All about
the course
NOW BOOKING - 2025 Intensive!
You will train hard for 15 hours per week
You will train for 2 long days a week
Over a fun-packed and intensive 10 week period
YOU PAY p/h
Totalling 150 hours
Concessional p/h
Reasons to dive in and train with us?
The Intensive course is taking a new and
exciting format this year!
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There will be 5 full weeks of training, which can be booked as the whole course or week by week. Followed by 2 weeks of creating a show which can be booked as part of the whole course, making it 7 weeks for the whole training and show.
Are you with us so far?
The show period can only be booked onto by current or previous students of The Performers' Playground and will be discussed on an individual basis. (The show period will only run if we have the required numbers and will be refunded if we are unable to reach those numbers).
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Course dates: 2nd June - 4th July
Create a show: 7th - 19th July​
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Week 1: Le Jeu
2nd - 6th June - 10-5.30/6pm
Discover the game of theatre and acting. This workshop explores the principles and robust play that are the foundations for everything we do onstage. Here we begin to open the door to playing impulsively from a place of pleasure to set you on the path to artistic freedom.
Week 2: Rhythm and Text Play 9th - 13th June -10-5.30/6pm
You will discover how to transform your text work by playing with rhythms and dynamics of the world around you rather than traditional psychological approaches to acting. In this highly creative workshop you will explore the beauty and humour of the elements, materials, animals and colours as well as fundamental movements and the language of gesture. You will learn how to use all this in your acting to make bold and imaginative choices.
Week 3: Characters
16th - 20th June -10-5:30/6pm
Learn to play with big impulses, costume, text, humour, masks, imagination and improvisation.You will discover the connection between voice and body and how to create beautiful characters ranging from the comic to the tragic.
Week 4: Clown
23rd - 27th June - 10-5:30/6pm
​The art of sensitivity, ridiculousness and hilarity. You will discover the power of failure and how to play the flop to find laughter and connection with your audiences. You will learn to have a sense of humour about yourself as you play with lightness.
Week 5: Bouffon -
30th June - 4th July - 10-5:30/6pm
​The art of parody and the grotesque. You will discover how to use laughter as a means for social commentary, to perform as a pack and to craft original material.
Weeks 6 & 7: Make a show
Monday 7th July - Saturday 19th July
Week 1 times 10-6pm
Week 2 times 10-8pm Friday 18th and Saturday 19th evening Shows times TBC
In the show period we will work intensively and collaboratively with the ensemble to create new and adapted material based on the skills and interests within the group. We will utilise the training methods introduced in the modules and explore their application in performance. The process will require an openness and desire to work generously with others as we strive into the unknown. This period is for performers wanting to push themselves to experiment in a supportive environment and to test their work in front of a public audience.
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Prices ​
Full course and show for 7 weeks: £2200 & £1925 concessions
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1 Module for 5 days: £300 & £265 concessions
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5 weeks Training: £1500 & £1325 concessions
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2 week ​Make a show: £700 & £600 concessions
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We offer payment plans, if you are interested please email us on:
theperformersplayground@gmail.com
Full course - full price: Full course - concession:
1 module - full price: 1 module - concession:
5 weeks - full price: 5 weeks - concession:
Make a show - full price: Make a show - concession:
*The majority of other theatre and acting courses we could find in the North West are charging upwards of £9 per hour. Our prices work out as are £8.80p/h and £7.60 concession for the full course.
* The cohort will be a maximum 16 participants.
* As a graduate you will be eligible for reduced rates on any masterclasses that occur in the 12 months after you complete the course.
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The course requires a good level of physical fitness and body awareness as well as the ability to work physically for the majority of the sessions.
If you are new to working with us we will arrange a zoom to meet and discuss the demands of the course to clarify the suitability of the training for you.