Theatremakers

WHAT WE’RE OFFERING

• Two-hour workshops (can be tailored to your timetable for 1-2.5 hours) between 10am and 5pm
• Minimum 10 students, maximum 30. A teacher must be present in the room throughout all workshops
• Workshops are suitable for any year group 7-13 and can be tailored to particular themes to fit with your schemes of work
• You’re welcome to request more than one workshop per class and multiple workshops for different year groups
• We are also able to attend more informal panel discussions, career talks or dress rehearsals for shows/exams

TOPICS

TYPICAL BY RYAN CAMERON CALAIS

For this term, we have created a bespoke workshop based on the one-man play Typical by Ryan Cameron Calais (available to watch on Soho Theatre On Demand) using our Resource Pack, which is also available for schools and it’s packed with information about the show and its themes; with workshops and exercises suggestions for teachers to work directly with their pupils; as well as interviews with the writer and the director.

INTRODUCTION TO COMEDY

• Introduce your students to the world of comedy through games, group exercises and individual tasks
• Workshop covers physical comedy, characters and how to create funny scenarios/sketches
• What we’d need: pens, paper, students in comfortable clothing and shoes for physical activities. Empty space/hall to use for games

CREATIVE WRITING- INTRODUCTION TO PLAYWRITING AND MONOLOGUES

• Demystify the concept of playwriting, with easily accessible free-writing games and exercises
• Students work in pairs and independently to create a character and build towards creating their own short monologue by the end of the session
• Contemporary (age-appropriate) texts may also be used during the workshop, as reference
• What we’d need: workshop space suitable for students to write in, pens, paper/exercise books, flipchart/whiteboard

AUDITION TECHNIQUES

• Most suitable for years 10+
• Prepare your students for the audition room and process, with inside tips and techniques from National Youth Theatre’s Ben Salmon
• Students will learn a monologue in advance of the workshop and will receive feedback from Ben during the session. Teachers, or workshop leader are able to select the monologue
• What we’d need: Empty space/hall to use for physical workshop, students in comfortable clothing and shoes

For more information or to arrange workshops please contact education@sohotheatre.com