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Burjesta Theatre Workshop – Russian Season – ‘The First Distiller’ – Leo Tolstoy Wednesday 1st February, 7pm @ The Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool   This week we continue our Russian Season with a look at a comic ‘playlet’ from the pen of Tolstoy. A hilarious morality tale as devils tempt the human race to immorality… Continue reading Burjesta Theatre Workshop – ‘The First Distiller’ Tolstoy – Wed 1st Feb

Burjesta Theatre Workshop – Russian Theatre This Wednesday, 25th January, 7pm @ The Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool   Inspired by Alexandr Ostrovosky’s ‘Thunder’ we’ll be looking at creating portraits of women fit to represent the situation of women in 21st century Britain.   All welcome beginner or experienced.   Regards Burjesta

This Wednesday 18th January, 7pm, The Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool, we look at Alexsandr Ostrovsky’s play ‘The Storm’ written in 1859. A portrait of the merchant class under Tsardom it deals with great understanding with the imprisoned condition of women in marriage in a way that is way ahead of its time. We’ll be using… Continue reading Burjesta Theatre Workshop – Russian Theatre – Ostrovsky’s ‘The Storm’

A free 12-week course beginning Monday 16th January, 7pm @ The Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool   This series of workshops focuses on the emotive subject of ‘Refugees’, exploring and attempting to understand what it means to be a refugee – with the aid of Greek Theatre and its techniques – exploring some of the elements… Continue reading Potentially Brilliant Productions – Refugee Drama Workshops

Starts Wednesday 11th January, 7pm @ The Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool [part of Burjesta Theatre’s ‘Russian Season’] This Wednesday we begin a new series of workshops looking at the work of some of the great Russian dramatists: Gogol, Ostrovksy, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Gorky and seminal works such as ‘The Government Inspector’ and ‘The Cherry Orchard’. We begin… Continue reading Burjesta Theatre Workshops – Russian Theatre

Next Wednesday, 14th December, 7pm, Casa Bar Liverpool   It’s time for our Xmas Workshop, run by the inimitable Mikyla Durkan, lots fun, games, silliness, song, dance and competitions. It’s a shorter one than normal allowing us to head into the bar at 8.30pm for drinks. If people want to bring food we can make… Continue reading Burjesta Xmas Workshop – 14th December

Burjesta Theatre Workshops – There will no workshops until January (with the exception of our Xmas Workshop on 14th December) when we start up with a new series ‘Revolution’ which will look at how playwrights have portrayed class struggles, uprisings, war conflict etc. More details to follow closer to the time.

Burjesta Theatre Workshop – ‘Now is the workshop of our discontent’ Richard III – Shakespeare’s Histories Wednesday 2nd November – 6pm @ The Casa What can one say about Shakespeare’s Richard III that hasn’t already been said? We’ll be looking at extracts from Shakespeare finest history play, including the mournful death of George of Clarence… Continue reading Burjesta Workshop – ‘Now is the workshop of our discontent’ – Richard III Wed 2nd Nov, 6pm

, Shakespeare’s Histories: Wednesday 26th October, 7pm @ The Casa   “There will be killing till the score is paid.”   Henry VI Part 3 is one of Shakespeare’s’ must brutal plays with killing after killing. In this workshop we explore some of the most striking scenes from the play, and look at the art… Continue reading Burjesta Theatre Workshop – Henry VI Part 3 – Wed 26th October

  Shakespeare’s History Plays – Henry VI, Part 1 – Wednesday 12th October, 7pm Casa Bar Liverpool   This Wednesday we continue are look at Shakespeare’s history cycles with Henry VI, Part 1 which covers the end of the 100 Years’ Wars between France and England and the beginnings of the War of the Roses.… Continue reading Burjesta Theatre Workshops – Women and War, Joan of Arc, Wed 12th October