TRANSMISSION

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Our intense weekly sessions give you the opportunity to flex your creative muscles by partaking in guest led workshops as well as provide you with the resources to explore and develop your own work. With no commitment to sign up to a series of sessions, or pay in advance, all we ask is that you send an email to confirm your attendance.

Observers are welcome too! Sometimes you can learn just as much watching others hard at work. Drop-in to any weekly TRANSMISSION session, observe the workshop and have the option to participate in 'Solo' towards the end of class.

We run every Monday from 6pm - 10pm at The Rag Factory, 16 Heneage Street
London, E1 5LJ (just off Brick Lane close to Liverpool Street Station)

£7 entry for all
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UPCOMING ///

MONDAY, MAY 21ST

GUEST DIRECTOR /// JEMMA GROSS
Jemma studied acting at The London Centre for Theatre Studies with The Actors Company and has studied with renowned practitioners such as Di Trevis and Brian Astbury. She continues to train, working as an actor and running actors’ workshops exploring the classics, audition techniques and trusting the actors impulse, in conjunction with various charities, groups, schools and venues including the New Players Theatre, the Actors Centre, Arts Ed and the Ripley Grier Studios, New York. In 2009 she co-founded BlackSun Theatre Company of which she is still Artistic Director. For them she has directed Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi, Four of Chekhov’s Shorts under the title 100% Comedy 100% Chekhov and in 2010 she directed Dekker’s The Shoemakers Holiday which performed at the RSC’s outdoor venue, The Dell. Other credits include: Joel Fishbane’s Short Story Long (NAAA festival at Central School of Speech and Drama) News Revue (C Venues Edinburgh Festival), Club Class (UK Tour) Sir Richard Parson’s A Light Across the Lake (Kings Head Theatre) and Sean O’Casey’s Cock-A-Doodle Dandy (Barons Court and The Kings Head Theatre). As assistant director Jemma has worked with Phil Willmott on King John (Time out Critics Choice and nominated Best Off West End Production and Best Director 2012) at The Union Theatre; Jessica Swale on The Belle’s Stratagem at Southwark Playhouse (Time Out Critics Choice, Nominated Best Off West End Production 2011); Maurice Thorogood on Relatively Speaking at the Maxim Theatre in Stockholm. In 2011 she was selected to attend the prestigious Lincoln Centre Theater’s Directors Lab in New York working alongside 70 international artists as well as Anne Catanneo, John Conklin, Paul Walsh, Straun Leslie, Andre Bishop and Robert Wilson. Jemma is currently working with Epsilon productions on their production of Skin Tight by Gary Henderson which will be taking part at the IGNITE festival, Exeter in June and then in London Autumn 2012.
www.jemmagross.com
www.epsilonproductions.com
 
WORKSHOP /// UNDER-READING
In this workshop we will explore under-reading, an exercise where actors are given their lines by their colleagues in the room. This is a great way to free the actor from the constraints of holding a script as they work so they can keep focus, eye contact and connection with their partner. Emotional release is about using physical techniques to help confuse and park the body’s natural defences. It encourages muscle memory to allow an actor to safely explore greater depths of character work and lay the foundation for a more nuanced performance. This immediate response and reaction technique between actors encourages intense movement and fight work to be explored organically alongside exploration of text, soundscape and light. In this session, we will be looking at the use of under-reading in a rehearsal room for monologues, duologues and large scenes. Some texts will be provided but participants are encouraged to bring in any monologues or scenes that they are preparing (or want to be working on). We will then start to look at natural defences that actors hold on to and try some physical exercises to push past the body and mind’s natural need to fight, fly or freeze. Wear comfy clothing and be prepared to work!
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THE PARK NEWS !
CHECK OUT this video about the theatre with Sir Ian McKellen + more...

Final fundraising underway to complete education floor....so, if you know of anyone with a few bob to spare....they can buy a seat with their own glorious shiny name on it...or loads of other ways, big or small, to contribute...

NEWS ///

UPCOMING!
Guest Directors coming out to play...

Monday, May 21st - JEMMA GROSS (Under-Reading)
Monday, May 28th - TOM LATTER + MORAG SIMMS (Content TBC)
Monday, June 4th - ***BANK HOLIDAY***
Monday, June 11th - DAN HORRIGAN (The White Devil by Webster)

SURVEY!
Have your say with our first ever survey! Your thoughts and insights into what we're doing here at TRANSMISSION are gold. Help us to keep building a beautiful thing. Click on **Survey!** page in menu and let us have it!

PARK THEATRE!
Things are coming along nicely with the PARK THEATRE. The Build and the buzz are well under way! It's all very exciting! Follow the progress --

Visit the website -- http://www.parktheatre.co.uk/
Or the Blog -- http://www.parktheatre.co.uk/blog/

RECEIPTS!
At the bottom of your confirmation + reminder emails you will find a receipt for the upcoming session. Simply print email with receipt at bottom and bring to class. Upon receiving payment at the door either Melanie or Ursula will sign to validate.

"I just wanted to say what a brilliant night I had last night at your workshop... It was a warm group and your openess made it feel easy to get on with the work and explore..."

"Thank you so much for the workshop last night. It was a very useful exercise for me, and great not just to see the scenes up on their feet, but acted out with such enthusiasm and talent; it was remarkable how quickly the actors managed to latch on to the spirit of the piece. And you two have set up a very valuable initative, which you seem to be able to organise with an efficency that in no way detracts from the fun - long may it continue! " -- David Crook, Writer

EMAIL info@transmissionworkshop.com to secure your place in our upcoming workshop!

"Last night was great, and great value too....it's lovely to have somewhere to go to do a bit of acting. You're managing to get along great directors... well done!"