Simon's workshops explore the principles of Original Practice Shakespeare, based on the work of his friend and mentor Patrick Tucker.
Workshops explore the wealth of information contained in First Folio text, and allow participants to experience unrehearsed Cue Script performance conditions, where the actors only see their own lines and cues. If you play the text rather than the situation, then everything you need to know is contained in your own lines: blocking, characterisation, mood, all taken care of by the author.
The fact that the author knew that the company worked this way led him to litter the parts and the cues with the clues the actors need to bring the plays to life. The workshops give participants the skills to hunt down these clues and put them into practice.
Simon has led his workshops all over the world for institutions such as Stanford University, Lasalle College of the Arts, SOTA, Singapore Repertory Theatre, Oxford University, LAMDA, Loyola Marymount University, NAFA and the Berridge Conservatory.
Workshops are always tailored to the experience of the group, and can accommodate numbers from about twelve upwards. They can be focused on particular plays, characters or themes if that is helpful.
Students of English Literature or Drama at any level find the workshops revelatory, and are inspired to a new love of Shakespeare and his plays.
Watch the two minute video below for a range of participant responses!
Workshops explore the wealth of information contained in First Folio text, and allow participants to experience unrehearsed Cue Script performance conditions, where the actors only see their own lines and cues. If you play the text rather than the situation, then everything you need to know is contained in your own lines: blocking, characterisation, mood, all taken care of by the author.
The fact that the author knew that the company worked this way led him to litter the parts and the cues with the clues the actors need to bring the plays to life. The workshops give participants the skills to hunt down these clues and put them into practice.
Simon has led his workshops all over the world for institutions such as Stanford University, Lasalle College of the Arts, SOTA, Singapore Repertory Theatre, Oxford University, LAMDA, Loyola Marymount University, NAFA and the Berridge Conservatory.
Workshops are always tailored to the experience of the group, and can accommodate numbers from about twelve upwards. They can be focused on particular plays, characters or themes if that is helpful.
Students of English Literature or Drama at any level find the workshops revelatory, and are inspired to a new love of Shakespeare and his plays.
Watch the two minute video below for a range of participant responses!
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