for Actors and Improvisers

"The clown is forever the optimist and truly comes alive in failure."

Clown workshops explore what it is that makes us funny and what it means to find your pleasure as a performer. You will learn how to tap into your own personal idiot and discover what it is about you that is uniquely ridiculous. The clown is forever the optimist and truly comes alive in failure.

Note: Some performance experience will be advantageous, but not necessary. Please email us if you have any questions about the course or your suitability hello@thefreeassociation.co.uk.

Instructor Bio:

Damien Warren-Smith (A.K.A. Garry Starr) is a performer whose solo work has played festivals all over the world, picking up numerous awards along the way. Having trained and worked as an actor for over 15 years he re-trained as a clown with Philippe Gaulier before forming the clown troupe A Plague of Idiots. He continues to teach and perform and regularly collaborates with comedy director Cal McCrystal.

You can see Garry Starr in action at Soho Theatre, and Edinburgh Festival