Mischief Workshops: Introduction To Clowning

Mischief are passionate about spreading joy and comedy and share the art of making people laugh with Mischief Workshops. Attend a 3 hour practical workshop that is designed for industry professionals interested in learning about the art of Clowning. 

The clown is at the heart of all of Mischief’s work on stage and screen, and as part of this session you’ll explore the 3 main clown types that appear in our work. 

The Auguste, The Naive and the Bizarre. 

We’ll explore which of the 3 archetypes you naturally gravitate towards, how the clown is changed or impacted by the presence of the audience as well as getting to build your very own ‘Goes Wrong’ scene.

This isn’t a session about learning how to be funny, it explores ‘WHY something is funny’ and using that knowledge to a performers advantage in comedic performance.

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Who is it for

This Mischief Workshop has been created with Lowry exclusively for Creative Hub Members.  Please note that this is a practical workshop. All participants must be aged 18 or over. 

About The Instructor

Dave Hearn is a founding member of Mischief and has been teaching for the last 15 years. He has taught improvisation and comedy on MA and BA courses at LAMDA as well as a variety of masterclasses across multiple drama schools and youth training centers. In addition to this he continues to construct training programmes to teach others how to be Mischief makers. 
 
As a performer he originated the role of Max in the Goes Wrong Theatre and TV series. He most recently appeared in Mischief’s critically acclaimed ’The Comedy About Spies’ at the Noel Coward Theatre where he is playing the role of Lance Buchanan. Other theatre credits include The Hound of the Baskervilles (Theatre by The Lake); The Time Machine (Park Theatre); The 39 Steps (Theatre by The Lake); Magic Goes Wrong (West End 2019); The Play That Goes Wrong (Broadway, West End & UK/International Tour – winner of Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2015 and WhatsOnStage Awards 2014); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC, West End/UK Tour/Pleasance London – nominated for Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2016); The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (West End – nominated Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2017).

His screen credits include: Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019); The Goes Wrong Show (BBC); Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC1); Magic Goes Wrong (Comic Relief BBC); Royal Variety Performance (ITV); Mischief Movie Night(West End/UK Tour – nominated for Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2018).