Stage 1:

Fill in the audition application and have a phone call with Robbi Stevens, the artistic director. Actors under 16 should have a parent/guardian present.

Stage 2:

A two-minute, self-written speech, about something that challenges you emotionally, written from your own experiences, but from a character’s perspective.

Stage 3:

Workshops. To be considered for any of the main courses, all actors have to complete four 2 hour audition workshops. The workshops are designed to allow both the actor and RAaW to make the decision about whether the course is right. Workshops run on Saturdays at The Union Theatre in Southwark from August and, unlike the main course, the actor can choose when to commit to the workshops to fit around holiday arrangements.

If successful in all three stages, the actor is accepted onto the appropriate main course.