MEET THE INDUSTRY STANDARD

WITH AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR, IAIN SINCLAIR

‘Meet the Industry Standard’ is a three day Scene Study in Adelaide, South Australia focused on the artistic benchmarks and professional standards that define the industry today.

Some scene studies overlook the dramaturgical foundations that provide an actor with true freedom in the work. We believe that a performance is only as stable as its preparation - a foundation designed not to restrict your intuition, but to empower it to be bold, present and entirely your own.

Through scene work, actors will leave with a renewed sense of artistic freedom to truly own their work. This course is designed for dedicated artists committed to fostering a high level process and achieving an industry standard way of working.

“Iain is one of the most forensic directors I have worked with. His knowledge of American literature is vast and he gets to the heart of what is at play. He is an inspiration” – Darren Gilshenan, Award-Winning Actor, Director, Writer & Teacher.

IAIN SINCLAIR

Iain Sinclair is well recognised as one of Australia’s finest directors of actors in performance consistently helping them generate empowered, sophisticated and dignified work.

With a distinguished career marked by a deep engagement with text and a commitment to powerful storytelling, Iain has directed a diverse range of productions for many of Australia's leading theatre companies. His work is characterised by its intellectual rigor, emotional depth, and ability to resonate with contemporary audiences.

Iain's directing credits include notable productions such as West Gate, a new work by Dennis McIntosh at Melbourne Theatre Company. Thornton Wilder’s Our Town and Arthur Miller’s All My Sons for Sydney Theatre Company, Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge for both The Ensemble Theatre and Melbourne Theatre Company, a staging that garnered critical acclaim and was described as "a triumph." 

Actors working alongside Iain are regularly nominated for Best Actor awards here and overseas. In 2017 alone 10 actors under Iain’s direction won Best Actor awards 3 in Los Angeles and 7 in Australia alongside a compelling 34 total award nominations and 4 wins for Best Play.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Adelaide, South Australia

  • The workshop commences with a lecture on the professional preparation and script analysis necessary to build high level performance.

    From there, the intensive transitions to rigorous scene work, utilising industry leading rehearsal processes. Through a balance of thoughtful deconstruction and professional re-direction, you’ll have the space to cultivate the discipline, spontaneity and technical agility required for the stage.

DETAILS

  • Adelaide, South Australia

    4th, 5th & 6th of July

    10am - 5pm

  • $765 (inc. GST)

  • Adelaide, South Australia

    VENUE TBC

  • 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.

    All our courses and programs are for ages 18+, if you’re under 18 please look at our youth programs or email our admissions team for training opportunities.

    This class is open to 14 actors.

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  • “Iain Sinclair is one of those rare humans who have found their calling and as a result are brilliant at what they do. He understands the depth of human existence like no one else. He imparts wisdom on acting disciplines, human behaviour, philosophy, history, geopolitics and the list goes on by seamlessly integrating it into classes in his characteristically charismatic way. ”

  • “Working with Iain is such an enriching experience. Do yourself a favour and work with this insightful genius. You’ll come out feeling invigorated and have more tools to spread your wings.”

  • "Iain Sinclair is very inspiring and supportive. With his seemingly boundless knowledge he gets to the core of what is going on in the play, and with the characters. He walks alongside the actor and explores together with them."

  • “Working with Iain brings us as actors back to our source, of why we work as artists, why we tell stories and why we need them for our survival as human beings. He has managed to preserve, in his directing, an understanding of drama that outdates any of us sitting in the pews as he takes us on a quest to understand something of the core of the writer’s intention.”

  • “Iain is the most knowledgeable director I've worked with. It's like having a psychologist, philosopher, writer and dramaturg all rolled into one. What really makes him special is that he can impart his deep understanding of stories and scenes in a relatable and playful way so that you, the actor, don't feel like you're in a classroom. It's actually very liberating.”

  • “Iain Sinclair is a masterful director. I cannot recommend working with him highly enough.”

  • “A truly gifted artist fluent in multiple psychological strategies that swiftly wake up an actor to the possibilities of their own talent. Iain imparts seemingly endless human knowledge in the spirit of generosity in such an egoless way that I’ve never seen before except in Larry Moss. I trust him explicitly.”

  • “Iain is like an Ancient Greek sculpture awakened and lives inside an Aussie dude's body, wears a pair of RM Williams boots and tirelessly shares forgotten wisdoms with us. That was exactly how I felt in my first Shakespeare class with him and I still believe so.”

  • "Iain Sinclair's insight, respect and patience with his students makes him one of the best!"