Start — £45
In person · Hackney · Start for £45

Learn the technique behind the biggest actors in the world. In two afternoons.

Six actors. A full hour on the floor with your scene. A scene chosen for you.

  • How to be connected before the scene even starts — no more “dropping” into it halfway through
  • How to go after what you want from the gut — emotions are the by-product, not the focus
  • How to make the words your words so you mean them — no more wondering if they sound right, you just need to say them
Last two Mondays or Saturdays1–4pmHackney CentralSix places
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£97.50 — or £45 today, then 3 × £17.50. Klarna

The dates for the next two groups are on the booking page.

Luca Keaney after the Intro

Luca Keaney

“It doesn’t even feel like you’re trying when all the steps are there.”

Actors from my classesWest End · Pillion · Brassic · Vera · The Long Shadow (ITV) · Eloise
SignedBMA Artists · Carina Skinner · Six Talent

Is this you?

Actors come to the Intro saying things like

Every one of those is a process gap, not a talent one. Nobody ever taught you the analysis.

That’s what these two afternoons are for.

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What changes

Two afternoons, and you’ll have a process you can use on Monday.

You’ll know where to start.An audition lands and you’ll know exactly what to do first, instead of reading it again and hoping.
You’ll know what your character actually wants.Not the plot — the human need underneath it, which is the thing that makes a performance watchable.
You’ll be in the scene from the first frame.No more sending a tape and knowing you only arrived halfway through.
You’ll mean the words.Not performing them. Needing to say them.

The exercises are powerful and quick to do. The change is instant.

This is an introduction to the technique, not all of it.

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Proof

What actors say after the two afternoons.

Lucasz Kornacki

Lucasz Kornacki

“How many doors in my head it opened — and how much we’ve been on our feet.”

Karol Silva

Karol Silva

“We started with just some lines… and then to have our last scene done with all the bits. So proud.”

“I wanted a technique I could rely on that was efficient and relatively quick.” — Lizzie Davies
Rich directing a scene in class

Who’s teaching

I’m Rich.

I’ve trained extensively with Ivana Chubbuck as an actor, and in 2021 Ivana invited me to share her technique here in the UK.

Since then actors I coach have gone on to the West End, ITV, the BBC, Starz and feature films.

Every class is taught by me. Six actors, a full hour on the floor with your scene, and a scene I’ve chosen for you. I’m in the room for all of it.

The technique

These actors all worked with Ivana Chubbuck.

Charlize Theron. Halle Berry. Brad Pitt. Jake Gyllenhaal. Eva Mendes. Aubrey Plaza.

The Chubbuck Technique is a 12-step process for creating a watchable, dynamic performance. It uses psychology, cultural anthropology and behavioural science, and each step has its own exercises.

It tells you exactly what to do, when to do it, and how to do it, on any character.

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What you learn

Some of the most powerful and effective steps, and their exercises.

Analysis

I’ve never met an actor who didn’t struggle with this. Most can only repeat the plot back.

We boil the plot down into one humanistic need your character is really going after. That’s step 1, and everything else sits on it.

Get this right and you’ll never be stuck in your head giving a 2D performance again.

Table work in class

Substitutions

Who, from your own life, you need the same thing from as your character needs from the other character.

Then how to work with it, so the actor opposite carries that person’s presence in the room. That’s the dynamic of history.

It makes the relationship completely clear to the audience, and you get active listening for free.

I’ll guide you through personalising everything you say and everything you hear, until you genuinely need to say it and it becomes your words.

Forget line learning. You’ll want to say the lines.

Two actors in a scene

Chemistry

How to connect with anyone, anywhere, any time. Even someone you’ve never met, which is often the case on set.

These will transform your self-tapes straight away.

The chemistry exercise in class

The moment before

This connects you to your need and to who you need it from.

Ever sent a tape and felt like you weren’t in the scene until halfway through? This is the exercise that fixes it.

Use it on every tape you send.

A dramatic moment in class
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Why this room

Six actors, so everyone gets a proper hour.

I spend a lot of time on you individually when you’re not there. That’s so the hour we spend together gives you the most growth possible.

What it costs

Start for £45 today.

The Chubbuck Intro

Two afternoons, a week apart · 1–4pm · Hackney Central · six places

£45 today, then 3 × £17.50

or £97.50 in full

Included: a thirty-minute welcome call with me on Zoom before you start, and a scene chosen for you from that call.

The last two Mondays of the month, or the last two Saturdays. Pick your pair on the booking page.

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Pay monthly with Klarna

What happens when you click. Pick your dates and pay £45 to hold your place. Your confirmation email has a link to book your welcome call — choose whatever time suits you.

This is for actors ready to put the work in. Your scene goes out a week ahead, and the actor you’re working with is relying on you to have done it.

Training in your trade is tax-deductible if you’re self-employed, so hold on to your invoice. For actors 21 and over.

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Before you book

Questions, answered.

Do I need experience?

No. You need to be willing to get on your feet, and be over 21.

When does it run, and where?

The last two Mondays of the month, 1–4pm. Or the last two Saturdays, 1–4pm. Two afternoons, a week apart.

Theatre Deli, 115 Wilton Way, Hackney Central, E8. Step-free.

The dates for the next two groups are on the booking page.

How quickly will I feel a difference?

Most actors feel something shift in the first afternoon.

The exercises are quick to do and they work on you straight away.

Will I have a scene partner?

You’ll get a scene with a partner or a monologue.

Either way I choose it, based on what will move you furthest.

When should I book?

As early as you can. Assignments go out a week before class, so the earlier you book, the more time we have for your welcome call and your rehearsal.

Can I do this and a monthly block in the same month?

Most people do the Intro first and start their block the month after.

I’ve never heard of the Chubbuck Technique.

It’s a 12-step process created by Ivana Chubbuck in Los Angeles, used by actors including Halle Berry, Charlize Theron and Brad Pitt.

Her book is The Power of the Actor. If you haven’t got a copy, say so on your welcome call and I’ll send you a PDF guide to the steps.

What’s the payment plan?

£45 today, then three payments of £17.50.

Or £97.50 in full when you book.

Ready?

Four steps, and you’re in.

  1. Pick your dates and pay £45 to hold your place.
  2. Book your welcome call — thirty minutes with me on Zoom, included.
  3. Your assignment lands a week before class, with exactly what to read.
  4. Two afternoons. Perform it as prepared, I walk you through the analysis, and we get it back on its feet.
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After the Intro

The Intro is the front door.

What changes your acting is doing it again, with new material, every month. The Studio Class — six actors, a full hour on the floor with your scene, a new scene each month.

Come through the Intro and you go straight in. I choose your next scene from what I’ve watched you do, not from a phone call.

The Studio Class · £195 per four-week block →
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