon to gift this course | Book Now Gift this courseClick the gift icon to gift this course |
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| 16 Sep - 5 Nov | Sat | 10:00-17:30 | 7 weeks | Mark Prince | City Academy, Farringdon | £895.00 | Book NowClick the gift icon to gift this course | Book Now Gift this courseClick the gift icon to gift this course |
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Spread the cost
Interest-free payments to suit you.
At City Academy we are very happy to offer you flexible, interest-free payment plans to spread the cost for you.
Please call our friendly Student Services team to arrange a payment plan, or fill in the form below and we will contact you.
Call our team on 0207 042 8833 or contact us using the button below and we will get in touch with you shortly.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
All City Academy tutors are experienced professionals from theatre, film/TV and performance industries. So whilst they're training you they may also be rehearsing for a West End show or working on a movie. We like that and we do believe it makes a difference in class.
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