CertHE Acting & Theatre Making

Fourth Monkey believes access to actor training starts at audition and we purposefully do not charge an audition fee for any applicant to support this mission. We have not charged auditions fees for four years now and prior to that Fourth Monkey offered 70% audition fee-wavers and the audition fee was previously fixed at £25 prior to it being removed completely in 2018.

Fourth Monkey have been delivering our actor training courses since 2010. Our founders had been working with actors in training for twenty years prior to that and continue to work with our students to this day alongside our dedicated staff team and practitioners who are all working industry professionals by design. We only work with practitioners who are professionally engaged with the modern industry to ensure our training is current and relevant.

Fourth Monkey recruit a maximum of 42 students to this course.

The CertHE Acting & Theatre Making is suitable for those who are embarking on their actor training journey or those returning to it from a break / changing direction in their learning from a previous form of study or career. The CertHE is designed to support the student to form a foundational learning of the craft of acting and making, with a view to progression to further study. Over 90% of former students on this course have successfully progressed to further accredited undergraduate actor training courses at recognised drama schools upon completion.

Like most London institutions, Fourth Monkey do not have our own dedicated halls of residence, however our students have access to a number of student housing halls of residence in our locality, whilst a vast majority of our students will choose to live in shared student housing with others training on our courses. More information can be found on the Student Life section of our website, but we advise all students to coordinate their housing arrangements as early as possible upon acceptance to avoid disappointment or delay.

Student finance is available for eligible students. Applications should be made directly with student finance upon acceptance of their place. More information can be found via our Fees & Funding page. Scholarships are also available.

Yes, Fourth Monkey is an inclusive and accessible school providing inclusive training by design. Students eligible for additional support, in the form of a student disability allowance should apply as early as possible once they have decided to accept their place to enable any available support to be place for the commencement of their studies. Those students unsure of their eligibility for a disabled student allowance should check with their GP, local health care professionals or education provider to ascertain if any additional support may be available via a DSA.

Yes. Fourth Monkey has a dedicated Student Welfare officer to support our students with their welfare and learning support needs.

Our alumnus work right across the industry in a broad range of mediums. Working on stage, film, and television both within the UK, US and internationally for companies such as Warner Bros, Dreamworks, Netflx, Sky Atlantic, HBO, RSC, National Theatre & The Globe to name a few, whilst a number have also formed their own successful careers as writers, directors, producers, and theatre-makers. Refer to our alumni page for the latest news and to see where our alumni are currently working.