ACTING SHAKESPEARE

WITH MAIN STAGE ACTOR AND RED STITCH ENSEMBLE MEMBER, DARCY KENT

Acting Shakespeare is a two day Scene Study where classical text meets contemporary expression.  This intensive is designed to demystify Shakespeare's works by treating his language as a vibrant blueprint for modern performance. 

This workshop focuses on practical exploration, encouraging actors to play with the rich physical, emotional and imaginative possibilities in Shakespeare's writing. Darcy will guide participants as they explore verse, language and rhythm through embodied scene work. Darcy works viscerally, encouraging actors to engage with the muscularity and passion ever present in classical texts. 

“Darcy Kent is a proper journeyman actor. Exceptionally skilled, emotionally courageous and infinitely inventive. He is also exceptionally gifted in teaching these qualities to actors at every level of their development. He's the real thing.” - Head of Acting, Iain Sinclair

DARCY KENT

Darcy Kent is a graduate of the 16th Street Actors Studio, and a recipient of the inaugural Lindis Krejus Scholarship from the Pegasus Foundation, which allowed him to study at Shakespeare & Company in Massachusetts, USA. Darcy is also a graduate of The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in the UK, where he completed his Masters in Classical Acting. His most recent work includes Spreadsheet on Paramount+, New Gold Mountain for SBS, When The Rain Stops Falling (Iron Lung, Theatreworks), the national tour of Lamb (Red Stitch/Critical Stages), as well as performing at the Pop Up Globe in productions of Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing in 2019.

He is also a Red Stitch ensemble member, and has appeared in both Desert 6.29pm and The Antipodes. His other theatre credits include West Gate (Melbourne Theatre Company) Hamlet (Directed by Iain Sinclair), Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado about Nothing, (which both toured China with the Australian International Opera Company), Seminar (Artefact Theatre, Chapel Off Chapel), and The Servant of Two Masters (La Mama, Make a Scene). Other film and TV credits include Offspring, Neighbours, feature film The Surrogate as well as a host of short films including Baby Boy (Mullane Bros.) and Alf in A Birthday Party (Swagman Films), which was recently selected for both Sydney Film Festival and Melbourne International Film Festival.  

DETAILS

  • July 23rd & 24th

    Thursday & Friday

    10am - 5pm

  • $415 (inc. GST)

  • 16th Street’s intensives and courses provide actors with opportunities to hone their craft in celebrated techniques. We work alongside master teachers and highly trained acting specialists to deliver these unique courses to Melbourne.

    This course is ideal for actors over the age of 18. 

    This course is available for up to 14 participants.

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  • “Darcy’s guidance has been so meaningful to my growth as an actor. Learning from someone who brings direct insights and practices from the current, professional industry has been invaluable. There’s an authenticity to Darcy that is rare to come across and it is what makes learning from him so striking and resonant.”

  • “Darcy was such an encouraging teacher. He gave us space to be whoever we wanted to be.”

  • “As a teacher Darcy holds a wonderful space for actors to explore the depths of themselves. He is a rare bird, an exciting combination of heart and guts - as comfortable with poetry as he is with the visceral. This makes him a perfect actor for classical repertoire.”