Dates: February 26th, February 27th
Location: The Courtyard Bowling Green Walk Entrance, 40 Pitfield Street, Lon
Time: 10.00 - 17.00

Royal Shakespeare Company Associate Artist and Cheek by Jowl Associate Director Owen Horsley returns by popular demand — this time for a TWO-DAY intensive workshop for professional actors, focused on exploring and developing a Classical Speech of your choice.

Do you have a classical speech you’re keen to work on? One that feels stuck or needs a fresh perspective?

Across two dynamic days, every participant will have the opportunity to work in depth on their chosen speech. In this Speech Surgery workshop, Owen will guide you through exercises and techniques designed to build confidence and unlock new possibilities within your text.

Come prepared with a speech that is learnt, and within a safe, ensemble-led environment you’ll unlock, re-imagine, and have fun exploring your classical speech in new and inspiring ways.

Owen Horsley

Directing credits include Maydays by David Edgar (RSC), Hamlet (CSC, New York), Don Giovanni (LaMaMa, New York) Salome by Oscar Wilde (RSC) The Famous Victories of Henry V (RSC), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Garsington Opera), Henry V (Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (Watermill Theatre).

Owen was Associate Director on the RSC King and Country Tour and worked with Artistic Director Gregory Doran on Richard II and Henry IV Part 1 and 2 and Henry V from 2013-16.

Owen is also an Associate Director for Cheek by Jowl. He was Assistant Director to Declan Donnellan on The Changeling (2006) Cymbeline (2007), Troilus and Cressida(2008), Macbeth (2009-11) and ‘Tis Pity she’s a Whore (2011-13) becoming Associate Director in 2010. Owen Co-Directed the 2013 Tour of Tis Pity.

Other directing credits include The Richard Project (American Academy), Alls Well That Ends Well (Stella Adler), The Two Noble Kinsmen (RWCMD) Outside on the Street (Edinburgh Fringe and Arcola) Antony and Cleopatra, Lysistrata, As you Like it (Guildhall School of Music and Drama), Edward II (St Andrew's Crypt),  See What I See (St Clements Mental Hospital) and The Duchess of Malfi (Southwark Playhouse and UK Tour).

Owen created Bard City in 2016, which offers Shakespeare training in New York and London as well as presenting innovative versions of his plays.

Owen works extensively Internationally. He has led workshops in Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, USA, China and France. Owen’s first Spanish production, The Malcontent, opened at the Almagro Festival in August 2011 before transferring to Madrid.