In this 3 day workshop, you will explore the process of directing new plays with Dominic Cooke, former Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre.

Workshop

→ Day 1 – The script (working with the writer)

Dominic will draw on his vast experience of new writing and share with participants some key exercises when working with new writing. 

→ Day 2 – Pre-Rehearsal work (casting, design, prepping play)

What are some of the basics for prepping and getting the play/production ready for the first day of rehearsal. 

→ Day 3 – Rehearsing the play

Dominic will explore a series of exercises designed to feed the actor and how to work with the writer in the room. 

About

Dominic Cooke CBE is a director and playwright. He started his own theatre company Pan Optic, which he ran for two years before becoming an assistant director at the RSC in the 1990s. He began as a writer at the Royal Court under Stephen Daldry’s directorship in 1995 and later became an Associate director there for Ian Rickson in 1999. In 2003, he left the Royal Court to become an Associate Director at the RSC working for Michael Boyd. He was made Artistic Director of the Royal Court in 2006. In 2011, he made his directing debut at the Royal National Theatre with The Comedy of Errors.

© Taylor Jewell/AP