What does it mean to be a part of Russell Actors?
- Weekly stage and screen acting skills sessions lead by professional actors and directors- including all sorts of special guests!
- Be part of our annual performance festivals (Improv Fest in the late-Autumn and Plays Fest in Spring)
- Opportunity to join The Young Actors Company Film, Theatre & Television Agency, as well as audition and career support
- Summer shows - rehearse in a week and perform in London, Kent, Gloucestershire or Scotland
- International theatre opportunities
- Group theatre trips
- Meet a talented group of like-minded people!
Through the year, we explore a range of acting techniques and skills. It is like a condensed version of drama school! This includes improvisation, devising, character exercises, script work, monologues, physical theatre, screen acting and even more!
Where do we do it?
In the heart of Kensington!
Easy to get to by tube or bus. We are just off Kensington Church St in a brilliant centre. Once you reach Vicarage Gate, look out for the big blue clock.
Some sessions are downstairs in the room on the left as you enter, and some are upstairs in the big hall where a lot of West End shows rehearse!
ADDRESS: St Mary Abbots Centre, Vicarage Gate, W8 4HN
When do we do it?
Thursday Evenings: 6.30pm-8.30pm
Autumn term: Sept - Dec
Spring term: Jan- March
Summer term: April - July
How much does it cost?
£269 per term
(We have a few scholarship places. Please get in touch to find out if there is one available, and about the auditioning process for these.)
Who runs it?
Sherina Russell- Director
Having trained at LAMDA (The London Academy
of Music and Dramatic Art), Sherina had a variety of acting jobs, including touring the UK with the West End production of The 39 Steps. She also produced a play for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and presented a documentary. She very quickly discovered her passion for teaching, collaborating, and sharing the wonders of theatre with young people. Sherina has been teaching, mentoring and facilitating for 16 years, and set up Russell Actors in London 9 years ago. She also teaches yoga, is a professional singer and is an editor of novels.
“Over the past 16 years of directing and creating unique projects, I have had the pleasure of seeing numerous people develop into confident young adults, many of whom have gone on to study at Britain’s top universities and drama schools, set up their own theatre companies, or gone straight into the the acting profession.
Through drama we have the opportunity to develop our creativity; ability to communicate ideas and feelings; articulation and projection; spatial and physical awareness; time-management; vocabulary; comedy timing and sense of compassion. Our actors often feel inspired to research the topic we are focusing on and some choose to challenge themselves with scriptwriting: drama definitely nurtures the inquisitive mind.
Perhaps most importantly of all – they love it! (We are frequently sent messages to this effect :) I feel incredibly fortunate to do what I do, with young people that inspire me and make me laugh!”
Having trained at LAMDA (The London Academy
of Music and Dramatic Art), Sherina had a variety of acting jobs, including touring the UK with the West End production of The 39 Steps. She also produced a play for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and presented a documentary. She very quickly discovered her passion for teaching, collaborating, and sharing the wonders of theatre with young people. Sherina has been teaching, mentoring and facilitating for 16 years, and set up Russell Actors in London 9 years ago. She also teaches yoga, is a professional singer and is an editor of novels.
“Over the past 16 years of directing and creating unique projects, I have had the pleasure of seeing numerous people develop into confident young adults, many of whom have gone on to study at Britain’s top universities and drama schools, set up their own theatre companies, or gone straight into the the acting profession.
Through drama we have the opportunity to develop our creativity; ability to communicate ideas and feelings; articulation and projection; spatial and physical awareness; time-management; vocabulary; comedy timing and sense of compassion. Our actors often feel inspired to research the topic we are focusing on and some choose to challenge themselves with scriptwriting: drama definitely nurtures the inquisitive mind.
Perhaps most importantly of all – they love it! (We are frequently sent messages to this effect :) I feel incredibly fortunate to do what I do, with young people that inspire me and make me laugh!”
