School and College Workshops

Start your own mini magazine and become a collaborative editorial team! 

Create the name/brand for your publication and choose a theme that it will explore (such as nature/horror/travel and adventure). Once you have a name and logo it’s time to start creating your content. You will explore different types of creative writing (think flash fiction, poetry, memoir, interviews) in order to explore your chosen theme. You will also need to draw designs and illustrations that complement your work. 

Work is then submitted and it will be taken away and added to a final magazine - which is professionally printed.

This is a classroom based course where learners will be seated at tables 

Take a story and explode it!

How many different ways can we tell a story? Using a well-known simple story we will explore different methods of telling the tale. We will then learn new skills (such as poetry, playwriting, non-fiction writing) in order to retell the story and explore it further.

Then the group will decide on a final method - whether it’s a ballad, radio play, shadow puppet performance or staged historical treasure hunt - the participants are encouraged to be creative and try something new.

This is a classroom based course where learners will be seated at tables - however the final presentation may take on more theatrical elements.

How can performance techniques make us more confident within a group and help to build our communication and leadership skills?

Maybe you’re a budding puppeteer, a miraculous mime artist or perhaps an amazing character actor? In this class you will explore lots of different theatrical disciplines and find new and hidden talents. 

This class also encourages peer leadership - with even the most nervous of participants often gaining the confidence to lead games and songs.

This class invites participants to take part as much or as little as they want and aims to be low pressure but high fun!

This performance-based class will be taught in a circle and not based at tables.

We gain so much confidence when we learn how to laugh at ourselves and find joy in making other people laugh. 

This class teaches the fundamentals of comedy performance and explores everything from traditional clowning, to improvisation and maybe even a little stand-up. 

Comedy can feel scary at first, but this class is jam-packed with silly games and low-stakes challenges that build self-belief and create a welcoming atmosphere full of giggles and silliness. 

Participants can then produce a comedy performance/workshop and practice sharing their work.

This is a performance based class taught in the round and away from tables.