Forbidden Theatre Company currently offers
two types of workshops: an "off-the-peg" Physical Theatre Workshop and a series of tailor-made workshops and residencies. Workshops can be skills-based or lead to a performance.

Our workshop leaders are professional,
trained actors with teaching experience.
They are members of Forbidden Theatre
Company and are fully acquainted with
the company's ethos and style.

The list below is only a guide of what we have on offer at present. If there are any other areas that you feel we might be able to support you with, please do not hesitate to contact us. To help us deal with your enquiry please tell us:

-Your school's name
-Workshop/workshop content you are interested in
- Proposed date/s; timeframe
-Number of students and year group/s
- Length of session

We will then let you know our availability and quote you a workshop/residency price. (Prices for the Introduction to Physical Theatre workshop are below.)

NEW INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL THEATRE - the physical performer. Forbidden Theatre Company is launching this new workshop designed to introduce students to physical theatre techniques that they can easily introduce into their own work. The workshop is suitable for the full primary and secondary age range as it will be adapted to suit each age group. It is particularly useful as a complement to units on Devising and Physical Theatre. The recommended length for this workshop is 2 hours. Cost for up to 20 students: £120. Cost for groups of up to 35 students: £200 (travel expenses will be added if out of London). Please email us for more information on this workshop.

TAILOR-MADE PHYSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOPS (suitable for KS3; KS4; GCSE; Post 16) This session introduces the participants to the method of physical theatre used by Forbidden Theatre Company, where working closely together is of utmost importance. How to create mood and atmosphere and take the audience down an unforgettable journey by using our only essential performance tool: ourselves. This workshop includes individual as well as group work. The session will include an introduction to physical theatre methods, a series of exercises using physical theatre techniques to build characters and stylise work devised by the participants, guided by members of the company.

BRINGING SHAKESPEARE TO LIFE (suitable for KS3; KS4; GCSE; Post 16) Behind Shakespeare's beautiful texts, which sometimes are difficult to access, lie endless possibilities to create stylised, physical drama led by passionate performances. Through this workshop, participants will acquire different techniques to access Shakespeare and embody his language. The session can be centred around a preferred text or can give an insight into a range of Shakespeare's plays. This workshop can be adapted to suit the English SATs Shakespeare component.

ARTS MANAGEMENT SEMINAR (suitable for Post 16) Our seminar on running a small scale, not-for-profit theatre company, looks at how Forbidden Theatre Company was set up, how it is currently structured and how our productions and activities are programmed. The session also includes an insight into current fundraising options (government programmes, trusts & foundations and sponsorship) and marketing. This session will be run as a Seminar.

LORCA'S THEATRE (suitable for Post 16) This workshop focuses on discovering Lorca's work through a practical session. They have been designed to help Drama and Theatre Studies students (AS/A2 for all examination boards) understand the language and themes of Lorca's plays. The session can be tailored to cover one or more of Lorca's works. The workshop can be adapted to cover Spanish AS/A2.

THE PRACTITIONERS: STANISLAVSKY, BRECHT, LECOQ (suitable for KS4 and Post 16) These workshops concentrate on the theories and directing practices of Stanislavsky, Brecht and Lecoq. The sessions can focus on one or more of the practitioners and can serve as an introduction to their work, or as revision sessions. The workshops explore practically the theories developed by the practitioners by applying them to acting and directing exercises, including the approach to text. Students are encouraged to experiment with the practitioners' ideas in order to find their own way of using them in performance, and to form personal opinions on their relevance to contemporary theatre.