Tuesdays 15th April - 20th May 2026 from 6.30-8.30pm on Zoom.
Most actors aren’t failing.
They’re navigating a freelance career that was never clearly explained.
If you’re balancing acting with other work, living outside London by choice or necessity, or quietly worrying about money and burnout — you’re not alone. And there is nothing wrong with you.
This course treats acting as what it actually is: a freelance career with irregular income, emotional labour, creative risk, and very little structural support.
Actor as Freelancer: How to Actually Survive is an honest, practical six-week online course for actors who want to stay in the profession without burning out, going broke, or quietly giving up.
No hype.
No “just believe harder”.
Just clarity, tools, and grounded support.
This course is for actors who:
Are based outside London (or don’t want to move there)
Are juggling multiple jobs or freelance work
Feel stuck, scattered, or anxious about money
Want sustainability rather than overnight success
Are tired of vague advice and industry myths
You don’t need to be established.
You just need to want to keep going — with more clarity and agency.
What makes this course different
Treats acting as a portfolio freelance career, not a fantasy
Designed for actors working outside London
Honest about money, burnout, and uncertainty
No corporate career language
No manifestation culture or hustle myths
This course is about realism, choice, and staying in the work on your own terms.
Across six weeks, the course focuses on the practical realities of sustaining a life in acting, including:
How acting actually works financially
Money, tax, and professional legitimacy
Strategy around agents, casting, and visibility outside London
Managing rejection, comparison, and nervous-system fatigue
Balancing acting with other work without losing momentum
Creating a realistic, personal career strategy
The emphasis is on clarity rather than certainty.
You will gain:
A clearer understanding of acting as a freelance career
Greater confidence around money and practical decisions
A realistic, personalised strategy for the next 12 months
Reduced shame and comparison
Tools to protect your mental health
A stronger sense of direction and agency
Not answers to everything — but enough to move forward.
The course is led by a range of experienced professionals drawn from across the acting industry, including working actors, directors, an agent, and an accountant, and facilitated by our Co-Directors, Clara Marullo and Jennifer Higham.
This means you’ll hear multiple, real-world perspectives on how acting careers function — creatively, strategically, and financially — rather than a single idealised narrative.
Alongside expert input, the course places strong emphasis on learning in community: sharing experiences, asking honest questions, and realising you’re not navigating this alone.
Is this for me?
This course may be a good fit if you want practical tools, honest information, and a supportive space to make sense of your career — without pressure to perform, compete, or conform.
It’s not for you if you’re looking for guarantees, quick fixes, or motivational hype.
Instead, you can expect clarity, realism, multiple professional viewpoints, and a shared learning environment that values agency over answers.
Too many actors leave the profession not because they lack talent —
but because no one showed them how to survive it.
This course won’t promise fame.
It will help you stay in the work with your dignity intact.
Tuesdays 15th April - 20th May 2026 from 6.30-8.30pm on Zoom.
Most actors aren’t failing.
They’re navigating a freelance career that was never clearly explained.
If you’re balancing acting with other work, living outside London by choice or necessity, or quietly worrying about money and burnout — you’re not alone. And there is nothing wrong with you.
This course treats acting as what it actually is: a freelance career with irregular income, emotional labour, creative risk, and very little structural support.
Actor as Freelancer: How to Actually Survive is an honest, practical six-week online course for actors who want to stay in the profession without burning out, going broke, or quietly giving up.
No hype.
No “just believe harder”.
Just clarity, tools, and grounded support.
This course is for actors who:
Are based outside London (or don’t want to move there)
Are juggling multiple jobs or freelance work
Feel stuck, scattered, or anxious about money
Want sustainability rather than overnight success
Are tired of vague advice and industry myths
You don’t need to be established.
You just need to want to keep going — with more clarity and agency.
What makes this course different
Treats acting as a portfolio freelance career, not a fantasy
Designed for actors working outside London
Honest about money, burnout, and uncertainty
No corporate career language
No manifestation culture or hustle myths
This course is about realism, choice, and staying in the work on your own terms.
Across six weeks, the course focuses on the practical realities of sustaining a life in acting, including:
How acting actually works financially
Money, tax, and professional legitimacy
Strategy around agents, casting, and visibility outside London
Managing rejection, comparison, and nervous-system fatigue
Balancing acting with other work without losing momentum
Creating a realistic, personal career strategy
The emphasis is on clarity rather than certainty.
You will gain:
A clearer understanding of acting as a freelance career
Greater confidence around money and practical decisions
A realistic, personalised strategy for the next 12 months
Reduced shame and comparison
Tools to protect your mental health
A stronger sense of direction and agency
Not answers to everything — but enough to move forward.
The course is led by a range of experienced professionals drawn from across the acting industry, including working actors, directors, an agent, and an accountant, and facilitated by our Co-Directors, Clara Marullo and Jennifer Higham.
This means you’ll hear multiple, real-world perspectives on how acting careers function — creatively, strategically, and financially — rather than a single idealised narrative.
Alongside expert input, the course places strong emphasis on learning in community: sharing experiences, asking honest questions, and realising you’re not navigating this alone.
Is this for me?
This course may be a good fit if you want practical tools, honest information, and a supportive space to make sense of your career — without pressure to perform, compete, or conform.
It’s not for you if you’re looking for guarantees, quick fixes, or motivational hype.
Instead, you can expect clarity, realism, multiple professional viewpoints, and a shared learning environment that values agency over answers.
Too many actors leave the profession not because they lack talent —
but because no one showed them how to survive it.
This course won’t promise fame.
It will help you stay in the work with your dignity intact.
