Studying Comedy Writing and Performance at Salford
Programme Leader – Dr Richard Talbot Level 4 Year Co-ordinator – Dr Wilkie Level 6 Student – Maisy Whipp Level 5 Student - Joe Greenaway
Who’s Who? If you don’t mind, we’re going to switch your camera on so we can see you. We’ll say your name, say hello and tell us something about you. KURT and Wilkie will start - here goes…
Q1. Which of these comedians did not attend the University of Salf lford?
John Thomson went to the School of Theatre at Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University). Jason Manford and Peter Kay both studied Media and Performance. Luisa Omielan studied Performing Arts (now Theatre and Performance Practice).
Overview
Induction Workshops • Assuming we can work with social distancing (!) the first three weeks of your university career will be spent devising a parodic scene in response to a modern classic. • You will be working as an ensemble with a group of your new fellow-students • Your director will be an experienced practitioner with an exciting approach to performing the text
The First Year (Level 4) • Trimester One: • Trimester Two: • Comedy Acting Methods • Acting for Recorded Media • Production Skills • Introduction to Improvisation • Critical and Textual Studies • Performance In Context
Trimester 1 AM PM Evening Monday 9-12 Production Skills self directed practice and study Tuesday Critical & Textual 2-4pm Comedy Acting New Adelphi Studies Methods Comedy Night (monthly) Lecture 9-10am Seminar 10-12 Wednesday self directed practice and study Comedy Society Thursday 10am-1pm Comedy Acting self directed practice and study New Adelphi Methods Theatre Performances and Screenings Friday 10am-1pm Production Skills participation in Engagement opportunities
Trimester 2 AM PM Evening Monday 9-12 Production Skills 12-1 Performance in Context Lecture 3-6 Acting for Recorded Media Tuesday Introduction to 12-2 Performance in New Adelphi 9-11 Improvisation Context Seminar Comedy Night (monthly) Wednesday As T1 Thursday 10am-1pm Comedy Acting 1-3 Acting for New Adelphi Methods Recorded Media Theatre Performances and Screenings Friday 12-3 Introduction to Improvisation
Maisy Whipp and Joe Greenaway
Maisy Whipp • https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=AXueeb1i9E8
Joe Greenway • https://media.salford.ac.uk/Pla y/31824
Comedy Ethos Writing-with- & Your Performance Audience Practices Principles Comedy of the Theories Comedy Practitioner Comedy plus … (Intra- Disciplinarity)
You need to have completed 120 credits or 6 modules to move up.
Options in the Second Year Core: Comedy Writing and Performance Comedy Performance and Media Options (Group 1) Radio Comedy Project or Video Project Options (Group 2) Text and Performance Comedy Improvisation Techniques Physical Comedy Playwriting Integrated Production Skills Introduction to Scriptwriting Introduction to Multimedia Presenting Acting for Camera
Professional Comedy Performance and Theatre on your doorstep
Questions
To see what other presentations are available today, please go back to our event hub Email: r.talbot@salford.ac.uk i.wilkie1@salford.ac.uk
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