Iconic Duos – Classic Pairings Throughout Theatre History

Term 1 Dates 2024 - Tuesday 13th February – Tuesday 2nd April 7:30pm - 9:30pm @ The Court Theatre, Addington

Price: $190 (8 classes)

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This program offers a great opportunity to develop performance and creative thinking skills. Each term consists of eight sessions led by a professional theatre maker. Participants will learn various skills including acting, text analysis, voice, devising, audition technique, and how to work creatively as part of a group. 

In term 1 students will explore Iconic Duos - classic pairings throughout theatre history (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Gwendolyn and Cecily, Beatrice and Benedict and more.... Students will dive deep into many aspects of character and relationship, Looking at pace, status, energy and how to approach embodying legendary characters and make them your own!

This is a wonderful opportunity to sign up with a friend or performance partner, but existing duos not required. Solo actors will get to explore a range of pairings with different partners across the course



About the Teaching Artist, Lizzie Tollemache

Lizzie Tollemache is a performing artist, theatre maker and sideshow stuntwoman who's been genre defying from the get-go with an early career grounded in Shakespeare, circus and improvisation.

A lifelong lover of stories, she's toured across eight countries as an actor, director and motivational speaker; hunting out experiences that connect people to one other (and themselves). Often this involves a sharp poke in the Feelings Area, which Lizzie has begrudgingly accepted is part of "Being Human".

Lizzie spent the covid years as Associate Director of Centrepoint Theatre before returning to Creative Director of Rollicking Entertainment, producing work for festivals, events and cabarets as well as nine original shows with the company to date. She co-wrote and directed King Arthur and Treasure Island (Anthony Harper Summer Theatre), after writing and performing in seven other touring productions including Mr and Mrs Alexander and the Messy Magic Adventure childrens trilogy.

Lizzie is a proud member of Equity New Zealand.

   

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If you have any questions please email: education@courttheatre.org.nz

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