SB ACTING STUDIO
THE CENTRE FOR IMMEDIATE ACTING
ONLINE AND IN-PERSON TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONAL ACTORS
MAKE YOUR BEST, BETTER!
ABOUT US
WHO WE ARE
SB Acting Studio is designed exclusively for professional actors. We deliver affordable, high-quality, intensive training tailored to the specific demands of today’s professional landscape. Our courses and coaching serve both emerging and seasoned professionals who are committed to continuous growth and artistic excellence. We focus on practical, effective, and time-efficient solutions to the real-world challenges of 21st-century acting. By creating an environment where professional actors can integrate new techniques with what they already know about acting, SB Acting Studio empowers artists to deepen their craft, sharpen their skills, and elevate their best work to an even higher level. SB Acting Studio is a place where the professional actor can make their best, better!
WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE?
CAREER-FOCUSED SPECIALISED TRAINING FOR TODAY'S PROFESSIONAL ACTOR
As we are one of the few acting studios in London dedicated exclusively to the professional actor, what we offer is career-focused, specialised training that is designed around the real demands of a working career—auditions, self-tapes, recalls, character analysis, rehearsal preparation, and performance. Our
Actor's Process: Immediate Acting Course is built on the principle of supporting a sustainable, long-term career in the performing arts. We focus on developing transferable skills that serve the professional actor regardless of medium, genre, or stage of career. At the centre of our training is
Immediate Acting Technique: a clear, practical process that enables you to build authentic, original, and distinctive characters quickly and consistently.
Immediate Acting is the type of training that evolves with your professional practice, not something you outgrow. From first read to final performance,
Immediate Acting gives you a reliable framework for making bold, informed creative choices—so you can walk into the room (or onto the set) prepared to do your best work.
OUR APPROACH TO TEACHING & LEARNING
Our class process encourages actors to approach each learning experience with the Zen principle of always a beginner, engaging with every role "as if for the first time." This mindset fosters openness, curiosity, commitment, and enjoyment, as we help you find different ways of giving yourself permission to make the kind of bold choices that enable you to create the most compelling character possible.
FLEXIBLE LEARNING FOR WORKING ACTORS
We know your schedule can change overnight. Auditions come in. Shoots get booked. Rehearsals move.
Our blended learning model—25% online training and 75% in-person studio work—is designed to give you the flexibility to maintain momentum in your training while responding to professional opportunities as they arise. Small group classes and one-to-one coaching ensure the work remains focused, personalised, and immediately applicable.
AFFORDABILITY
We know how expensive life is these days, and that is why SB Acting Studio is committed to offering professional actors training at the most reasonable rates possible. In addition, we offer professional actors a 10% discount if they are registered with Actor's Equity. We can also offer qualified actors an easy schedule payment plan if necessary.
LEARN FROM INDUSTRY-LEADING PRACTITIONERS
Our founder, Stephen C. Buckwald, has over 40 years’ experience training professional actors across the UK, USA, and Europe. His Immediate Acting Technique draws on a wide range of contemporary approaches to character preparation, offering a uniquely informed and practical perspective on performance. He has worked with numerous professional actors who have gone on to highly successful and award winning careers in the performing arts.
Our wider teaching team includes experienced professional actors and specialist coaches in voice, movement, and singing—ensuring your training reflects the full spectrum of skills required in today’s industry.
WHAT DOES THE ACTOR'S PROCESS: IMMEDIATE ACTING COURSE ENTAIL?
THE ACTOR'S PROCESS: IMMEDIATE ACTING TECHNIQUE
This course is delivered in four progressive stages, combining intensive live in-person training with structured online preparation. Each stage builds on the last, guiding the professional actor from foundational techniques, such as the Meisner Repetition Game, through to full character embodiment. Though we recommend our participants to work through the course in sequential order, it is possible to take each Stage separately and out of order if necessary. You can also repeat a Stage if you wish to deepen your knowledge and understanding of that Stage's content.
STAGE ONE: THE MEISNER INTENSIVE WORKSHOP
A six-day intensive (Monday - Saturday, 10:00 - 17:00) delivered Live & In-Person Only
Exact Dates: TBA, but will commence in June 2026
STAGE TWO: CHARACTER PREPARATION
Seven to Eight weekly online sessions
Dates and times for all online sessions will be negotiated between tutor and actors
STAGE THREE: CHARACER ACTION INTO TRANSACTION
Two three-day weekends of intensive live classes (Thursday–Saturday, 10:00am–5:00pm)
Exact Dates: TBA
STAGE FOUR: CHARACTER TRANSFORMATION
Two three-day weekends of intensive live classes (Thursday–Saturday, 10:00am–5:00pm)
Exact Dates: TBA
THE ACTOR'S CLINIC
In addition to offering The Actor's Process Course, SB Acting Studio also offers The Actor's Clinic. Delivered either Online or In-Person
Dates: January 2026 onwards by negotiation
Bespoke coaching aimed at helping the professional actor with upcoming auditions, self-tapes, show reels, rehearsal preparation, or specific acting issues they would like to address.
PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING A LIMITED NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR OUR ONLINE STAGE TWO: CHARACTER PREPARATION COURSE.
WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO ACCEPT THOSE ACTORS INTERESTED IN OUR ACTOR'S CLINIC 1-TO-1 SESSIONS FOR SELF-TAPING.
LIVE CLASSES IN LONDON OFFERING THE MEISNER REPETITION WORKSHOP WILL BEGIN AGAIN IN JUNE 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT US AT steve@sbactingstudio.co.uk.
HOW CAN I APPLY?
You can apply for any of our courses by going to our Application Page and filling out our application form. We will then be in touch to schedule a free, no-obligation zoom meeting where we will go over our offerings in more detail, as well as answer and questions you may have.
The cost of each course can be found on the Payment and Fees page under our Application page. Our rates are competitively priced and there is a 10% discount for Equity actors.