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Are you looking for a way to improve your acting skills or get into performing?
Our adult acting classes offer both weekly PAYG classes and weekend workshops to teach a wide variety of performance skills to people of all ability levels.
Whether you are a keen amateur performer, or someone who is working in the industry or someone who has always wanted to try to act, you are welcome at our classes.
Classes are run by Unexpected Places Artistic Director, Rosanna Sloan and visiting practitioners. There are also opportunities to perform in productions through our associate company the UP to Something Acting Troupe with projects such as performing at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Where?
UP Studios
Unit 6 Compass Point
Ensign Way
Hamble
SO31 4RA
Who?
These classes are suitable for all experience levels from keen amateur performers, professional actors and those who are new to performance.
How do I book?
You can either book onto the workshops listed below, or you can pay via card at the start of the class.
I have a question...
Sure, please email rosanna@unexpectedplaces.co.uk for a chat.
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Tuesdays - Weekly PAYG Classes
Sat, 11 NovMaskers Studio11 Nov 2023, 19:00 – 20:00Maskers Studio, Unit 1, off Emsworth Rd, Shirley, Southampton SO15 3LX, UK'For God’s sake, clear the way!' Based on Charles Dickens’ ominous short story, The Signalman is haunted by a chilling apparition whose presence always precedes catastrophe. Catch this train on its final trip to Maskers after its successful run at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival!- Sat, 11 NovMaskers Studio11 Nov 2023, 17:00 – 18:00Maskers Studio, Unit 1, off Emsworth Rd, Shirley, Southampton SO15 3LX, UK'For God’s sake, clear the way!' Based on Charles Dickens’ ominous short story, The Signalman is haunted by a chilling apparition whose presence always precedes catastrophe. Catch this train on its final trip to Maskers after its successful run at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival!
- Fri, 04 AugMaskers Studio04 Aug 2023, 19:00 – 20:00Maskers Studio, Unit 1, off Emsworth Rd, Shirley, Southampton SO15 3LX, UK'For God’s sake, clear the way!' Based on Charles Dickens’ ominous short story, The Signalman is haunted by a chilling apparition whose presence always precedes catastrophe. Catch the public performance, next stop Edinburgh!
- Fri, 04 AugMaskers Studio04 Aug 2023, 17:00 – 18:00Maskers Studio, Unit 1, off Emsworth Rd, Shirley, Southampton SO15 3LX, UK'For God’s sake, clear the way!' Based on Charles Dickens’ ominous short story, The Signalman is haunted by a chilling apparition whose presence always precedes catastrophe. Catch the public performance, next stop Edinburgh!
Multiple DatesSat, 17 DecUP Studios17 Dec 2022, 19:00 – 20:00UP Studios, Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UKA Christmas Calamity! An immersive experience and performance, promising fun for the whole family at UP Studios, Hamble.- Multiple DatesSat, 17 DecUP Studios17 Dec 2022, 14:00 – 15:00UP Studios, Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UKA Christmas Calamity! An immersive experience and performance, promising fun for the whole family at UP Studios, Hamble.
Sat, 03 DecHamble-le-Rice03 Dec 2022, 09:30 – 13:30Hamble-le-Rice, UP Studios, 6 Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UKHave you ever wondered how to puppeteer? This half day workshop will take you through the fundamental skills and techniques you need to be a confident puppeteer. We will be using both objects and puppets from Unexpected Places performances in this session.- Sun, 27 NovHamble-le-Rice27 Nov 2022, 09:30 – 13:30Hamble-le-Rice, UP Studios, 6 Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UKLearn how to stage fight with professional Ian Rowsell.
- Sat, 12 NovHamble-le-Rice12 Nov 2022, 09:30 – 13:30Hamble-le-Rice, UP Studios, 6 Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UKHave you ever wondered how to puppeteer? This half day workshop will take you through the fundamental skills and techniques you need to be a confident puppeteer. We will be using both objects and puppets from Unexpected Places performances in this session.
- Thu, 03 NovHamble-le-Rice03 Nov 2022, 19:30 – 04 Nov 2022, 21:00Hamble-le-Rice, UP Studios, 6 Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UKTaking a look at a piece of work by Samuel Beckett, the group will be taken through different types of pauses, how to perform them and unlock their power.
- Tue, 11 OctHamble-le-Rice11 Oct 2022, 19:30 – 21:00Hamble-le-Rice, UP Studios, 6 Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UKTaking a look at a piece of work by Samuel Beckett, the group will be taken through different types of pauses, how to perform them and unlock their power.
Mon, 20 DecUP Studios20 Dec 2021, 16:30 – 19:00UP Studios, Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UK
Weekend Workshops
- Sat, 11 NovMaskers Studio11 Nov 2023, 19:00 – 20:00Maskers Studio, Unit 1, off Emsworth Rd, Shirley, Southampton SO15 3LX, UK'For God’s sake, clear the way!' Based on Charles Dickens’ ominous short story, The Signalman is haunted by a chilling apparition whose presence always precedes catastrophe. Catch this train on its final trip to Maskers after its successful run at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival!
- Sat, 11 NovMaskers Studio11 Nov 2023, 17:00 – 18:00Maskers Studio, Unit 1, off Emsworth Rd, Shirley, Southampton SO15 3LX, UK'For God’s sake, clear the way!' Based on Charles Dickens’ ominous short story, The Signalman is haunted by a chilling apparition whose presence always precedes catastrophe. Catch this train on its final trip to Maskers after its successful run at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival!
- Fri, 04 AugMaskers Studio04 Aug 2023, 19:00 – 20:00Maskers Studio, Unit 1, off Emsworth Rd, Shirley, Southampton SO15 3LX, UK'For God’s sake, clear the way!' Based on Charles Dickens’ ominous short story, The Signalman is haunted by a chilling apparition whose presence always precedes catastrophe. Catch the public performance, next stop Edinburgh!
- Fri, 04 AugMaskers Studio04 Aug 2023, 17:00 – 18:00Maskers Studio, Unit 1, off Emsworth Rd, Shirley, Southampton SO15 3LX, UK'For God’s sake, clear the way!' Based on Charles Dickens’ ominous short story, The Signalman is haunted by a chilling apparition whose presence always precedes catastrophe. Catch the public performance, next stop Edinburgh!
- Multiple DatesSat, 17 DecUP Studios17 Dec 2022, 19:00 – 20:00UP Studios, Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UKA Christmas Calamity! An immersive experience and performance, promising fun for the whole family at UP Studios, Hamble.
- Multiple DatesSat, 17 DecUP Studios17 Dec 2022, 14:00 – 15:00UP Studios, Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UKA Christmas Calamity! An immersive experience and performance, promising fun for the whole family at UP Studios, Hamble.
- Sat, 03 DecHamble-le-Rice03 Dec 2022, 09:30 – 13:30Hamble-le-Rice, UP Studios, 6 Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UKHave you ever wondered how to puppeteer? This half day workshop will take you through the fundamental skills and techniques you need to be a confident puppeteer. We will be using both objects and puppets from Unexpected Places performances in this session.
- Sun, 27 NovHamble-le-Rice27 Nov 2022, 09:30 – 13:30Hamble-le-Rice, UP Studios, 6 Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UKLearn how to stage fight with professional Ian Rowsell.
- Sat, 12 NovHamble-le-Rice12 Nov 2022, 09:30 – 13:30Hamble-le-Rice, UP Studios, 6 Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UKHave you ever wondered how to puppeteer? This half day workshop will take you through the fundamental skills and techniques you need to be a confident puppeteer. We will be using both objects and puppets from Unexpected Places performances in this session.
- Thu, 03 NovHamble-le-Rice03 Nov 2022, 19:30 – 04 Nov 2022, 21:00Hamble-le-Rice, UP Studios, 6 Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UKTaking a look at a piece of work by Samuel Beckett, the group will be taken through different types of pauses, how to perform them and unlock their power.
- Tue, 11 OctHamble-le-Rice11 Oct 2022, 19:30 – 21:00Hamble-le-Rice, UP Studios, 6 Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UKTaking a look at a piece of work by Samuel Beckett, the group will be taken through different types of pauses, how to perform them and unlock their power.
- Mon, 20 DecUP Studios20 Dec 2021, 16:30 – 19:00UP Studios, Compass Point, Ensign Way, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton SO31 4RA, UK
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