Courses 2026

Do you have a passion for theatre?
Do you want to learn more about an aspect of it that you love?
Or are you ready for the challenge of trying something new?

All our courses are practical and collaborative, students will be encouraged to get involved, in a secure environment with experienced, supportive tutors and likeminded students.

For up to date availability on our courses please sign in to see the booking page (page coming soon). Please read the course descriptions carefully and pick one course to study for the week.

The Summer School begins on Saturday at 5pm with a school meeting led by the Summer School Director. After the evening meal you will meet your tutor(s) and fellow students in your first course session. For Students attending the single short course - Make up for Theatre - Summer School begins with an evening meal on Tuesday evening.

Details of materials, scripts, scores or equipment needed for their chosen course will be sent to students at the end of June.

Make sure you ‘like’ the NODA Theatre Summer School page on facebook and Instagram so you can keep up to date with any new information, tips from previous students and much more!

Booking will go live at 6pm on 1st december. make sure you have signed up for a Noda online account prior to the launch

If you have a question, please contact us at summerschool@noda.org.uk

Tutor: Rosemary Berkon

Accessing Accents

Spend the week learning about the theory and practicalities of being able to perform in a variety of accents to add class and believability to your performance. In the rich array of material available for societies to perform there is a need for actors to portray characters from all over...

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Tutor: Chris (Tomo) Tomlinson

Acting for Absolute Beginners

A course that takes you regardless of your age all the way to the beginning of how to act on stage – whether that be in musical theatre, plays or both. Starting from scratch this course will take you through the basics of acting technique and how to apply it...

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Tutor: Elianne Hawley / Graeme Hawley

Acting for Screen

A course to introduce you to the fundamentals of acting for camera. This is an ideal approach for students who would like to build an understanding of screen acting. The course is here to bust some common myths on screen acting and to help you learn not just about working...

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Tutor: Conor O’Kane / Sarah de Tute

Discovering the Golden Age of Musical Theatre

Spend a week practically immersing yourself in the riches of musical theatre giants as you develop knowledge and performance skills in singing, text, lyric, character and song interpretation. This course champions the innovative creative genius of the writers and composers of what are often referred to as ‘legit” musicals. With...

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Tutor: Jonny Dixon

Improvisation for the Bold and the Bashful

A practical course for anyone who has ever wanted to be more spontaneous on stage, to confidently go with the flow when things don’t go to plan. This course will give you the opportunity to hone your improvisation skills enabling you to reach your full potential and make the most...

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Tutor: Tom Jordan

Introduction to Stage Combat

Including stage combat safely and creatively in theatre can significantly raise the production values of a performance. Moments of tension, hostility and conflict can raise the stakes of a narrative, but they must be staged authentically and safely. This practical course will arm you with the knowledge and skills to...

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Tutor: Paul Herrington-Hurley

Make Up for Theatre

This full week of tuition introduces the fundamentals of theatrical makeup and begins to explore a variety of techniques used to enhance the visual storytelling of a production. Building on the success of last year’s short course, and by popular request, we are delighted to offer an opportunity to delve...

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Tutor: Jasmin Mandi-Ghomi

Making a Murder Mystery

A course for writers, directors and performers to start with a blank page and end with a murder mystery whilst learning the building blocks of structuring and developing work for performance. Channelling our inner Miss Marple and Sherlock Holmes, we will work together to unpack the murder mystery genre and...

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Tutor: Alex Marker

Set Design

A practical and fun course for everyone who would like to develop their knowledge and skills in creative set design for performance whether that be for theatre, site specific, plays, musicals, operas or immersive performance. As part of the course you will work with performance texts to develop your ability...

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Tutor: Grace Goulding

Shakespeare - let’s get physical!

A chance for not so gentle folk to throw themselves into Shakespeare is a whole new way- through the lens of physical comedy, clowning, grotesque and play. You will spend a week devising and exploring Shakespearian characters and text culminating in a performance of excerpts from A Comedy of Errors...

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Tutor: Pamela Rudge

Sing the Story - Lift the Lyric

An Acting through Song course which delves into the detail of both vocal technique and text to elevate your performance. Enhance your storytelling through song to create a more emotionally impactful performance, hand in hand with practically developing your understanding of singing technique and other vocal skills. There will be...

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Tutor: Guest tutors / Sarah Osborne

Starting a Society Producing a Show

This eclectic and wide-ranging course is something very different for NODA Theatre Summer School. Taught by a team of tutors it will develop your knowledge of what goes on outside of a theatre to make a show happen Whether you're dreaming of starting your own theatre company or simply looking...

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Tutor: Jack Bennett / Jordan Langford

The Magic of Menken

Alan Menken’s music has defined modern musical storytelling – from Little Shop of Horrors through the Disney golden era of The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Hunchback and Hercules, to the later triumphs of Newsies, Sister Act, Enchanted and Tangled. His songs brim with heart, humour and...

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Tutor: Lynne Bustard

Welcome to the Moulin Rouge

This course invites you to spend the week revelling in the rich performance opportunities of musical theatre dance inspired by the iconic Moulin Rouge. You will master exciting choreography and stretch their dance ability to its full potential. During the week you will: Look at the importance and application of...

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Tutor: Eva Sampson

We’re Just Wilde About Oscar

Oscar Wilde and his work were brilliant, subversive, and endlessly quotable and he remains one of literature’s most dazzling and complex figures. This week-long course explores, through practical application, highlights of Wilde’s extraordinary comedies that pulse with wit and whose dramas reveal the tensions of love, hypocrisy, and identity beneath...

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Booking will go live at 6pm on 1st december. make sure you have signed up for a Noda online account prior to the launch

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