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About the Workshop
.A Message from Geoffrey Brumlik
Discovering a New Freedom in Playing Shakespeare
For over 30 years, It has been my great pleasure to work with actors on Shakespeare - as an Artistic Director, Associate Director of a regional company, or, most recently, as head of the MFA Acting Program and a Senior Acting Tutor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Much of that has been using an approach now developed further in collaboration with Kate Siepert, with whom I worked closely during our time at BOVTS.
We've both seen a consistent pattern:
Most actors receive strong foundational training in Shakespeare—but it’s what comes after those fundamentals that often transforms their work.
That’s where the real freedom lives.
The ability to move beyond the technical…
To fully inhabit the language…
To connect deeply with the humanity of the text…
And to play Shakespeare with clarity, confidence, and creative instinct.
If you feel like you’ve reached a plateau in your Shakespeare work—like there’s something more dynamic, more alive just beyond your grasp—this workshop is designed for you.
Engaging Shakespeare - in Practice
This is a highly active, 3-day intensive focused on helping you move beyond technique into true, playable freedom.
Through a series of carefully structured exercises and scene work, you will:
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Deepen your ownership of core Shakespeare tools
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Apply them in a more instinctive, less intellectual way
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Unlock a more personal, expressive connection to the text
Alongside the practical work, there is space for discussion, reflection, and integration—within a focused, supportive, and collaborative environment.
Above all, this workshop meets you where your current training has left off—and helps you take the next step.
The Goal
Great Shakespeare acting isn’t just technical or emotional.
It’s a balance of both.
This work is about bringing those elements together, so the language feels clear, human, and alive—for you, and for your audience.
