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    Put pen to page or take to the stage with our short courses in Sydney!

    Ever wanted to write a novel but can’t establish a compelling story arc? Perhaps you make your friends laugh but are afraid to take it to an open mic? Designed to instruct, support and inspire any beginner writer or performer, you can channel your inner comic, poet or actor in one of our creative writing and performance courses.

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    Learn how to perform a full length play with our acting short courses in Sydney! Sydney Community College is proud to present this acting course in partnership with Darlo Drama. The Play is an acting class in Sydney where you will discover the thrill of performing a full length play, taking a script from page to stage! The focus of this course, is the rehearsal and performance of a contemporary theatre production, staged in the Darlo Drama Theatre across a season of three...

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    Advanced Acting: The Play

    <p>Learn how to perform a full length play with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">acting short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

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    2024-04-08 Mon 8 Apr 2024 - 2024-06-16 Sun 16 Jun 2024
    15 sessions, 45 hours total
    6:30pm - 9:30pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    Darlo Drama Darlinghurst
    Darlo Drama
    $799 Limited inc GST / $639.20 / $679.20 / $719.10

    12 x Sessions + 3 performances

    First read: Mon Apr 8, 630PM-930PM

    REHEARSALS BEGIN: Mon Apr 15, 630PM-930PM

    REHEARSALS CONCLUDE: Mon Jun 10, 630PM-930PM

    SUNDAY REHEARSALS: Sun May 26, 10AM-1PM & Sun Jun 2, 10AM-1PM

    PERFORMANCES: Fri Jun 14 @ 7PM, Sat Jun 15 @ 7PM and Sun Jun 16 @ 5PM

    Learn the art of performing a story with our acting courses in Sydney! Sydney Community College is proud to present this acting course in partnership with Darlo Drama. Improve your characterisation skills, become well-versed in establishing theatrical relationships, and build your confidence on stage by performing in front of an audience! This course will give you a fundamental understanding of the processes involved in staging a play, such as working as an ensemble, script...

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    Beginner's Acting Level 3: The Story

    <p>Learn the art of performing a story with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">acting courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

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    2024-04-10 Wed 10 Apr 2024 - 2024-06-08 Sat 8 Jun 2024
    11 sessions, 33 hours total
    6:30pm - 9:30pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    Darlo Drama Darlinghurst
    Darlo Drama
    $695 Limited inc GST / $556 / $590.80 / $625.50

    COURSE BEGINS: Wed Apr 10, 630PM-930PM

    COURSE CONCLUDES: Wed Jun 5, 630PM-930PM

    PERFORMANCES: Fri Jun 7 @ 7PM & Sat Jun 8 @ 7PM
    Beginner's Acting Level 3: The Story

    <p>Learn the art of performing a story with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">acting courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Sydney Community College is

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    2024-05-29 Wed 29 May 2024 - 2024-07-27 Sat 27 Jul 2024
    11 sessions, 29 hours total
    6:30pm - 9:30pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    Darlo Drama Darlinghurst
    Darlo Drama
    $695 Limited inc GST / $556 / $590.80 / $625.50

    COURSE BEGINS: Wed May 29, 630PM-930PM

    COURSE CONCLUDES: Wed Jul 24, 630PM-930PM

    PERFORMANCES: Fri Jul 26 @ 7PM & Sat Jul 27 @ 7PM

    Improve your work skills by learning the skills of screenwriting and movie script writing with our writing short courses online and in Sydney! This online writing course will be delivered via Zoom with a small class group. Screenwriting is a discipline that requires creativity and imagination - if you can imagine a scene, you can write it. In this scriptwriting course, you will learn techniques for creating memorable scenes, developing character-based and plot-based stories,...

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    Creative Writing Course: Screenwriting

    <p>Improve your work skills by learning the skills of screenwriting and movie script writing with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/writing">writing

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    2024-04-22 Mon 22 Apr 2024 - 2024-06-10 Mon 10 Jun 2024
    8 sessions, 16 hours total
    7pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00)
    Online via Zoom
    Gabiann Marin
    $385 Limited GST free / $308 / $327.30 / $346.50
    Enrol in 3 creative writing courses and get 15% off!
    Creative Writing Course: Screenwriting

    <p>Improve your work skills by learning the skills of screenwriting and movie script writing with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/writing">writing

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    2024-07-29 Mon 29 Jul 2024 - 2024-09-16 Mon 16 Sep 2024
    8 sessions, 16 hours total
    7pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00)
    Online via Zoom
    Gabiann Marin
    $385 Limited GST free / $308 / $327.30 / $346.50
    Enrol in 3 creative writing courses and get 15% off!

    Advance your acting skills with our acting short courses in Sydney! Sydney Community College is proud to present this acting course in partnership with Darlo Drama. Actor’s Lab is a renowned course that introduces you to a more truthful and personalised way of connecting to your work as an actor. Classes begin with studio based exercises aimed at; creating openness and availability, identifying blocks, releasing control, finding and creating energy and opening the senses to a full...

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    Advanced Acting: Actors Lab

    <p>Advance your acting skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">acting short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

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    2024-05-04 Sat 4 May 2024 - 2024-05-25 Sat 25 May 2024
    4 sessions, 16 hours total
    10am - 2pm (UTC+10:00)
    Darlo Drama Darlinghurst
    Darlo Drama
    $550 Limited inc GST / $440 / $467.50 / $495

    Improve your work skills by learning the techniques of writing a novel through our comprehensive writing short courses online and in Sydney! The interactive live online novel writing course will be delivered via Zoom with a small class group. Writing a novel may seem like a tremendous task to undertake, but this practical novel writing course will give you a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of fiction novel writing, along with a writer's toolkit full of techniques...

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    Creative Writing Course: Novel Writing

    <p>Improve your work skills by learning the techniques of writing a novel through our comprehensive <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/writing">writing

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    2024-05-06 Mon 6 May 2024 - 2024-06-17 Mon 17 Jun 2024
    6 sessions, 15 hours total
    6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00)
    Online via Zoom
    Shannon Curtis
    $400 Limited GST free / $320 / $340 / $360
    Enrol in 3 creative writing courses and get 15% off!

    Learn to perform with Monologue Acting Classes for Beginners at Darlo Drama, part of our Acting short course program in Sydney. Develop your creativity, learn acting techniques and exercises, and build your confidence on stage with this acting course for beginners!  This acting course for beginners at Darlo Drama starts gently, allowing a safe place for everyone to play and explore with fun acting and drama games, trust exercises and improvisation. During this initial exploration,...

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    Beginner's Acting Level 1: The Monologue

    <p>Learn to perform with Monologue Acting Classes for Beginners at Darlo Drama, part of our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">Acting short course

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    2024-05-25 Sat 25 May 2024 - 2024-07-06 Sat 6 Jul 2024
    7 days, 22 hours total
    10am - 1pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    Darlo Drama Darlinghurst
    Darlo Drama
    $595 Limited inc GST / $476 / $505.80 / $535.50

    COURSE BEGINS: Sat May 25, 10AM - 1PM

    COURSE CONCLUDES: Sat Jul 6, 10AM-1PM

    PERFORMANCE: Sat Jul 6, 4PM-5PM
    Beginner's Acting Level 1: The Monologue

    <p>Learn to perform with Monologue Acting Classes for Beginners at Darlo Drama, part of our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">Acting short course

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    2024-06-19 Wed 19 Jun 2024 - 2024-08-03 Sat 3 Aug 2024
    8 sessions, 22 hours total
    6:30pm - 9:30pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    Darlo Drama Darlinghurst
    Darlo Drama
    $595 Limited inc GST / $476 / $505.80 / $535.50

    COURSE BEGINS: Wed Jun 19, 630PM - 930PM

    COURSE CONCLUDES: Wed Jul 31, 630PM - 930PM

    PERFORMANCE: Sat Aug 3, 3PM
    Beginner's Acting Level 1: The Monologue

    <p>Learn to perform with Monologue Acting Classes for Beginners at Darlo Drama, part of our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">Acting short course

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    2024-07-22 Mon 22 Jul 2024 - 2024-09-06 Fri 6 Sep 2024
    8 sessions, 22 hours total
    6:30pm - 9:30pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    Darlo Drama Darlinghurst
    Darlo Drama
    $595 Limited inc GST / $476 / $505.80 / $535.50

    COURSE BEGINS: Mon Jul 22, 630PM - 930PM

    COURSE CONCLUDES: Mon Sept 2, 630PM - 930PM

    PERFORMANCE: Fri Sept 6, 8PM

    Solve your own mystery with our writing short courses online and in Sydney! Do you love to snuggle up with a cosy mystery? Or perhaps you prefer an action-packed suspense, or a cyber thriller? Do you enjoy learning about law enforcement through a police procedural? Or perhaps are attracted to the ordinary, everyday amateur sleuth? Do you want to learn how to write a complex, twisty story? Or perhaps you're already writing one, and you are wanting to learn how to get your novel...

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    Creative Writing Course: Mystery Writing

    <p>Solve your own mystery with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/writing">writing short courses</a> online and in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Do you love to snuggle

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    2024-06-05 Wed 5 Jun 2024 - 2024-06-26 Wed 26 Jun 2024
    4 sessions, 8 hours total
    6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    Online via Zoom
    Shannon Curtis
    $239 Limited inc GST / $191.20 / $203.20 / $215.10
    Enrol in 3 creative writing courses and get 15% off!

    Drop into our Trial class: Intro to Beginners Acting, part of our Acting short course program in Sydney! Are you a complete beginner to acting? Have you always wanted to give it a go but never had the confidence to dive in? Are you ready to step into the world of acting and explore your creative potential and be part of a thriving community? Darlo Drama's 2 hour trial class is an intro to beginners acting and an opportunity for you to see if the classes at Darlo Drama are for you....

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    Beginner's Acting Trial Class

    <p>Drop into our Trial class: Intro to Beginners Acting, part of our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">Acting short course program</a> in Sydney!</

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    2024-06-12 Wed 12 Jun 2024 2024-06-12
    1 session, 2 hours total
    6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    Darlo Drama Darlinghurst
    Darlo Drama
    $29 Limited inc GST / $23.20 / $24.70 / $26.10
    Beginner's Acting Trial Class

    <p>Drop into our Trial class: Intro to Beginners Acting, part of our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">Acting short course program</a> in Sydney!</

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    2024-07-15 Mon 15 Jul 2024 2024-07-15
    1 session, 2 hours total
    6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    Darlo Drama Darlinghurst
    Darlo Drama
    $29 Limited inc GST / $23.20 / $24.70 / $26.10

    Learn stand-up comedy for beginners with our acting short courses in Sydney! Unleash your inner comedian and learn how to create funny material that will have everyone laughing. Don't worry, anyone can be funny with a little know-how. This course teaches you the basics of comedy writing, how to present jokes, and perform on stage. And guess what? You might even get a chance to show off your skills in front of a friendly audience at a real comedy venue! Whether you are curious about...

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    Stand-up Comedy Course for Beginners

    <p>Learn stand-up comedy for beginners with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">acting short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Unleash your inner

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    2024-06-12 Wed 12 Jun 2024 - 2024-07-03 Wed 3 Jul 2024
    4 sessions, 10 hours total
    6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Robert McHugh
    $335 Limited inc GST / $268 / $284.80 / $301.50
    Stand-up Comedy Course for Beginners

    <p>Learn stand-up comedy for beginners with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">acting short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Unleash your inner

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    2024-10-16 Wed 16 Oct 2024 - 2024-11-06 Wed 6 Nov 2024
    4 sessions, 10 hours total
    6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Robert McHugh
    $335 Limited inc GST / $268 / $284.80 / $301.50

    Learn how to perform a scene with our acting short courses in Sydney! Sydney Community College is proud to present this acting course in partnership with Darlo Drama. Develop your acting skills, learn to connect with fellow actors on stage, and build your confidence! This acting course is designed to broaden your understanding of naturalistic acting and drama techniques to create convincing characters through performance. The first few weeks of the course will explore acting...

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    Beginner's Acting Level 2: The Scene

    <p>Learn how to perform a scene with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">acting short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Sydney Community College is

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    2024-06-25 Tue 25 Jun 2024 - 2024-08-17 Sat 17 Aug 2024
    9 sessions, 25 hours total
    6:30pm - 9:30pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    Darlo Drama Darlinghurst
    Darlo Drama
    $645 Limited inc GST / $516 / $548.30 / $580.50

    COURSE BEGINS: Tue Jun 25, 630PM - 930PM

    COURSE CONCLUDES: Tue Aug 13, 630PM-930PM

    PERFORMANCE: Sat Aug 17 @ 3PM
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