SCRUM Theatre

SCRUM Theatre Theatremaker collective in W6 turning empty office space into arts venue
☞ Affordable studio hire
☞ Free & PWYC Workshops
☞ library

SCRUM Theatre is a charity dedicated to making theatre more equitable and accessible for the next generation of makers and audiences, by prioritising the conditions for artists to make their best work. Our arts centre in Hammersmith is now open for studio hire, performances, high quality pay-what-you-can training, and schools projects. We’re a democratic collective of 9 interdisciplinary artists,

championed by leading UK theatre-makers, including Adrian Lester, Nick Hytner, Lyndsey Turner, and Declan Donnellan.

꩜ “Our revels now are ended. These our actors [and directors]”💥Pictured: the end of a glorious week on The Shake Up, wit...
08/08/2025

꩜ “Our revels now are ended. These our actors [and directors]”💥

Pictured: the end of a glorious week on The Shake Up, with this talented group of advanced-practice actors and directors.

5 days brimming with games, collaborative practices, and nerding out about Shakespeare — with a truly special afternoon with returning honoured guest

Thank you, Shakers, for sharing your energy, wit and hearts in your showcase this time last week.

Parting is such sweet sorrows — but we hope to see you anon!

꩜💥

For further advanced-practice workshops for actors and directors, we have a thrilling announcement next week with “one of the world’s finest theatermakers” (New York Times), Dmitry Krymov.

Sign up to newsletter (link in bio) to hear about it first.

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Applications now OPEN for ✰ THE SHAKE UP ✰A five-day intensive for professional actors & directors, with a masterclass f...
16/06/2025

Applications now OPEN for ✰ THE SHAKE UP ✰

A five-day intensive for professional actors & directors, with a masterclass from special guest ADRIAN LESTER

☞ Course Dates:
28 Jul — 1 Aug, 10am to 5pm

☞ For a full course outline, please visit scrumtheatre.co.uk/shake-up

☞ All successful applications are processed in order of application (on a first come, first served basis, basically)

☞ We’re offering bursary places for artists of colour, working-class artists, and trans and non-binary artists who face financial barriers – please apply via the bursary link in bio

☞ Prices:
£490 per person
x6 free bursaries
x5 £450 places for subscribers to our mailing list

All profits from THE SHAKE UP go directly towards the costs of our monthly open-access pay-what-you-can classes

☞ This is not a drop-in course. All participants will be expected to attend all the scheduled hours of the course. Please check out T&Cs before booking

☞ For enquiries and questions about access, contact [email protected]

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Image description: a painting of William Shakespeare’s face have been divided into three parts and ‘shook up’. In the top-right corner is information on the course title and the date. Adrian Lester listed as our special guest, as he’ll be leading participants in masterclass on the Thursday

This May’s p(l)ay-what-you-can workshop at SCRUM: Finding Play!*honk honk* Some clowning workshops are scary. Not this o...
14/05/2025

This May’s p(l)ay-what-you-can workshop at SCRUM: Finding Play!

*honk honk*

Some clowning workshops are scary.

Not this one.

This is the workshop for performers, comedians and theatre makers who want to dip their toe into the world of clowning and find out how clowning principles can help them to find play, connection and joy in their work. 

Expect to break the fourth wall and connect directly with your audience. Expect to fail. Expect to PLAY and have FUN! 

*honk*

FINDING PLAY with CLAIRE PARRY
📅 Sat 24 May, 10.30 AM to 1.30 PM
📍SCRUM Studios, Hammersmith
🎯 Performers of all kinds; 18+
💷 Pay what you can — or pay it forward
🔗 Link in bio for booking & more info

AFTER THE WORKSHOP
And after the workshop we invite you to join us for Snacks ‘n’ Chats! We’re holding tea for all workshop attendees - a chance to get to know your fellow creatives, skill swap and, most importantly, eat biscuits.

ABOUT CLAIRE PARRY
Claire is a Lecoq trained theatre-maker, clown and musician who teaches at Central School of speech and Drama and GSA. As an artist and facilitator she uses embodied and physical practices with a focus on devising and play, which she applies across the board from creating new work to performing Shakespeare.

🔗 Link in bio for booking & more info

               

[Image description: a poster announcing the details for our workshop ‘Finding Play’, led by professional clown Claire Parry. The poster is covered in yellow scribbles and two scans of Claire’s face, where her face and red clown nose are smushed against the glass of the scanner. This ties together the aim to find a sense of playfulness, even when conditions are overwhelming.]

✿ More on our West London Young Creatives* programme! ✿Sign up for any one of these FREE events via the link in our bio ...
08/05/2025

✿ More on our West London Young Creatives* programme! ✿

Sign up for any one of these FREE events via the link in our bio and an our website

❁ 27 May (6 PM to 8.30 PM)
1. Audition Technique with Iman Bahmanabadi

✺ 28 May (6 PM to 8.30 PM)
2. Planning as a Director with Lucie Dawkins

✰ 29 May (6 PM to 8.30 PM)
3. Creative Producing with Jerrell Cumberbatch

✮ 30 May (6 PM to 8.30 PM)
4. Production Skills: Technical Theatre with Nicola T Chang

❋ 31 May (10 AM to 3.30 PM)
Networking Day

Email Bethan from SCRUM Theatre with any questions on [email protected]

*West London includes: Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond upon Thames, Wandsworth and Westminster. 
Young Creatives: 18-30 years old

[Image description:
Slide 1: a video showing all the posters for our West London Young Creatives events
Slides 2-5: the posters for our workshops. Each one has the name, time, and type of workshop on the graphic. In the top-right corners are images of each of the workshop leaders. A circle with a number matches the leader with their workshop number.
Slide 6: poster for the networking day. In the background is a scan of tree branches, representing growth and connection]

✿ More on our West London Young Creatives* programme! ✿Sign up for any one of these FREE events via the link in our bio ...
08/05/2025

✿ More on our West London Young Creatives* programme! ✿

Sign up for any one of these FREE events via the link in our bio and an our website

❁ 27 May (6 PM to 8.30 PM)
1. Audition Technique with Iman Bahmanabadi

✺ 28 May (6 PM to 8.30 PM)
2. Planning as a Director with Lucie Dawkins

✰ 29 May (6 PM to 8.30 PM)
3. Creative Producing with Jerrell Cumberbatch

✮ 30 May (6 PM to 8.30 PM)
4. Production Skills: Technical Theatre with Nicola T Chang

❋ 31 May (10 AM to 3.30 PM)
Networking Day

Email Bethan from SCRUM Theatre with any questions on [email protected]

*West London includes: Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond upon Thames, Wandsworth and Westminster. 
Young Creatives: 18-30 years old

[Image descriptions:
Slide 1: a video showing all the posters for our West London Young Creatives events
Slides 2-5: the posters for our workshops. Each one has the name, time, and type of workshop on the graphic. In the top-right corners are images of each of the workshop leaders. A circle with a number matches the leader with their workshop number.
Slide 6: poster for the networking day. In the background is a scan of tree branches, representing growth and connection]

14/03/2025

5 March 2025 Women share stories of hope in W6 photo exhibition Hammersmith’s new SCRUM theatre space set to host photography exhibition as part of H&F’s Women’s History Month Share on: Categories: Community Crime Pictured: Local artist Camila Almeida (centre) with project participants Nera an...

Presence and Connection: Acting with Your Whole Self with Victoria WorsleyExplore connection and presence to the audienc...
14/03/2025

Presence and Connection: Acting with Your Whole Self with Victoria Worsley

Explore connection and presence to the audience and fellow actors through the Feldenkrais method.

📅 Sat 5 April, 2-5pm
📍SCRUM Studios, Hammersmith
🎯 Actors and performers; 18+
💷 Pay what you can — or pay it forward!
🔗 Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/presence-and-connection-acting-with-your-whole-self-with-victoria-worsley-tickets-1272564738389?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
We know it when we see it. The actor who is simply there, fully present - able to listen, feel, respond, take action but without apparent effort or need. In this workshop we will slow down and use the dynamic yet delicately nuanced ‘Awareness Through Movement’ lessons from the Feldenkrais Method to listen inwards and discover how we can involve our whole selves in an action.

ABOUT VICTORIA WORSLEY:
Victoria Worsley was an actor, theatre maker and movement director for 20 years before qualifying as a Feldenkrais Practitioner in 2007. She has a busy general practice in North London and became an Assistant training in 2021. She has worked in many drama schools including Mountview, Oxford School of Drama and Rose Bruford and teaches workshops with John Wright and for Shapes in Motion. Her book “Feldenkrais for Actors, how to do less and discover more” was published by Nick Hern Books in 2016. It has been translated into Italian with a new Korean translation pending!

AFTER THE WORKSHOP:
After the workshop with Victoria please join us for Snacks ‘n’ Chats ! We're holding tea for all workshop attendees - a chance to get to know your fellow creatives, skill swap and, most importantly, eat biscuits.



[Image description: A yellow graphic with black text. It is for Victoria Worsley's Presence and Connection workshop. In the centre are four black-and-white scans of the cover of her book ‘Feldenkrais for Actors’. The graphic also tells us tickets are 'pay-what-you-can'. The date of the workshop is Sat 5 April, 2-5pm. At SCRUM Studios in Hammersmith.]

Deepening Your Personal Practice with Jeannette NelsonDeepen your personal voice practise through exploring resonance, v...
14/03/2025

Deepening Your Personal Practice with Jeannette Nelson

Deepen your personal voice practise through exploring resonance, vocal range and support.

📅 Sat 29 March, 2-5pm
📍SCRUM Studios, Hammersmith
🎯 Mid-career actors; 18+
💷 Pay what you can — or pay it forward!
🔗 Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voice-deepening-your-personal-practice-with-jeannette-nelson-tickets-1280662809939?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
Jeannette’s voice workshop is designed for actors who are mid-career and it will help you to establish or deepen your personal voice practice. She will take you through exercises that connect you to your breath, explore your resonance, open up your vocal range and support your clear speech. The workshop will also leave you with a structure for your pre-performance voice warm up. Please bring with you a piece (or two) of text that you can use in the workshop.

ABOUT JEANNETTE NELSON:
Jeannette has worked extensively as a voice coach in theatre, film and TV. At the National Theatre from 1992 to 2001, returning in 2007 as Head of Voice until 2023; at Shakespeare’s Globe for 1997,1998,1999 and 2001 seasons; at the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2001 to 2005; at Sydney Theatre Company for a year in 2006. Other voice and dialect coaching in London and the UK includes work with the Royal Court, Young Vic, Donmar Warehouse, Shared Experience, Out of Joint, Complicite, Sheffield Theatres, Bristol Old Vic, Birmingham Rep, Liverpool Everyman/Playhouse, English Touring Theatre, Oxford Stage Company, The Bridge Theatre and the West End. Her film and TV work include: The Merchant of Venice (with Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons & Joseph Fiennes) and The Hollow Crown (full star cast including, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sophie Okondedo, Tom Sturridge, Keeley Hawes, Sally Hawkins), Jeannette’s books, The Voice Exercise Book and Keeping it Active are published by the National Theatre and Nick Hern Books. Her latest book, Centre Stage, is published by Penguin Random House.

AFTER THE WORKSHOP:
After the workshop with Victoria please join us for Snacks ‘n’ Chats ! We're holding tea for all workshop attendees - a chance to get to know your fellow creatives, skill swap and, most importantly, eat biscuits.

🛠️ Two Tools to Add to Your Theatre ToolboxIndustry icons Jeannette Nelson & Victoria Worsley are leading a double bill ...
13/03/2025

🛠️ Two Tools to Add to Your Theatre Toolbox
Industry icons Jeannette Nelson & Victoria Worsley are leading a double bill of workshops for theatremakers. Both at SCRUM Studios. Both at a pay-what-you-can rate.

💥Workshops
Voice for Mid-Career Actors with Jeannette Nelson
Sat, 29 Mar 2025, 2-5pm
Presence and Connection through Feldenkrais with Victoria Worsley
Sat, 5 Apr 2025, 2-5pm

🎟️ How To Book
Priority booking booking goes to our mailing list subscribers. Then we’ll be opening it up for general release.

Priority booking opens Thurs 13th Mar, 4pm
General release opens Fri, 14th Mar, 12pm

Places are limited and often sell out quickly. To secure your place, we recommend signing up for the mailing list (sign-up link in our bio).

💞Pay What You Can or Pay It Forward

Offering affordable training is at the heart of our charitable objectives. Though classes with our practitioners usually cost upwards of £30, we offer places at a pay-what-you-can rate. For some, this might mean paying 1p. For others, paying more means you’re covering our facilitators fee and staffing costs, making it possible for us to host future PWYC workshops seasons. We give a suggested figure of £15 for those who can.

📚Can’t Join Us?
Check out Nelson and Worsley’s books ‘The Voice Exercise Book’ and ‘Feldenkrais for Actors’. Both available to buy at SCRUM Studios or Nick Hern Books’ website.

[Image descriptions:
Slide 1: a yellow graphic advertising Theatre Workshops led by Jeannette Nelson and Victoria Worsley. In the centre, there are two black-and-white scans of the spines of their books ‘The Voice Exercise Book’ and ‘Feldenkrais for Actors’. The bottom version of the scan is warped so it. The image the scans make together looks like a squeegee tool used for window washing. Like you would add tools to a toolbox, these workshops give actors new ways of adding to their craft.

Slide 2: this shows when the tickets will be released for the workshops. On either side, there are two small black-and-white scans of Nelson and Worsley’s books, also warped.]

Shakespeare for Young People with Tinuke Craig📅 Weds 4th Dec, 6-9pm 📍SCRUM Studios, Hammersmith💷 Pay What You Can🎯 Open ...
29/10/2024

Shakespeare for Young People with Tinuke Craig

📅 Weds 4th Dec, 6-9pm
📍SCRUM Studios, Hammersmith
💷 Pay What You Can
🎯 Open to all directors & makers; 18+

🔗 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shakespeare-for-young-people-with-tinuke-craig-tickets-1049733179197

How do we make 400-year-old plays connect with children today? Explore new ways of fostering young people's first encounters with Shakespeare.

Read about Craig's directing process in Rosemary Waugh's Running the Room (Nick Hern Books) 📖

PLUS exclusive £5 tickets for 'A Raisin in the Sun', courtesy of Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

Address

SCRUM Studios, 191 Talgarth Road
London
W68BJ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

Website

https://linktr.ee/scrumtheatre

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