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About Short Study and Audition Prep Courses
Short Study courses offer students the opportunity to engage in different ways with a range of arts forms. Our distinctive programme of drama, production, filmmaking and writing short study courses for adults (16+) are led by experienced tutors and industry professionals.
Audition and Interview Preparation courses give students an opportunity to learn more about audition and interview processes with expert tutors from Scotland’s national conservatoire.
All classes will challenge you to develop your skills and creativity, and offer the chance to meet like-minded people in a supportive environment.
Find a Weekend Course
Drama
- Circle of Betrayal (16+) – 29 March 2025
- Movement: Embodied Acting (16+) – 19 April 2025
- Movement: Animal Study (16+) – 14 June 2025
Music
- Body Mapping for Balance, Injury Free String Playing (16+) – 29 – 30 March 2025
- Big Sing: Musical Theatre (18+) – Saturday 24 May 2025
Production
- Introduction to Costume (16+) – 22 – 23 March 2025
- Introduction to Sound for Theatre Productions (16+) – 20 April 2025
- Introduction to Set and Costume Design (16+) – 17 – 18 May 2025
Stage Combat
- Stage Combat (BASSC): The Unicorn (18+) – Sunday 2 March 2025
- Stage Combat Certification – Smallsword (18+) 7 April – 12 April 2025
- Stage Combat Certification – Rapier and Cloak (18+) – 30 June – 5 July 2025
- Stage Combat Certification – Unarmed (18+) – 15 – 20 September 2025
Arts Business
- Arts Business: Creative Tools for the Self-Sustaining Artist – Sunday 30 March 2025
- Arts Leadership and Fundraising (Online) – Saturday and Sunday, 17 and 18 May 2025
- Production Art and Design Interview Preparation – 9 and 23 November 2024
- Production Technology and Management Interview Preparation – 16 November 2024
- Auditioning: Professional Practice – Mondays, 7pm – 9pm
Interdisciplinary and Extended Practice – or IXP – modules offer the opportunity for students to take part in an intensive week of study on a specified subject and learn alongside undergraduate students of RCS and complete assessments for SQCF credits.
- Discover 1: Piano – 24-28 March 2025, 2pm – 5pm
- Discover: Shakespeare (18+) – 24-28 March 2025, 11am – 4pm
- Discover: Theatre Directing (18+) – 24-28 March 2025, 11am – 4pm
- Discover: Writing for Screen (18+) – 24-28 March 2025, 9:30am – 4:30pm
- Innovate 1: Producer’s Toolkit – 24-28 March 2025, 11am – 4pm
- Experiment 1: Free Improvisation (Music) – 24-28 March 2025, 10am – 5pm
- Experiment 1: Fundamentals of Production Technology – 24-28 March 2025, 10am – 5pm
- Experiment 1: Ecoscenographic Practices – 24-28 March 2025, 10am – 5pm
Further Information
We want to ensure as many children, young people and adult learners as possible can access the performing and production arts education that is offered through Short Courses at RCS. Financial support options available for Short Courses include:
Agnes Allan Bursary
Agnes Allan was a teacher, passionate about inclusion, and this bursary scheme exists to offer support to students to participate in the performing or production arts.
The Agnes Allan Bursary provides some support to students who may require financial assistance to take part in a short course in dance, drama, music, production or screen.
Anyone who wishes to take part in our Short Courses and faces a financial barrier can apply for bursary support to help meet the cost of tuition fees.
James McAvoy Drama Scholarships
BAFTA-winning and Golden Globe nominated actor James McAvoy is committed to nurturing the creative potential of young Scots who experience barriers to access and participate in drama at RCS Short Courses.
James is a graduate of the BA Acting programme at RCS and Patron of the Junior Conservatoire of Drama. The Glasgow-born actor has funded the new James McAvoy Drama Scholarships to enable young people to experience the world-class drama training at RCS as he did.
The scholarship aims to support applicants who would otherwise find meeting the cost of tuition fees at RCS a barrier to accessing pre-Higher Education drama training at the Royal Conservatoire.
You can find more information about these funds on our Financial Support page.
We run various promotional offers for our Short Courses and Summer Schools. You can view our current offers on our Promotional Offers page.
You should contact us at shortcourses@rcs.ac.uk to request your discount code before booking a course.
Please note, only one promotional offer can be applied per course and should be used at the time of booking as we are unable to apply a discounts retrospectively.
Please see our Short Course FAQs for more information about all aspects of choosing, booking and attending your course.
Please see our Short Courses – Terms and Conditions for more information about your contract with Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and Cancellation and Refund policies.
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