This event is preceded by the BVA AGM (Streamed 9.30-10.15)

This President’s study day explores the question: How do we make language feel spontaneous, balance technique and emotional truth, and fully embody words in a way that is both authentic and compelling?

Practical workshops from expert voice practitioners provide hands-on techniques to guide performers in connecting voice, body, and intention: whether classical verse, contemporary dialogue or West End tunes.

Designed for professionals working with spoken or sung voice: voice coaches, singing coaches, speech and language therapists, and communication specialists seeking deeper engagement with text.

JEANNETTE NELSON
The National Theatre

REBECCA CLARK CAREY
Oregon Shakespeare Festival

ANNEMETTE VERSPEAK
Guildhall School of Music & Drama

CATHRYN ROBSON & ADAM WALLIS
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama
Guildford School of Acting

KATIE HEATH & ELLEN HARTLEY
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama
The Globe, The Royal Shakespeare Company

GEMMA MADDOCK
Oxford School of Drama, Rose Bruford

JENRU WANG
Mountview

Ticket Prices LIVE EVENT (AGM only is live-streamed)

Non BVA Member               £135/£125 (early-bird deadline,15 August)

BVA Member Ticket            £125/£105

Student/Graduate/Senior    £40

Prices include refreshments but NOT lunch