Each lab focuses on a different methodology, giving you a chance to discover new perspectives in a practical environment with professional actors, while building a toolkit of approaches you can take into your own practice.
NEW WORKSHOP SERIES ✍️
Led by Esalan Gates (five-star & award-nominated theatre director), these hands-on workshops introduce directing tools drawn from leading practitioners including Katie Mitchell, Declan Donnellan, Mike Alfreds, and Uta Hagen.
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Are you an actor or emerging director curious about what really happens inside a professional rehearsal room? 👀Wondering how to take the leap into making your own work, or eager to learn new ways to approach a scene as a director?
Then this workshop is for you.
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Xavier trained at the Oxford School of Drama and École Philippe Gaulier. His recent credits include ‘Professor T’ (ITV/PBS) and ‘for the record’ (Theatre 503).
Harriet, actor and musician, trained at Oxford School of Drama where she was nominated for the Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award. Their theatre credits include “A Play Without a Title” at the New Diorama and “The Glass House” at The Lion and Unicorn.
Ayan Philip is a British-Indian actor, born in Kerala and raised in Bournemouth. He recently made his TV debut on Grantchester (ITV/PBS/Kudos) Season 10, and made his professional stage debut at The New Vic Theatre playing the lead role of Rav in The Last Quiz Night on Earth.
Our flagship show, Pop Goes the Dollar, opens next Thursday at @TheHopeTheatre as part of @CamdenFringe ! Written and directed by our founder, @esalangates , 'Succession' meets 'The Big Short' in this tense, pressure-cooker drama set on the eve of the 2008 financial crash.