Drama school
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Bristol, United Kingdom
Overview
Bristol conservatoire-style drama school running postgraduate acting courses (awarded by UWE Bristol), acting foundation courses, adult short courses and youth classes.
Verified training fields: Actor training, Theatre acting, Screen acting
See Recognition below for what the school states and how it was checked.
Programs and classes
Each offering is listed with its award (or none), audience, format and published price. Prices, schedules, auditions and teaching language belong to the program, not to the school.
Degrees
MA Screen Acting
MA Screen Acting · Adults
Screen actingIn personOne year (full-time)EnglishBristol Old Vic Theatre School, Downside Road
£18,000per year
Conservatory & diploma training
Acting for Stage & Screen Foundation Course (2 Term)
Certificate of completion · Ages 18+
Actor training, Theatre acting, Screen actingIn personTwo terms: Monday 28th September 2027 – end of March 2028EnglishBristol Old Vic Theatre School, Downside Road
£10,500per year
Classes
Actor’s Development Programme – Level 1
Ongoing class · Ages 18+
Theatre actingIn personOne year, part-time; 10 week termsEnglishBristol Old Vic Theatre School, Downside Road
£168per term
Short courses & intensives
Acting Summer Intensive (10 Weeks)
Certificate of completion · Ages 18+
Actor training, Theatre actingIn personTen weeks, Monday 12 July to Friday 17th September 2027EnglishBristol Old Vic Theatre School, Downside Road
£5,700whole program
Classes for children and teens are listed separately from adult training. Enquiries go through a parent or guardian.
Children & teens
Young Conservatoire (Age 16–18)
Ongoing class · Ages 16–18
Actor training, Theatre actingIn person10 week termsEnglishBristol Old Vic Theatre School, Downside Road
£205per term
Teaching locations
Places where teaching actually happens. Facilities are stated per location, only as published. Online programs are not tied to a location.
The source pages do not describe the facilities at these locations in detail.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Downside Road
1 – 3 Downside Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2XF, Clifton, Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Recognition
Recognition is described exactly as sourced. There is no universal acting accreditation, and association membership is not accreditation. Many good studios hold no accreditation at all; that is normal for non-degree training.
Stated by the schoolUWE BristolPartner-awarded degree
Scope not stated in the source.
The qualification is awarded by a partner institution rather than by the school.
Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
Facts come from the school’s own pages and from official records, each with a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Last checked 16 October 2026. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)