Spymonkey Clowning Workshop | Stockton-on-Tees

Name: Spymonkey Clowning Workshop | Stockton-on-Tees
Start: 2025-04-28T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-28T17:00:00+01:00
Location: ARC Stockton Arts Centre

Schedule

Mon Apr 28 2025 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

ARC Stockton Arts Centre | Stockton-on-tees, EN

This one day workshop is an introduction to the key concepts at the heart of Spymonkey’s Theatre of Funny. We believe that everyone can be funny in their own unique way, and that the best theatre is one that embraces this quality in its artists. With the emphasis on supporting a space that is accessible, supportive and safe for all to laugh, we will use our favourite games and exercises as practical illustrations, to create belly-laughter with games and improv exercises (the sometimes scary pleasure of saying ‘yes’ to the unknown), explore practical concepts such as ‘finding the game’, the importance of complicity, or fixed point, of playing together with our friends, and of sharing that particular quality of Funny that you and only you can be.
We have taught these workshops all over the world for 30 years and we are still amazed how much fun can be had by a brand new group of people, as long as they come ready to laugh and equipped with a sense of humour about themselves and others.
EXPERIENCE – enthusiastic newcomers, performing arts students, emerging artists, seasoned pros and everyone in between.