Sundays with Wit

2025 Dates

• 23 Feb - Intro to Intimacy with Rebecca Fortuna

• 23 March - Unlocking Shakespeare with Tim Paige

• 13 April- Acting Through Song with Claire Burns

  More workshops coming soon!

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QUESTIONS

If you have any questions, please get in touch at hello@witinc.com.au.

Theatre-makers and creatives of all disciplines are invited to join us on Sundays to build creative skill through experimentation, collaboration and artistic discourse. Sundays with Wit is an accessible and inclusive space for established practitioners, emerging artists and curious non-professional creatives alike.

Sundays are run on a pay what you can basis, and if you’re unable to pay you’re very welcome to join the workshops for free. All payment goes towards artist fees, and helps us keep this program running.

Upcoming Workshops:

23 March 2025 - Unlocking Shakespeare with Tim Paige


Shakespeare! The Bard! Poet eternal! Wordsmith of wordsmiths! The greatest of the great! The be all and end all!

The last great vestibule of the English language. A man who taught us to examine our souls, to look within ourselves and help us to distill the very essence of what it is to be human.

Reserved for the elite, upper crust of society. For those whose brows sit higher than the peaks of the Swiss Alps. For those who put the toffy in apple. For those whose accents make King Phillip sound like a Tasmanian. Right? Wrong!

Time to ditch the wigs and capes and join Tim Paige as he helps you uncover what it means to speak the speeches and tell these stories in 2025.

DETAILS

- Participants will choose (from a selection) a monologue or scene to prepare before the workshop
- These will be performed and worked on during the session
- In order to get the most out of the workshop and Tim's expertise, please try to learn the text off by heart!

ABOUT THE COACH 

Tim’s theatre credits include Macbeth and Comedy of Errors (Pop Up Globe); The Dream Laboratory, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Twelfth Night (Essential Theatre); Himmelweg (The Smith Co). Musical Theatre; A Very Naughty Christmas (Woodward Productions) Pacific Overtures and Company (Watch This) His directorial credits include: Director Timon of Athens (Bell Shakespeare):  Assistant Director As You Like It (Melbourne Theatre Company); Assistant Director of Pop-up Globe’s Melbourne season; Resident Director for Pop-up Globe, Sydney; Director Villainy; founder and director of Shaketh’speare. Tim is an International Fellow of Shakespeare’s Globe and a proud union member (MEAA). 

13 APRIL 2025 - Acting Through Song with Claire Burns

Acting Through Song – Elevate your performance beyond just hitting the right notes! 

This dynamic workshop is designed for singers and actors who want to bring their songs to life with emotion, depth, and storytelling. Through expert guidance, you’ll explore techniques to connect the music to the characters’ objectives, enhance your stage presence, and ensure your performance captivates an audience. Whether you're preparing for auditions, performances, or just looking to refine your skills, this session will equip you with essential tips and pointers to make every song you sing a compelling story.

The workshop will cover: 

- A fun and engaging group warm up covering pitch, breathwork and expression. 

- Workshopping each song and exploring different techniques to ensure clear characterisation and story telling of each piece 

- Mini performances and feedback on each song. 

DETAILS

- Participants will need to prepare a storytelling song of your choice before the workshop. It does not neccessacery to be a musical theatre song.
- These songs will be performed and worked on during the session.

ABOUT THE COACH 

Claire is originally from Ireland and has been singing and acting from the age of 6. She is a trained vocalist and holds an ALCM diploma in Musical Theatre singing. Claire moved to London and trained as an actor at Italia Conti Theatre Academy, London, graduating in 2013 with a BA (Hons) Degree in Acting. She has a wealth of experience singing in a range of different genres as well as acting and performing in various different shows internationally. Acting through song is a skill that Claire has had to work on repeatedly throughout her career and is something that she feels she has had to use continuously in her line of work. She loves telling stories through song and loves working with others in regard to fine tuning and exploring this skill further.