ARCOLA THEATRE - WORKSHOP NEW PLAYS - ACTING WORKSHOP INTENSIVE
12 PARTICIPANTS - 7 HOURS PER DAY - 4 DAYS.
This is a unique opportunity with the artistic director of the Arcola Theatre to discover new writers and early drafts of new plays.
This acting workshop gives the participants an insight in understanding how to originate a character. This series of workshops will provide an opportunity to acquire new tools for bringing characters and text to life, as you refresh your acting skills, while sparking and sustaining your creative inspiration.
“The audience will really hear the playwright’s voice for the first time, through the actor’s first interpretation.”
- Memet Ergen
(THIS IS NOT A R&D FOR A COMMISSIONED PLAY).
BIO
Founder and the current artistic director of the Arcola Theatre, London; founder and the current artistic director of the Talimhane Tiyatrosu, Istanbul; co-founder and the first artistic director of the Southwark Playhouse, London (1993-1999); associate producer at the Battersea Arts Centre (1999-2001); advisor and judge for BBC Radio drama; founder of Arcola’s opera season Grimeborn; founder of the new writing festival: Oyun Yaz
Mehmet has directed over 100 plays ranging from Shakespeare to new plays, musicals to operas.
He has given talks and gave workshops in London, Brussels, Porto, Sofia, Tel Aviv, Ankara and Istanbul. Mehmet also taught and gave workshops in a number of universities and drama schools around the world.
