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D.I.Y. Theatre Workshops
Brief summary: Join Director Jason Squibb, Acting Coach Liane Jose and Comedy Writer Stacey Guthrie and learn skills to make engaging, inclusive, empowering theatre within your community!
Organised and promoted by Tamara Stidwell on behalf of LAFTA.
Predicted attendants - 10-15 per session.
Workshops:
Liane Jose (Ensemble Acting & Physicality)
Wednesday 30th October - 1 - 3 pm
Lizard Reading Room
Jason Squibb (Directing & Theatre Making Part 1)
Wednesday 6th November 1 - 3 pm
Lizard Reading Room
Stacey Guthrie (Comedy Writing & Monologues Part 1)
Wednesday 13th November 1 - 3pm
Lizard Reading Room
Jason Squibb (Directing & Theatre Making Part 2)
Wednesday 20th November 1 - 3 pm
Lizard Reading Room
Stacey Guthrie (Comedy Writing & Monologues Part 2)
Wednesday 27th November 1 - 3pm
Lizard Reading Room
About the workshop facilitators:
Jason Squibb: Jason is a creative director and actor with extensive experience collaborating with both professional and community actors. He fosters partnerships across Cornwall, engaging individuals from diverse backgrounds to create bold and innovative works that celebrate Cornish heritage. As the artistic director of Collective Arts Ltd, a theatre company specialising in large-scale, epic events, Jason has played a pivotal role in productions such as Samson & Delilah (2024), Falmouth Charter celebrations, and co-directing the play Love and War, which highlights the life of Admiral Nelson for the Sea Britain Festival. He also directed The Trench, a First World War commemorative event staged at Levant Mine in 2016 and Bodmin in 2018, and co-produced The Zigzag Way with Trebiggan Productions in 2016.
Additionally, Jason served as the creative director for The St Just Ordinalia Project (2021) and Gwary Teg's Give Un Fitz: The Ballad of Bob Fitzsimmons (2022). He has performed with renowned companies such as Miracle Theatre and Trebiggan Productions and has toured extensively worldwide. His television appearances include roles in productions like Poldark and Doc Martin.
Liane Jose: Liane is a freelance actor and theatre practitioner, delivering performances and workshops for various organisations, including Minack Theatre, MADE, and Cascade Theatre Company. Recently, she performed in Four Seasons, an interactive show for older adults with dementia, and in After the Rain, a site-specific piece at Trelissick Gardens.
Liane has extensive experience in medical role-play working with Peel Patients and PRP. She also conducts school workshops for Minack Theatre, directing short plays, and led their Arts Award program. Currently, Liane is involved in Feeling Good, a MADE project promoting arts and mental health in five primary schools, and is excited to work with O-Region on the story-sharing project From the Horse’s Mouth next month.
She has also worked with Rogue Theatre, The National Trust, Bedlam Theatre Company, and Hall for Cornwall, creating a site-specific show, Kara Hellys, and performing in projects like Sarah Connor’s new play Levelling and MADE’s Wenna’s Wonderful World for early years audiences. Additionally, she runs weekly drama workshops for adults with additional needs at Cascade Theatre.
Passionate about community theatre, Liane believes in the arts as a powerful tool for positive change. In her free time, she enjoys sea swimming and has recently begun taking Cornish lessons.
Stacey Guthrie: Stacey is a comedy actor and writer with a Master’s degree in Comedy Writing from Falmouth University. She is recognized for her comedic roles, including the no-nonsense barmaid in BAIT and Thick As S*** Jean in Catherine Tate’s Hard Cell, which Cornwall Live called “the funniest role.” Additionally, she has appeared in the BBC series Beyond Paradise.
Stacey's theatrical journey began at a young age when her father founded Shiva Theatre, the Duchy’s first professional theatre company (before Kneehigh). She honed her craft performing and stage managing in their productions and later working as an extra. As a freelance actor and writer, Stacey has performed a one-woman show at The Acorn in Penzance and currently writes and produces short films that humorously and poignantly explore issues such as modernity and menopause. She is dedicated to enhancing the representation of older women on screen and is actively writing sitcom scripts featuring strong, female characters. WW Gallery Director Chiara Williams described Stacey’s writing as employing “humour in a very touching way, to address the persistent and often unchallenged inequalities and absurdities of a woman's lot in life.” Recently, Stacey won “Best Cornish Film” at O-Region’s 60-second film challenge for Time To Go Home, and her piece A Difficult Woman was awarded Best Actor Runner-Up in the Cornwall Monologue Competition (2024).
With a Bachelor’s degree in Fine and Studio Arts, Stacey expresses a passion for conveying meaning through various art forms. Stacey views humour as a powerful tool for authentic communication, enabling serious messages to resonate, and she believes that film and painting inform each other, both embodying a darkly humorous perspective that reflects her personality. Deeply passionate about Cornwall and its dialects, Stacey presented BBC Radio 4’s Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets, where she engaged with poets across Cornwall, exploring regional dialectical variations.
Stacey’s extensive experience in stage, screen, and writing positions her uniquely to guide participants through the intricacies of comedy monologue performance. Having collaborated with comedy icons like Catherine Tate, she offers valuable insights into timing and delivery, while her academic background provides expertise in structure, storytelling, and character development.
Note: This is a series of workshops promoted by The Lizard Arts, Film & Theatre Association. 3 workshops are funded by LAFTA's own finances, and two workshops are linked to the Samson & Delilah production, which was part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Brief summary: Join Director Jason Squibb, Acting Coach Liane Jose and Comedy Writer Stacey Guthrie and learn skills to make engaging, inclusive, empowering theatre within your community!
Organised and promoted by Tamara Stidwell on behalf of LAFTA.
Predicted attendants - 10-15 per session.
Workshops:
Liane Jose (Ensemble Acting & Physicality)
Wednesday 30th October - 1 - 3 pm
Lizard Reading Room
Jason Squibb (Directing & Theatre Making Part 1)
Wednesday 6th November 1 - 3 pm
Lizard Reading Room
Stacey Guthrie (Comedy Writing & Monologues Part 1)
Wednesday 13th November 1 - 3pm
Lizard Reading Room
Jason Squibb (Directing & Theatre Making Part 2)
Wednesday 20th November 1 - 3 pm
Lizard Reading Room
Stacey Guthrie (Comedy Writing & Monologues Part 2)
Wednesday 27th November 1 - 3pm
Lizard Reading Room
About the workshop facilitators:
Jason Squibb: Jason is a creative director and actor with extensive experience collaborating with both professional and community actors. He fosters partnerships across Cornwall, engaging individuals from diverse backgrounds to create bold and innovative works that celebrate Cornish heritage. As the artistic director of Collective Arts Ltd, a theatre company specialising in large-scale, epic events, Jason has played a pivotal role in productions such as Samson & Delilah (2024), Falmouth Charter celebrations, and co-directing the play Love and War, which highlights the life of Admiral Nelson for the Sea Britain Festival. He also directed The Trench, a First World War commemorative event staged at Levant Mine in 2016 and Bodmin in 2018, and co-produced The Zigzag Way with Trebiggan Productions in 2016.
Additionally, Jason served as the creative director for The St Just Ordinalia Project (2021) and Gwary Teg's Give Un Fitz: The Ballad of Bob Fitzsimmons (2022). He has performed with renowned companies such as Miracle Theatre and Trebiggan Productions and has toured extensively worldwide. His television appearances include roles in productions like Poldark and Doc Martin.
Liane Jose: Liane is a freelance actor and theatre practitioner, delivering performances and workshops for various organisations, including Minack Theatre, MADE, and Cascade Theatre Company. Recently, she performed in Four Seasons, an interactive show for older adults with dementia, and in After the Rain, a site-specific piece at Trelissick Gardens.
Liane has extensive experience in medical role-play working with Peel Patients and PRP. She also conducts school workshops for Minack Theatre, directing short plays, and led their Arts Award program. Currently, Liane is involved in Feeling Good, a MADE project promoting arts and mental health in five primary schools, and is excited to work with O-Region on the story-sharing project From the Horse’s Mouth next month.
She has also worked with Rogue Theatre, The National Trust, Bedlam Theatre Company, and Hall for Cornwall, creating a site-specific show, Kara Hellys, and performing in projects like Sarah Connor’s new play Levelling and MADE’s Wenna’s Wonderful World for early years audiences. Additionally, she runs weekly drama workshops for adults with additional needs at Cascade Theatre.
Passionate about community theatre, Liane believes in the arts as a powerful tool for positive change. In her free time, she enjoys sea swimming and has recently begun taking Cornish lessons.
Stacey Guthrie: Stacey is a comedy actor and writer with a Master’s degree in Comedy Writing from Falmouth University. She is recognized for her comedic roles, including the no-nonsense barmaid in BAIT and Thick As S*** Jean in Catherine Tate’s Hard Cell, which Cornwall Live called “the funniest role.” Additionally, she has appeared in the BBC series Beyond Paradise.
Stacey's theatrical journey began at a young age when her father founded Shiva Theatre, the Duchy’s first professional theatre company (before Kneehigh). She honed her craft performing and stage managing in their productions and later working as an extra. As a freelance actor and writer, Stacey has performed a one-woman show at The Acorn in Penzance and currently writes and produces short films that humorously and poignantly explore issues such as modernity and menopause. She is dedicated to enhancing the representation of older women on screen and is actively writing sitcom scripts featuring strong, female characters. WW Gallery Director Chiara Williams described Stacey’s writing as employing “humour in a very touching way, to address the persistent and often unchallenged inequalities and absurdities of a woman's lot in life.” Recently, Stacey won “Best Cornish Film” at O-Region’s 60-second film challenge for Time To Go Home, and her piece A Difficult Woman was awarded Best Actor Runner-Up in the Cornwall Monologue Competition (2024).
With a Bachelor’s degree in Fine and Studio Arts, Stacey expresses a passion for conveying meaning through various art forms. Stacey views humour as a powerful tool for authentic communication, enabling serious messages to resonate, and she believes that film and painting inform each other, both embodying a darkly humorous perspective that reflects her personality. Deeply passionate about Cornwall and its dialects, Stacey presented BBC Radio 4’s Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets, where she engaged with poets across Cornwall, exploring regional dialectical variations.
Stacey’s extensive experience in stage, screen, and writing positions her uniquely to guide participants through the intricacies of comedy monologue performance. Having collaborated with comedy icons like Catherine Tate, she offers valuable insights into timing and delivery, while her academic background provides expertise in structure, storytelling, and character development.
Note: This is a series of workshops promoted by The Lizard Arts, Film & Theatre Association. 3 workshops are funded by LAFTA's own finances, and two workshops are linked to the Samson & Delilah production, which was part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Upcoming Workshops
A panto like no other is coming to the Lizard!
Join us this December as we devise a hilarious, Cornish twist on the classic! Want to write, act, or help behind the scenes? We need YOU! (16+ only)
My Big Fat Cornish Panto - a pantomime with a multi-layered, time-travelling, Cornish, feminist twist! (Made life easy for ourselves, didn't we!)
Summary:
In this playful, twisted take on the classic Cinderella story, our forgetful but straightforward Narrator, Janice, attempts to recount the familiar tale of Cinderella—or rather, Gingerella (Kay). However, the ghost of Cinderella's father, the Baron (Gareth), isn’t too keen on this airbrushed version of events. He’s far from impressed by Prince Charmin’ (Tamara), a self-absorbed, pompous fool from Penrose, and is convinced that his daughter is trapped in a joyless, suffocating marriage to a vain nitwit.
Enter the indomitable Hairy Cod-Mother (Roz), a half-fish, half-fairy with a flair for mischief, who regrets her role in creating this ill-fated union. While attempting to undo her meddling, she’ll have a few laughs at the expense of the Narrator and gleefully embrace panto clichés (think: "say aw then!"), all while causing trouble for the Step-Mother (Chris) and the Ugly Step-Sisters (Jimmy & Dean).
As Janice tries to stick to the original tale, the Hairy Cod-Mother, the Baron, and the mischievous Step-family disrupt the narrative at every turn, working with Buttons (Summer?), who secretly has feelings for Ginger, to sabotage the Ball and prevent Gingerella’s marriage to Prince Charmin’. Meanwhile, the prince couldn’t care less whether Ginger marries him, as he’s far more interested in a passionate relationship—with himself.
In the end, Buttons and Gingerella find a unique connection in a platonically modern way of love—solid friendship—and the Hairy Cod-Mother attends the ball/Ceilidh dance herself, in disguise. During a spirited dosey doe with the Baron, her welly boot flies off. She runs, and the Baron retrieves it, only to discover it fits perfectly—on her foot! As they fall in love, the magical and spiritual worlds merge.
Baffled but strangely content, the Narrator abandons the traditional happy-ever-after for this new, more complicated tale of love. She concludes that love is messy, relationships are nuanced, and in the end, we’ll all find our own version of happily ever after.
Writing Workshops
Weds 4th December, 19:30 - 21:30, The Reading Room.
Weds 11th December, 19:30 - 21:30, The Reading Room.
Weds 18th December, 19:30 - 21:30, The Reading Room.
Discussing plot, improvising and devising scenes, developing characters. Tamara will record and write this up with Roz Trudgon. Establish a fully polished script and start rehearsals in January. Performance predicted to be in Spring 2025.
Message us to get involved! The Hairy Cod-Mother is excited to meet you! (Oh no she isn't!)
Join us this December as we devise a hilarious, Cornish twist on the classic! Want to write, act, or help behind the scenes? We need YOU! (16+ only)
My Big Fat Cornish Panto - a pantomime with a multi-layered, time-travelling, Cornish, feminist twist! (Made life easy for ourselves, didn't we!)
Summary:
In this playful, twisted take on the classic Cinderella story, our forgetful but straightforward Narrator, Janice, attempts to recount the familiar tale of Cinderella—or rather, Gingerella (Kay). However, the ghost of Cinderella's father, the Baron (Gareth), isn’t too keen on this airbrushed version of events. He’s far from impressed by Prince Charmin’ (Tamara), a self-absorbed, pompous fool from Penrose, and is convinced that his daughter is trapped in a joyless, suffocating marriage to a vain nitwit.
Enter the indomitable Hairy Cod-Mother (Roz), a half-fish, half-fairy with a flair for mischief, who regrets her role in creating this ill-fated union. While attempting to undo her meddling, she’ll have a few laughs at the expense of the Narrator and gleefully embrace panto clichés (think: "say aw then!"), all while causing trouble for the Step-Mother (Chris) and the Ugly Step-Sisters (Jimmy & Dean).
As Janice tries to stick to the original tale, the Hairy Cod-Mother, the Baron, and the mischievous Step-family disrupt the narrative at every turn, working with Buttons (Summer?), who secretly has feelings for Ginger, to sabotage the Ball and prevent Gingerella’s marriage to Prince Charmin’. Meanwhile, the prince couldn’t care less whether Ginger marries him, as he’s far more interested in a passionate relationship—with himself.
In the end, Buttons and Gingerella find a unique connection in a platonically modern way of love—solid friendship—and the Hairy Cod-Mother attends the ball/Ceilidh dance herself, in disguise. During a spirited dosey doe with the Baron, her welly boot flies off. She runs, and the Baron retrieves it, only to discover it fits perfectly—on her foot! As they fall in love, the magical and spiritual worlds merge.
Baffled but strangely content, the Narrator abandons the traditional happy-ever-after for this new, more complicated tale of love. She concludes that love is messy, relationships are nuanced, and in the end, we’ll all find our own version of happily ever after.
Writing Workshops
Weds 4th December, 19:30 - 21:30, The Reading Room.
Weds 11th December, 19:30 - 21:30, The Reading Room.
Weds 18th December, 19:30 - 21:30, The Reading Room.
Discussing plot, improvising and devising scenes, developing characters. Tamara will record and write this up with Roz Trudgon. Establish a fully polished script and start rehearsals in January. Performance predicted to be in Spring 2025.
Message us to get involved! The Hairy Cod-Mother is excited to meet you! (Oh no she isn't!)