Workshops
We've created a series of practical workshops that share our process in creating both
interactive and sustainable theatre.
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To book just send us an enquiry here.
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We've previously delivered workshops for artists and makers at: Hall For Cornwall, Company Three, Puncture The Screen Festival, In Good Company and The Place Theatre. We've also delivered our workshops at universities including: AMATA, Anglia Ruskin University, Bedford University, Lancaster University, Liverpool Hope, University of East London, Ulster University, and University of Warwick.
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Alongside workshops we have created bespoke series of practical lectures/ seminars to meet specific course needs and were guest lecturers for the University of Creative Arts' MA Digital Performer Module.
Playing with Choice- Creating Interactive Theatre
This practical workshop explores how we create interactive theatre that
gives audiences genuine choice and agency.
Using different exercises we’ll cover:
-How to ease an audience into interaction and inspire them to play.
-How to create choices that have real consequences
-Creating ‘rich' interaction not ‘poor' interaction
-How to respond to different audience dynamics
(including how to deal with audiences who try and ‘break the game’)
The workshop culminates in everyone creating their own short interactive pieces.
Runtime: 2.5 hours.​
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It's All a Game - Creating Interactive Theatre
This practical workshop explores how games can be used as a basis to create exciting interactive theatre.
Using different exercises we’ll cover:
-How games can be used to tell stories
-How to adapt game mechanics to shape your audience's choices
-The importance of 'play testing' and how to develop your piece.
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​The workshop culminates in everyone creating their own short playable theatre pieces.
Runtime: 2hrs..
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Both 'Playing With Choice' and 'It's All A Game' can be delivered together as a 5 hour all day workshop.
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Fancy something more bespoke? We can adapt our workshop formats to include more consultation/ dramaturgy of pieces to embed more with a specific course aim or term project- drop us an email to discuss what works best.
"This was a brilliant session for our BA Drama students which helped to raise their confidence in making work.
The session was lively and enthused, but also meticulously planned, covering the audience journey, access and technical issues, and top tips for interactive performance."
-Heather Lilley, Anglia Ruskin University Course Leader for Drama, School Lead for Learning, Teaching and Assessment
Reducing Our Impact- Creating Sustainable Theatre
An introductory workshop for producing and creating sustainable theatre; giving you tools / new ways of working
We are passionate believers that creating work with a smaller carbon footprint does not have to limit your creative ambition.
This workshop will allow us all to explore what it is to put environmentalism at the heart of your practice and look forward, to what changes we can make to the creative sector.
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Available both online and in person..
Runtime: 2 hours
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We also run bespoke workshops/consultancy for theatre companies tailored to your needs, drop us an email to find out more.
"The workshops provided by Dylan have been extremely useful in helping students to think through the climate impact of their practice-based research. Students come away with a much broader understanding of the ways that they might individually impact the sustainability of theatre practice. The workshop is delivered in a sympathetic and supportive way that encourages each person to feel empowered about the small opportunities for change that are within their control, as opposed to feeling overwhelmed by the bigger picture."
-Cami Rowe, Programme Director for Lancaster University's MA Theatre for Social, Political and Environmental Change
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​"The session with Kill the Cat was great and I learnt a lot about accountability, transparency and the reality of doing your best. Them being transparent, even in their conversations about not being perfect, was incredible. In an age of social media, often only people’s “perfect” moments are shared and there is a lot of pressure and fear around not being perfect. This kind of transparency needs to be more common, everywhere....This session was really useful for thinking about my own practice."
- Participant Feedback
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