Rose Community
Rose Players
Cost: £250. Classes: Monday evenings 7pm-9.30pm.
Rose Players is our introductory acting group open for anyone aged over 18. We welcome actors of all ages and experience to take part in classes that focus on professional-process and technique.
Perhaps you’ve never acted before, or perhaps you are returning to it. All you need is enthusiasm and to be able to commit to the classes over the course of the term. We explore major practitioners, methods of working on different styles of text, improvisation and vocal techniques that are applicable to many different areas of life.
The course is run by Anthony Hoskyns, who originally trained as an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Anthony’s acting work includes plays at the BAC, Nuffield Southampton and the RSC’s Swan Theatre, along with television shows for BBC1 and ITV2, and radio performances for BBC Radio 4 and Take the Shot productions. He started working for the Rose's Learning and Participation department in 2014, and along with leading the Players course, has directed over 30 young company productions. Anthony has an MFA in Theatre Directing from Birkbeck College London, and was the Lyric Hammersmith’s Resident Assistant Director, working on Rachel O’Riordan’s inaugural season. His directing work includes productions at The Cockpit, Paines Plough’s Roundabout and the Rose Studio.
Whether you are thinking about professional training or you're an enthusiastic amateur, this is a great way to spend your Monday evenings.
For more information, please email Sarah.Chipperfield@rosetheatre.org.
Please note: our courses require regular attendance. Please do not book a place if you know that you cannot attend all sessions.
Please email Sarah.Chipperfield@rosetheatre.org to ask about concession rates for students/OAPs/income support, or with any other queries.
COMPANY ENCORE
Company Encore is our new, inclusive drop in class for older members of the community, aged 55+. These workshops will be light touch, fun and interactive. We offer three workshops per term, looking at different perfomance skills. Previous workshops have included: Comedy and Impro, Scriptwriting and Vocal Techniques. The sessions will be 2 hours 30 minutes and will include a 20 minute tea break.
All sessions will take place at the Rose Theatre on a Wednesday afternoon from 1.30-4pm. The cost will be £15 per workshop.
For more information, please contact Sarah Chipperfield on sarah.chipperfield@rosetheatre.org.
SPRING 2026 Term
Wednesday 28th January - 1.30-4pm
An Introduction to Technical Theatre
The first of our Spring workshops will be hosted by our resident Deputy Head of Production, Georgie Devereaux. This session will provide a comprehensive introduction to technical theatre, including the various roles and responsibilities involved in getting a show from the page to the stage. Attendees will gain an insight into the world of the technical departments that are within the theatre and how a show is developed, including:
Creative & Stage Design and Teams
Stage Layouts and Rigging
Lighting and Sound
Set Building, Furniture and Props
Georgie Devereaux trained in Stage Management at ALRA and stage-managed small-scale tours around the UK after graduating. Georgie became Deputy-Chief Electrician at The Novello Theatre in Covent Garden and worked on numerous critically acclaimed productions. These include the Royal Shakespeare Company's A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet and The Tempest, as well as the highly successful Into The Hoods, The Drowsy Chaperone and Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.
Moving in 2009, to The Noel Coward Theatre as Chief Electrician, Georgie worked on Calendar Girls and the award-winning Enron.
After taking a career break to have her two children, Georgie worked as a teaching assistant for children with Special Educational Needs in South West London..
In 2023 Georgie returned to the theatre and now has a permanent position as Deputy Head of Production at the The Rose Theatre.
Book Now for Company Encore - Technical Theatre
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