Masterclass

Set up by the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 1998 to give young people the chance to learn from and be inspired by leading artists from theatre, film and TV, the hugely successful Masterclass programme has now welcomed over 60,000 people aged 17-30.

With a year-round programme of free talks, workshops, special projects and career advice sessions, Masterclass is a unique charity providing exceptional creative opportunities for young people interested in all aspects of theatre from acting and directing to writing and producing.

The impressive list of over 180 past masters includes: Helen Mirren, Nicholas Hytner, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Deborah Warner, Patricia Hodge, Alan Ayckbourn and Derek Jacobi. All have shared their knowledge, enthusiasm and expertise with young people as part of Masterclass at the Haymarket.

Masterclass is a registered charity and exists through the kind support of the Theatre Royal Haymarket, individual donors and sponsors including Freixenet and Beachdean Dairies.

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Upcoming Masterclass projects

The Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust (Masterclass) in partnership with the The Royal British Legion and Defence Recovery present The Bravo 22 Company.

The Bravo 22 Company is a unique theatre project for wounded, injured and sick service personnel, currently in individual recovery capability programmes, who signed up to create, rehearse and perform a new play, The Two Worlds of Charlie F.

The Two Worlds of Charlie F.

by Owen Sheers

Directed by Stephen Rayne

Composed by Jason Carr

Designed by Anthony Lamble

Lighting Design by Will Reynolds

“What do they teach us in training? Adapt and overcome.” Charlie F.

The Two Worlds of Charlie F is a soldier’s view of service, injury and recovery. Moving from the war in Afghanistan, through the dream world of morphine-induced hallucinations to the physio rooms ofHeadley Court, the play explores the consequences of injury, both physical and psychological, and its effects on others as the soldiers fight to win the new battle for survival at home.

Taken from the personal experience of wounded, injured and sick Service personnel involved, The Two Worlds of Charlie F. is a darkly comic, authentic and uplifting tale of survival performed by those it happened to. The play was performed twice on 22nd January 2012 at The Theatre Royal Haymarket and  proved so successful that, with the support of Masterclass and The Royal British Legion, the play is set to tour around the UK, performing at the New Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham, The Sherman Cymru in Cardiff, The Pleasance Grand during The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and finally back at a venue tba in London.

To learn more about the play click here:     The Two Worlds of Charlie F.
To learn more about the project click here: The Project
For Tour information click here:                   UK Tour 2012

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