ACT Workshops

What's in a movement? Come explore character building from "without". Focusing on the given circumstances and physical truth of a character draws in audiences, allowing them to be totally invested in a character's humanity, before they ever utter a word. In the first half of class, we will explore basic movement elements from Rudolf von Laban and other theater practitioners before moving onto text and subtext (the unsaid). This course is good for anyone interested in character building, theater devising, and scene work.

This workshop is dedicated to all the performers from the artistic world who want to explore and understand how intimacy on stage can change the narrative. The exercises you will learn, inspired from Spolin, Meisner, Stanislavski, but also from the improvisational theatre will gently teach you ways of exploring your physical and emotional availability, more truthfully and impactful. All of this, in a safe and positive environment, adapted to your own needs and capabilities and in sync with the ones of your stage partners.

 This playful, practical workshop explores the power of comedic personas - from bold alter egos to subtle character shifts. Dive into the world of character-based stand-up comedy, where exaggeration, alter egos, and comedic personas open up fresh and unexpected ways to connect with an audience. Step outside yourself and into a whole new voice! Through guided exercises and performance prompts, participants will experiment with physicality, voice, and perspective to bring new characters to life. You'll learn how adopting an alter ego can unlock creative freedom, build confidence on stage, and add unique depth and versatility to your performance. 

What happens when the master of Russian realism, Anton Chekhov, meets his inventive nephew, Michael Chekhov? This masterclass brings together the classic monologues of Anton Chekhov with the powerful physical and psychological techniques of his nephew, Michael Chekhov. In this workshop, we’ll tackle some of Chekhov’s iconic monologues, exploring them through the lens of Michael Chekhov’s theatrical techniques, as well as drawing from other sources in the world of theatre.

This workshop helps actors explore and build authentic, multi-dimensional characters. Through specific exercises, improvisation, and scene work, participants will learn how to connect emotionally with their roles. We will explore the 4 truths about building a character - motivations, emotional connection, self love and physical embodiment. 

Boost your stage creativity with a masterclass that blends individual and group exercises from diverse theatre and coaching schools. This interactive experience encourages collaboration, spontaneity, and ensemble dynamics, helping you unlock your creative potential on stage and in life. Gain practical tools to expand your creative range, improve confidence in spontaneous thinking and performance, and enhance your collaboration skills, all while deepening your understanding of creativity across artistic disciplines. 

This workshop focuses on the communicative potential of the moving body and on freeing the body-mind and imagination through movement. We will work with various psycho-physical performance practices, exploring breath and movement, physical centers, the senses, the projection and reception of energy, space and atmosphere, and qualities of movement. We will move and dance individually, in pairs, and as an ensemble, exploring presence and connection. By cultivating deep listening and trust, we aim to release inhibitions and open up a wider range of possibilities for human behavior. 

Greek Tragedies keep inspiring us for centuries by teaching us about human nature and fragility. In this workshop I will guide you through the dramatic techniques of Greek tragedy, bold storytelling, heightened emotion and the power of the chorus. We will explore fate, hubris, nemesis and catharsis and gain insight into both the historical context and the enduring theatrical power of Greek tragedy.! Let's embrace the tragic and the epic.  

Shakespeare’s verse can be like a labyrinth: his thicket of stacked ideas and structural choices (alliteration, meter) has so many pitfalls that actors sometimes wonder if the material was intended for scholars more than performers!  But the truth is: he cared most about us.  He wanted to guide the actor, to gift us the richest possible material, with which we can best draw in and dazzle the audience at every level: to make them see, hear, think, and feel the most possible layers in the shortest space of time. Despite his lack of stage directions, our directorial playwright has left clues everywhere for the actor who knows how to dig beyond the surface. For that actor, the labyrinth quickly becomes a goldmine.  Whether you are starting out or looking for a refresher, come spend a few hours mining the text. 

This playful workshop dives into the fine line between comedy and heartbreak - inspired by the darkly funny world of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's award-winning TV series, Fleabag. We'll explore how confession, tension and stillness create moments that are both hilarious and human. Through practical exercises and scene work, you'll discover how silence, rhythm and vulnerability can turn pain into laughter - and laughter into connection. Expect a fast-paced, reflective and joyful session that celebrates the messy beauty of tragicomedy! 

Join our theatre masterclass where the first part focuses on clarifying and deepening your character work—helping you understand their motivations, emotions, and unique traits. Then, explore the rich world of other art forms like music, painting…  to fuel your creativity and inspire your theatre material. By discovering how different arts express emotion and story, you’ll find fresh ways to bring your character and performance to life with new energy and perspective. This workshop is all about expanding your creative toolbox and connecting theatre with the wider world of artistic expression. 

The class focuses on storytelling through the body rather than words. Using movement, gesture, and physical expression, participants explore emotion, character, and narrative in a dynamic way. It encourages creativity, awareness, and collaboration, helping actors communicate without relying on dialogue.   

This course is invaluable for anyone performing, teaching, studying or simply wanting a new way to enjoy Shakespeare. Shakespeare writes about the truth in human relationships and human hearts. Sanford Meisner's work unlocks truthful acting. Even though the latter says 'text is your greatest enemy', the tools of 'acting is reacting' can be used to discover the infinite freedom within the apparent constraints of the playwright's text. In this course, we will explore together natural ways of making them a perfect match. 

This immersive Method Acting workshop is designed to help actors deeply connect with their characters through emotional truth and personal experience. Participants will explore core techniques developed by Stanislavski, Strasberg, and Adler, including sense memory, affective memory, and working on psychological gesture. Through scene work and exercises, we will learn how to access emotions, build believable characters, and bring depth and honesty in the performance. Ideal for actors of all levels looking to refine their craft and expand their emotional range. 

Learn how great comedians transform everyday moments into unforgettable stories. Through hands-on exercises and lively analysis, you'll explore what makes the best comic storytellers so compelling - and uncover the techniques that make their work resonate with audiences. You'll also discover how humour brings stories to life, making them more human, relatable, and memorable. This workshop is ideal for anyone interested in writing or performing stories - or simply exploring how comedy can deepen personal expression and connection. 

In theatre, where and how performers exist in space can transform the meaning of a single word, gesture, or moment. This workshop explores the power of spatial relationships between actors, audience and environment and will turn this knowledge into a tool for acting and directing. Through practical exercises you will experiment with proximity, distance, direction and levels to discover how physical positioning alters emotional tone, character dynamics and even narrative. 

In this workshop, actors dive into the world of morally complex “grey” characters — individuals who are neither purely good nor bad. The goal is to create layered, authentic performances that reflect the true complexity of human nature. We will explore the 6 tyrants - Anger, Fear, Jealousy, Desire, Pleasure and Pain - and how they can be used to shape and deepen a character. 

Join our theatre masterclass and dive into the heart of great performance: the bond between scene partners. Built around the idea that acting is reacting, this workshop will help you develop trust, presence, and real connection on stage. Through partner-based exercises and scene work, you'll learn to listen deeply, respond truthfully, and create authentic, dynamic relationships that bring any story to life. 

Are you often “in your head” on stage? Do you find yourself thinking about your next line instead of experiencing the moment? Are you “acting” instead of reacting? The Meisner Technique is designed to get you out of your head and into the present moment. Founded on the principle of “living truthfully,” this technique dismantles the idea of “performing” and replaces it with the reality of “doing”. It’s about learning to trust your instincts and respond with gut-level honesty to what is actually happening in front of you, right now. 

This workshop is designed as an extension to Method Acting I. Participants should have completed a previous Method Acting workshop with Desi. 

Michael Chekhov developed an acting technique, a 'pshyco - physical approach', in which transformation, working with impulse, imagination and inner and outer gesture are central. It offers clear and practical tools in working with imagination, feelings and atmosphere. This course will introduce you into the secrets of this technique, taking your acting skills to new levels of truth and craftmanship. 

Have you ever felt like a “liar” on stage? Have you ever “faked” an emotion, knowing deep down that you weren’t truly connected to it? The Eric Morris System is a powerful and practical approach built on one radical idea: “No Acting Please”. It is not about “showing” an audience an emotion; it is about achieving a “State of Being” where you, the actor, are actually experiencing the character’s reality. 

Stanislavski's System is a specific and very useful acting technique that aims to create an emotionally authentic performance. The actors internalise in depth the inner world of their character, together with their characteristics and motivation. This is a methodology that helps the actors to blend with the character by the extent that the actor becomes the character, as the character was real.

In this workshop we will explore the importance of finding the humanity in your character. We will explore how to achieve a more truthful, authentic performance and develop skills to connect emotionally with your character. You can either bring your own monologue to work on or Michelle will help you find a suitable monologue.

Guided by the timeless classic "Exercises in Style" by Raymond Queneau, this workshops will engage you in a creative journey to explore the depths of character development, transforming simple scenarios into complex scenes with three-dimensional characters through a series of inventive and playful exercises.

Find out if you have what it takes to do stand-up comedy in this fun and inspiring workshop where you’ll learn what is a stand-up set, how to devise a short comedy routine, how to develop your own style and voice, tips and tricks for gathering material for comedy, and how to use your personal experience and write what you know. This workshop is for anyone curious about stand-up and wants to know what it takes to get onto that stage and make people laugh!

In this workshop , we will use techniques to delve deep into the emotional landscape of your characters. We will apply some techniques through practical exercises and scenes that will explore the background, motivation and inner life of your characters.

This workshop will help the actor delve deep into a piece of text, analyse, play and finally help them showcase their ability to the fullest in front of a group of people.

This workshop on storytelling through games and prompts promises to be a delightful and enriching experience for all participants. This session is not just for performers but for anyone with a love for stories and a desire to explore their creativity in a supportive and fun environment. By creating a safe, playful space we will connect through sharing our stories and build a community of supportive storytellers.

Have you ever wondered why sometimes when you listen to a musical theatre song, you feel so sad, or motivated, or touched? It isn't only the music and the lyrics, although that is a big part of it, but also the acting the singer injects into the song. In this workshop we will work on songs as if they were monologues, delve deep into the thoughts, emotions and subtexts of characters, while understanding the importance of context, typology and style and also learn how to combine these elements with musical rhythm, keys and musical phrases, orchestration and mood.

Sandford Meisner's technique is all about connection and emphasises three elements: emotional preparation, repetition exercises, and improvisation. In this session, Miryam will use Meisner to guide you through exercises through which you will experience the importance of connection.

In this workshop you will explore the art of stage presence. Through a series of exercises and short scenes, you'll gain the tools you need to develop a commanding stage presence and enhance your connection with the environment and fellow actors.

"Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances” Sanford Meisner. In this session we will go deeper into the essential tools we need to create a true character and how to apply our own uniqueness to build a solid performance.

This workshop will help participants to delve deeper into developing your comedy writing and stage voice. You will learn how to gather material every day and learn different ways to turn it into comedy, how professional comedians construct their jokes as we deconstruct them, how to develop your stage voice - doing stand-up as yourself Vs In character, how to structure your material into a 5-minute set, how to edit and perform the material you've written, and  how to tackle the nerves.

In this masterclass we will concentrate on the work with some of the most popular Theatre of Absurd drama texts, both from the perspective of the actor and of the director.

During this workshop, Matthew will take you on the discovery of your own personal clown. After your discovery, various exercises will deepen your understanding of your clown and introduce you to the principles of clowning. Clowning allows you to develop the following acting skills: building awareness of space and others, studying character, audience engagement, trusting instincts, feel for comedy, timing, kinesthetic response, taking risks, commitment, vulnerability. Please bring an ordinary household object to the session, such as a toothbrush, a cup, a fork, etc.