FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Please follow the links below to the relevant course to find out more about our fees.

London student fees
Manchester student fees
LA student fees
Online student fees

IDSA offers part-time actor training, and is an alternative to a full-time drama school. You can choose to apply for IDSA Online (open to actors worldwide) or the IDSA In-Person Course based at our London, Los Angeles and Manchester branches.

Students will attend two classes per week (six hours per week), for a 12-week semester. There are three semesters in the year: Spring, Summer and Autumn.   

To get the most out of IDSA training, we would expect students to train for a minimum of 3 years. However, you have the flexibility to attend for as many semesters (terms) as you wish.

Irrespective of previous experience, fresher students ages 21+ who are successful in their audition are automatically placed onto the two-term Fresher Course. In the first semester, students work on developing and mastering the major techniques that will be required throughout their training. Then in the second semester, students get the opportunity to put their work into practice in their In-House Presentation (IHP) which is presented to the faculty. After the IHP performance, fresher students have the chance to potentially move up or down a tier level or stay the same before they join the Adult Core Training Programme (CTP) in their third semester.

After being accepted into IDSA, if you are 21 (and above) upon entry you will be admitted to the Fresher Course. If you are between the ages of 16-20 you will be enrolled onto the Young Actors Course (YAC). Students move up to the Adult Core Programme in the January after their 21st birthday. 

Please click here to view the tuition fees for IDSA London, Los Angeles and Online.​ Students can choose to pay for each semester/term in one, two or three instalments.

Successful applicants will be entered into one of the following tier levels:

Adults – Core Training Programme (CTP)

Freshers Foundation, Freshers Intermediate or Freshers Advanced.

Under 21 – Young Actors Programme (YAC)

Foundation, Intermediate or Advanced.

Please click here to view class days and times.

When you audition and join the school you are placed in a class and assigned dates and times. These will fall into the times listed here. Regrettably, you are not able to change your times once they have been confirmed.

You can find more information about our semester/term dates here.

Yes! We offer online training that is accessible to students worldwide. You can find more information about the course here.

Students may change from online to in-person London, Los Angeles or Manchester provided they give a half term’s notice and dependent on availability.

IDSA doesn’t offer an accredited course, instead we offer industry focused and vocational part-time training. With the flexibility to attend for as many semesters (terms) as you wish. Being a student at IDSA also offers opportunities for short courses which may be accredited, depending on the course content.

Yes! Online & London In-Person Adult and Young Actor tier level students on the Core Training Programme (CTP) take part in Showcase in the Summer Semester. Students attending the Los Angeles In-Person Course take part in Showcase in the Fall Semester. Please Note: Fresher students (those in their first two semesters) do not take part in Showcase and instead complete an In-House Presentation performance. Find out more here.

 Tuition fees are based on the cost of delivery of the course. We budget to give you the best deal but it costs more to put on in-person classes than online. The costs incurred by each institution are different and therefore the fees reflect this. 

Applicants do not need to have trained professionally or had any experience to apply for Identity School of Acting. All applicants are judged solely on their performance during the audition process. In order to attend Identity School of Acting you must:

• Be fluent in the English language
• Be 16+ when commencing at IDSA

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Please fill in the short application form on our website. We do not accept postal or telephone applications. Once you have clicked submit, your form will be sent to our Auditions Team who will process your application. You will then be sent an email with your audition details, you do not need to prepare a monologue instead you will be sent a scene to learn for the audition.

If you are given a date and time that you cannot attend, please email us at [email protected].

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Audition Fees are £30 for IDSA Online and London applicants, $20 for IDSA Los Angeles applicants and £20 for IDSA Manchester applicants.

Once you have applied for your audition you will be contacted via email within 7 – 10 working days. If you have any queries in the interim, please email us at [email protected]

If for any reason you are having issues applying to the school, please email us at [email protected]

You can find out more about the audition process here

We hold on-going auditions year-round, so you can apply at any time. All IDSA auditions are currently held online via a Zoom. Click here to apply now.

We receive a high volume of applications each term, so although we endeavour to contact you within 7-10 working days, there may be some instances where we do not meet this deadline. If you have any concerns about your audition results, after 7-10 working days please contact us at [email protected].

If you are offered a place on our course but are suddenly unable to start the following term, please email us at [email protected] with your query and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Yes, all former students must audition to return to the any IDSA school.

If your query is regarding an application or audition please email [email protected].

If you have a general enquiry please fill out our contact form or email [email protected]. If you would like to arrange a call with our Enquiries Team please note this in your message and we will schedule a call back.

For the London & Online schools all tuition fees are payable in Pound Sterling (£).

Tuition fees for the Los Angeles school are paid in US Dollars ($).

To keep updated on masterclasses and short-courses, please click here to sign up to our mailing list.

Yes! Our Short/Master Courses are open to the general public as well as IDSA students.

IDSA is a part-time drama school and attendance at our regular classes is via audition and admittance to the school. However, some of our short courses are open to the public so keep an eye on the website here.