Real craft. Still all the fun.
Truthful screen acting for young actors ready to grow: listening, reacting, making bold choices and feeling at home on camera and on stage.
Where young actors find their craft.
Juniors is where real technique starts, without losing the creativity that made them love acting in the first place. With a strong focus on truthful screen performance, students learn to listen, react, make individual choices and grow in confidence on camera and on stage.
Natural, authentic performances, not just learning lines, built on listening, reacting, imagination and connection.
Current scripts, characters and genres on camera, with strong self-tape technique and high-resolution footage sent home to keep.
Versatile actors: alongside the camera work, Juniors build voice, presence, storytelling and stagecraft through live performance.
A supportive, non-competitive room where students take risks, back each other and discover what makes them individual.
Twelve skills for screen and stage.
Natural performances through listening and reacting.
Current scripts filmed across different genres.
Professional-quality footage to watch back and keep.
Confidence with scripts, briefs and audition rooms.
Specific, believable characters and relationships.
Starring in original films shot with professional crews.
Presence, voice and confidence for live performance.
Training with actors working in today's industry.
Agents, casting professionals and industry guests.
Strong, current material for an acting portfolio.
Help with self-tapes, agents and professional opportunities.
Friendships and individuality in a supportive room.
Find your nearest Juniors class.
Sundays · Debden Park High School
“Her audition tape looked very professional and stood out to us. We are very selective about who we take on, and it is clear she is getting excellent training at HFTD Academy.”
Four steps to their first class.
Choose a date and time that suits you at your nearest Academy.
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Bring your Junior and see what HFTD is all about.
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Questions parents ask.
£56 a month for 90-minute classes and £65 a month for 2-hour classes, paid in 12 equal monthly payments. Your first class is free and siblings get 10% off.
Not at all. Juniors brings complete beginners together with young actors who already have professional experience, and our tutors make sure every student is challenged at the right level within the same supportive ensemble.
It varies by Academy. Some locations split Juniors into smaller groups, such as 6–9 and 10–12, so scripts and training can be tailored more closely. Exact ages are on each Academy's booking page.
No two weeks are the same: screen acting with current scripts, scene work, self-tapes, improvisation, stagecraft and audition technique, alongside bigger film and performance projects through the year.
Students work on camera regularly and high-resolution footage comes home throughout the year, so you can watch their performances and see how their work develops over time.
Yes. Juniors are on camera every few weeks across different scripts, characters, genres and tones, so a real brief is nothing new. For students who want to work professionally, we guide families on agents, self-tapes, headshots, Spotlight and auditions, regularly welcome agents and industry professionals into HFTD, and run discounted headshot days in summer and winter. And when a brief lands on Thursday night for Monday, 1-2-1 self-tape filming is available with a coach your child already knows, edited and ready to send.
Here for the Juniors.
Act, create and make friends. Try your first Juniors class free.