A production of Harold Pinter's absurdist play, The Birthday Party

There are a lot of tools that theatre actors have to pull out of their bags to master their craft. One of these is emoting on stage during moments of silence. Someone, for example, might pour you a cup of tea as part of the script, and how you receive it might speak volumes about your character even if you don't utter a word during the exchange. But such situations often involve subtle nuances, and a workshop being organised by the Theatrecian group now aims to help participants pick up the same. Titled The Scream of Silence, the masterclass will include a session on appreciating the theatre of the absurd.