INSOLENT RETINUE - BIRMINGHAM
Interactive Improv
for actors.
Come together to explore character, spontaneous performance and stories that unfold with the audience.
Build confidence, respond to the unexpected and keep a story moving when the audience becomes part of it.
For adults with some acting or performance experience.
COMING TO BIRMINGHAM IN 2027
Someone asks the unexpected.
What happens next?
What happens when the audience talks back?
“If you weren’t there, how do you know what happened?”
They question your story. They miss the clue. They decide to trust the wrong person.
Our workshops let you explore those moments through practical exercises, character work and shared improvisation.
Spontaneous performance.
Unscripted encounters.
Stories that develop in the moment.
The script ends. The story doesn't.
When the audience asks the unexpected, what happens next?
Space to play.
Something to discover.
Our workshops are facilitated by David Claridge, drawing on around fifteen years of experience in murder mystery and immersive performance.
Through practical exercises and shared fictional situations, you’ll explore what happens between performers - and what changes when an audience becomes involved.
There is room to experiment, follow an impulse and make discoveries. Time to reflect on what happened. Then another chance to play.
Five things. One encounter.
No script. No predetermined outcome. Just actors discovering what happens next.
A creative community for actors.
Insolent Retinue brings together people who enjoy making discoveries in performance.
You might work professionally, perform with an amateur company, be studying performance or be returning after time away.
Bring your experience, curiosity and willingness to play. Develop your craft alongside others who want to do the same.
Some acting or performance experience required.
Interactive theatre experience optional.
Minimum age: 18.