PHILLIP RIDLEY AND THE NATIONAL THEATRE COLLABORATOR MAX LINDSAY | IN-PERSON INTENSIVE
12 PARTICIPANTS - 7 HOURS PER DAY - 4 DAYS.
In this series of workshops Max will be leading you through different techniques to connect your thoughts to your bodies. Using text and characters we will work through Laban Efforts, Archetypes and Michael Chekhov Techniques among others. The aim is to give you a toolbox of techniques that we can put in to practice in scenes by the end of the 4 weeks.
BIO
Max is a resident director at The National Theatre. He was resident assistant Director at Chichester Festival Theatre for Festival 2018 where he assisted Tinuke Craig, Dale Rooks and Daniel Evans. He was previously based at the Nuffield, Southampton.
Theatre credits as Director include: Mother of Him (Park Theatre 200); Ripped (Underbelly, Edinburgh); Angry (Southwark Playhouse); Foreign Goods 2 and Broken Gargoyles (Theatre503); Consensual, The Odyssey, Girls Like That, Henry IV, His Dark Materials, The Laramie Project Circle, The Wardrobe, Feathers in the Snow, Great Expectations, The Three Musketeers and Cymbeline (Nuffield Theatre); Someone to Blame (Kings Head Theatre/Nuffield Theatre); Jimmy Jimmy (Omnibus Clapham); The Best Christmas Present (The Playing Field); The Voyage of Lost Dreams (SS Shieldhall).
Credits as Associate Director include: Cargo (UK tour); We Are Here (National Theatre).
Credits as Assistant Director include: The Osmonds the Musical (Shaun Kerrison, ROYO National Tour), Fisherman’s Friends the Musical (James Grieve, Hall for Cornwall), Me & My Girl (Daniel Evans, Chichester Festival Theatre); random/generations (Tinuke Craig, Chichester Festival Theatre); The Midnight Gang (Dale Rooks, Chichester Festival Theatre); Cargo (David Mercatali, Arcola Theatre); Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (Theatre Royal Plymouth); and The Nutcracker (Blanche McIntyre, Nuffield Theatre).
TESTIMONIALS
I worked with Max Lindsay on The Nutcracker in 2013, and observed him directing the Nuffield Youth Theatre production of Feathers In The Snow the following spring. The Nutcracker demanded clever handling and inventive devising in a short and pressurised time frame and Max’s job as AD put him squarely at the heart of it. He came up with endless ingenious and insightful ideas, and they had a vibrant theatricality which transformed the production. He also had a great ability to absorb stress and keep a cast motivated and happy, which was invaluable during a tech full of practical challenges. Watching him take on Feathers I was impressed by his ability to handle a massive cast (across a range of abilities), command their respect and affection and manoeuvre them elegantly in a way that brought the play alive. It seems very natural to me that Max has the respect and support of a writer like Philip Ridley and I expect he will do a terrific job.
Blanche McIntyre, director
I am a difficult person to have in Youth Theatre audiences as I tend to be critical. It is also difficult to be in YT audiences as people tend to want to know what I think. There has never been a problem with Max’s work. I have always been overwhelmed by it’s quality. The only issue I have with Max is that, thus far, he has never chosen to use any of my work. I would be fascinated to see what he could bring to it… here’s hoping… one day!
Mark Wheeller, playwright
I was fortunate enough to see Max Lindsay’s production of my play Feathers in the Snow at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton. It was a stunningly directed show: lucid, inventive, moving, beautifully acted and delivered (as it should be, but not always is) at break neck speed. The young cast clearly adored him and he got something very special from each of them. Since then I’ve seen more of Max’s work, and been lucky enough to get to know him, and I think he’s one of the most exciting young directors around: brimful of ideas, inspiring and inspired in equal measure. I cannot recommend him highly enough.
Philip Ridley, playwright
Max is a very serious theatre maker. He cares deeply about wider issues and puts this into his work with full passion and vigour. He has a great energy which inspires people and everyone he does has a mark of quality which comes from someone working at the top of their game. I have no hesitation in recommending him to everyone.
David Mercatali, Associate Director Sherman Theatre
