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Improvisation Techniques led by Paul Birch

Southlands Methodist Church 97 Bishopthorpe Rd, York

This workshop led by playwright, practitioner and performer Paul Birch, will look at short-form improvisation familiar to anyone who has watched an episode of Whose Line Is It Anyway. Taking the techniques of improvisation teachers such as Spolin, Johnson and Close we will explore ways to create characters and build comic scenes without ever worrying if...

Stanislavski Techniques led by Paul Birch

Southlands Methodist Church 97 Bishopthorpe Rd, York

This workshop, led by playwright, practitioner and performer Paul Birch, will look at key techniques of influential theatre director Konstantin Stanislavski. In this session, explore practical ways to inventively, and truthfully, approach text and scene work. In particular, Paul will focus on ‘Given Circumstances’, ‘Circles of Attention’, and ‘The Method of Physical Actions’. The perfect...