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Sanford Meisner teaching a masterclass

Whiplash and other adventures

Here are the things I’ve started doing again since my last post: Teaching; civilly disrupting; worrying about what I’m going to make for supper and occasionally actually making it; and, when I’m not doing those things, coaxing myself back into writing mode so I can get on with the funding application for my Rehearsal forContinue reading “Whiplash and other adventures”

Meisner classes

New taster class and courses announced!

Sleepless in Sterdam*

This week I “worked off” a lot of people’s behaviour. I started out my week by wondering what all the noise in the street was, deciding that it was football-related. As the week went on, so did the noise, even though there were no big football matches going on. I finally found out from someContinue reading “Sleepless in Sterdam*”

Crocodile tales

I got an upgrade to my mental health condition. I no longer have imposter syndrome, I have imposters’ syndrome. I am now an imposter in multiple fields of activity. Impressive, right? Last Saturday the wonderful master of Mask, Grainne Delaney, came to the studio at Tugelaweg 85 and taught a workshop to some of myContinue reading “Crocodile tales”

Could you be my miracle?

The taster classes are there to give potential students an idea of what the Meisner foundation course will be like but also so I can see what kind of people I will be working with. All sorts of fascinating things happened in my last two taster classes. They were both very small and extremely dynamicContinue reading “Could you be my miracle?”

It’s all Greek to me

Although I am not an ancient Greek, just ancient, I take the commandment to “know thyself” seriously. It was allegedly one of the three aphorisms on the temple at Delphi and whatever those oracles were smoking, it was obviously giving them some wise highs. Watching my students doing the Meisner exercises, I have come toContinue reading “It’s all Greek to me”

Classes and workshops

Taster classes If you want to sign up for a taster class, or if you have questions and want to arrange an online chat, please fill in the form. Courses The next one-week intensive foundation course will run from 12 – 16 January 2026 from 10:00 to 16:00 on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and untilContinue reading “Classes and workshops”

Meisner & … workshops

I am starting a series of workshops called Meisner & … on Saturday 3rd June. This is a series of one-off workshops, usually on Saturdays, exploring Meisner in combination with some other theatre practice. I will work with experts in their field but the focus of the workshops will always be to see how we can applyContinue reading “Meisner & … workshops”

Getting personal

It’s such a joy to see people doing the repetition exercise and discovering how a seemingly banal observation can bring out all sorts of reactions in the other person if that person is truly listening and taking it personally. Meisner spoke a lot about taking things personally. In real life, if someone says something thatContinue reading “Getting personal”