These curriculum-based workshops are designed and delivered by professional theatre artists and are offered both onsite at your school and here at our theatre. This is a way to get specialist input into your study program. We offer the following workshops but can also design workshops to suit your needs.
Shakespeare / Elizabethan Theatre
Focusing on Hamlet, this workshop will help students connect with the text, empowering them to take ownership of the rich language on a more practical level. Students will dive into the characters and explore the universal themes of family, love, grief, revenge, trust and treachery, connecting these with contemporary concerns.
Physical Theatre
This workshop explores basic principles of spatial awareness, viewpoints, locomotion, physical timing, counter balance and acrobatics as tools for the creation of physical performance. Exploring conventions such as storytelling, movement and dance, this workshop is particularly useful for students devising group scenes or contemporising heritage texts.
Theatre of the Absurd
The efforts of human beings to find meaning in the universe might ultimately fail, however that doesn't mean students have to. Exploring the works of such dramatists as Beckett, Ionesco (especially The Chairs) and Pinter, this workshop will familiarise students with the absurdist style, establishing an understanding of the theatrical language and how these plays work on stage.
Theatre for Young People
Focusing on the creation of meaningful and innovative theatre for young people, students will develop play building skills, breathing life into texts through improvisation and tableaux. Through workshopping, themes will be explored, dialogue will be formed and dramatic action will be created. Relevant to the study of documentary drama.
Exploring Australian / Indigenous Theatre
Over the past decade Australian theatre has seen an increased profile for works written and created by Indigenous artists. This workshop looks at the development of Indigenous theatre in Australia and the shift away from conventional representations of Aboriginality towards a more self-determined expression of political identity.
Greek and Classic Theatre
The exploration of the ancient Greek style of theatre and how modern texts can be interpreted in this style. Using sections from classic texts, students will discover ways to physicalise the text and to draw parallels with contemporary theatre and society.
Asian Theatre
Asian Theatre encompasses many styles including Noh, Kabuki, Butoh, Kunju and many fusion styles. In this workshop, students will explore the differences between these styles, how culture is at work within them, and how contemporary theatre has drawn on their influence.
Brecht and Political Theatre
What were Brecht's political and artistic ambitions and how do they relate to his practice? Are they still significant? This workshop explores the impact of Brecht and his style on contemporary theatre, and interrogates common myths about this theatrical pioneer.
Method Acting
Explore what Stanislavski really meant when he talked about 'The System'. What is the 'actor's preparation' and how do actors go about 'building a character'. What balance is to be found between emotion memory and technical skill? What are the differences between American Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio 'method' and Stanislavski's 'system'?
Mask and Mime
This workshop will introduce students to neutral mask work and methods for devising mime/ movement routines. The nature of gesture and its extreme possibilities will be developed through a combination of directed exercise, improvisation and group work. There is the possibility to explore different mime genres, silent movie, silent clowning, street theatre mime, illusion mime and mime character.
All Workshops
Duration: 2.5 hours
Cost: $350
Group Size: Maximum of 25
Suitability: Years 10-12
How to book: phone (07) 3007 8600
