About this Event
Explore speeches from Shakespeare's plays through textual exercises to find performance and staging suggestions for actors and directors.
These sessions are about trying out tools to excavate Shakespeare's text for as many creative opportunities as possible for actors and directors. You will leave this session with a bucket full of new or refreshed techniques, ready to tackle any Shakespearean speech.
Classes are £12 for one off, £60 for all six (contact organiser for discount).
About the Workshops
During the, 2 hour, small group workshops, Emma will take you through a series of close reading and practical exercises to reveal creative possibilities beneath the surface of your chosen speech.We'll look at monologues and duologues from 2 different plays. Scripts will be made available to you in advance but no preparation is needed.
Build your confidence, remind yourself of & discover new theatrical tools, and get to play with Shakespeare.
The workshops will take place in the Theatre at , on Shaftsbury Square, Belfast.
All you need to bring is a pen and a copy of the provided Shakespeare scripts that you can annotate.
About Emma
Emma Copland is a Scottish theatre director, maker and facilitator. She is a current resident artist at Artsdepot, London. Emma is a recent alumni of the TDNI Invest programme, through which she spent two weeks with the RSC. Her recent directing work includes Just Crumbs (MAC, Belfast), Lady Macbeth Uncut (Drayton Arms Theatre, London), Slippery When Wet (Barons Court), Hamlet, Julius Caesar & Twelfth Night (Primary Shakespeare Company), Cooking With Carrie (Judi Amato), Henry V (Bard Bits), Coriolanus (Bard Bits), Much Ado (Ruff Theatre) and Two Gents (Ruff Theatre) and assisting on Romeo & Juliet (Lyric Belfast)
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Accidental Theatre, 12-13 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, United Kingdom
GBP 13.70 to GBP 65.71
