What would help your performers?
Perhaps your cast knows the story but needs more confidence between rehearsed moments.
Perhaps audience questions lead to conversations that are difficult to sustain.
Or perhaps you want to give an established ensemble time to experiment, strengthen relationships and discover fresh possibilities.
We’ll begin with the work you do, the experience of your performers and what you want the workshop to explore.
What your cast can work on:
01.
CHARACTER
BEYOND THE DIALOGUE
Develop characters who can respond when a conversation moves beyond familiar territory.
Explore behaviour, relationships and the circumstances that shape their choices.
02.
SPONTANEOUS PERFORMANCE
Practise listening and responding through unscripted encounters.
Give performers room to discover what happens when they work with what another person offers.
03.
AUDIENCE
INTERACTION
Explore how to welcome Guests into a fictional world, respond to questions and adapt to different levels of participation.
04.
ENSEMBLE
CONNECTION
Build awareness between performers.
Explore how to support an encounter, share information and recognise when another actor needs space or assistance.
05.
STORY AND
SHARED FACTS
Work with the information that holds your fictional world together.
Explore how to reveal, withhold or revisit details naturally while keeping the story consistent.
Designed for
your company.
Choose a standalone session or a series of workshops, using your existing characters and production material or fictional situations created for your group.
David Claridge facilitates the sessions, drawing on around fifteen years of experience in murder mystery and immersive performance. Exercises, sustained encounters and discussion give performers opportunities to practise and apply the skills to their work.
Who is it for?
For companies and groups working with performers aged 18 and over who have some acting or performance experience.
Suitable for established interactive casts and those preparing to work directly with audiences for the first time.
Every company has its challenges.
What happens when the performance doesn't go to plan?
Let's start with a conversation.
Tell us about your company, your performers and what you’d like to explore.
It helps to include:
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The type of work you create.
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Your approximate group size.
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Any particular challenges or areas of interest.
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Your preferred dates and location.
We’ll agree the focus and format, then provide a quote covering preparation, development and delivery.