Sharnbrook Mill Theatre is planning to run workshops in 2025, giving us an opportunity to learn from each other, develop our skills, and have a bit of fun together.
We are excited to share that our first session for 2025 will be a Stage Combat Workshop with Gordon Ritchie.
This workshop is for current Sharnbrook Mill Theatre members only (this is a stipulation of the special insurance cover we have arranged). Becoming a member of The Mill is easy – just take a look at the information on this page.
The workshop will guide you in the basics of stage combat and build confidence in both performing and choreographing fight scenes for the stage that are safe and believable. It will be an interactive and physical workshop, involving a lot of moving and partner work, so please wear comfortable clothing you can move in. No previous experience of stage combat is needed for the session, and it is open to all abilities.
If you’ve ever wanted to have a go at some stage combat, or would like to learn more about how to choreograph realistic fight scenes for your productions, this is the session for you!
Session details and how to book
Date: Saturday, 28th June 2025
Time: Doors open 13:00. The session starts at 14:00 and runs until 17:00.
Venue: Sharnbrook Mill Theatre – The Studio
Organisers: Davina Beegoo-Price and Michael Horne
We have capacity for 20 people, allocated on a first come, first serve basis. We will run a waiting list if we have more than 20 people who would like to attend!
To book please complete the form below. We will contact you with payment information, having first checked to make sure sufficient spaces are left.
Cost: £10 for current members of The Mill. This is payable by bank transfer before the workshop day. This is refundable only if we have to cancel or postpone the session.
Attendance at the workshop (Important – please read!)
Please note: all participants at this workshop attend at their own risk. There will be (guided) physical contact and some may find it quite an intense session mentally. Gordon is trained in this theatre skill and will provide all tuition necessary to carry out the activity in a safe, measured way and you are expected to follow his guidance and instructions at all times. We recommend wearing casual, loose clothing when attending the workshop.
More about Gordon
Your facilitator for this session, Gordon Ritchie, has had a long-standing interest in stage combat from the time he took a class with Frantic Assembly artistic director (and founder) Scott Graham when he was a teacher at Gordon’s school. Gordon followed this up with training and held the position of Fight Captain under professional fight choreographer Raph Alids on a production of The Scarlet Pimpernel staged at the York Theatre Royal in 2008.
Gordon has facilitated workshops in stage combat and taken on the role of fight choreographer in several productions. He received acclaim for his stage combat work on West Side Story at Northampton’s Royal and Derngate in 2018 and for The Girl on The Train at Sharnbrook Mill Theatre in 2024.
Questions
If you have any questions about the session before you book, or you would like to find out more, please contact Mike and Davina at mike@recantha.co.uk.
