For ages 18 and over
10 weeks

Venue: Aberdeen Grammar School, AB10 1HT
Time: Tuesdays 6.10pm - 7.40pm
Term Starts: 14th April
Final Session: 16th June

Fee: Pay What You Can

For budding actors, this weekly session is about building confidence and discovering the basics of performing in a friendly group environment. You will work with an experienced tutor to develop your creative performing skills whilst feeling safe and supported throughout.

Please note: Stage 1 is currently closed to new sign ups. If you wish to join Stage 1 in our September - November term, please join our waiting list and we'll keep you notified...

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For ages 18 and over
20 weeks

Venue: Aberdeen Grammar School, AB10 1HT
Time: Thursdays 6.10pm - 7.40pm
Term Starts: 15th January
Off / Holidays: 12th February, 2nd April, 9th April
Final Session and sharing: 18th June

Fee: Pay What You Can

Explore voice, movement and acting in our Stage 2 Performance Group; a 20-week programme designed to deepen your skills, stretch your craft and support your development as a performer.

During the term, you’ll apply your learning through rehearsals and present a performance to an invited audience.

Please note: This is an open-access course with no formal entry requirements, but to fully benefit you should have some experience in acting. You’ll be required to prepare independently outside class time - for instance, familiarising yourself with lines

If you're looking for drama engagement that doesn't work towards a performance outcome, we suggest signing up to our Stage 1 group for a relaxed and fun exploration into acting through drama games, group work and skills building.

Stage 2 is currently fully booked

For ages 14 - 18
20 weeks

Venue: Woodside Fountain Centre, AB24 2QY
Time: Tuesdays 7pm-9pm
Term Starts: 14th April
Final Session: 16th June

Fee: Pay What You Can

This is the place to meet friends and explore your performance skills. Led by an experienced professional facilitator, you will develop your performing skills and have a great time with likeminded people.

Please note: FUSE is currently closed to new sign ups as the group are preparing for a public performance mid-June 2026. If your child wishes to join FUSE in September, after the Summer holidays please join our waiting list and we'll keep you notified...

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For Students, Graduates and Professionals only

The LAB is the heart of collaboration. It's a place to test, experiment, collaborate and explore new possibilities all the whilst keeping connected with amazing like-minded NE artists.

You can lead the group on sessions to test, play and develop your idea, or you can run a skills-based workshop to keep everyone well tuned with their performance skills. In return, you support and participate in other group members sessions.

What you can explore is totally up to you...it can be devising, new writing, physical theatre, acting technique, chorus/ensemble work - the list is is endless . . .

If you wish to join The Lab, please get in touch and with your CV or theatre making background.

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Encore! at Music Hall is produced by Aberdeen Performing Arts in association with Ten Feet Tall

Join us in our relaxed reading sessions where we will explore and discuss a great play. You don't need to perform and no advance reading is required, just be ready to discover the stories behind the notable text.

2026 @ Music Hall (10 weeks)

Tuesdays 10am - 11.30am
Venue: Music Hall

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Here's a video that was made about Encore...

We also run Encore! groups in Aberdeenshire. Check them out * HERE *

This is the place to develop live performance with like-minded people. Focus on delivering quality performances and developing your craft, all the whilst having fun! Rehearsals will take place weekly in evenings, so to accommodate participants work and care commitments and the final performances will be open to the public to come and see what a fantastic creative community we have here in the NE.

We have produced the following productions so far:
2026: Men Should Weep by Ena Lamont Stewart
2025: The Odd Couple, Female Version by Neil Simon

Ensemble Productions will hold auditions in August 2026 for our Spring 2027 production. If you want to be informed about auditions, please sign up to our Ensemble Productions Mailing list:

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