BRIGHTON CLASSES
Beginners' Drama
This is a fun introduction to drama. You will play drama games, learn theatre acting technique and get creative with character and script work. If you'd like to build your confidence in a supportive, group setting, this is the course for you. All ages (18+) welcome. Early booking recommended.
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2025 DATES
Wed 29th Jan-Wed 9th April
(No class Half Term Week Wed 20th Feb)
Time: 6.30pm-8pm
£150 for 10 Weeks (£135 with Black Friday Discount Code)
Venue: One Church, Gloucester Place, BN1 4AA​​​​​
Intermediate Drama
Explore theatre acting techniques, learn more about improvisation, script work, and how to create a character. We'll work on scenes and speeches from contemporary plays. Add a weekly dose of play and collaboration to your life.
This course is for those who have already completed a course with us or who have previous drama experience elsewhere and want to learn more. All ages (18+) welcome. Early booking recommended. This term we'll be working on classical and contemporary scripts from well known plays.
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2025 DATES
Wed 29th Jan-Wed 9th April
(No class Half Term Week Wed 20th Feb)
Time: 8pm-9.30pm
£150 for 10 Weeks (£135 with Black Friday Discount Code)
Venue: One Church, Gloucester Place, BN1 4AA
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Advanced Drama
This course is for people who are serious about acting and have been to drama classes before. Maybe you'd like to become a professional actor and want to learn technique. Maybe you've started your acting journey and want to keep your skills sharp. Or maybe you've done a few courses with us or elsewhere and feel ready for a new challenge. We'll get to grips with scenes, monologues, movement for stage, Meisner Technique, actioning scripts, Michael Chekhov Technique and vocal development. Open to amateur and professional actors, performers from different disciplines i.e. performance poets, comedians, dancers etc and anyone with a passion to discover more about acting. This term we'll be working on scenes and monologues from contemporary and classical plays by playwrights such as Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, debbie tucker green, Caryl Churchill, Sarah Kane, Jasmine Lee-Jones, Euripides, Annie Baker, Lucy Kirkwood, Shakespeare. All ages (18+) welcome. Early booking recommended.
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2025 DATES
Thurs 30th Jan-Thurs 10th April (No class Half Term week Thurs 21st Feb)
£195 for 10 Weeks (£175 with Black Friday Discount)
Venue: St Mary's Church Hall, St. James Street, Kemp Town, BN2 1PR
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SHOREHAM CLASSES
​WEDNESDAY DRAMA SHOREHAM
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Suitable for adults of all ages who would like to build confidence, meet new people and express their creativity in a fun and supportive setting.
Learn acting technique and get creative with character, script work and improvisation. Suitable for beginners. and people with some previous experience. All ages (18+) welcome. Early booking advised as this course often sells out.
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2025 DATES
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Wed 5th Feb-Wed 2nd April (No Class Half Term week Wed 19th Feb)
Time: 6.30pm-8pm
​£120 for 8 weeks (£112 with Black Friday Discount)
Venue: Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham
WORTHING CLASSES
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BEGINNERS' DRAMA WORTHING
We are delighted to bring our drama classes to the beautiful Heene Community Centre Worthing. This course is suitable for adults of all ages who would like to build confidence, meet new people, and express themselves in a fun and supportive setting. Maybe you’ve always wanted to try acting. Maybe you’d like to develop your spontaneity. Or maybe you’d like to get better at speaking in front of other people. People take our courses for various reasons and enjoy the weekly dose of play and connection drama provides.
You’ll learn theatre acting techniques and get creative with character, script work and improvisation. This course is suitable for beginners and people who have done a little drama already.
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​2025 DATES
Tuesday 28th Jan-Tuesday 8th April (no class Half Term Week Tues 18th Feb)
Venue: Heene Community Centre, 122 Heene Rd, Worthing BN11 4PL
Time: 6.30pm-8pm
Price: £148 for 10 Weeks (£135 with Black Friday Discount)
INTERMEDIATE DRAMA WORTHING
This course is for adults who have already completed our Beginners' Drama Course or have previous drama experience elsewhere. Delving further into acting technique, script work, improvisation, creating characters, vocal technique. Build focus, develop spontaneity and self confidence. Meet new people and express creativity in a fun, supportive setting. All ages (18+) welcome! This term we'll be working on scripts from contemporary and classical plays. Learn how to approach scenes and monologues (solo speeches).
2025 DATES
​Tuesday 28th Jan-Tues 8th April (No Class Half Term Week Tues 18th Feb)
Venue: Heene Community Centre, 122 Heene Rd, Worthing BN11 4PL
Time: 8pm-9.30pm
Price: £148 for 10 Weeks (£135 with Black Friday Discount)
Drama Class FAQs Terms & Conditions & Testimonials
Q: I've never done drama before, am I too inexperienced to take a class with Savage Heart?
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A: Not at all! We welcome complete beginners. Just make sure you book our Beginners Course!
Q: Who teaches the classes?
A: Our classes are taught by Joy Forsythe and Rachel Mae Brady who run Savage Heart. We both think creating a safe, supportive environment is essential for creativity. We pride ourselves on helping people build confidence and find their inner performer.
Joy ran weekly classes and staged 100+ productions over several years with her company the Irish Academy of Dramatic Arts, in Dublin. She has extensive experience as a freelance drama facilitator, running performance courses and workshops for Oxbridge Academic Programs, OXONDrama, and Theatre Royal Brighton.
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Before moving to Brighton, Rachel ran weekly adult drama courses with her school OXONDrama in Oxford from 2015-2021. As a freelance facilitator she has taught performance workshops and courses for Cherwell Theatre Company, Creation Theatre Company, the Mill Theatre, Banbury, EF Language schools, Oxbridge Academic Programs, Oxford Royale Academy, and boomsatsuma.
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Q: I really want to take a drama class but I'm terrified! Is drama right for me?
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A: YES! This is one of the most common questions people ask us. It's normal to be nervous before your first drama class. We understand that for many people who come along, showing up for the first class is the hardest part. We have years of experience creating safe, supportive spaces where you can build your confidence and express your creativity. You may feel a bit nervous for the first few minutes but we assure you, the first few classes are all about working as a group so you won't have lots of focus on you. Students often tell us that after the first few minutes of the first class, they forgot about their nerves and enjoyed having fun with the group.
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Q: Is drama good for confidence building?
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A: Drama is one of the best activities you can do to build your confidence. At least 50% of our students come to drama class to build confidence. Many of our students benefit from acting technique in their day-to-day lives, including feeling more at ease in social situations and more self assured at work.
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Q: What should I expect from my first drama class?
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A: Lots of low pressure games and exercises to get to know one another, build group trust and break down inhibitions. Easy movement, storytelling and character exercises in groups to learn about stage craft and some low pressure 'show and tell' in small groups.
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Q: Do you have an Advanced Class?
A: Yes! We just launched our Advanced Class in Sept 2023. Advanced level is suitable for experienced amateur actors who want to learn technique and professional actors, new to the industry who want to keep their skills sharp.
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​Testimonials
'I enjoyed every aspect of the classes. Joy was an excellent teacher and put everyone at ease very quickly. The games to get to know each other and to put people at ease were really good fun and definitely did the trick. It was amazing how relaxed the atmosphere was to enable everyone to take on roles/improvise so freely. The idea of this was daunting to start with but really wasn't so daunting in practice.' Rachel - Beginners' Drama Student
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'Do more classes please! I don’t know what to do with myself on a Thursday now and turns out I need this as a creative outlet!' Amy - Beginners' Drama Student
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'It has been really helpful for my mental health and fun/enjoyable.
I really enjoyed the scripted scenes and having to interact/be in the moment with others. Plus the framework of the classes moved at a really good pace.' Simon - Intermediate Drama Student
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'I had fun, I received a lot of support and constructive feedback. I felt valued, I felt challenged in the best way possible. I always left the class feeling like I had discovered something really insightful and I felt good and hopeful. It's something that I almost never experienced before with previous acting classes/training.' Lorraine - Intermediate Drama Student
Terms & Conditions
REFUNDS
Once you book a course with us, we can offer a full refund with the minimum notice of two weeks before the course starts. This is so we can resell the place. Please note refunds can take 5-7 business days to be processed by our website provider.
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DEFERRING YOUR PLACE
If for some reason you book the course and then become unavailable, it is possible to defer your place to next term. We will charge a small admin fee for this.
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MOVING COURSE
If you decide you would like to move to another level mid-course, this can be discussed with your facilitator on a case by case basis. There may be an admin fee for this.
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SAFE SPACE
Our courses and work shops are safe spaces. Any hate speech, bullying or threatening behavior will not be tolerated. We reserve the right to remove anyone from the class who behaves in a way that makes other students or our facilitators feel unsafe, or intimidated.