Teach Yourself Acting

Acting, Voice and Presentation Training

Acting, Voice and Presentation Training hosted by Ellis Jones, former Head of Acting and Vice-Principal at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Teach Yourself Acting offers no-nonsense one-to-one and group coaching for new and seasoned actors, and for non-actors needing to upgrade their presentation skills.   

 

Available to non-actors and actors alike at sensible prices. If you’re seeking help with a tricky presentation, or you’ve an important audition coming up, we can make a difference very quickly.  All TYA coaching is available online – and face-to-face classes and workshops are available in the London area.

Training with Ellis Actors who trained at RADA during Ellis’s time as Head of Acting are everywhere. Ellis supervised the training of a remarkable generation of performers including Sally Hawkins, Katherine Kelly, Maxine Peake, Matthew Macfadyen, Tobias Menzies, Joanna Page, Matthew Rhys, Andrea Riseborough, Ioan Gruffudd, Tom Hiddleston, Danny Mays, Eve Best, Bertie Carvel, Ben Whishaw and many more.

HEADLINE NEWS. New London workshops Autumn 2023: SHOOTING SHAKESPEARE!  

Classical monologues and scenes for the camera. Concentrated workshops working with Ellis plus a voice specialist – 4 hours on Friday evening. This will be intensive work in a small group – only a very limited number of places will be offered, so please enquire in advance. £60 per actor for each four-hour workshop. Friday evenings Theatre Deli, Leadenhall St, starting on November 10th.

THERE WILL BE A FREE “Taster” SESSION ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3rd, for which places must be booked in advance.  Please enquire:

“A word about teachers…..your first and most important tool is common sense” David Mamet, “True & False” (Faber) “Ellis is the real deal” – Paul Thompson, screenwriter, consultant producer, New York.