Performers’ Workshops

Please be aware that this is not an opportunity to pitch ideas for plays or to hand over scripts you want read by Liverpool’s Royal Court. For more info on hiring the studio, please visit our Venue Hire page. If you are interested in submitting a script to the team, please visit our New Writing page.

All of these workshops are hosted by Harvey Robinson, and are for people aged 18 and over.

Please arrive at Box Office five minutes before the workshop is due to start. If you have any access requirements, please email Harvey at td@liverpoolsroyalcourt.com.

There is nothing to prepare for the workshops. Please bring pen, paper, water, and an extra layer as The Studio can be chilly.

AUDITIONING WITH SIDES

Thursday 22 October, 12pm-2pm
£20
10 spaces available

Looking at how we prepare, annotate and deliver auditions using pages given on the day with fifteen minutes to prep. On the day, pages will be assigned to you and you will have time to analyse and prepare, before presenting them in a mock audition set up. Notes and direction will be given, along with opportunities to apply those notes and perform the piece again.

Book your space

Spaces are non-refundable after 15 October.

SIGHT READING

Thursday 22 October, 3pm-5.30pm
£20
10 spaces available

This workshop looks at how we can give bold, decisive and varied readings with little or no time to prepare.

Book your space

Spaces are non-refundable after 15 October.

AUDITION MONOLOGUES

Friday 23 October, 10am-12pm
£20
10 spaces available

This workshop focuses on how to select, prepare and present a monologue off-book in an audition context. Please bring with you a monologue, off book, to be worked on 1-2-1.

Book your space

Spaces are non-refundable after 16 October.

PRIVATE TUITION

1-2-1 coaching in theatre performance. These sessions can be tailored to your needs, ie: drama school audition preparation, text analysis, public speaking and presentation, or any of the subjects covered in our group workshops.

Pricing

  • £50 for one hour
  • £85 for two hours

If you would like to arrange private tuition, or have any questions about these sessions, please email Harvey at td@liverpoolsroyalcourt.com

Harvey Robinson

Harvey is an actor, composer and tutor with experience in theatre, TV and radio. He has worked with the BBC and Channel 4, and performed on the West End, Broadway and a number of national tours.

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