WORKSHOPS
LONDON & MANCHESTER
In-Person Weekend Workshop
Professional and Graduating Actors
£90 per workshop
10am-4pm Saturday & Sunday
We are based in two cities - London and Manchester. Workshops take place over a full weekend, once per month in each city. We also have online courses available at any time - see details here.
Our weekend workshops run from 10am-4pm both days. Every month is different, with a focus on specific techniques and processes, alongside top industry guests. Techniques include Stanislavsky’s Toolkit, Actioning, Meisner, Emotional Recall, Laban-Malmgren, Katie Mitchell, Movement/Voice, General American accent, Tucker’s Acting for Screen, Punchdrunk, Uta Hagen and George Bukhari’s ‘The Pitch’.
Please see below for our latest workshop information.
CMA London 10th/11th October 2026
Acting for Screen with Disney Producer
Barrington is a TV Producer, best known for his work on A Thousand Blows (Disney +) and The Responder (BBC). He is involved in shaping projects from development through to production, including contributing to the casting process and helping to identify the actors who can bring a story to life.
Across the weekend, you will work on scenes from The Responder, selected by Barrington. You will prepare and perform the scenes, receiving redirection, notes and feedback throughout the process.
Barrington will lead both days alongside CMA Co-founder Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy.
The workshop will also include a Q&A with Barrington, offering insight into his work as a producer, the casting process and what he responds to in actors.
CMA Manchester 10th/11th October 2026
TV Casting & Self-Taping with Sheraz Ahmed
Casting Director Sheraz Ahmed (Happy Valley, Time, The Help, All Creatures Great and Small, The Northumbria Mysteries, The Hardacres, The Fortune) returns to CMA Manchester to lead a two-day workshop focused on the demands of television casting and self-taping.
On Saturday, you will work on scenes from television projects Sheraz has cast, exploring what he looks for in performance and how to respond to direction.
On Sunday, Sheraz will review self-tapes and offer direct feedback on the choices, technique and presentation of each performance.
CMA Manchester 14th/15th November 2026
Scene Study Intensive
An intimate weekend of acting process with CMA co-founder George Bukhari. Develop your craft and add more techniques to your toolkit in a weekend of scene study. No pressure to impress. Just be ready to work.
CMA London 21st/22nd November 2026
Transform your Screen Acting with Amazon Prime Director
With an impressive bank of credits including Outlander: Blood of my Blood, Doctor Who: Flux and Anansi Boys, Azhur Saleem is a London Film School-trained director with a passion for large-scale genre storytelling. He will guide you through a TV scene study, working from a script he selects and provide in-depth feedback across both days of the workshop.
LONDON
2026/2027
University of East London, University Square Stratford, London E15 1NF
10th & 11th October 2026
21st & 22nd November 2026
CHRISTMAS BREAK
23rd & 24th January 2027
20th & 21st February 2027
20th & 21st March 2027
24th & 25th April 2027
22nd & 23rd May 2027
26th & 27th June 2027
SUMMER BREAK
18th & 19th September 2027
16th & 17th October 2027
20th & 21st November 2027
MANCHESTER
2026/2027
Drama Studios, Parrs Wood High School, Manchester, M20 5PG
10th & 11th October 2026
14th & 15th November 2026
CHRISTMAS BREAK
16th & 17th January 2027
20th & 21st February 2027
13th & 14th March 2027
17th & 18th April 2027
15th & 16th May 2027
12th & 13th June 2027
SUMMER BREAK
11th & 12th September 2027
9th & 10th October 2027
13th & 14th November 2027
Investment
£90 for the two-day course.
Our aim is to be the most affordable weekend workshops for actors. Alongside our regular cost, we offer a Pay What You Can scheme for actors. If you are struggling financially, please reach out to us confidentially and we can discuss payment options.
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