~ LEEDS ~ LIVERPOOL ~ MANCHESTER ~
***CONGRATULATIONS TO ASA ELLIOT WHO PLAYS A NEW REGULAR CHARACTER IN THE HIT ITV SHOW 'BENIDORM'***
Welcome to ActUpNorth...
Since opening our doors in 2008 ActUpNorth has gone from strength to strength with weekly workshops across the north in Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester. We are proud that we are now one of the largest and most succesful independent workshops outside London.
ActUpNorth aim to inspire and nurture talent by providing a local, affordable outlet where determined and committed people of all ages can come together and learn the skill of acting in a safe, secure and professional environment.
Here at ‘ActUpNorth’ we realise that talent is talent wherever it is found. We understand that not all of us have had the opportunity to attend a specialist Drama School or even considered Acting as a hobby or career until later in life. Life happens and takes us all down different paths, we hope this will be yet another for you!
More and more the industry is starting to think and, more importantly, look outside of the box when casting people of all ages, checking out other more contemporary classes and workshops as a source of providing modern artists to the industry.
The classes are aimed at both newcomers to the industry and those who have more experience. We believe that all students selected on to the course have something unique and individual to offer the group. We believe very strongly in the concept of growing as a group and creating a safe environment in which to explore our work.
In order to give our students the best training possible we will visit a range of techniques which relate to an actor’s work in Theatre, Film & Television. We believe that it is our job to provide a number of different skills for our students so that they can build up a unique acting toolbox.
Whilst we will cover a range of acting mediums, most of our work will concentrate on acting for TV Dramas. TV Drama is one of the most popular forms of entertainment within the UK. Not surprisingly, therefore, many experienced and indeed new actors work within this field. The North has become synonymous with making quality TV Drama and we feel the need to nurture local talent to support this.
(RIGHT: Students working with TV Director Illy -Casualty,Doctors, Eastenders, Hollyoaks, Moving On)
What makes ActUpNorth really unique is that our training is at the forefront of an ever changing industry. Our specialist syllabus has been created with the help of our visiting guest tutors and industry professionals. We are the only academy in the north to offer a range of regular and varied tutors. Recently we have worked with a range of professionals from...
ITV, BBC, Channel 4, BBC 3, CBBC. Programes including... 'The Bill', 'Hollyoaks', 'The Royal', 'Red Riding Trilogy', 'Grange Hill', 'Waterloo Road', 'Emmerdale', 'Hollyoaks', 'Coronation Street', 'Eastenders, 'Casualty', 'Holby City', 'Blue Murder', 'Cold Blood', and 'The Royle Family' to name but a few.
