DIRECTING ACTORS - WITH ALAN DUNNETT:
26th November 2006

Biography:

Alan Dunnett (MA Oxon) - Course Director MA in Performance, Drama Centre London

National Youth Theatre then Drama Centre directing course. After 15 years as a director and writer - at various places including Worthing, Chesterfield, Theatr Clwyd, Leicester Haymarket, Nottingham Theatre Royal, Dundee Rep - he began to work in drama schools, becoming Acting Tutor at the Central School of Speech & Drama in 1994 and Head of Postgraduate Studies at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in 2000. He has led many workshops - for East Midlands Shape, in HM Prisons, for Compania Pendiente (Barcelona), the Finnish National Theatre and Graz Opera House.
 

Workshop Notes from Alan Dunnett:

The course is for directors who want to learn how to direct actors. Actors would probably find it useful also.

It would be useful if participants formed pairs or trios and chose a screenplay excerpt as a vehicle for the work. We'll carry out a simple acting exercise which does not require acting ability, only willingness! It will then be easy to reflect on story-telling and narrative line.

The excerpt should be short (1-2mins) and contain the same number of characters as people in the group. Any writers out there could bring their own work but really anything which each group likes is fine. It would be best if people could agree who's with who and have chosen an excerpt beforehand. In a nutshell, we will get somewhere whatever but will go further if there's a little preparation!
 

Registering to take part:

The workshop is FREE to members (full and half) but you must register in advance. If there are spaces available, non members may also attend for an entry fee of £2.
 

Location and Prices:

The workshop will be at 3pm on Sunday 26th November in Keynes Hall, King's College.
Entry will be FREE for members (full or half) and £2 for non members.