The right starting point for anyone working with Shakespeare.
Whether you are preparing for your first classical audition or revisiting technique mid-career, this is where to begin: practical, recorded lessons on the foundational problems every Shakespeare actor faces, plus monthly live teaching for £10. No group application. No fixed schedule. Just the work, at your own pace.
Actors building or refreshing their classical toolkit. From drama-school auditionees preparing a first Shakespeare piece to working professionals who want to revisit fundamentals.
Scansion, verse structure, rhetoric, soliloquy, First Folio clues, audition preparation, and text-led choices. Recorded modules plus live Q&A.
High-polish recorded lessons on foundational technique.
The library is a growing collection of recorded modules, each built around a specific Shakespeare problem. Every module applies the same practical, actor-first method that Emily uses in her cohorts, clinic, and 1:1 coaching.
The content is modular and problem-led, not a single linear course. Pick the module you need now, revisit it later, and return when the next problem arrives. Each lesson includes video teaching, supporting documents, and practical exercises you can use in your own preparation.
This is not a survey of Shakespeare's plays. It is a toolkit for working with the text: how to read it, how to act it, and how to make confident choices under pressure.
What the library covers
Each module tackles one foundational problem. The library grows over time; these are the core topics at launch.
Iambic Pentameter and Scansion
How the metre works, where it breaks, and what those breaks tell you about character, intention, and performance choices.
Verse vs Prose
Why Shakespeare switches between verse and prose, what it signals about a character's state, and how to let the shift do its work in performance.
Soliloquy Structure and Direct Address
How to map the argument of a soliloquy, find its turns, and make a genuine connection with the audience rather than performing at them.
Rhetoric and Argument
Shakespeare's characters argue, persuade, and manipulate through specific rhetorical structures. This module teaches you to find them and play them.
First Folio Clues and Editorial Conventions
What the original printed texts tell you that modern editions edit out: capitalisation, punctuation, spelling, and stage directions hidden in the typesetting.
Building a Classical Audition Book
How to choose, prepare, and contrast audition speeches that show range, specificity, and a confident relationship with the text.
How the library works
Each module is a self-contained lesson: video teaching from Emily, supporting written material, and practical exercises you can use in your own preparation or bring to a session.
Watch at your own pace. Revisit as often as you need. The library is a growing resource: new modules are added over time, and your subscription gives you access to the full collection.
There is no fixed schedule, no cohort to keep up with, and no application process. Subscribe, start, and return whenever the work demands it.
Who the library is for
Actors building their classical toolkit for the first time: preparing for drama school, approaching a Shakespeare audition, or working with verse for the first time in earnest. And actors refreshing or deepening their technique mid-career: working professionals who want to revisit fundamentals with a practitioner-led lens rather than a textbook. The library is not beginners-only. It is foundational, and foundations matter at every stage.
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Join the library waitlistLive Shakespeare Sessions
Monthly live teaching on one foundational topic, with Q&A. Each session covers a concept from the library in Emily's own voice. A way to experience the method live before committing to a subscription, a cohort, or 1:1 work.
The lowest-cost way to see whether the method works for you.
One method across every format.
The library and live sessions are built around the Emily Jenkins Method: a modern, actor-first approach to Shakespeare that makes the text playable, specific, and alive in the room. The same method runs through the cohort intensives, the monthly clinic, and every 1:1 session. The format changes. The method stays the same.
Read more about the method →Three ways into the work.
This is the self-paced entry point. If you want to build or refresh your Shakespeare technique without a fixed schedule or group commitment, start here with the library and live sessions.
When you are ready for a coached room, structured outcomes, and shared rigour, Train with Emily offers cohort intensives and a monthly clinic.
If you have a live problem now, an audition, a rehearsal, a self-tape, work directly with Emily in a bespoke 1:1 session.
The work behind the teaching.
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Start with the library or a £10 live session.
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