Danny Romeo to host immersive theatre intensive workshop at Theatre Deli this summer

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Danny Romeo (Experience Director at Phantom Peak and Founding Director of Ludens Theatre Company) is set to host an immersive theatre intensive workshop this summer, designed to teach aspiring immersive creators, designers, directors, and performers how to create their own work and carve a path for themselves within the immersive industry.

Across 10 weeks, students will learn foundational immersive theory, devising and writing techniques, improvisational acting, community development, writing and structure techniques, facilitation, and introductory business strategies for launching their own productions. The class will culminate in a showcase, where students will perform a work-in-progress showing of an original immersive production they've designed from conceptualisation to execution for a public audience.

The course will take place at Theatre Deli near Liverpool Street/Aldgate every Monday evening between 7-9pm from 14th July, and conclude on 15th September. While the course is open to students of all skill levels, some experience of attending or participating in immersive theatre is recommended.

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A leader in the global immersive industry, Danny has created and worked with award-winning immersive productions around the world. He began his immersive career working with Punchdrunk's industry-defining Sleep No More in New York, and has since gone on to become the Experience Designer and Experience Director for The League of Adventure's Phantom Peak for eight seasons of the show, and is also the Founding Director of Ludens Theatre Company, which won the AGITATE! Grant for Terraforming Mars.

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Alongside this, Danny is also a higher education instructor, developing and teaching immersive and interactive theatre workshops and modules at universities across the UK. He has taught at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Norwich University of the Arts, University for the Creative Arts, and the Institute for Contemporary Theatre.

Speaking to Immersive Rumours about the immersive theatre intensive workshop, Danny Romeo had the following to say:

The idea behind this intensive course is to offer an access point for newcomers to the industry. The immersive industry is expanding, and there's currently a gap between highly-funded blockbuster productions and scrappy start-ups with big ideas. I feel like we need more diversity of work across the industry to keep pushing the boundaries of the art form, keep audiences interested, engaged with the industry, and provide more access for underrepresented community members. My hope for this course is to empower new creators to carve out a path for themselves in this burgeoning industry and provide them with the tools to tell their own stories.

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The course is priced at £350 for 10 weeks (£35 per week) and includes access to a performance venue at Theatre Deli during the final showcase. To find out more and apply, visit ludenstheatrecompany.com