Gonsalves Method Accreditation Course

Join the early birds for £675, available for payments before 28 Jan. That’s a 31% discount!
You can also get £50 off for each person you recommend that signs up. They get £50 off too!

Ahead of the 2026 publication of The Gonsalves Method: Meisner updated for the Modern Actor join writer and creator Aileen Gonsalves in London this Spring for her Accreditation Course for teachers and directors. Learn to teach the Gonsalves Method—a pioneering update of the Meisner technique—through 30 hours of in-depth, hands-on training. Gain certification, resources, and join a vibrant community transforming acting training across Europe.

The course includes:

• How to guide actors with a shared language that supports clarity, playfulness and confident collaboration

• A clear, practical approach to creating consistently authentic and connected performances

• Teaching Meisner-style repetition from scratch

• Gonsalves Method uninflected line learning

• Deep dives into the 5 Internal & 5 External Conditions

• Rehearsal-to-performance structures

• Working with text, monologues, direct address, and different styles

• Coaching for auditions, showcases, classics, devised work, and more

You will also receive:

• A detailed 120-page handbook covering all exercises, lesson plans and learning outcomes

• Community access, ongoing mentorship, future re-accreditation

• Formal Gonsalves Method accreditation: you'll be able to promote yourself as an official Gonsalves Method teacher, be recommended to institutions and have your profile and links on the Gonsalves Method website

Date & time: Full days: Sat 28 Feb-Sun 1 Mar, Sat 7-Sun 8 Mar; Online session: 4 Mar 7-9pm
Location: Hammersmith, London
Price: £875 Early bird £675, ends 28 Jan
Spaces: Limited

Eligibility is based on a short phone interview to ensure the course is the right fit for your experience.
Payment plans are available.

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Trainer

Aileen Gonsalves

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Intensive Introduction to The Gonsalves Method

A focused, supportive, intimate course, taught by the Gonsalves Method creator Aileen Gonsalves, which inspires everyone to grow and thrive whilst encouraging insight, discovery and confident practice.

Over six weeks, this small online training group will explore the Gonsalves Method—Meisner updated for the modern actor—and learn a rapid technique to enhance authentic truthful connection in performance.

The course includes:

• A clear, practical approach from text to performance

• Meisner’s repetition excersice

• Gonsalves Method uninflected line learning

• Gonsalves Method 5 Internal & 5 External Conditions

• Tools to apply in-the-moment during auditions and self-taping

You will also receive:

• Follow-up worksheets

Date & time: Six Monday evening sessions, 23 Feb-30 Mar 7pm-9pm
Location: Online on Zoom
Price: £150
Spaces: Limited to 12 actors

Recordings are made available if you miss a session.

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Intensive Introduction to The Gonsalves Method

This small online training group is limited to 12 actors. Over six weeks, you will explore the Five Conditions of The Gonsalves Method and integrate Meisner repetition into text through practical, experiential work. The course focuses on authentic connection, emotional truth and consistent, grounded performance. You will also learn how to apply the Method to Zoom auditions and self-taping.

The environment is supportive and focused, encouraging insight, discovery and confident practice. Recordings are available if you need to miss a session, and follow up worksheets are provided.

Dates: 6 weekly sessions, 12 Jan-16 Feb
Times: Mondays 7pm-9pm
Location: Online on Zoom
Price: £150

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Gonsalves Method Accreditation Course

This in-person training is designed for practitioners who want to direct and teach using the language of the Five Conditions. The course offers a clear, practical approach to creating consistently authentic and connected performances. You will work in a small group, learning how to guide actors with shared language that supports clarity, playfulness and confident collaboration. The course includes a 120 page handbook covering all exercises, lesson plans and learning outcomes.

Eligibility is based on a short phone interview to ensure the course is the right fit for your experience. Payment plans are available.

Dates: 10-11 Jan, evening of 14 Jan, 17-18 Jan
Times: 30 hours total
Location: Venue TBC
Price: £875

Trainer

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