Stand-up Comedy Workshops with Chris Head
If you missed out on WRiTEON's first lot of stand-up comedy workshops back in May, here is another chance to give it a go. We're running a new two-day introductory course plus a follow-up or intermediate course - and both will provide an opportunity to perform your stuff in front of a live and friendly audience. Taught by writer and comedian Chris Head, these courses are subsidised by WRiTEON to keep the cost as low as possible - and there's an additional discount for members of WRiTEON.
Two-day Introduction to Stand-Up
In this introductory two-day course you will develop a short stand-up act, from creating material to finding your comedy persona. Session 1 will include exercises to inspire material. You'll then go off to write your short routine during the week and return in Session 2 for microphone time in front of the group. You'll receive feedback and work on being responsive to the audience, so they are responsive to you. Then, in the evening, you'll have the chance to put what you've learned into practice in a stand-up show for a friends and family audience.
One Day Stand-Up Follow-Up
This additional stand up comedy workshop will primarily be geared to those who have attended one of Chris's Two-day introductory workshops (i.e. in May or September), but others with some experience of stand-up may also attend. You will be required to bring along some prepared material which you will develop and refine during the session and then try out in front of a friends and family audience in the evening.
About Chris Head
Instructor Chris Head is a writer and performer and teaches comedy writing and performance at City Lit in Central London. He has run workshops for the BBC and Channel 4 and articles about his teaching and comedy work have appeared in Time Out, The Guardian, The Times Education Supplement, The Scotsman and more. He has directed twelve shows for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, co-writing five of them, directed many shows in London, including at Soho Theatre, is a regular contributor to The Fix comedy magazine and is the editor of the forthcoming "Make It" section on the British Comedy Guide website.
Dates and Details
Two-day Introduction to Stand-Up
Sundays, 5th & 12th September 11.00am - 5.30pm
Friends and Family Performance in the evening of 12th at 7.30pm
B Bar, top floor, 6 Market Passage, Cambridge, CB2 3PF
Cost = £45 for members of WRITEON and £50 for non-members
One Day Stand-Up Follow-Up
Sunday, 14th November 11.00am - 5.30pm
Friends and Family Performance in the evening at 7.30pm
B Bar, top floor, 6 Market Passage, Cambridge, CB2 3PF
Cost = £25 for members of WRITEON and £30 for non-members
To Book
To book your place on either or both of these workshops, please contact Julia Bolden (julia@writeon.org.uk) You can book both in advance or reserve judgement until you have given the first session a go. If you did not/are not attending the Beginners sessions but have already had some experience of stand up and would like to attend the Follow -Up session, please e-mail to enquire.
If you are booking as a member, you will need to quote your membership number. See the Contact us page for information about membership (note that subscription to the newsletter is not the same as membership).
Dates Announced for Naked Stage Autumn 2010
WRiTEON's tenth annual Naked Stage festival of new writing will take place over five Sunday evenings from 10 October - 7 November this Autumn. Naked Stage is open to submissions of plays or excerpts of up to 50 minutes in length. All genres, including sketches, are considered. The only limitation is that the piece must be playable by a maximum of four actors. Accepted pieces will be rehearsed with an experienced director and performed by our talented troupe in front of a knowledgeable and interested audience of theatre buffs and professionals on the Bar Stage of the ADC Theatre, Cambridge. They provide verbal and written feedback on each piece performed. For full, detailed submission guidelines and instructions and to access the submission form, please click HERE
Deadline for submissions: 12 September
Casting session for Naked Stage: 26 September, 6.15 pm, Ross St Community Centre
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