Scene Study is designed for experienced or professional actors seeking to keep their skills sharp while exploring and developing scene work in-depth.

In this course, you’ll be paired with a scene partner to work on a selected duologue, rehearsing and refining it each week under the guidance of tutor Daniel Finlay. You’ll perform in front of fellow participants, with opportunities to present multiple times in our small, focused group.

This is a hands-on rehearsal process, allowing you to benefit both from Daniel’s direction and from observing the growth of other scenes as they develop.

Before the first session, you and your scene partner will be assigned a pre-class task: choose a 2-3 minute scene you’re eager to explore for the next four weeks. Your choice can be from a play, a film, or even a scene you’ve transcribed from a recent viewing. Scenes must be no longer than 3 minutes (or about 2-3 pages); if they exceed this limit, you’ll need to trim them down to fit our time frame.

Note that this is a script-in-hand workshop; you don’t need to memorize your lines beforehand.

When we’re not working as actors, it’s vital to stay in practice—this class provides just that. Come prepared to improvise, to engage with the text, and to build genuine connections with your scene partner.

The class is capped at 8 participants to ensure everyone gets ample stage time.

Standard £80 / Concession £60 4 x 2hr classes

Fridays 11am-1pm

10th - 31st January

7th - 28th February

7th - 28th March

4th - 25th April

Daniel Finlay

Daniel began his professional career at 15, working backstage at the National Theatre. He initially trained and worked as an actor before transitioning into directing and teaching. Acting credits include; the UK tour of Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Simples of the Moon at the Lyric, playing Giorgio Joyce, and Widowers’ Houses as Dr. Harry Trench opposite Lisa Harrow. His film and television appearances include In the Secret State, The Bill, Sherlock Holmes, London's Burning, What's the Capital of Madagascar, and Trip.

As a director, Daniel has led over 30 full-scale student productions and numerous professional projects including; Larry at Jermyn Street Theatre, Screaming Inside (Argus Angel Award) at The Basement, Brighton and Tristan Bates Theatre, and Trunks by Stephen Plaice at the Old Ship Hotel, Brighton.

An experienced workshop leader, Daniel has coached performers in both the private and corporate sectors. He has also lectured in Acting and Performing Arts at various institutions, including Brighton MET, where he served as Head of Performing Arts and Media.

Daniel holds a degree in Performing Arts and a PGCE in Education. He continues to perform in his solo show Damien and is currently directing and developing Fake It Till You Make It – Anecdotes from Life in the Theatre, written and performed by Su Douglas.