in situ: welcomes actors of all abilities to our constantly-changing range of courses. We cover subjects from Shakespeare and Physical Theatre to Voice and Storytelling.
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Courses , Weekly
The Theatre of Henrik Ibsen
This eight-week course is the first part of a three-term project exploring the work of the great Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen.
In Part One we look at Ibsen’s work generally, exploring dialogues from several periods of his career – from the ground-breaking social realism of Ghosts that shocked contemporary audiences, through the heightened symbolism of The Master Builder, to the mysterious …
Courses , Residential
Theatre and Landscape 2019: Forest of Dean
If you are looking for a special creative experience, one that combines intensive and enjoyable artistic activity with good company, good food and attractive and peaceful surroundings, then you should try Theatre and Landscape.
You don’t need any special skills – you don’t need to have done any theatre before – you just need a willingness to enter enthusiastically into creative …
Courses , Weekly
Acting Shakespeare
Acting Shakespeare: The Dangerous World of Julius Caesar
An exciting, varied and practical acting course, exploring Shakespeare’s famous drama of political assassination, demagoguery and Civil War.
A fragile democracy appears to be under threat from a military strongman.
Brutus is a close ally of Julius Caesar but is persuaded that the only means of stopping his rise to power is assassination. …
Courses , Weekend
Voice is the Muscle of the Soul
Sometimes called ‘The Muscle of the Soul’, the human voice is a fundamental instrument of communication – expressing information, emotion and character.
It is versatile and expressive;
It sings, speaks, chants, sighs, laughs, cries, yawns, squeaks, and groans.
It probably tells other people more about ourselves than any other single aspect of our being.
And yet many people struggle with their voices; feel they …
Courses , Weekend
Learn Storytelling
What makes a good storyteller? How can an audience be gripped, moved and excited by a story?
Storytelling is a challenging, fascinating and multi-faceted branch of theatre which gives great pleasure to participants and audiences alike.
Participants will learn games, tricks and exercises designed to improve their storytelling capabilities, including vocal range and strength, powers of characterisation and transformation, the rhythm of …
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Physical Theatre
in situ: has explored and applied Physical Theatre techniques in many of its works, notably Aeschylus’ Oresteia and Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
This wide-ranging course will appeal to anyone – including actors, dancers, storytellers, performance artists – interested in exploring the potential of the expressive powers of the body.
The emphasis is on exploration, fun and the harnessing of the imagination. It is not …
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Staging and Interpretation
An eight-week course exploring ways of making text come alive in performance.
During this course we will be exploring many different approaches to the staging and interpretation of text, especially dialogue. This will include approaches to the creation of character; the use of space; the different possible approaches to interaction with and positioning of an audience and many other aspects of …
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Tragedy in Performance
Tragedy has been the most powerful and sublime dramatic form since the Ancient Greeks created it. The greatest playwrights from Aeschylus to Beckett and beyond have worked in this medium, producing some of the most famous plays in existence.
This lively and entertaining course explores the daring new techniques in situ: has applied to old masterpieces such as Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex, …