Shakespeare in a Day

"My bounty is as boundless as the sea,

My love as deep. The more I give to thee

The more I have, for both are infinite"

.Act 2, Scene 2 - Romeo and Juliet

Join director Owen Horsley for “Shakespeare in a Day” this February!

Shakespeare is a very specific acting muscle which requires continually training through as much exposure and exploration of his work as possible.

Inspired by the theme of love, this workshop with Director Owen Horslsey (RSC, Cheek by Jowl, Hampstead Theatre) will explore the joy, passion and heartache found in some of Shakespeare’s most well-known plays.

Culminating in a sharing in the final hour of the class with an invited audience of guests and friends . This sharing will include the finest verse around the theme of love with extracts from Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Othello, Winter's Tale, Troilus and Cressida and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Owen trained at Drama Centre London.

Directing credits include Wars of the Roses (RSC) Maydays by David Edgar (RSC), Salome by Oscar Wilde (RSC) The Famous Victories of Henry V (RSC), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Garsington Opera), Henry V (Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (Watermill Theatre)

Owen was Associate Director on the RSC King and Country Tour and worked with Artistic Director Gregory Doran on Richard II and Henry IV Part 1 and 2 and Henry V from 2013-16.

Owen is also an Associate Director for Cheek by Jowl. He was Assistant Director to Declan Donnellan on The Changeling (2006) Cymbeline (2007), Troilus and Cressida (2008), Macbeth (2009-11) and ‘Tis Pity she’s a Whore (2011-13) becoming Associate Director in 2010. Owen Co-Directed the 2013 Tour of Tis Pity.

Owen works extensively Internationally. He has led workshops in Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, USA, China and France. Owen’s first Spanish production, The Malcontent, opened at the Almagro Festival in August 2011 before transferring to Madrid.

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