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Learning with the Theatre Royal Haymarket
We are delighted to be running a series of summer workshops for young people aged between 11 and 17 at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. In order to book a place on one of these workshops, please download and print a BOOKING FORM. Alternatively, please e-mail Alice Driver on alice@trh.co.uk.
PRACTICAL PRACTITIONERS:
| Age | Date | Time | Location |
| 14 – 17yrs | Brecht: 2nd August | 10am – 1pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
| 14 – 17yrs | Boal: 2nd August | 2pm – 5pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
| 14 – 17yrs | Chekhov: 4th August | 10am – 1pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
| 14 – 17yrs | Stanislavski: 5th August | 2pm –5pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
These sessions will be a practical guide to the great practitioners of our times, which continue to influence the work in rehearsal rooms around the world. Each session will focus on a different practitioner: Brecht, Boal, Chekhov and Stanislavski.
Cost of the session: £17.50
REDISCOVERING SHAKESPEARE:
| Age | Date | Time | Location |
| 14 – 17yrs | 5th August | 10am – 1pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
Unlike most workshops on Shakespeare, rather than focusing on themes, images and interpretation, we will be looking at some of the more fundamental tools with which to unlock Shakespeare’s text: everything we need to know in order to act and perform Shakespeare is in the text. The workshop invites participants to take ownership of the rich, passionate, subtle and, at times, challenging language and feel rooted in the intentions of the playwright and the individual interpretation of the performer.
This workshop is designed to provide an alternative look at how to handle a selection of Shakespeare’s plays and equip the participant with the necessary skills to offer a new insight into the works. It will be invaluable to those who have not had the opportunity to use the text in performance and those who feel hemmed in my critical analysis and are looking to explore the text as it was intended.
Cost of the session: £17.50
CLASSICAL ACTING:
| Age | Date | Time | Location |
| 14 – 17yrs | 11th August | 10am – 4pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
This session will equip the actor with methods to take on big Classical roles with energy and imagination. We will aim to discover character through the shape of the verse and the hidden stage directions within the text. We will examine what Elizabethan and Jacobean staging conventions have to offer us as performers in the twenty first century and explore the role of stock characters within Shakespeare.
Cost of the course: £40
RADIO PLAY:
| Age | Date | Time | Location |
| 14 – 17yrs | 13th August | 10am – 4pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
This session will broaden the actor's experience of working with different media. We will cast and record a short radio play. This will give the actor the opportunity to work with their voice and live sound in a unique way.
Cost of the course: £65
ARABIAN NIGHTS DRAMA COURSE:
| Age | Date | Time | Location |
| 11 – 13yrs | 16th – 19th August | 10am – 4pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
Theatre is all about telling stories so come and explore this with one of the greatest stories of all time. A four day workshop for our young members based around two of the enchanting folk stories from Arabian nights. The script is full of fantasy and the group will work together to devise a costumed showcase open for parents at 3pm on the 19th August at Theatre Royal Haymarket. There are great opportunities for actors, dancers and musicians to develop interesting roles, explore the creative use of mime, music and improvisation, appreciate the value of group work and explore physical theatre.
Cost of the course: £160
COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE:
| Age | Date | Time | Location |
| 11 – 13yrs | 20th August | 10am – 1pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
| 14 – 17yrs | 20th August | 2pm – 5pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
A very popular workshop examining this theatre genre of slapstick and comedy. Using scenarios from ancient Rome, which can be found in modern day pantomime and comedy routines. It explores the surreal quality of theatre using Gulliver’s travels and culminates in a showcase utilising mask.
Cost of the session: £20
SELF CONFIDENCE AND BELIEF:
| Age | Date | Time | Location |
| 14 – 17yrs | 21st August | 10am – 1pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
Theatre is one of the most competitive industries in the world and self-confidence and belief are crucial to creating a successful career in the entertainment industry. This workshop focuses on the individual and their own self-awareness and discovers ways to leave those demons at the door and boost confidence to become a more self assured, happy and successful person.
Cost of the session: £20
ACTING FOR THE CAMERA:
| Age | Date | Time | Location |
| 14 – 17yrs | 23rd August | 10am – 4pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
This session would offer the essential skill of screen acting. We will film the participants throughout to illustrate the technique, and finally cut a DVD of each of them performing a scene, for them to take away.
Cost of the course: £110
UNLOCKING THE IMAGINATION:
| Date | Time | Location |
| 25th August | 10am – 1pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
Drawing on techniques employed by a range of 20th century theorists, most specifically the work of Augusto Boal and Keith Johnstone, we will examine the notion of unlocking imagination and developing spontaneity. Using a range of exercises and devices often employed in the rehearsal room to release the creativity of the company, we will touch on the key skills and attributes that come together to facilitate the actor.
This workshop is designed to satisfy those with an interest in acting and performance, as well as writing and devising. As part of the working session, we will reference the work of Out of Joint and Caryl Churchill in an attempt to uncover the value of improvisation in the process of script development.
Cost of the session: £17.50
AUDITION SURGERY:
| Date | Time | Location |
| Group Work - 25th August | 2pm – 5pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
| Monologues - 26th August | 2pm – 5pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
These sessions will offer an audition surgery, with practical advice on auditions from what to wear to facing the panel. We will workshop group exercises and monologues and you may well encounter a new speech that's right for you.
Cost of each session: £20
INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES FOR UNIVERSITY:
| Date | Time | Location |
| 27th August | 10am – 1pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
A session focusing on improving how you perform and come across in an interview scenario. We shall focus on creating the right impression, how to use body language and the voice to convey your confidence and knowledge, how to structure and answer an interview question, how to overcome nerves and not knowing the answer! Preparation will be needed to be done before this session. This is also available on a one to one basis.
Cost of the session: £15 for the group session or £40/hour for one to one
DEVISING:
| Age | Date | Time | Location |
| 14 – 17 yrs | 26th August | 10am – 1pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
| 11 – 13 yrs | 27th August | 2pm – 5pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
This will be an introductory session which will look at different ways into devising, using images, storytelling, music and sound.
Cost of the session: £20
To book for any of these workshops, download the application form here.