A four-day intensive theatre-making experience designed for actors, writers, and directors who are ready to push their creative boundaries.
Collaborate over four days to devise and perform an entirely original piece of theatre, starting from a blank slate and a surprise theme revealed on Day 1.
Guided by our core team, you'll be placed into small interdisciplinary teams including a writer, director and up to 5 actors, taking ownership of the creative process. While you may sign up with a specific role in mind, expect to engage with multiple aspects of theatre making throughout the process! You will explore different styles and techniques, generate material and refine your work through rehearsal, development and collaboration. Over the four days you'll also have the chance to take part in workshops hosted by external practitioners to expand and develop your personal toolkit.
Masterclass is a fast-paced, high-energy experience, offering professional development, creative risk-taking, and an exciting opportunity to meet and collaborate with like-minded artists.
Writers
Work with our writer facilitators to explore and develop your own practice, as well as writing short scenes and extracts for the performance groups.
Explore what it means to be a writer-in-the-room and see your work brought to life.
Maximum 5 places available.
Directors
Create and develop your artistic concepts, working closely with your actors to bring ideas and texts to life.
Act as the vital outside eye and support your actors in developing their craft and partnerships.
Explore and experiment with what it means to direct devised work and how your vision and ideas can contribute in a collaborative space.
Actors
Join a team of actors, directors and writers to bring a brand new piece of work to life. Working with a combination of collaborative creation and text work, create a new piece in just 4 days.
Form new connections, challenge yourself and see what you unlock.
Participants must be aged between 16-21, and must be able to commit to the full 4 days of the course, taking place from
May 26-29 at the Bush Theatre.
Days will run from 10:00-16:00 each day.
In order to confirm your place, we operate a refundable deposit scheme. This will be refunded to you on completion of the course. If this cost will be a barrier to your participation, please contact the team directly.
Please note that if places are cancelled less than 48 hours before the course begins, we are unable to refund the cost of your deposit.
