Workshops Going Beyond Yourself - mask workshop For more information, or to book this workshop for your organisation email us.This workshop is about playing masks with Told by an Idiot co-founder and internationally acclaimed teacher, John Wright. What’s a mask? How do masks work? How masks work inform an approach to acting, rehearsal process or devising? It doesn’t matter if this your first experience of playing a mask or if you’ve been playing masks for as long as you can remember. There’s always more to find - providing you enjoy it and refuse to take it too seriously. Feedback from participants "Going Beyond Yourself was an incredible opportunity to develop my practice and reconnect with the joy and play of theatre-making. John Wright masterfully shares his expertise in easily accessible ways, making the workshop supportive of all levels." "I cannot tell how grateful I am for this workshop! Discovering the world of Mask with John Wright was absolutely brilliant." About John Wright John is an award-winning international teacher and theatre-maker. He has worked on a string of productions and projects extending over three decades in Europe, Scandinavia, Asia and the UK, where his work has been seen at the National Theatre, the RSC, the Royal Court, the Almeida and the Royal Opera House. He was granted a Greater London Arts Award for his contribution to professional training; and his belief that teaching is the greatest source of learning has enabled his ideas to be shaped and moulded by generations of students. He pioneered the teaching of Clown at university level and was one of the first people in the country to offer courses in devising. He is the author of two books, Why Is That So Funny?: A Practical Exploration of Physical Comedy and Playing the Mask: Acting Without Bullshit.