Starting Points for Theatrical Ideas with Nathan Ellis

Ages 18+ 
In English 

How can a simple gesture become the beginning of a performance? This session invites you to explore the building blocks of theatre and dramaturgy through a series of creative exercises designed to help you develop ideas for the stage. 

Working with ‘change’ and ‘image’ as starting points, see how shifts in movement and perspective can transform an initial idea into something unexpected. Play around with visual prompts to spark new directions and consider how different cues can alter the way a scene unfolds. 

Open to seasoned practitioners as well as those curious about theatre, the workshop offers a space to expand your creative thinking through experimentation.
 

About Nathan Ellis

British writer Nathan Ellis is artistic director of SUBJECT OBJECT and creative associate of the Nottingham Playhouse. He was a member of the Royal Court Invitation Writers’ Supergroup led by Alice Birch and Ali Mcdowall (2018–2019) and a member of the Channel 4 Screenwriting Group (2023) and BBC WritersRoom Drama Room (2021–2022). His first play No One Is Coming to Save You (2018) was invited to Incoming Festival (2019) and Teatro Belli, Rome (2023). Super High Resolution, shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award in 2020, was performed at the Soho Theatre in 2022 and at Staatstheater Kassel in 2023. Instructions, a play about AI, creativity and the dying days of capitalism, won a Scotsman Fringe First in Edinburgh (2024) and is currently on tour in China. His play work.txt opened at the Soho Theatre in 2022 and received awards at the Adelaide Fringe and Dublin Fringe. The show is currently on an international tour (Australia, Germany, Brazil, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, Egypt) and has been translated into six languages.

This workshop is free, and all materials are provided by Sharjah Art Foundation.
 

The Foundation is committed to making its programmes inclusive and accessible. You can arrange for any support needed through the registration form.
 

For more information, email learning@sharjahart.org, or call (06) 568 8800.