Shakespeare's Plays: finding performance hints in the text

This session is about trying out tools to excavate Shakespeare's text for as many creative opportunities as possible for actors and directors. You will leave this session with a bucket full of new or refreshed techniques, ready to tackle any Shakespearean speech.

During this 2 hour, small group workshop (6 people max), Emma will take you through a series of close reading and practical exercises to reveal creative possibilities beneath the surface of your chosen speech. Tickets from £30.00

All you need to bring is a pen and a copy of the Shakespearean speech that you can annotate. Further text excerpts will be provided.

The workshops will take place at the Arches Lane Theatre near Battersea Power Station, London.

Images by Alex Walton

About Emma Copland

Emma Copland is a Scottish theatre director, maker and facilitator. Emma is a recent alumni of the TDNI Invest programme, through which she spent two weeks with the RSC. Her recent directing work includes Just Crumbs (MAC, Belfast), Lady Macbeth Uncut (Drayton Arms Theatre, London), Slippery When Wet (Barons Court), Hamlet, Julius Caesar & Twelfth Night (Primary Shakespeare Company), Cooking With Carrie (Judi Amato), Romeo & Juliet (Lyric Belfast), Henry V (Bard Bits), Coriolanus (Bard Bits), Much Ado (Ruff Theatre) and Two Gents (Ruff Theatre).