Linda Calgaro: Vocals & Scene-work – June 2018

Linda Calgaro is an Australian actor, teacher, director, singer and musician who is passionate about making improv theatre.  More recently, she has been living and working in Nelson, but we have one last chance to work with her before she returns home to Sydney. Linda is a talented vocalist and musician, capable of bringing out the best … Read more

Pauline Calmé: Mask Workshop – May 2018

Pauline Calmé is a French improvisation teacher from Paris. She is a specialist in the use of mask and will be teaching a full-day workshop on Saturday,19th May 2018. Pauline’s previous workshop sold out , but luckily for us, she is staying an extra week and is offering a full-day workshop on Saturday. This is a great opportunity … Read more

Gary Schwartz: weekend intensive – April 2018

This is HUGE! Award-winning, TV and film actor, director, comedian and a master teacher of improvisational acting, Gary Schwartz, will be joining us in April this year for a weekend intensive from Friday, 13th April to Sunday, 15th April. “Gary is a terrific teacher” — Dan Castellaneta (a.k.a. Homer Simpson) “Viola had genius and she shared it. Gary … Read more

Pauline Calmé: La Poésie sans Parole – Nov 2017

Pauline Calmé is a French improviser from Paris best known for her poetic, musical and clowning approach to improvisation. She is visiting New Zealand to attend NZIF (the NZ Improvisation Festival) and as part of her visit will be coming to Christchurch to share her knowledge of Physical Theatre, Mask, and Movement in this special one-day … Read more

David Razowsky: Improvising as an Actor – Oct 2017

David Razowsky is the one of the most sought after teachers of acting and improvisation in the world. He is the former Director of Training for the prestigious Second City, Los Angeles and is a featured teacher at the world’s largest improvisation festivals. As a performer, he has worked with Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Jeff Garlin, … Read more

Bobbi Block: Improvise what you know – Feb 2017

Bobbi’s back! Bobbi’s 2016 workshop filled up fast. In Feb 2017 she’s back – don’t miss out! Bobbi Block, Artistic Director of Philadelphia’s critically acclaimed Tongue & Groove Spontaneous Theater, returns to NZ in 2017 – and this time we’ve got her lined up for a full weekend intensive and a show. This unmissable weekend intensive … Read more

David Razowsky: Improvising as an Actor – July 2016

Learn how to effortlessly create instant relationships, compelling points of view, strong character choices, and exciting and natural scenarios. Actors who have worked with Razowsky call his approach “compelling”, “gratifying”, “simple”, and “exciting”. You can read more about David, and his work, on his website – davidrazowsky.com. Bonus: Guided Performance As part of the workshop, there … Read more

Steve Jarand: Mask Masterclass – March 2016

Steve Jarand is a master of mask and improvisation and will be presenting a two-day Mask and Improvisation Masterclass in Christchurch on March 19th and 20th. Steve is based in Canada and has been part of Loose Moose Theatre in Calgary since 1987, working with teachers such as Keith Johnstone (the creator of TheatreSports) and Shawn Kinley. He travels … Read more

Bobbi Block – Feb 2016

Update: Extended workshop – Wednesday 17th Feb Bobbi’s two-day workshop filled up in just a couple of hours, but we didn’t want you to miss out on this opportunity to work with her, so Bobbi has kindly agreed to run an additional workshop on the Wednesday. Don’t miss this opportunity to work with a great international … Read more