GreenHouse Residency Workshop: Words in Motion – Writing for Performance with Ben Ashby

Join award-winning writer and theatre-maker Ben Ashby for a dynamic two-hour workshop exploring writing for performance at The Butter Factory Theatre.

Open to writers of all backgrounds - poets, fiction and non-fiction writers, essayists, and even those who simply take a lot of time to curate your Instagram posts - this workshop invites participants to experiment with new ways of creating work designed to be spoken aloud or performed. No performance experience is required.

Through a series of engaging, devised theatre techniques, Ben will guide participants in generating new material inspired by music, imagery, and movement. The session will focus on shaping and refining short pieces, with an emphasis on enhancing emotional impact and strengthening audience connection.

Ben Ashby is the writer and co-director of a2 Company, a multi-award-winning physical theatre company recognised for its striking integration of text, movement, and video. His work has received major accolades including Best Theatre at Melbourne Fringe and Best in Fringe at Dunedin Fringe, with further nominations at New Zealand Fringe. His writing is widely described as fresh, urgent, and high-impact.

Whether you’re looking to develop your practice or try something new, this workshop offers a supportive and inspiring space to create, share, and connect.

Participants to bring

• Writing materials (pen + paper, laptop)

• Water bottle

Audience demographic

• Theatre Writers

• Playwrights

• Writers

• Actors interested in the writing process

• All creatives

• Curious minds!

• 16+