Acting Workshops
Every year we host over 250 casting workshops and intensives, agent workshops and intensives, acting classes and industry training in London and online.
Our workshops have been attended by over 20,000 actors since 2019 and we consistently offer the most affordable workshop prices to actors in the UK.
We’re also a charity which means profits made are used by the charity for our flagship programme The Luke Westlake Scholarship and providing working class actors free places to our workshops.
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✔ Over 250+ workshops per year
✔ Trusted by leading casting directors & agents
✔ UK’s most affordable professional training
✔ Profits support the Luke Westlake Scholarship
Looking to elevate your acting career?
Our acting workshops, casting director masterclasses, and agent-focused courses are designed to connect actors with leading industry professionals. We offer a mix of in-person workshops in central London and online sessions, making it easy to enhance your skills wherever you are.
Learn directly from some of the UK’s most renowned casting directors, talent agents, and directors who are passionate about helping actors succeed.
Refund Policy
Workshops and courses are non-refundable.
If we resell your place to another actor then we can refund you minus our £7.50 (£15 for courses)* administration fee. However, the chances of reselling the place are low and not guaranteed.
For workshops (online and in-person) you must give us 7 days (1 week) notice before the date of the workshop if you wish to request a refund
For courses you must give us 28 days (1 month) notice before the first session of the course if you wish to request a refund
We do not offer exchanges or date swaps
*If a workshop costs £22 and we are able to resell your place, you will receive £14.50 back
Workshop FAQs
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Online workshops are hosted on Zoom. You will be sent joining instructions at least 4 days beforehand.
Each workshop is 3hrs long with approximately 16 actors (but never more). These workshops take place 1-to-1, meaning you join the workshop at a specific time. Your time slot will be sent to you ahead of the workshop. You will perform, receive redirection, perform again and ask any questions you have.
For casting workshops, the casting director will send out sides for you to learn before the workshop.
For agent workshops, you will prepare your own sides - either a monologue or duologue.
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If a workshop is overrunning and the host hasn't brought you into the Zoom room yet on your allocated time the host will know this and be prioritising getting you in as soon as possible.
Due a number of factors, we are not always able to run the workshops to the absolute second.
Please bear this in mind when booking a workshop and give yourself a good amount of time either side of your allocated time as a buffer against against any unplanned delays.
In any instance, we will not be able to offer you a refund if you miss your place.
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In-person workshops are hosted at the Old Diorama Arts Centre in central London. These workshops take place as a group - performing in front of each other.
For casting workshops, the casting director will send out sides for you to learn before the workshop.
For agent workshops, you will prepare your own sides - either a monologue or duologue.
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We run in-person acting courses (3-4 weeks)
Lead by companies like Mischief Theatre and directors like John Haidar (Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf, West End) and Sean Turner (The Play That Goes Wrong, West End)
All in-person courses take place at the Old Diorama Arts Centre
We run online courses, known as casting and agent intensives
Agent intensive: spread over 4 days, you’ll receive feedback and a full review of your CV, Spotlight and agent representation letter and a private 1-to-1 with the host to finish the process
Casting intensive: spread over 4 days, you’ll receive feedback on 3 self-tapes. The material/sides will be provided by the casting director and you will finish with a private 1-to-1
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4 days before the workshop or course.
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Please read about our refund policy.
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Yes, you do. If you don’t need to then this will be stipulated in the email.
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Yes, we will always provide a reader for all workshops.
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No. All sides are confidential so please do not share them.
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Please use a plain background (or as plain as possible) with no background noise. Please treat all of our workshops and like auditions, this is for the benefit of you mostly.
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Yes, change your online display name to the professional acting name you provided us upon purchase/on your Spotlight - otherwise we won’t know who you are and will be unable to let you in.
What Actors Say About JAM
“The most affordable casting workshop I’ve ever attended. Life changing access.”
- Google Review ★★★★★“Real casting directors, genuine feedback and no inflated prices.”
- Google Review ★★★★★“Every actor should be training with JAM. Industry access without the privilege tax.”
- Google Review ★★★★★