Workshops

"Two Gents workshops are always powerful, creative spaces.
As a teacher, I've found that kind of atmosphere - where students are
exchanging ideas quickly and freely - is rare. They seem to appreciate
that, and I always come out of these sessions thinking about ​the Bard in 
wonderful new ways..."

We offer workshops alongside every performance of a Two Gents show.

We are passionate about introducing Shakespeare to young audiences, and engaging with
them in a way that can spark a lifelong enjoyment of his work. We are also keen to pass on
over ten years of practical knowledge devising and performing theatrical productions.

Our workshops have had great results not only amongst a diverse group in the UK but
​with participants around the world as well. 
 

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Our inspiration

At Two Gents, we draw a great deal of inspiration from
Woza Albert (1983):
​
​“Mbongeni Ngema and Percy Mtwa met on such a township tour of Mama and the Load, a Gibson Kente musical. They both felt the need for further challenges, and in their questioning and reading came upon Grotowski’s Towards a Poor Theatre, and Peter Brook’s The Empty Space.

They decided to create a piece and hunted for a subject. One night in their touring bus, there was a heated argument on the Second Coming. What would happen to Jesus if he came back – to South Africa?

They began to read the Bible and to improvise. Finally they left Mama and the Load to concentrate on their piece. They approached Barney Simon, Artistic Director of the Market Theatre to collaborate with them because of his extensive experience in Black and non-racial theatre and because of the work that he had done in the creation of texts with actors.

​After six weeks of intensive collaboration with Simon – writing, improvising, scouring the Gospels and the streets of Soweto and Johannesburg – Woza Albert! was born.”