ACTORS
EAST.
EAST.
Established 2018 — East London.
An actor training studio, a theatre, and a creative hub for actors, writers and directors. Direct lineage to Sanford Meisner.
Apply to the winter roster.
No more than four actors are added each season. Bring a single monologue and the work you can't shake.
Apply by 14 Feb →A new play in your bones in six.
Six-week intensive. Five seats. The bar is high; the room is higher. Cohort begins Feb 10.
Request a seat →Showrunner Q&A with Maya Iyer.
Closed door. Roster + advanced students only. Bring questions, not headshots. 7pm sharp.
RSVP →Sides up at nine. Read by ten-thirty.
The Saturday audition lab is back. Camera on, notes hard, scripts unseen. No drop-ins after 9:15.
See the schedule →Four new actors, pulled east.
Meet the winter additions to the roster — and the work that earned them their place.
Meet the roster →Actors East develops actors, writers, and directors, pioneering a new approach to creating original work for new audiences.
ClassesWHAT WE DO
VIEW ALL →The Meisner Techniquestrand 01
Workshopsacting · writing · directing
Class Schedule
Below is our current schedule lineup — pulled live from Acuity.
First one's on us.
TeachersWHO YOU LEARN FROM
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A leading teacher of the Meisner Technique, which he studied under Sanford Meisner himself. A former actor with credits across film, TV and theatre, Tom brings over 30 years of practical experience to his work.
An experienced actor and respected Meisner teacher with over 25 years of professional work in theatre, film and training. He studied under Tom Radcliffe and has taught the Meisner Technique since 1999.
An actor, playwright and novelist who is a visiting Meisner practitioner at Drama Studio London on their MFA and BA courses, and personal coach to seasoned professional actors.
An actor, writer and coach who is a visiting practitioner at Met Film School and Guildhall School of Music and Drama's summer courses.
Founder of Actors East, established in 2018. Co-founded Playhouse East theatre in 2024. Teaches the Meisner Technique and writing through improvisation. Trained at the National Film and Television School.
Hire a room.
Two venues, three working performance rooms — for hire, rehearsals and workshops. For anything bigger, get in touch.
Playhouse East
HaggerstonThe Playhouse
Our main stage — for performances, screenings, talks, launches and film shoots. Daylight by morning, full blackout by night.
Studio Tardieu
Daylight studio with mirrors, sound and a full working day's worth of room. Built for rehearsal, classes, workshop work and small shoots.
AE Theatre
DalstonAE Theatre
The Actors East blackbox in Dalston — 60-cap floor, full studio kit, a working bar nearby. The original room where it all started.
Pay What You Can.
Founded in 2018, Actors East was built on a simple principle: the cost of training should never decide who gets to do it. Our Pay What You Can sessions let actors pay what they can afford, and have done since the beginning — more than 20,000 hours of studio time subsidised this way, with the commitment ongoing.
Pay What You Can →We built
Playhouse East.
Actors East built Playhouse East — our East London theatre. Three performance rooms available for hire, and a year-round programme of new work and live performance.
Visit Playhouse East →