About this Acting Course

A graduate of both Manchester University and Manchester Metropolitan, Peter also developed his craft with The Chicago Actors' Workshop Theater and The Acting Studio in New York City. He specialises in The Meisner Acting Technique and the core principles of Stanislavski and Uta Hagen. He's a member of British Actors' Equity, Spotlight and The Royal Television Society. Peter also teaches in screen acting at a number of leading drama schools. He continues to work as an actor, recently appearing as Rupert Copley in ITV's Coronation Street.

Peter's clients can be seen in BBC 'Silent Witness', FX/BBC 'Devs', BBC 'Flatmates', Netflix 'Dracula', ITV 'Sanditon', Netflix ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’, NBC 'This Is Us', Channel 4/HBO 'It's A Sin', BBC 'Eastenders', ITV 'Emmerdale', Sky Atlantic 'Domina', 20th Century 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' , BBC's 'Alma's Not Normal', 'Netflix' 'Hard Cell' , BBC ‘Inside No.9’, Amazon Prime's 'The Peripheral' , BBC's 'Casualty' and ITV's 'The Bay'.

This practical 6 hour, on-camera workshop will guide you from audition through to secured role. Peter will share essential tips and techniques to supercharge script analysis, character development and nail an engaging and truthful performance.

This workshop is suitable for both new and established talent considering a next step in their career or looking at gaining insight into current professional practice.

What we'll explore...

- A practical exploration of cold reading for casting
- How to work with 'sides' and quickly engage with character and context
- Working with prepared text
- How to demonstrate 'Technical Acting' for camera
- How to create self-tapes worth watching
- What makes a GREAT showreel
- Personal evaluation

Please note: You'll be sent a short script with an allocated role to prepare approximately 10 days prior to the workshop. This practical, on-camera workshop is for 18+ only.