THEATRE DIRECTOR MAX WEBSTER | MUSICAL THEATRE: ACTING THROUGH SONG – FULL DAY INTENSIVE

WORKSHOP FORMAT

Acting Through Song: A Full Day Intensive

This masterclass explores the craft of storytelling through song, examining how text, music and dramatic intention work together to create truthful, compelling performances. Led by acclaimed theatre director Max Webster, the workshop focuses on unlocking the dramatic life of a song, helping participants move beyond vocal delivery to create work that is emotionally connected, specific and theatrically alive.

The session will be accompanied throughout by a highly skilled professional pianist, providing live musical accompaniment in a professional rehearsal setting.

Working with material from the musical theatre repertoire, participants will explore character, intention, action and the relationship between lyric and score. Through individual coaching, practical exercises and group discussion, Max will share his approach to directing musical performance, drawing on his experience developing and staging award-winning productions.

BIO

Max Webster is a Tony and Olivier Award-nominated theatre director whose work spans new writing, classical plays and musical theatre.

His credits include The Importance of Being Earnest (National Theatre & West End); One Day: The Musical and The Winter’s Tale (Lyceum, Edinburgh); Macbeth (West End & Donmar Warehouse); Henry V (Donmar Warehouse); Life of Pi (West End, American Repertory Theater, Broadway & UK Tour); The Real Thing, Fanny and Alexander and Cover My Tracks (Old Vic); Minority Report (Simon Friend Entertainment/UK Tour); La Bohème (Göteborgsoperan, Sweden); The Merry Widow (English National Opera); Antigone, As You Like It and Twelfth Night (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (Old Vic, Old Globe San Diego & Children’s Theatre Company Minneapolis); The Jungle Book (Fiery Angel); The Twits (Curve Leicester); The Sea of Fertility and Mary Stuart (PARCO Productions, Tokyo); Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare’s Globe); Orlando, To Kill a Mockingbird and My Young and Foolish Heart (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester); and James and the Giant Peach and My Generation (Leeds Playhouse).

Please note: All enquiries regarding this workshop should be directed to the RAIS office. Please do not contact the workshop leader directly with questions.

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