Ho ho ho it's a Playface Christmas Special workshop on character depth for improv comedy!
In this class we’re going to look at loads of different ways you can play a character. Did the audience just shout out Santa as a suggestion? In this class the one way we’re NOT going to play Santa as a big jolly old bearded man giving out presents to kids. Instead we’re going to look at techniques to give different twists and levels of depth to our characters. Breaking ourselves out of our usual go to characters and from playing the obvious stereotypes.
- What would a dog inspired by Santa be like?
- What does Santa Claus the grizzled police detective look like?
- How do we play a sad Santa recovering from a messy divorce?
- Remember when Santa was bullied at school?
- Santa deals with the stressful reality of being pregnant
This is an intermediate class so you should have completed an introduction to improv course before (at any school) or be a comedy performer already.
About The Teacher
Charlie Jackson is an improv comedian and clown, teaching comedy with Playface, Hoopla and performing with multiple teams and individually. He has been performing and training in comedy since 2015 and trained with various organisations and individuals from Phillippe Gaulier, Hoopla, Free Association, Monkey Toast, Why Not Institute, The Maydays, Spontaneity Shop, Viggo Venn, and more. He has performed in hundreds of shows both in London and internationally. Follow Charlie on Instagram.
About Playface
Playface is a comedy club, school and community for clown and improvisation
About The Venue
The workshop will take place in Studio 6 at Theatre Deli. Accessibility note: this studio is on the ground floor. The reception staff will take out an access ramp once you arrive.
You can find out more information from Theatre Deli's Accessibility Guide here.
If you have any access needs you’d like to discuss prior to the workshop please contact charlie@playface.fun. We’ll also run an access check-in at the beginning of the class.
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