Focusing on Sophie Treadwell’s 1928 masterpiece Machinal this workshop provides an insight into how a director might respond to an existing text, formulate an approach to a production and find a theatrical language which connects with a contemporary audience.
Lyndsey Turner is an Associate Director of Sheffield Theatres. Her directing work includes Fathers and Sons (Donmar); Machinal (Roundabout); Chimerica (Almeida and West End); Philadelphia, Here I Come! (Donmar); Posh (Royal Court and West End), Our Private Life, A Miracle and Contractions (Royal Court);The Way Of The World and Alice (Sheffield Crucible); Edgar And Annabel and There is a War (National Theatre); Joseph K and Nocturnal (Gate); My Romantic History (Traverse, Bush, Sheffield Theatres) and The Lesson (Arcola). Lyndsey is an Associate Director at the Sheffield Crucible and The Gate Theatre.
This workshop is £15 for a three-hour session and will take place at St Johns Undercroft, Landsdown Crescent, London, W11 2NN on 18th September.
