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The Other Acting School

The Other Acting School

We're located in Deptford, South London. Our courses specialise in a unique combination of training methods for film and stage.

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  1. Select a group of 3-5 performers and one moderator.
  2. The moderator asks the audience for a location and relationship to start a scene. In addition, the moderator asks for a genre (horror, comedy, sci-fi, after school special, etc.).
  3. The actors perform the scene.
  4. After about a minute, a moderator asks the audience for a new genre, and the scene continues from where it left off, in this new genre. Note that the characters, location, and previous story line continue.

SUGGESTED GENRES: Bollywood Children’s show Comedy Disaster Fantasy Film Noir French Film Horror / Suspense Jungle Monster Musical Old 1940s Movies Opera Prehistoric Times Romance Romantic Comedy Science Fiction Superhero War Western Wildlife Documentary Zombie

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