Take your class on an immersive learning adventure.
In this 90 minute interactive workshop at our immersive theatre venue Punchdrunk Enrinchment Stores, pupils step through a door to another world…the magical home of The Storytelling Society.
Our KS2 Oracy Workshop: The Storytelling Society is a unique experience where immersive theatre meets a creative learning workshop. By taking a child out of their traditional school environment and using our immersive learning techniques, we know pupils make surprising leaps in their learning.
Your class will explore a richly tactile space, full of curious objects from the antique to the extraordinary. You will meet two characters who need help finding their voice. Throughout this highly interactive session, the children collaborate with these ‘in-role’ facilitators and will be prompted to use their speaking, listening and communication skills. They will leave feeling empowered and energised, with new skills and confidence to take back into the classroom.
At Punchdrunk Enrichment, we provide the perfect environment to bring out the inner storyteller in every learner, supercharging your pupils’ oracy skills. This workshop has been developed inclusively with provision for SEND children built in from the start.
Throughout the course of our KS2 Oracy Workshop: The Storytelling Society, pupils will:
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Part of Punchdrunk's Community Workshops
Back by popular demand, join actor and theatre practitioner Kat McGarr for this playful introduction to the world of comedy and clowning.
Through games, improvisation and practical exercises drawn from Kat’s career – and influenced by her training with Philippe Gaulier and The Groundlings – you’ll explore some of the core techniques performers use to discover humour, connect with an audience, and embrace the freedom of being gloriously ridiculous.
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Part of Punchdrunk's Community Workshops
This workshop invites participants to explore how our lived experiences can become a starting point for making theatre. Through playful, practical and reflective exercises, you’ll explore ways of transforming personal memories, feelings, stories and fragments of experience into creative material for performance.
With a particular focus on grief and loss, you’ll consider how these experiences might be explored through the body, voice, movement, writing and text, and in the compositions created together.
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Interested in creative writing for performance? Our monthly Writers Drop In is a flexible space to learn, experiment, and develop your creative voice. Every month, we switch things up to explore a completely different style of writing. You will try your hand at everything from scriptwriting for stage and screen to contemporary poetry and spoken word.
Full line-up details for each specific session will be announced closer to the dates, but each workshop follows the same open format. This is the perfect space to gather inspiration, play with fresh concepts, and test out ideas without a massive long-term commitment.
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This workshop is for anyone aged 18–25 interested in creative writing for different performance platforms. All experience levels are welcome, whether you are just starting out or already writing, and want to explore different types of writing.
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Want to feel completely connected to your physicality on stage? Explore how movement works as a powerful storytelling tool in contemporary performance. Whether you are an actor, dancer, or poet, this project will unlock your full physical confidence.
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Explore where physical skills meet contemporary storytelling in the exciting world of circus theatre.
Whether your background is in theatre, dance, circus or cabaret, expand your creative toolkit, discover how to build imaginative narratives, and collaborate with other performance makers to create something entirely new.
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Looking to hone your stage skills? Whether you’re interested in acting, dancing, or just performing on stage, this weekly Theatre Drop-In gives you space to stay creative, build confidence, and explore new approaches to performance.
Each session offers a fresh focus, from improv and ensemble work to devising and cabaret. Led by experienced facilitators who’ll help you experiment, play, and develop your craft in a supportive, relaxed environment. You can join every week or drop in whenever you can – each session stands alone.
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Phao May is a Movement Director, Director, Choreographer and Facilitator, working across stage and screen in London. She attained a foundation in Acting from RADA in 2014, and later an MA in Movement Directing and Teaching from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2022. She has collaborated with Soho Theatre, The Bush, and National Youth Theatre and created work for Edinburgh Fringe and The Vaults. Her creative work spans plays, devised work, commercials, music videos and live comedy, working with trained actors and musicians, community groups and comedians.
Isaac Jordan is a theatre director, writer and facilitator. His work focuses on the intersection of community heritage, theatre and storytelling: exploring ways to celebrate and strengthen everyday communities. As well as working with the Roundhouse, he has collaborated with organisations including the Natural History Museum, SPID Theatre, the Pink Singers, UCL, Half Moon Theatre and Richmond Theatre.
Plus guests! We will also have guest tutors for some sessions who will bring their expertise from different elements of theatre and performance.
DO I NEED ANY PARTICULAR SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE TO TAKE PART?
You don’t need any specific skills, but this will be most relevant to people who have done at least a bit of theatre or dance before. Open to all levels – we welcome back people who have attended previous terms.
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This is a drop in session, just come to the front desk of Roundhouse Studios and pay £2 on arrival. It’s first come first serve with limited spaces so we ask that you arrive fifteen minutes before the start time at the latest to sign in. Latecomers will be admitted only if there is space.
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Ready to create live performance that breaks the rules? This intensive 8-week project is a space to play and take creative risks. Use your own ideas, experiences, and imagination to build original live performance from scratch.
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Ready to bring theatre’s most iconic showdowns to life safely? From the dramatic to the comedic, this half-term project will teach you the fundamentals of stage combat and how to use them to perform some of Shakespeare’s best-known scenes.
You don’t need to be an expert in Shakespeare to take part or have any previous combat experience. Our facilitators will guide your own discovery of the world of Shakespeare and art of stage combat!
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Ever wondered what it’s like to lead a theatre production? Step into the director’s chair and learn the art of making bold creative choices that captivate an audience.
In this workshop led by a professional director, collaborate with other young creatives to experiment with live staging, visual storytelling, and collaborative room leadership.
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