BAREFACED COMMEDIA WORKSHOP- PETA LILY

This joyful workshop will add verve to your character creations, stretch your devising play and get you in touch with your own gloriously flawed humanity. Discover: irrepressible Arlecchino (Harlequin), incorrigible Pulcinella (ancestor of Punch & Judy), crotchety Pantalone, flamboyant Capitano, the hapless Zanni, the unpredictable Witch and more.
Open to beginners and those with workshop or performing experience.
Commedia Dell'Arte originated in Italy and spread its influence across Europe to England, informing characters in plays by Goldoni, Moliere, Shakespeare and in TV sitcoms!
These audacious archetypal characters still have the power to thrill audiences and empower players today.

Peta Lily is a director, performer, theatre maker. She teaches at RCSSD and RADA and leads independent workshops in Commedia, Archetypes and Clown. She has also developed a new clown genre: Dark Clown, which extends the clown's range of expression.