Location
Course Length
5-day Easter Holiday Course 2026
Option 1: Tuesday 7th April to Saturday 11th April 2026 (10.00am – 4.00pm )
Option 2: Monday 13th April to Friday 17th April 2026 (10.00am – 4.00pm)
Course Fee
*Early Bird Offer £500* for all bookings and payments made before Jan 8th 2026
£550 for all bookings and payments made after this date
(Fee includes food and drinks – see Fees tab below for details)
Course Overview
In our modern world, the ability to speak up confidently, clearly and with presence is vital to succeed as young people move out of education and into the workplace. Being able to communicate with ease equips young people to lead and be valuable, contributing members of society.
At Drama Studio London, we have trained remarkable stage and film actors such as Forrest Whittaker (Last King of Scotland), Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves) and Pip Torrens (The Crown). And just as importantly, we’ve trained many more individuals to understand the power of voice who’ve gone on to take lead management roles in the world of commerce, law, media, technology and the creative arts.
Drama Studio London’s professional practitioners in voice, movement and acting will work with your Y10-13 young adults in this Performance Skills for Life Easter Programme 2026.
Performance Skills for Life is designed for young people with ideas to share. They may be aspiring actors. Alternatively, they may be passionate to pursue a career as a scientist, medic, economist, engineer, artist, writer, politician or lawyer. Using tried and tested actor training methods we give them the confidence to inhabit their potential, whatever their path; to harness their individual voice as they move from school to university, to the workplace and beyond.
“Drama Studio London is committed to working with schools and young people to provide the benefits of actor training skills, essential in today’s connected world. The importance of effective communication and playfulness are at the heart of what it means to be not just an actor, but a fully engaged human being. The skills we teach inspire creativity and confidence – a positive combination for every young person’s future navigation of the world around them.”
Emma Lucia Hands – Artistic Director, Drama Studio London
Drama Studio London is proud to be supporting both CDMT’s Manifesto for the Arts and the UK’s KS4 and KS5 Oracy and Literacy National Curriculum. We also offer teacher CPD alongside this course to support development of practice for peers working in these Key Stages.
What will you study?
This course is an innovative performance arts programme designed for Y10-Y13 students to use in the real world. It’s inspired by craft skills taught for stage and screen acting by professional practitioners. The texts used for training exercises come from a mix of plays and non-fiction work focused on enhancing naturalism and authenticity in public settings.
Get in touch today to find out more.
If you are a student in full time education in Y10-13, or you are a parent or teacher of a young person who fits the above criteria, please click here for the application form which. If you’d like to talk to DSL about our Performance Skills for Life course 2026 please e-mail us.
Meet the Team:
The course is delivered by an experienced team of professional tutors with a range of specialties covering voice, performance and acting.
Course Director & Tutor – Tizz Wallman graduated Law LL.B (Hons) at UCL and an LL.M Moral & Political Philosophy (UCL and Brussels College of Law) and then worked in creative roles across the media and entertainment sector first in adland (Renault’s very first Va Va Voom campaign with Thierry Henri) then at the BBC (Development producer pitching ideas to commissioners like The Culture Show and then working with commissioners to decide what to buy like The Big Read) and finally at maverick US innovation consultancy IDEO. Tizz has since appeared on screen (Netflix, Duchess) in commercials (HSBC and Dulux) and on stage (plays Laki in Love & Skinted, Riverside Studios & stand up at The Museum of Comedy) and a dance-social action project (Everything That Rises Must Dance, Complicite/Rambert). Since 2023, Tizz has been a personal tutor to MA students at Drama Studio London and has also worked in schools (independent and state) with young people on creativity and confidence skills Y6-13.
“GCSEs & A-levels are understandably front and centre for our teens and we as parents support their academic growth. But young people also need to know how to walk into a room, to hold their space, to speak with confidence, to move with intention, to really own who they are. Our Performance for Life Easter course is not an “add on” to academic success: it’s the foundation beneath it. Once a young person knows what this embodied presence feels like, they can carry it with them everywhere and that’s what this course is designed to support.”
Tizz Wallman – Course Leader
Entry Requirements
Applicants must be 14 to 17 years old at the commencement of the course.
(Applicants who turn 18 within the course dates can still apply – as long as they are 17 at the start of the course.)
To ensure you get the most out of the course, students English Language MUST be strong enough for you to speak, read, write, listen and comprehend easily. As a guide, you should be at IELTS level 4.5 or above/CEFR level B1 or above.
Teachers who are looking to observe classes should apply personally by email to: marketing@dramastudiolondon.co.uk
Fees
The Fee is payable upon application and relates to sterling transactions only. For non-sterling payments please add the equivalent of £20GBP to cover bank charges and administration costs.
If the student withdraws application earlier than 4 weeks before the course start date we will refund the course fee minus a £50 administration charge. The full fee is non-refundable for withdrawals within 4 weeks of the start date. There is no VAT charge on this course.
*Food and drink during the course.
To allow students to stay in the building under supervision, this is a catered course. We will take all necessary care to make sure any allergies and dietary requirements are catered for. The standard lunch will include items such as sandwiches, fruit, cereal bar, juice and water. Please do not send your child in to DSL with any foods that contain nuts.
How to Apply
No audition is required. All applications should be made via our Online Application Form
To ensure each student receives suitable individual attention, we limit the places to 14. These are available on a first come first served basis. Applications will close when all places are filled.
Non-UK students can participate in this course as part of their travel to Britain under the following terms HERE
Terms and Conditions
In the event that DSL changes a course significantly:
- DSL will take reasonable steps to make sure that changes are communicated to participants of the course, if they are affected by the change.
- Participants will be entitled to withdraw from the course. In this case, DSL may refund course fees, if reasonable to do so.
- If reasonable, DSL will offer participants a place on a course which DSL deems a suitable alternative.
Please note that DSL takes no responsibility for any personal costs incurred by an individual if a course is cancelled.