6 October 2026
Led by Artistic Director Paul Hunter and supported by a range of associate artists, Devised Theatre Workshop: Told by an Idiot is designed to offer a unique insight into their devising process: ‘The Way of the Idiot’.
Practitioners and students can follow the course progressively or dip into individual sessions. A variety of physical and verbal exercises are based around a collection of key themes including play, rhythm, improvisation, clown, Commedia dell’arte and collaborative writing.
”No one else is making theatre as creatively and ambitiously as Told by an Idiot. They are a unique phenomenon – intelligent, ingenious and genuinely popular” Simon Armitage, UK Poet Laureate
- Offers a companion to practical courses with support on everything from warm-up exercises and theatre games to guidance on establishing group trust and collaborative writing
- Provides a methodology for creating theatre rooted in the core principles of complicité and spontaneity and inspired by Commedia dell’arte
- Examines the design process for devised work and exploratory conversations with a devising director and designer
- Pursues an interdisciplinary approach to theatre-making with practical applications for the world beyond training
- Explores how to work in a sustainable and collaborative way, offering a paradigm that prioritizes low-emissions work
Available on Bloomsbury‘s Drama Online