# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Unleashing the Shakespeare Within: Acting Course
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Call out to fresh and seasoned actors who are passionate to take their acting technique further! Join us in this practical course on acting Shakespeare with particular focus on techniques in speaking and acting verse – rhythmic speech – an Elizabethan drama form with specific technical demands in performance. The course features techniques from Peter Hall and John Barton (Royal Shakespeare Company), Giles Block (The Globe Theatre) and Bertram Joseph (LAMDA, Bristol Old Vic)
Students will develop their technique through structured exercises and explore them through different monologues, scenes and characters, with a show back at the end of the course where they will perform a short excerpt from a play. 
The content will be delivered at a manageable pace as to include both fresh and seasoned actors. There will also be individual coaching and personalised feedback to help individuals progress.

Course content
Week 1: Rhythm of the verse
Week 2: Rhythmic irregularities/Basic Stanislavski 
Week 3: Irregular verse lines/Line Learning technique
Week 4: Thoughts, thought units and imagery/Line Learning technique 2 
Week 5: Rhetoric and acting
Week 6: Actioning and Laban Efforts in Shakespeare
Week 7: Characterisation
Week 8: Showback Rehearsal/Individual Coaching

The showback will be done as a separate event where a public audience will be invited to the viewing. 

Thursdays 1-5pm
April 23rd – June 11th
£80 / 8 sessions
The Royal Lyceum Torquay, TQ2 5NQ

Book by emailing
admin@unleashedtheatrecompany.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/torquay/unleashing-the-shakespeare-within-acting-course/200029947818313
- **Event Categories**: Art, Theatre, Workshops, performances, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Torquay
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Royal Lyceum, 27-29 Abbey Road, TQ2 5NQ Torquay, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 50.46544
- **long**: -3.52863
- **full address**: The Royal Lyceum, 27-29 Abbey Road, TQ2 5NQ Torquay, United Kingdom, 29 Abbey Road, Torquay, TQ2 5NE, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Unleashing the Shakespeare Within: Acting Course being held?
  - **A:** Unleashing the Shakespeare Within: Acting Course takes place on Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm at The Royal Lyceum, 27-29 Abbey Road, TQ2 5NQ Torquay, United Kingdom, 29 Abbey Road, Torquay, TQ2 5NE, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Unleashing the Shakespeare Within: Acting Course?
  - **A:** Unleashing the Shakespeare Within: Acting Course is organized by Unleashed Theatre Company.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Unleashing the Shakespeare Within: Acting Course is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Torquay, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Unleashing the Shakespeare Within: Acting Course sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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