Devised theatre: beginners

City Lit

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In London

£ 129 VAT inc.

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    Course

  • Location

    London

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    Different dates available

This course is about how we can make exciting contemporary theatre through collaborative processes - a practical course for performers, directors and for anyone who wants to nurture their creativity. Instead of working from a play, 'devising' creates the whole world of the performance from scratch. Devising is the method of creation used by some of today’s most important theatre makers including Theatre de Complicite, Punchdrunk, Forced Entertainment and Robert Lepage.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

• understand how a show is devised and the steps in that process• identify starting points for devising• develop the skills that let you build physical and textual material from those starting points• experience how you begin to put that material together through principals of composition• grasp how funders and promoters do their work.

Comfortable clothing should be worn.Bring a pen and paper if you want to make notes.

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  • Theatre

Course programme

We will look at key steps in the devising process - coming up with the initial idea, creating physical work, creating text, finding a style of work and putting a show together. We will also touch on how you get funding and opportunities to show work.


Most of our work will be practical though we will spend time discussing the work we make. Sometimes you will work in pairs, sometimes in small groups and at other times as a large ensemble.

Additional information


Enrol onto Devising for Improvers, Grotowski, Physical performance skills or a general acting course.

General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00.
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Devised theatre: beginners

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