Devising and directing

Process Work theatre methods help performers or a company to get beyond the boundaries of their routines - when devising or directing a show. In 'Spiri't, Improbable Theatre's outstanding improvisation skills were put together with Process Work theatre methods, creating unique ways of devising theatre and new pathways in improvisation.

SPIRIT, by Improbable Theatre, co-directed by Julian Crouch and Arlene Audergon Devised by Phelim McDermott, Lee Simpson, Guy Dartnell, Julian Crouch and Arlene Audergon Actors from left: Lee Simpson,Phelim McDermot Guy Dartnell,

Process Work methods support artists to get in deeper contact with the material and its innate structure, feel in touch with their performance, and build new levels of contact between performers. It's not about pushing across boundaries into the unknown, but more about using your awareness to meet and unfold the creative tension, found in the most difficult bits, and by playing with  the most suprising and minimal cues. It's about both catching the creative spark, and giving the necessary play and work to bring  it to life - whether working with a script, in a process of devising, or in moment to moment performance. The same methods are also useful in the process of writing a script.