Previous NWTC workshops
Many visiting tutors have also been tutors at LEATSS. You can find more information about each tutor by clicking on their names below and about the workshop by clicking on those with more details.
Graeme du Fresne, Janice Dunn, Lawrence Evans, Peta Lily, Mike McCormack, Mitch Mitchelson, Claire Richardson, Philippa Strandberg-Long and The Chandeliers
ACTING ON IMPULSE: Graeme du Fresne and Janice Dunn held a two-hour workshop which explored the wide world of acting choices and how they lead to connection with character. Exercises were used to discover how making a choice in the moment can unlock creativity and lead to postive cast and company development. Some of the work was linked to Meisner style approach (2014, October)
ACTING TECHNIQUES: Peta Lily held a three hour workshop on acting techniques to find meaning in the script (2012)
CLOWNING; Peta Lily held two workshops (youth and then adults) on clowning techniques (2010)
COMEDY; Peta Lily held a two hour workshop to support the NWTC youth group (2012)
EXPRESS YOUR VISION (WRITING) Janice Dunn offered a two hour writing workshop helping people turn an idea into a written piece of work giving advice on strucutre, storyboards, threads and feedback (2016, January) More details...
FIGHT AND FLIGHT: Lawrence Evans held a youth workshop to support Peter Pan (2014, January)
FIGHT: Claire Richardson and Tim Klotz ran a youth fight workshop to support The Hobbit (workshop January 2017).
FINDING AND SWITCHING CHARACTER WITH SPEED Lawrence Evans held a workshop inspired by Oh What a Lovely War (2014, January)
LABAN WORKSHOPS Mitch Mitchelson ran two adult workshops on the work of Rudolph Laban and how we can incorporate this into our actor training Laban Workshops October 2018
LAUGHTER, OUR COMMON HOME (October 2016) Mitch Mitchelson worked alongisde the Shout Out! project which aims to integrate youth refugees with NWTC's youth group through theatre. This was a physicality-based, two- hour workshop and included the introduction of masks.
LISTEN AND RESPOND (January 2017) Philippa Strandberg-Long worked along NWTC's youth theatre to help them find ways to act honestly and keep in the moment with a series of exercises designed to help them truly listen and respond.
MASKS - Introduction and exploration (February 2020) Mitch Mitchelson offered a weekend of exploration of the mask, with step by step exercises to help us use the mask during the rehearsal process and performance. - - - mask-workshops-February 2020.
MEISNER (January 2017) Philippa Strandberg-Long shared her passion by running an adult, one-day workshop "introduction to Meisner technique". More details...
MIDDLE EARTH! A PHYSICAL AND COMIC LANDSCAPE (October 2016) Mitch Mitchelson supported the preparation of The Hobbit by inviting the youth theatre to develop comic characters and lazzis during a two-hour workshop.
MIME AND MOVEMENT Mike McCormack ran a two-hour youth workshop to help the group explore ways in which to tell stories (June 2016) More details ...
MOVING TO SATISFY A NEED Mitch Mitchelson ran a one-day workshop on Laban (February 2018) More details...
IMPROVISATION The Chandeliers, fresh from their C.S.I.- Crime Scene Improvisation show, shared their improvisational skills with two workshops (1) NWTC youth theatre - supporting Bertie's War work and (2) Adult one-day workshop (October 2017)
OLD WINE IN NEW SKINS - The roots of comedy and its historic and contemporary roots (October 2016) Mitch Mitchelson ran a one-day workshop exploring how comedic routines have been applied throughout the ages. Read more...
PILLOWMAN Mike McCormack ran a two-hour dedicated Pillowman workshop to help support the cast tell the story of The Pillowman. (June 2016) More details...
PHYSICAL APPROACHES TO ACTING Mike McCormack ran this adult one-day workshop (June 2016) More details...
SINGING IN CHARACTER, SWITCHING CHARACTER AND DYING: Graeme du Fresne and Jancie Dunn held a workshop to support Oh What a Lovely War (2014, October)
STORY TELLING: Janice Dunn ran a two hour workshop to support NWTC's youth theatre with its production of "Five Fantastic Tales" (January 2016) More details ....
STORY TELLING & IMPROVISATION: The Chandeliers ran a workshop of devising stories through improvisation (in October 2017).
TOOLKIT FOR FIXING CONNECTIONS (DIRECTING) Janice Dunn offered a two hour directing workshop illustrating various techniques (embracing seasons, focus exercises, Laban, animal visualisation, states of tension and vocal choices) to help directors connect with actors (2016, January) More details ...
WORKING TOGETHER AS AN ENSEMBLE Graeme du Fresne and Janice Dunn held a youth workshop (2014, October)
VOICE AND ACCENTS: Janice Dunn worked for one hour with three of the principal youth cast from "Oliver" to help them develop their characters' voice and accents (2016, January) More details...
