Workshops
Suitable for:
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Actors, performers & theatre makers
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Directors looking for new techniques to apply to the rehearsal space
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+16 years old
We currently do not have any workshops scheduled. Join our mailing list to be the first to find out about future workshops and castings.
Authentic Improvisation
As a theatre company, Fine Comb Theatre often apply
improvisation techniques in rehearsals to enhance character, explore
text and establish location and atmosphere.
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Improvisation is commonly linked with humour, wit and on the spot
comedy, made famous by the much-loved TheatreSports and Whose
Line is it Anyways. However, Authentic Improvisation explores a
truthful form of improvisation which actors sometimes need in order
to explore text, build character, create scenes and perform in a
realistic manner. It is about getting rid of fear and allowing creative
instinct to shine.
This workshop, with Fine Comb Theatre’s Rachel McMurray & Cat Morefield, will allow participants to explore authentic improvisation as a skill which can then be applied to characterization and text in rehearsals and auditions, a great device to add to your actors toolkit.
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Previous workshop participants have said:
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"I now have tools that I can use when approaching a script that I wouldn’t have thought to use before this workshop, I’ve never used improvisation as a tool on my own before and it makes a lot of sense."
"I always enjoy workshops led by people who make you feel welcome, relaxed and in a ‘safe space’. And I’ve never been to a workshop that has used the improv approach to a script."
Improvisation is often associated with having people watch, with the need to entertain. Authentic improvisation is for the sake of the actor.
