The LAMDA Short Courses
shaKesPeare and his conteMPoraries shaKesPeare Physical theatre
(8 weeKs) (4 weeKs) (2 weeKs)

This is an intensive classical acting course, conducted This is designed for students wishing to work on an intensive A special two-week course with two of LAMDA’s principal
by the LAMDA faculty, for students with some performance Shakespearean programme with the LAMDA faculty. The aim movement teachers. Comprising work on Le Jeu, Neutral Mask,
experience. Classes, which will not exceed fifteen students, of the course is to demystify Shakespeare: to prevent poetic Character Mask, Animal Essence, Clown and the Bouffon,
will be given in: drama seeming an unscalable mountain and to make the student this is an intensive training ideal for the professional
as comfortable with this kind of drama as he or she is with or student actor.
Voice (Pure and Applied) naturalistic work.
Movement (Pure and Applied) Clown and the Bouffon
Singing We make Shakespeare accessible through the disciplines Beginning with the fundamental play between actors,
Historic Dance of textual analysis, history seminars and above all instruction and the actor and the audience, the first half of the course
Stage Combat in techniques to help the development of voice and body with aims to find the actor’s true idiot, their Clown. From a starting
Alexander Technique special emphasis on their relation to the Elizabethan and point of ‘how exactly are you stupid?’ and developed through
Textual Analysis and Scene Study Jacobean periods. Working in groups of fifteen or less, improvisation, movement and creation of comedy scenes,
practical class will be given in: the actor will create or find their Clown. In week two this
Whilst the course is based upon the works of Shakespeare, is developed further into the fantastic, grotesque world
contemporary playwrights such as Marlowe, Jonson, Voice (Pure and Applied) of the Bouffon. Bringing together the child, the demon
Beaumont and Fletcher may also feature, as will the Movement (Pure and Applied) and the fool and colliding them with everyday drama,
Jacobeans. The classwork will culminate in an ‘open Singing television and Shakespeare’s tragic heroes, the Bouffon
rehearsal’ for students and tutors. Historic Dance returns the actor to a truly theatrical, visceral relationship
Stage Combat with the audience.
Lectures on the social and historical background Alexander Technique
of Shakespeare’s world are also provided. Textual Analysis and Scene Study Animal Essence
The aim of this work is to help actors connect their imagination
The object of the course is to provide a more confident The classwork will culminate in an ‘open rehearsal’ to the physical life of a character. We are often unaware
knowledge of poetic drama and to encourage creative for students and tutors. of how much the actor’s imagination is locked up in tense
attitudes towards solving the problems of performance. muscles and stiff joints. This is a time to discover how to locate
Lectures on the social and historical background and free physical blocks to release energy and facilitate natural
Classes will take place between 10:00am and 5:30pm of Shakespeare’s world are also provided. flow in movement to create a language that is in our control.
Monday to Friday inclusive. By studying animals, we provide actors with a focus that
Classes will take place between 10:00am and 5:30pm Monday allows them to push themselves into unexplored physical
The workshop includes a visit to the Royal Shakespeare to Friday inclusive. territory without the worries of self-consciousness. Once
Company at Stratford-upon-Avon and performances achieved, we work backwards so that we end up playing
at London theatres. The workshop includes a visit to the Royal Shakespeare with the essence of the animal in improvisation and text.
Company at Stratford-upon-Avon and performances
at London theatres. Pilates and ‘Tai-Chi are also used to be able to help the
demanding physical nature of the work.
qualiFication For all short courses: LAMDA Diploma
No UK scholarships or UK government funding are available
for these courses.
Housing is available for all London short courses.
See end of prospectus for admission details for the
short courses.
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