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ACT Graduate Showcase 2026

The best and the brightest of Brighton's new acting talent

Our 2026 graduates have already acquired substantial stage and film experience and are an extremely diverse and highly castable group in terms of age, type and ethnicity.

ACT Drama School has always held diversity at the heart of its ethos. This year, we bring you nine actors drawn from a wide range of nationalities, ages and types. From Canada to Germany and all points in the UK.  

ACT attracts students of all ages and walks of life, enabling them to realistically achieve their ambition of a career in the Performing Arts. Now, having thoroughly applied themselves to their actor training on our Two Year Vocational Diploma, these actors bring humanity, depth and rigour to their craft.

ACT Graduates' credits include: The National Theatre, West End, No 1 UK tours as well as Netflix, ITV, BBC and Feature Films.

Friday 17th & Saturday 18th July @ 8pm
The Lantern Theatre, 77 St James’s Street, BN2 1PA.
£15.00 / £10.00

Loveplay 

by Moira Buffini

Capturing 2,000 years of love and lust, and the power of human relationships, Loveplay charts the changing fortunes of place, time and people at 29 Trick Street.

Satire and romance thread through darkness and tragedy in a series of interconnecting scenes exploring ever-evolving social conventions from the Romans to the present day.

Moira Buffini brings her usual lightness of touch to this incisive, funny and sharply observed play.

Presented by ACT Brighton's One Year Foundation in Acting.

"Buffini’s script is exceptionally well written, with some brilliant comedic moments scattered amongst the darker themes." - Theatre Press

Please note this production contains scenes of a sexual nature including partial nudity, non-consensual sex and sexual violence. It also contains coercive, sexist and abusive scenes.