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Burjesta Theatre Workshop – ‘War – What is it good for?’ – Shakespeare’s History Cycles – Henry V 7pm, Wednesday 5th October Casa Bar Liverpool   We continue our way through the history plays with a look at Shakespeare’s ‘patriotic’ play, Henry V, made famous by Kenneth Branagh and Lawrence Oliviers’ stirring speeches. However the… Continue reading Burjesta Workshop – Wed 5th Oct – War – What is it good for? Henry V, Shakespeare’s History Plays

Burjesta Theatre Workshop – Henry IV Part 2 – Shakespeare’s Histories: This Wednesday 29th Septermber, 7pm Casa Bar Liverpool, £3/£2 This week we continue our look at Shakespeare’s history plays with Henry IV Part 2 which focuses on the relationship between a sick and dying King Henry IV and his recalcitrant son, Prince Henry (future… Continue reading Burjesta Theatre Workshop Henry IV Part 2 – Wed 28th September

Burjesta Theatre Workshop – Henry IV Part 1 – Shakespeare’s Histories Wednesday 21st September, 7pm @ The Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool. £3/£2   This week we continue are look at Shakespeare’s history cycles by focusing on what is probably Shakespeare’s greatest and most complex comic creation – Falstaff – irreverent, anarchic, gargantuan. We’re looking for… Continue reading Burjesta Workshop – 21st September – Henry IV Part 1 – Shakespeare’s Histories

  This Wednesday at 7pm, The Casa, Hope St, Liverpool, we continue our look at Shakespeare’s unsurpassed cycle of history plays with his most lyrical offering, Richard II, ‘ill-suited’ for the crown and challenged by Bullingbrook for the royal seat. We’ll be looking at selections from the play, some serious, some comic including Gaunt’s stirring… Continue reading Burjesta Theatre Workshops – Shakespeare’s History Cycles – Richard II – Wed 14th September

Burjesta Theatre Workshops – Shakespeare’s History Plays – Tmr, Wednesday 7th September, 7pm The Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool. We begin a new series of workshops looking at Shakespeare’s unparalleled cycle of history plays. Running from the reign of Edward III through to the arrival on the throne of Henry VII, two centuries worth of conflict,… Continue reading Burjesta Theatre Workshops – Shakespeare’s History Plays – Edward III – Wed 7th September

6pm, Wednesday 17th, August The Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool,   A reminder that this Wednesday 17th we are auditioning for our autumn production, an in-house adaptation of Crime and Punishment, taking place at the earlier than usual time of 6pm. Auditions are open only to actors who have attended at least one of the two… Continue reading Burjesta Theatre Workshop Audition, Crime and Punishment, Wed 17th August

Crime and Punishment – 2nd Introductory Workshop @ The Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool, 7pm, £3/£2 This week’s workshop is the second of two introductory workshops on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic ‘thriller’, ‘Crime and Punishment’ which we will be auditioning next Wednesday 17th August for our Autumn production. If you want to audition you’ll need to have… Continue reading Burjesta Theatre Workshop – 10th August – Crime & Punishment #2

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Burjesta Theatre Workshop – Crime and Punishment 1st Introductory Workshop (leading to auditions) this Wednesday 27th July, 7pm @ The Casa, Hope St, L’pool This Wednesday we’ll be holding the 1st of 2 introductory workshops on Dostoevsky’s classic 19th century novel – Crime and Punishment set among the poverty and misery of Petersburg, Russia. We’ll… Continue reading Burjesta Theatre Workshop – Intro to Crime & Punishment #1 – Wed 27th July