Location
Course Length
One or Two Weeks
2025 dates are:
Week One: 4th to 8th August
Week Two: 11th to 15th August
9.45am – 5.15pm daily
Course Fee
£500 for 1 week (£450 Early Bird rate if paid by 1st July 2025)
£850 for 2 weeks (£800 Early Bird rate if paid by 1st July 2025)
Course Overview
The DSL Young Actors Summer School is an exciting new course which covers core acting skills for 16- to 18-year-olds.
Whether you are looking to develop a new skill outside of school or are considering full-time training, you will be provided with an exciting and diverse range of classes led by highly experienced professional practitioners.
The course covers many aspects of actor training, including stage, screen, audio and movement. By the end of the course, you can expect to be more confident in your use of your body and voice for performance, enjoy interpreting text and understand ways to make bold character choices. Emphasis is given to audition technique, benefiting those applying to full-time drama schools.
This course has been designed in such a way that participants may book for just one week OR both. However, if you have little or no previous experience, we recommend that you do both weeks of the course to get the most benefit.

Entry requirements
To ensure you get the most out of the course, your 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.
Fees
If you withdraw 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 if you withdraw within 4 weeks of the start date. There is no VAT charge on this course.
How to Apply
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.