“It was refreshing, playful!”
– Pippa Nixon | Unforgotten, RSC, As you like it, King John
Our Acting Training
Acting Presence & Performance Training
Gonsalves Method practitioners coach individual actors & performers, directors, and educators worldwide, both in person and virtually and in numerous universities and drama schools.
Through a series of unique, fun exercises developed from our insights gained from our 30+ years in the acting and performance industries, you will feel transformed and hungry to test your new skills.
“Phenomenal, authentic, outstanding, life changing, mind blowing, incredible! It has been revolutionary.”
Gonsalves method for actors & performers
“Great acting is living truthfully under a given set of circumstances.”
Learn how simple and easy great acting can be! Gonsalves Method is Meisner Technique updated for a new generation!
Learn to see and hear more clearly and respond more authentically to your scene partners by applying the Gonsalves Method Five Conditions to help you create unique characters and build truthful character relationships.
Embrace your unique take on your characters point of view
Deepen your given set of circumstances
Connect fully with your audience
Own the text
Be liberated from self-monitoring making every performance alive, authentic and memorable
Receive individual coaching or train in a group setting - transforming your confidence, adaptability, and responsiveness.
Classes include drop in daily practice, scene study, audition technique - game changing for both those who are completely new and those who have some Meisner training.
Get in touch to discuss your particular requirements and find the course for you.
“My work has improved immensely since learning the Gonsalves Method - I cannot recommend her highly enough.”
gonsalves method for directors
Be empowered as a director - connect with your actors and realise your vision.
Directors often know what they want to see from their actors but lack the means to articulate this in a specific way that is understood - this can be frustrating and lead to negative energy in the rehearsal room. Through learning the Gonsalves Method, you will be empowered with a simple, shared language that will transform your actors, inspiring truthful, brave, connected performances in a fun, creative, collaborative way.
Through using the Gonsalves Method to direct you will:
Rapidly build trust with your actors
Discover a shared language to effectively communicate
Impactfully adjust performances to reveal what you want to see without prescribing
Empower your actors to discover & own their performances instinctively and authentically
Be confident to give tangible notes in a non confrontational way
Whether you work in film, tv or theatre get in touch to discuss your particular requirements and find the course for you.
“Insightful, generous and provoking. Aileen’s way of working manages to be both life affirmingly inspiring and down to earth practical. Rigorous and intensive theatre-making with a big smile.”
drama schools & universities
The Gonsalves Method is a fun, practical, step by step way to fast track your acting students to work at a deeper level - (as outlined in "Shakespeare & Meisner" & and the upcoming "The Gonsalves Method - Meisner Updated for the Modern Actor” - Aileen Gonsalves & Dr Tracy Irish published by Bloomsbury).
Students with be rapidly transformed discovering the self- sufficient acting skills they need to deliver authentic, memorable performances.
Through learning the Gonsalves Method 5 conditions actors will grow in confidence, build permission and begin to:
Be liberated from self-monitoring making every performance alive, authentic and memorable
Embrace their unique take on a characters point of view
Connect fully with the audience
Own the text
Take "risks", be bolder and make more exciting choices
Options are tailored to your individual requirements and range from one off masterclasses to weekly skill based lessons or term long modules working to performances; including scene studies, final grad. performances, new works, Shakespeare, dance & musicals.
Get in touch to discuss your particular requirements.
“The Gonsalves Method has been revelatory for the BA Acting students at Northampton. Their ability to find authenticity and creative freedom through working on Aileen’s joyful and accessible techniques has led them to demonstrate crafted and confident performances. More important that all of this, the students enjoy the challenge and reward of learning this fascinating body of work.”
don’t just take our word for it…
See what some of our past students had to say about their experiences on our courses.