“Ask my dog. If he say ay, it will. If he say no, it will. If he shake his tail and say nothing, it will.”

WORKSHOP 1 – 10th March 2013

First readthrough and discussions.

Topics explored included:

The Act 5 shift
Rape – How far does he get? Why doesn’t Sylvia speak?
Loyalty
3:1
Proteus
Proteus and Valentine
Mates before Muff – young men, their baggage and thoughtlessness
The two c***s of Verona
Forgiveness
Where do you put the interval? Should you have one?
Love and a bit with a dog

WORKSHOP 2 – 24th March 2013

Masterclass: “Clown” – Bryn Holding

An exploration of simple clown and its relationship to the art of acting. This is for actors and theatre-makers alike. With his step by step approach to simple clown the workshop will explore ‘what makes us laugh?’ and “why is that funny?’ sharpening our sense of complicity, ensemble, our relationship to our audience and widening our understanding of how to create and sustain laughter.

“Except I be by Silvia in the night,
There is no music in the nightingale;
Unless I look on Silvia in the day,
There is no day for me to look upon.
She is my essence, and I leave to be,
If I be not by her fair influence
Foster’d, illumined, cherish’d, kept alive.”