LCR Shakespeare + Ensemble Workshops with Ben Crystal

Shakespeare's actors raised their productions in 2-3 days. How did they do this?

In 2023, Ben took 4 days to ready an Ensemble of Liverpool-based actors to perform 36 scenes (one from every Shakespeare play) over 4 performances at the Shakespeare North Playhouse.

This is the second in the 2025 series of drop-in workshops in and around the Liverpool City Region, led by the internationally renowned actor/creative producer/author Ben Crystal.

Workshop 2: Improvising Stage-craft

What to expect

Free to Attend

Thursday 10 July 2025, 6h30pm

• We seek to gently hold a focused, informal, safe, honest, music-filled, play-fueled space.
• Participants will be invited to work barefoot, and in movement clothes. Please bring water, and something warm to wear while we work on text.
• Please come familiar with the 18 lines of Romeo and Juliet’s first meeting (Act 1 Scene 5)
• Participants are very welcome to use languages other than English.

Note: there will be a therapy assistance dog present in the workshop space.

Any questions, please drop us a line and say hello!: [email protected]

Ben Crystal is an actor, author, director, and creative producer.

He is an Associate Artist with the Shakespeare North Playhouse, and has curated for Shakespeare’s Globe, the BBC, the British Library, and the British Council.

He founded the www.PassioninPractice.com Ensemble, and is co-founder and curator of the international group www.theShakespeareEnsemble.com.

Since 2008, Ben has been developing the “quick-raise” process – creating professional productions of Shakespeare’s plays in 2-3 days, inspired by Shakespeare’s actors’ theatrical practice.

www.bencrystal.com