Professional actor/writer with an MA from RADA/King's College London, and extensive experience on stage and screen offering acting coaching for up to degree level.

Claire's CV

CLAIRE LOUISE AMIAS

Teaching CV

Education:
MA Text and Performance Studies, RADA / King’s College London (2011)
BA (Hons) Theatre Acting, Bretton Hall (2000)
Develop Your Playwriting, National Theatre (2000)


Acting Teacher
September 2016 – present, Stage and the City
Teacher of Acting for adults: Laban Movement, Commedia Dell'Arte, Meisner Technique, Improvisation, Stanislavsky, Voice, Text, Devising, Screen Acting and Radio Acting. I have also directed plays and showcases with students, including 'Whale Music' by Anthony Minghella, 'Stags and Hens' by Willy Russell, and '13' by Mike Bartlett.

Workshop Leader
May 2012 – present, ATG:
Leader of workshops to accompany various West End plays in ATG theatres, including 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time', 'Old Times', 'Posh', 'The Woman in Black' and 'A Winter’s Tale', plus various other workshops alongside Shakespeare’s Globe productions. Also workshops for the Open University on the Shakespeare: Text and Performance module and University of the 3rd Age on Acting in Pinter.

Acting Teacher
April 2016 – present, Anna Fiorentini Stage and Screen School
Teacher of Drama for a Saturday Stage School of 8 to 19-year-olds. Focusing on stage acting. This has included teaching devised theatre, Shakespeare, mask work, mime, physical theatre, Laban Movement, Voice, Stanislavski technique and working on contemporary monologues. Recently I have taught lessons online, including videos on puppetry, storytelling and audiobooks.

Acting Teacher
May 2015 – March 2017, Pauline Quirke Academy, East Barnet and Enfield
Teacher of Comedy and Drama at a Saturday Stage School of 8 to 17-year-olds. Stanislavski, voice and movement skills. Trinity exams.

Acting Teacher
October 2010 – 2015, DreamArts
Teacher of Acting to a Saturday Stage School of 8 to 12 and 13 to 19-year-olds. Also, I have directed 'Macbeth', 'Chicago', 'Singin’ in the Rain' and 'Hairspray' with them at the Playhouse Theatre, London.

Acting for Screen Teacher
April – July 2014, Anna Fiorentini Stage and Screen School
Teacher of Acting for Screen for a Saturday Stage School of 8 to 19-year-olds. Focusing on screen acting and audition technique.

Workshop Leader
November 2012 – January 2013, Donmar Warehouse
Leader of workshops to accompany the all- female production of 'Julius Caesar', directed by Phyllida Lloyd.

Workshop Leader
September 2013 – October 2013, Shakespeare Schools Festival
Co- facilitator of cast workshops to give pupils appearing in Shakespeare plays the skills necessary to perform classical text.

Acting Teacher
September 2009 – January 2012, The Institute
Teacher of Acting for adults: Laban Movement, Commedia Dell'Arte, Meisner Technique, Improvisation, Stanislavsky, Voice, Text, Devising, Verse.

Acting Teacher
September 2007 – December 2009, Top Hat Stage and Screen School
Coaching professional 7 to 17-year-old actors in voice and movement, including work on Meisner, Laban, Stanislavski and improvisation.

Screen Acting Coach
May - July 2006, Private Tuition
Coaching of young actress for a leading feature film role: scene study, screen-test technique for feature films, sight-reading skills. Creation of her showreel.

Teacher for LAMDA exams
September 2002 - April 2006, Dramarama
Stage School Teaching of weekly workshops in drama, preparing students for LAMDA and Guildhall exams. Directing/writing/devising plays.


Skills

Communication Excellent group work skills, ability to hold class focus, excellent administration and session planning. Very good Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.

First Aid Certificate - First Aid Certificate renewed in March 2020.
Acting - Has worked for many years as a professional actor on stage, screen and audio, including work on Number 1 Tours, Regional Theatre, feature films, and TV. See my Spotlight CV for details: (concealed information)

Movement Skills - Specialist training in Mime and physical theatre (Desmond Jones), Laban Movement (Jean Newlove), Commedia Dell’Arte (John Rudlin). Stage Combat certificate.
Voice Skills -Specialist vocal training with Mel Churcher and Caryll Zeigler.
Directing - Has worked as a director in professional plays as well as stage school productions. Taught by Sue Dunderdale and Andrew Visnevski.
Writing - Has had two professional plays produced about the Restoration Playwright Aphra Behn – The Masks of Aphra Behn (at the So & So Arts Club and on tour) and Oranges & Ink (Tristan Bates and on tour). Oranges & Ink also received an OnComm Award from Off West End. Recently taught by John Donnelly on the National Theatre’s Develop Your Playwriting course, as well as play structure and adaptation by Paul Sirett at RADA.