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. From time to time, we also run online courses - 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 Manchester 5th/6th September 2026
Acting for Screen with Barrington Paul Robinson
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. This will be Barrington’s first ever private acting workshop, exclusively with CMA Manchester.
Across the weekend, actors 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 George Bukhari. George will support the practical work with screen acting exercises and help actors prepare the scenes, respond to direction and develop the work across the weekend.
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 London 19th/20th September 2026
TV Casting & Self-Taping with Sheraz Ahmed CDG
Casting Director Sheraz Ahmed CDG (Happy Valley, Time, The Help, All Creatures Great and Small, The Northumbria Mysteries, The Hardacres, The Fortune) returns to CMA London to lead a completely new 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.
Sheraz has worked with CMA actors on several previous workshops and has gone on to cast actors he first met through the company.
LONDON/
2026
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Peckham, London
17th & 18th January 2026
21st & 22nd February 2026
21st & 22nd March 2026
18th & 19th April 2026
23rd & 24th May 2026
27th & 28th June 2026
SUMMER BREAK
19th & 20th September 2026
10th & 11th October 2026
21st & 22nd November 2026
MANCHESTER/
2026
Drama Studios, Parrs Wood High School, Manchester, M20 5PG
10th & 11th January 2026
7th & 8th February 2026
7th & 8th March 2026
11th & 12th April 2026
16th & 17th May 2026
13th & 14th June 2026
SUMMER BREAK
5th & 6th September 2026
10th & 11th October 2026
14th & 15th November 2026
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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