training, education &
artist development
schools, colleges & teachers
Workshops for students
We offer workshops for GCSE, A-level, undergraduate and graduate students in:
- Physical Comedy fundamentals
- Clown
- Slapstick
- Tools for Devising
- Music & Comedy
One-off sessions are normally between 90 minutes and 3 hours, but we can design workshops around specific course requirements.
We offer an education pack, outlining the key concepts and glossary of terms in our work, to all participant groups.
Please contact us at education@spymonkey.co.uk for rates and more information.
Talks & lectures
We offer illustrated lectures and talks on
- Making Physical Comedy Work: Spymonkey creative process
- Adapting for Theatre
- Marketing for Independent Arts Groups
- Company Development for Emerging Artists
- Arts and Business
Please contact us at education@spymonkey.co.uk for rates and more information.
Drama teachers & youth group leaders
In conjunction with National Theatre Connections programme, we have developed an introduction to Spymonkey devising and directing tools and methodology, designed to be of particular interest to drama teachers and youth theatre group leaders.
Please contact us at education@spymonkey.co.uk for rates and more information.
Where we've been
UK teaching and workshops have included:
- National Theatre Connections Festival, workshops for youth theatre directors and drama teachers
- National Theatre Family festival, workshops for parent/children groups
- National Theatre Discover, video for NT online teaching resource
- National Independent Schools Drama Association, national conference 2012, A-level & GCSE syllabus company since 2012
- Chichester Festival Youth Theatre, workshops for 14-19 year olds
- Winchester University workshops for Performing Arts & Street Arts BA, visiting lecturer for Arts Administration BA
- Chichester University Performing Arts BA & MA students
- National Centre for Circus Arts - BA & BTEC courses
- University of Kingston Drama and Performance BA
- Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse GCSE & A-level students
- Nuffield Theatre, Southampton University, GCSE & A-level students
- University College Falmouth A-level & BTEC
- University of Kent at Canterbury, visiting lecturer on BA European Theatre Practice course
- Salford University Clown Lab
- Filton College, Bristol GCSE & A-level
- INSET training for Surrey & Southampton drama teachers
