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Empower Actor Workshop with Director Oz Arshad (Waterloo Road) and Accent Coach
2026-09-13 10:45 - 17:30 UTC
Empower Actor Workshop with Director Oz Arshad (Waterloo Road) and American Accent Coach.
📅 Date: Sunday 13th September 2026
🕥 Time: 10:45am – 5:30pm
📍 Location: Mossley Community Centre, Roughtown Rd, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne OL5 0SG
💷 Price: £89
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🎬 About This Workshop
We’re so excited to welcome Oz Arshad back to Empower for another full day of actor training. Plus a 90 minute American Accent Coaching Session with the brilliant Fiona Boylan, a qualified Accent Coach! Fiona will guide you through practical techniques to strengthen your American accent, helping you build confidence, authenticity and versatility for screen work.
Oz is an accomplished writer and director who recently directed on BBC’s Waterloo Road and is currently directing a brand-new children’s television series. Alongside his directing work, he also teaches at MetFilm School, where he continues to mentor and develop emerging talent.
What makes Oz such a fantastic guest is how genuinely invested he is in actors. Following his last Empower workshop, he cast one of our very own attendees in his latest project, and several others have gone on to work with him through MetFilm School. He is incredibly generous with his knowledge, creates a relaxed and supportive environment, and knows exactly how to help actors produce truthful, compelling performances.
This workshop is packed with value and designed to give you practical tools you can take straight into the industry.
What You’ll Get:
✅ An empowering Mindset Session to help you perform with confidence
✅ An Accent Coaching Session with the brilliant Fiona Boylan, who is now a qualified Accent Coach! Fiona will share practical techniques to help you build confidence, flexibility and authenticity in your accent work.
✅ Four hours of intensive scene work with Oz Arshad
✅ Exciting, hand-picked scripts sent one week in advance
✅ Personalised performance feedback from Oz
✅ Insight into how a working television director approaches scenes, performance and casting
✅ Up to 30 minutes of performance time per group
Who This Is For:
Actors who want to:
🎬 Work closely with an experienced TV director
🎭 Elevate their on-screen performance while receiving practical mindset coaching
🗣️ Develop stronger, more confident accent skills
🧠 Gain valuable insight into the director’s process and what they look for from actors
🤝 Be part of a committed, empowering and inspiring acting community
🎟️ Book now – spaces are limited.
