Every holiday, Creation Theatre runs a selection of masterclasses or our celebrated ‘Play in a Week’ workshops. Join the Creation team for a day or week of jam packed creative fun!
All our workshops are taught by professional theatre makers – the actors, directors, choreographers and musical directors who work with Creation Theatre company. We look forward to inspiring the next generation of theatre makers!
One day workshops and masterclasses are £49.50. They generally run from 10am - 4pm with drop-off and pick-up times between 9am - 5pm.
Workshops are £190 for the 5 days.
We offer sibling discounts of 10% and a discount for Creation extras of 20% off one workshop/masterclass per year.
We have some bursary places available.
Join Gayathiri Kamalakanthan for a Word-Benders poetry workshop on Tuesday 26 March, 6-7.30pm.
With Mariana Aristizábal Pardo, Friday 11 April 11:00-12:00
Delivering your first creative workshop for young people, a community group or people who aren’t from a theatre background can be daunting. Mariana Aristizábal Pardo, C3’s Associate Director, will share tips and ideas to get you started, centering on understanding purpose and joy.
Pay what you decide £5 / £10
Company Three have been working in primary and secondary schools in the local area for over a decade.
In this online workshop, our Artistic Director Nuna Sandy will share best practices for building relationships with schools and ideas around programme offers exploring one off workshops, short projects and long term offers we call deep dives.
Tuesday 15 April 11:00-12:00
Pay what you decide £5/£10
Thinking about applying for our Young Playwrights Award, but want some support with your play?
This Easter Holiday, we are hosting a free, one-off playwriting workshop to support entry to the Young Playwrights Award.
When: 10am-1pm, Tuesday 15 April 2025
This workshop is designed to help you write a play to enter to the Young Playwrights Award (deadline 2 May 2025). The workshop will be led by a professional Royal Court playwright and members of the Royal Court team.
There will be workshop exercises and activities to get you started, and an opportunity to meet and chat with other young writers and share your ideas. There will also be writing time, for you to focus on getting your play written, with individual support from the Royal Court team.
We would encourage you to come to the workshop with some ideas, and maybe even some writing, if you have started work on your play already.
Cost: Free, but spaces are limited and you need to book by emailing the address below.
You will be sent a permissions form to complete and return.
A session for those looking to discover new and fresh approaches to practising and performing monologues. Whether classical or contemporary, participants will explore a range of exercises with the chance of performing their chosen piece to receive tailored feedback in a group session.
This workshop has a limited capacity to 10 performers working on their monologue and receiving feedback. However, we are offering an additional 10 spaces to anyone who is interested in coming along to watch the session as an audience member. Audience participants will be able to learn from others' performances and the feedback from the workshop leader.
Please note: performing participants must come prepared with a practised classical and contemporary monologue. Please also bring copies of your scripts to the workshop, including one for the workshop leader. Audience participants do not need to come with any work prepared.
Date and time: 9 April, 6pm
Cost: £20 for performing participants, £10 for audience participants
NOTE: booking closes Wednesday 26 March
Join live artist and producer Kit Hall for this free workshop exploring how rest, care and community can support you when times get tough as a creative freelancer
This workshop invites you to think about what you need as an artist to do your best work, and shares how you can reshape your communication, collaboration and work so you can hold yourself and others with more care within your practice.
Soft Slow Power will explore:
Tuesday 20 May, 6pm - 7:30pm
The Courts, Bridewell St, Bristol BS1 2QD
Ticket: FREE!
Find networking a bit fake and awkward? Want to connect with arts organisations, but not sure how? Join award-winning performance artist and producer Eli Lewis for Making Connections.
This workshop offers early-career artists and musicians new ways of connecting with arts organisations that feel less forced and more human. Making Connections offers a guide to developing your own way to confidently rep yourself and your work, as well as tips on how to grow partnerships with arts organisations and collaborators.
Plus, it’s all in a relaxed, supportive environment where you can come together with other artists to share ideas.
Tuesday 13 May, 6pm - 8pm
The Courts, Bridewell St, Bristol BS1 2QD
Ticket: FREE!
Want to apply for arts funding but not sure where to begin? Join experienced arts fundraiser, Graziella Terracciano for this free, practical fundraising workshop that will walk you through how to write a successful arts funding application.
This workshop will share advice on:
For creatives from all disciplines who are seeking arts funding.
Graziella Terracciano (she/her) has 15+ years of fundraising and producing experience raising funds for dance, opera, theatre, music, visual arts and architecture. She is currently Funding & Impact Manager at Creative Youth Network.
Rootz theatre group is a creative space for young people with experience of living in care. The sessions enable participants to mature and establish their skills in many aspects of performing arts, whilst also building confidence, developing key employability skills and a support network of like-minded peers.
The workshops are a relaxed space that cater to both beginners and more experienced young artists and are totally free of charge. Led and facilitated by local, professional artists, participants gain valuable insight into how to develop:
In addition, participants are also offered free tickets to shows, backstage tours and industry talks.
