Rehearsals

Full-length productions require time, commitment and sustained rehearsal.

The ABOP Young Actors Company meets weekly working towards full-length stage productions. Rehearsals are organised around the demands of creating a complete theatrical production. Longer rehearsal sessions are an essential part of this process. They provide the time needed to work in depth, connect scenes, develop continuity and, as the production progresses, rehearse the show from beginning to end. Longer sessions allow the company to explore these connections, revisit challenging sections and make meaningful progress without continually breaking the rehearsal process into small, disconnected pieces. Production schedules may require additional rehearsals.

A full-length show cannot be built in fragments alone. It requires time to explore, time to refine and time to bring everything together. At ABOP, rehearsal is where that work happens.

Young Actors undertake between 10 and 16 hours of training each week, scheduled across one or two days or evenings. The programme breaks for Christmas and New Year, as well as one week over Easter. Additional rehearsals may be scheduled during the Spring, Summer or Autumn half-term holidays to accommodate production requirements.

All young actors receive additional singing, dance and acting tuition as an integral part of the programme, supporting their vocal and movement development and broadening their performance skills.

Step through the door. Find your people. Find your voice. Become part of the company.

Company Members.......

You walk through the door. You’re in.

The room is buzzing. Someone is running lines in the corner. A scene is being rehearsed across the room. The director is giving notes. Then suddenly — you’re on your feet and you’re part of it.

Young Actors Company rehearsals are fast. Focused. Energetic. And seriously creative. You’ll work on scenes, characters, movement, voice, improvisation and ensemble performance. You’ll be expected to learn quickly, listen carefully, take direction and give everything you’ve got. There’s no hiding at the back. No waiting for your turn. You are part of the company — and what you bring to the room matters. You’ll make mistakes. You’ll try things that don’t work. You’ll have moments when you think, “I can’t do this.” And then you’ll do it. Because that’s where the real growth happens.

You’ll learn how to perform under pressure, how to trust the actors around you, how to take a note and immediately put it into practice, and how to keep going when the rehearsal gets tough. You’ll discover confidence you didn’t know you had and skills that stay with you long after the curtain comes down.

This is where you stop simply wanting to be an actor — and start learning what it means to be one.