Train with the actors you watch on screen
Live online acting classes, scored feedback on your self-tapes, and audition preparation, whether you are learning to act or already working. Every class is recorded, with 500+ sessions to watch back. From £34.99 a month, cancel any time.
1. Book an acting class
Book a live class on Zoom, or open one of the recorded sessions. Both are included.
2. Film a self-tape
Work the scene. Twice a month there is a self-tape challenge with a brief and a deadline.
3. Get audition-ready feedback
A working professional scores your tape and records you a voice note about it.
Taught by people who act
Actors, directors and casting professionals with credits you know teach every online acting class. Every class is led by someone still doing the job.
Online acting classes and self-tape challenges coming up
The next three live classes
Thu 19 Nov 2026, 7:00pm UK
Introduction to the Meisner Technique
Matthew Heywood · Technique · Take part live or watch it back
Thu 26 Nov 2026, 7:00pm UK
Meisner in Practice - 1.5 hours
Matthew Heywood · Technique · Take part live or watch it back
Thu 3 Dec 2026, 7:00pm UK
Meisner in Practice - 1.5 hours
Matthew Heywood · Technique · Take part live or watch it back
This challenge is open now
November 2026 Assigned Scene
Closes 15 Nov 2026
Send a tape before the deadline and a working professional scores it against ten criteria, then records you a voice note talking through what they saw.
What happens to a self-tape you send
Not a thumbs up. The same ten criteria every time, so you can see what moved between one tape and the next.
1. You submit
Record the challenge scene and upload it before the deadline. Any camera you own is fine.
2. It is scored
A working professional marks it 1 to 5 on each of 10 criteria, five technical and five on the performance.
3. You get a voice note
Written notes plus a recorded voice note, because tone of voice carries what a paragraph cannot. Feedback usually arrives about two weeks after the challenge closes.
The scorecard
Technical
- Picture quality / lighting / backdrop
- Sound
- Framing / eye-line
- Filename / video title / editing
- Slate
Performance
- Active thought
- Emotional truth
- Ability to inhabit situation / character
- Ability to make dialogue your own
- Empathy with situation / other character
Three ways in to becoming an actor
New to this
Never taped yourself or sat in an online class. Start with the certificate course, which is ordered, and take a challenge when you feel ready.
Coming back
You trained once and life happened. Two challenges a month give you a deadline that is not an audition, which is usually the missing part.
Working already
Auditioning already and want reps between jobs, plus accent and camera work from people currently on set. Take what is useful.
The joining quiz asks all of this and builds you a plan from the answers. Start the quiz
One price for every acting class, self-tape challenge and recording
Every plan unlocks the same membership. One-to-one coaching with a tutor is booked and paid for separately.
- Live online acting classes
- 500+ recorded classes to watch back, with transcripts
- Self-tape challenges twice a month
- Scored feedback and a voice note from a professional on every challenge tape
- The 14-Day Self-Tape Sprint
- The Self-Tape Certificate
- Your actor CV page
- My Career Manager
- Community and messaging
- Progress and badges
- The RS Talent review pathwayA review of your showreel, headshot and self-tape performance, with feedback from RS Talent. Representation is not guaranteed.
- Your personal training plan
- Our line learning tool, coming in the Actors Gym app
Cancel any time from your settings. No fee, no notice period, and your access runs to the end of the period you have already paid for.
Book 1-to-1 coaching with our tutors (paid separately, from £45).
Want the detail? see the full pricing page.
What actors say about training here
There are a lot of training options out there for actors but I highly recommend The Actors Gym. The quality of the material available is excellent with the opportunity to join sessions live on zoom or watch the recording later when convenient to you. The other huge plus is the self-tape challenge - two a month which are reviewed and scored with feedback so you can try out techniques you're learning and see if it's working. It's a monthly subscription and I haven't found anything better value for money for a new or developing actor.Every self-tape challenge feedback is from a different assessor, which gives you another perspective to work with going forward. All classes are uploaded after so you never miss a thing. A real family community of actors and coachesI love The Actors Gym! Amazing way of practicing your acting skills and attending workshops with professionals in such difficult times. The quality of my self-tapes and my general awareness have improved so much thanks to all the amazing feedback. Really glad I decided to join!
Before you join an online acting school
How much does membership cost?
Membership is one price for everything the membership includes: live classes, self-tape feedback from working professionals, the recorded-session library, the two self-tape challenges each month and the self-tape certificate course. You can pay monthly, quarterly or yearly, and the longer plans work out cheaper per month. See the current prices on the pricing page. There are no hidden extras and no per-class fees. One-to-one coaching with a tutor is the one thing that sits outside the membership: it is booked and paid for separately.
Is there a free trial?
We do not offer a free trial. Membership is one price with all membership features included, and you can cancel any time from your settings: no fee, no notice period, and your access runs to the end of the period you have already paid for. If you think a trial would help your situation, get in touch through our contact page and we will talk it through with you.
Do I need experience to start?
No. The classes and the certificate course are built to meet you where you are, whether you have drama-school training or have never been on camera. Beginners start with the fundamentals of self-tape and screen acting; experienced actors use the same library to sharpen specific skills and keep match-fit between jobs. Book a class that matches your level and build from there.
The live classes are in UK time. What if that does not suit me?
Every class is recorded, so a live time that does not suit you costs you the room, not the class. The recording goes into the library, where you can watch it whenever suits you and keep coming back to it. What you do miss is the chance to ask a question and to be worked with on the night, and that is a real difference rather than a technicality.
Class times are shown in UK time and, on most pages, in your own local time beside it, so you can see at a glance whether a session is realistic for you. UK time is always the one that governs when a class actually starts.
The parts of the membership that are not live have no timezone at all: the two self-tape challenges each month run to a deadline, the certificate course is taken at your own pace, and the library of past sessions is there whenever you are.
How do I cancel?
You can cancel whenever you like, from your account settings, in a couple of clicks. There is no cancellation fee and no notice period. Your access continues until the end of the period you have already paid for, so nothing is cut off early. If you only need a break, consider pausing instead so your progress is kept.
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