No Shakesfeare

Have you ever struggled to understand Shakespeare?
Would you love to perform in a Shakespeare play, but don’t know where to start?
Do you feel nervous about getting to grips with his language?
Or are you keen to experiment with different performance techniques?
Come along to our 2-hour NO SHAKESFEARE workshop and have fun with a group of like-minded people as you explore some of the Bard’s best bits.

No pressure — and no experience needed!
 
In this workshop, you will:

• • Improve your understanding and performance of Shakespeare’s work
  • Explore different ways of delivering the same speech
  • Use simple, practical techniques to energise your acting and build emotion

You’ll also find out about Breakaway’s 2026 Shakespeare production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream — and how to audition!Your workshop coach

Sue Sachon

• • PhD and MA (Distinction) in Shakespeare (London)
  • LAMDA Gold Medallist in Acting and Verse & Prose (Distinction)
  • Workshop leader, director, and author

Sue is the author of Shakespeare, Objects and Phenomenology: Daggers of the Mind (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020) and the Shakespeare-themed thriller So Now Go Tell.

She has directed over 40 plays and productions for local groups and is this year’s director for Breakaway’s St Albans production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.