Wit - Unlocking Shakespeare with Tim Paige

ABOUT THE EVENT

Shakespeare! The Bard! Poet eternal! Wordsmith of wordsmiths! The greatest of the great! The be all and end all!

The last great vestibule of the English language. A man who taught us to examine our souls, to look within ourselves and help us to distill the very essence of what it is to be human.

Reserved for the elite, upper crust of society. For those whose brows sit higher than the peaks of the Swiss Alps. For those who put the toffy in apple. For those whose accents make King Phillip sound like a Tasmanian. Right? Wrong!

Time to ditch the wigs and capes and join Tim Paige as he helps you uncover what it means to speak the speeches and tell these stories in 2025.

DETAILS

- Participants will choose (from a selection) a monologue or scene to prepare before the workshop
- These will be performed and worked on during the session
- In order to get the most out of the workshop and Tim's expertise, please try to learn the text off by heart!

ABOUT THE COACH 

Tim’s theatre credits include Macbeth and Comedy of Errors (Pop Up Globe); The Dream Laboratory, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Twelfth Night (Essential Theatre); Himmelweg (The Smith Co). Musical Theatre; A Very Naughty Christmas (Woodward Productions) Pacific Overtures and Company (Watch This) His directorial credits include: Director Timon of Athens (Bell Shakespeare):  Assistant Director As You Like It (Melbourne Theatre Company); Assistant Director of Pop-up Globe’s Melbourne season; Resident Director for Pop-up Globe, Sydney; Director Villainy; founder and director of Shaketh’speare. Tim is an International Fellow of Shakespeare’s Globe and a proud union member (MEAA). 

WHAT TO BRING

A bottle of water
Something to take notes on
Your script (on a device is fine)

Note: we will be photographing/filming parts of this workshop for promo and social media use. Please advise us if you do not wish to be filmed.

ABOUT SUNDAYS WITH WIT

Join Wit Incorporated for Sundays with Wit held on the first Sunday of every month! A space for theatre-makers and creatives of all disciplines to come together to build creative skill through experimentation, collaboration and artistic discourse. Sundays with Wit are supported by Maribyrnong City Council Arts and Culture. Donations to Wit Incorporated are welcome and will help us extend this series. Learn more here: witinc.com.au/sundays or follow us @instawits.

The artists of Wit Incorporated meet, work and create on the lands of the Kulin nation. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions, please get in touch at hello@witinc.com.au.