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Studying Comedy Writing and Performance at Salford Programme Leader Dr Richard Talbot Level 4 Year Co-ordinator Dr Wilkie Level 6 Student Maisy Whipp Level 5 Student - Joe Greenaway Whos Who? If you dont mind, were going to

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Studying Comedy Writing and Performance at Salford

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Programme Leader – Dr Richard Talbot Level 4 Year Co-ordinator – Dr Wilkie Level 6 Student – Maisy Whipp Level 5 Student - Joe Greenaway

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Who’s Who?

If you don’t mind, we’re going to switch your camera on so we can see you. We’ll say your name, say hello and tell us something about you. KURT and Wilkie will start - here goes…

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Q1. Which of these comedians did not attend the

University of Salf lford?

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John Thomson went to the School of Theatre at Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University). Jason Manford and Peter Kay both studied Media and Performance. Luisa Omielan studied Performing Arts (now Theatre and Performance Practice).

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Overview

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Induction Workshops

Assuming we can work with social distancing (!) the first three

weeks of your university career will be spent devising a parodic scene in response to a modern classic.

You will be working as an ensemble with a group of your new

fellow-students

Your director will be an experienced practitioner with an exciting

approach to performing the text

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The First Year (Level 4)

Trimester One:
Comedy Acting Methods
Production Skills
Critical and Textual Studies
Trimester Two:
Acting for Recorded Media
Introduction to Improvisation
Performance In Context

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Trimester 1

AM PM Evening

Monday 9-12 Production Skills self directed practice and study Tuesday 9-10am 10-12 Critical & Textual Studies Lecture Seminar 2-4pm Comedy Acting Methods New Adelphi Comedy Night (monthly) Wednesday self directed practice and study Comedy Society Thursday 10am-1pm Comedy Acting Methods self directed practice and study New Adelphi Theatre Performances and Screenings Friday 10am-1pm Production Skills participation in Engagement

pportunities

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Trimester 2

AM PM Evening

Monday 9-12 Production Skills 12-1 3-6 Performance in Context Lecture Acting for Recorded Media Tuesday 9-11 Introduction to Improvisation 12-2 Performance in Context Seminar New Adelphi Comedy Night (monthly) Wednesday As T1 Thursday 10am-1pm Comedy Acting Methods 1-3 Acting for Recorded Media New Adelphi Theatre Performances and Screenings Friday 12-3 Introduction to Improvisation

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Maisy Whipp and Joe Greenaway

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Maisy Whipp

https://www.youtube.com/wat

ch?v=AXueeb1i9E8

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Joe Greenway

https://media.salford.ac.uk/Pla

y/31824

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Comedy Writing-with- Performance Practices Comedy Theories Comedy plus… (Intra- Disciplinarity) Principles

f the

Comedy Practitioner Ethos & Your Audience

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You need to have completed 120 credits or 6 modules to move up.

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Options in the Second Year

Core: Comedy Writing and Performance Comedy Performance and Media Options (Group 1) Radio Comedy Project or Video Project Options (Group 2) Text and Performance Comedy Improvisation Techniques Physical Comedy Playwriting Integrated Production Skills Introduction to Scriptwriting Introduction to Multimedia Presenting Acting for Camera

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Professional Comedy Performance and Theatre on your doorstep

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Questions

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