Course Overview

• Introduction to acting and its core principles
• Listening, acceptance, and spontaneous response
• Using voice, body, and imagination
• Improv games to build confidence and group connection
• Creating characters with depth and presence
• Exploring scene structure
• Working with status, emotion, and interaction
• Exploring different performance styles and formats
• Developing longer scenes and creative flow
• Collaborating to build a shared performance
• Preparing to perform short scenes

Outcome

A confident and playful approach to performance, with the ability to create, collaborate, and express freely in the moment.

Bios

Tim Bruce is an award-nominated British actor, singer, narrator & writer. He joined Theatre of Eternal Values in 1996 as Cleante in ‘The Imaginary Invalid’, played the title role of William Blake and co-wrote their West End production of ‘William Blake's Divine Humanity’ (nominated for the Royal National Theatre's Meyer-Whitworth Award), ‘Eternity in an Hour’ and sang baritone in the orchestral concerts ‘Kumbha’ and ‘Breath of the Earth’ for Expo 2015 in Milan.

Elsewhere, Tim appears on TV & films, including The Crown, Kingsman, Years And Years, The King of Thieves, X Company, Bleak House, Bottom Knocker Street, Hollyoaks, Family Affairs, 55 Degrees North, Byker Grove, In Suspicious Circumstances, Bright Young Things, Once Upon a Time in London, Remainder, The Italian Key, Boheme, the West End production of ‘Blood Brothers’, numerous operas and a ton of audiobooks (“A chameleon with language” AudioFile Magazine).

www.timbruce.co.uk

Monia Giovannangeli is dramatherapist, theatre educator, director, and actress dedicated to using theatre as a transformative tool for personal growth, emotional wellbeing, and human development. As founder and Artistic Director of the Nirmalarts Academy, she designs and leads international training programmes that integrate performance, dramatherapy, creativity, and emotional awareness for educational, social, and professional contexts.

Since 1996, she has collaborated with the Theatre of Eternal Values as a writer, director, and performer, touring internationally across Europe, India, the United States, and China. She co-wrote, co-directed, and performed in Shakespeare's Women, presented at major festivals throughout Europe, including the Avignon Festival Off 2026.

Since 2008, she has also served as Artistic Director of the Culture of the Spirit Festival. Through her teaching, workshops, and artistic practice, she empowers performers, educators, and communities to develop authentic expression, deeper self-awareness, and meaningful human connection through theatre.

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Kiran Landa is a British Indian actress with over 20 years of experience in film, television, and theatre. Her recent film work includes the lead role of Jasmine in the feature film Synthesized, while her television credits include FBI International, Blindspot, Coronation Street, Grace, Line of Duty, and Ackley Bridge.

On stage, she has recently starred in Marriage Material at London's Lyric Hammersmith and has performed in acclaimed productions including War Horse, Arabian Nights (Royal Shakespeare Company), and Great Expectations.

Alongside her acting career, Kiran is an experienced drama teacher specialising in performance, Shakespeare, text analysis, script development, and puppetry. She is passionate about helping performers develop an authentic, confident stage presence.

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