Star-Crossed | A free workshop | Shakespeare, Acting and Play

Have you always wanted to perform? Or are you a seasoned pro? All are welcome!

Note, this is a workshop for anyone above the age of 16 – for anyone younger (and accompanying parents), please see this other workshop on the same day.

Book your free spot for this 2hr theatre workshop at the beautiful Plot 9 Maze Hill.

This workshop is an accompaniment to our debut performance of Star-Crossed (already gone! Catch us next time!).  

In this workshop, I will take you through a fun taster of the performance techniques we used when creating the show, drawing from my training at East 15 acting school, Gecko, and Ethan Hsieh's TIAMAT.

What to expect

We will do warm up exercises to “tune in” to ourselves and the group, play theatre games to develop our capacity for serious play, and then round off with a short but concentrated dive into selected Shakespeare texts.

After the workshop there will be the option for Q&A and/or a hang out. There is also a HandPan sound journey at Plot 9 later this same day.

The facilitator

I am a local performer, playwright and Plot 9 regular. I trained on East 15 acting school's Contemporary Theatre course. I have experience devising theatre with Gecko, Bodies for Rent, and Insecta. I have previously facilitated workshops teaching Ethan Hsieh's TIAMAT.

Getting to Plot 9

Plot 9 is in east Greenwich, a few minutes walk from Maze Hill Overground Station which is served by Southeastern and Thameslink trains. You can catch a direct train to Maze Hill from any of: Greenwich, Deptford, London Bridge, Cannon St, Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon, St Pancras or West Hampstead.  

VIDEO DIRECTIONS: It's a short route from Maze Hill station to Plot 9 but a little bit convoluted so please look at video directions here showing how to get there from Platform 2 of Maze Hill where you'll alight if coming from central London.

It is also possible to travel via North Greenwich and get the 188 or 422 bus, alighting on Trafalgar Road or Woolwich Road and walking up Vanbrugh Hill, turning right onto Restell Close. The space is halfway down the hill on the right. Look for the bright green campervan and the entrance is 10 metres beyond it on the right.

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If you're driving then there's usually plenty of free space on nearby Humber Road (free parking from 6:30pm).

Sadly Plot 9 is not wheelchair accessible.