▮ Training Division
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REHEARSAL ROOM.
Bootcamp, masterclasses, 1:1 actor sessions and a separate track for directors — all led by working professionals. No tame stuff. Real craft, real opportunity.
8
Week course
16–65+
Age range
100+
Trained
Programme schedule
THREE WAYS TO TRAIN.
All UK · in-person & online
01 / Flagship
8 WEEKS
Next intake · Spring 2027
Actor Bootcamp
Our flagship 8-week acting & professional development training, led by UK Theatre Award nominee Jimmy Fairhurst.
- ▸ Next intake: Spring 2027 — dates TBC
- ▸ Open to ages 16–65+
- ▸ Final showcase performance
- ▸ From 2027, at least one boot camp grad in every Not Too Tame production
- ▸ Acting craft, professional development & industry know-how
02 / Masterclass
90 MIN to FULL DAY
Next · Sunday 13th December
Masterclasses
One-off masterclasses led by industry professionals working nationally and internationally at the top of their game.
- ▸ Next: Sunday 13th December · LIPA, Liverpool
- ▸ Unique opportunities
- ▸ Small groups
- ▸ Practical takeaways
- ▸ Building robust relationships for the future
03 / 1:1
60 OR 90 MIN
Any time
Actors 1:1
Personal coaching for working actors: auditions, self-tapes, accent work, and sustainable career strategy.
- ▸ Anytime — book when it suits you
- ▸ 60 or 90 minute sessions
- ▸ In-person or online
- ▸ Audition prep & self-tape feedback
- ▸ Career mentoring
▮ For Theatre Makers
FOR DIRECTORS:
WORKSHOPS & MENTORING
For people who want to take control of their own career — actors making their own work, artists finding their voice and building the means to stage it and sell it out! Two ways in: ONLINE or IN PERSON.
Online
Online Half Day
Thursday 3rd December · 6pm–9pm
The practical, pragmatic side of starting and running your own company.
- ▸ Forming the company
- ▸ Marketing, strategy & funding
- ▸ Partnerships & legacy
- ▸ Your voice, your work, your company
In person
In-Person Full Day
Sunday 10th January 2027 · 10am–4pm · Warrington
How we actually make the work in the space.
- ▸ Staging for site specific & mid-scale stages
- ▸ Craft to create exhilarating shows with your own signature
- ▸ How to make work that connects and engages
Not sure where to start?
Find your session.
Tell us where you are and where you want to go — we'll point you to the best fit.
Lead trainer
"We don't train actors to audition. We train them to walk into a room and own it."
Jimmy Fairhurst · Founder & Artistic Director · UK Theatre Award Nominee
Schools · Colleges · Companies
NEED A BESPOKE PROGRAMME?
We design workshops, residencies and training packages for schools, drama schools, theatres and corporate teams. Tell us what you need.
