The Orlando James Shakespeare Workshop is a one-to-one session that isn’t results based; it is about broadening your knowledge and equipping yourself with the tools to master verse and performance - If you’re looking to free up your approach to Shakespeare, and to develop a better working practice this workshop will enable you to break down your obstacles and gain confidence in the art form.

Where the audition prep work is directional and condensed, this workshop has a more reaching scope and is more based in fundamental development. Perfect for professionals and students alike, this workshop focuses on the three pillars of The Orlando James Methodology (Outward Attention | Imaginative Embodiment | Clarity of thought through technique).

This method has helped many actors rid themselves of the fear of performing Shakespeare, has led to various roles, has even helped a PHD researcher realise their theories through practice.

It is an insightful and refreshingly simple approach.

£180

[ 2 hour one-to-one workshop ]

[ The Orlando James Shakespeare Workshop Handbook ]

The Orlando James Shakespeare Group Workshop is a group verse session that interrogates technique, opens up understanding, and builds confidence.

Perfect for professionals and students alike, this workshop focuses on the three pillars of The Orlando James Method ( Outward Attention | Imaginative Embodiment | Clarity of thought through technique).

This method has helped many actors rid themselves of the fear of performing Shakespeare, has led to various roles, has even helped a PHD researcher realise their theories through practice.

It is an insightful and refreshingly simple approach.

[ 2.5 hour Group workshop 6people+ ]

Priced depending on number of students - starting at £350

[ The Orlando James Shakespeare Workshop Handbook ]

Orlando will see you on a one-to-one basis, working with his verse process, and preparing you for an audition. Designed to reduce nerves, open up material, and to send you forward with a set of practices and a confidence in sharing your work.

• 90 minute session

• In-person or online

• Includes student handbook for reference

Perfect for; Drama School Auditions, Stage School Auditions, Performing Arts College Auditions, NYT Auditions, Professional Audition Prep for specific Roles.

Orlando will see you on a one-to-one basis, working with his verse process, and preparing you for an audition.

An in-depth preparation course, that enables a rigorous attention to the text, an opportunity to explore different speech options and to discuss audition technique.

• 3 × 60 minute sessions

• in person or online

• includes mock audition

• includes a pre-audition warm up checklist

• includes student handbook for reference

Designed to reduce nerves, open up material, and to send you forward with a set of practices and a confidence in sharing your work.

 I work with secondary schools to deepen students’ understanding of Shakespeare through practical, performance-based workshops that directly support curriculum outcomes at KS3 and KS4.

‘Inside Shakespeare’ offers structured, curriculum-aligned Shakespeare workshops that raise attainment, improve confidence, and support written exam performance through embodied learning.

My workshops are structured around assessment objectives.

GCSE Focus Areas

• AO1: Maintain a critical style

• AO2: Analyse writer’s methods

• AO3: Show contextual understanding

This ensures that performance work translates directly into improved written responses.

Students leave with:

• Clearer quotation recall

• Stronger conceptual understanding

• Greater confidence tackling unseen extracts

• A practical go-to method to take into exams

I have over a decade of experience performing Shakespare on some of the world’s great stages. I am passionate about rewriting the expectations of Shakespeare in education. 

I think engaging young people with the power and joy of Shakespeare’s work, and not letting it live purely academically, will increase performance across the board.

I provide:

• Professional actor expertise

• Deep understanding of verse and rhetoric

• Curriculum-aligned structure

• Exam-aware delivery

• Practical strategies teachers can reuse

Students gain:

• Embodied understanding of Shakespeare’s language

• Greater willingness to read aloud

• A sense of enjoyment in the work

• Improved analytical vocabulary

• Increased exam confidence

Teachers gain:

• Reinforcement of curriculum aims

• Raised engagement

• Reduced explanation burden around complex scenes

• Concrete progress in written outcomes

Please email - insideshakespeare@gmail.com for more information about schools workshops.

I am interesting in developing and nurturing talent in aspiring actors. Some of the greatest lessons I have learned have been through mentorship relationships.

If you are interested in long-term and ongoing guidance and development, we can draw up a progress plan that involves regular meet-ups and sessions at a discounted rate. This commitment to a career broadening path starts with The Inside Shakespeare Methodology, but can grow and evolve depending on your needs and drive.