COURse info
For 8 weeks on Zoom, Mike will take us in detail through his rehearsal process, looking at Lorca’s Blood Wedding.
Applying Actions Physically
Embodying Objectives
Playing specifically, beat by beat
Deeping the Given Circumstances through Points of Concentration
This course is aimed primarily at directors, however, any theatre makers such as actors, writers or producers would greatly benefit from this process.
Different Every night
Different Every Night is a must have for any actor or director. Most serious theatre practitioners can reference it. Building on techniques from Stanislavski, it opens the realms of freedom and spontaneity to the theatrical art form. In it Mike sets out:
- His concepts for a bold vision for what theatre can be
- Detailed methods in preparing a production for rehearsal
- Thorough rehearsal techniques that release an actor’s spontaneity
It also builds a vision for what theatre could be, a theatre that is alive rather than dead, that highlights the actor’s spontaneity, impulse, and deeper imagination. A theatre that does away with notions of fixing, polishing, or reducing, and replaces them with liveness, rigour, discipline & a belief that a production can grow, develop and transform each night.
Mark Rylance in conversation about working with Mike Alfreds
ABOUT MIKE
Mike Alfreds was born in London and trained as a director at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He lived in the USA for eight years during which he worked for MGM Studios in Hollywood, was Artistic Director of Theatre West, Tucson and them of the Cincinnati Playhouse-in-the-Park. For five years he worked in Israel where he became Artistic Director of the Jerusalem Khan Theatre. He has also worked in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Germany, Italy, Norway, China and Mongolia.
In the UK he was the Founder and Artistic Director of Shared Experience which he ran for thirteen years, He was Artistic Director of Cambridge Theatre Company, later renamed Method & Madness for ten years, and has directed for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare’s Globe and the Royal National Theatre where he was an associate director, as well as for several regional repertory theatres. He has staged over two hundred productions, some of which have won awards both abroad and in the UK. He has adapted novels and stories for the stage, devised performances and translated the texts of several of his productions.
He maintains a parallel career as a teacher. He was a Senior Lecturer at Tel Aviv University, on the staff of LAMDA for five years and frequently gives courses on acting, directing, storytelling and dramaturgy. He has written two books, both published by Nick Hern Books and used in most drama schools and theatre departments: Different Every Night which describes his approach to theatre and his rehearsal processes when working on plays and Then What Happens? which describes his techiques when working on adaptations and storytelling.
Times & Dates: MOdule 3
All classes will be held on Zoom
Saturday 5th October
Saturday 12th October
Saturday 19th October
Saturday 26st October
Saturday 2nd November
Saturday 9th November
Saturday 16th November
Saturday 23rd November
10am - 12pm each day
Price
£200 Full Price
£50 Deposit
If you would like to come, but need to discuss a different price, please email info@lidlesstheatre.com
Full Balance is due by Friday 27th September
Details
Participants will be responsible for sourcing a copy of Different Every Night. Lidless will supply an e-copy of the playtext that will be used during the modules.
Places are limited and once full you will be offered a place on the reserve list.
Mike Alfreds discussing an overview of his process.