MayFest Discovery Week

Industry-led workshops and student-led performances, presented by ²ÝùÊÓƵ Performance
MayFest 2025 Discovery Week
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Be inspired by industry-led workshops and student-led performances in MayFest's specially curated programme for Discovery Week.
MayFest 2025 is a two-week celebration of theatre and performance, presented by ²ÝùÊÓƵ Performing arts .
As part of Discovery Week | 19–23 May , the MayFest team have curated a series of free, industry-led workshops for aspiring performers and theatre-makers, plus evening performances at The House .

How to book your place

MayFest Discovery Week events can be booked via the .
If you are not a student at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, please email mayfestplymouth@gmail.com to book your place.
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Workshops

Workshop 1 – Mastering the Audition: A Workshop for Graduate Actors
BA (Hons) Acting and BA (Hons) Drama students only.
Monday 19 May 10:00–12:00 | The House Studio
Are you ready to take your auditions to the next level? Join this two-hour intensive workshop designed specifically for graduate actors preparing for professional auditions.
Workshop 2 – Elemental Body: A Butoh-based Somatic Movement Workshop with Gemma Mallol
Monday 19 May 13:00–15:00 | The House Studio
This workshop explores the inner body in movement as a space for contemplation and creativity, engaging the elements as catalysts for expression and transformation. Drawing from Japanese Butoh dance, somatic movement and Zen principles, it employs a range of improvised dance and movement techniques to deepen embodied awareness and artistic exploration.
Workshop 3 – Careers Chat with Ryan Wilce, Theatre Royal ²ÝùÊÓƵ
Tuesday 20 May, 10:00–12:00 | The House Studio
An opportunity to meet members of the team, find out about their roles and the different career paths they took, and ask any questions you may have.
Workshop 4 – Starting a Theatre Company with Everything But Theatre
Tuesday 20 May, 14:00–16:00 | The House Studio
In this talk from , ²ÝùÊÓƵ alumni Cristina Varga and Danni Watmore will guide you through their journey from having an idea of setting up a theatre company to actually making it happen and touring the South West.
Workshop 5 – The Creative Businesses: Making it Work with Finn Irwin-Bowler
Wednesday 21 May, 10:00–12:00 | The House studio
Turning a creative passion into a sustainable business is exciting but full of challenges. In this talk, Finn Irwin Bowler will share insights from their journey founding , building a creative organisation that balances purpose with financial viability.
Workshop 6 – Tracing Memories with Seb Watkins
Wednesday 21 May 13:00–15:00 | Room 308, Roland Levinsky Building
Grief and trauma can change the way we remember people, events and timelines. When creating Send Him My Love, Seb utilised freewriting and the blur between memory and reality to curate hazy visuals that carried a feeling of deja vu. This workshop gives you the opportunity to create images of a similar ilk to complement a piece of writing and kickstart the materialisation of a creative project.
Workshop 7 – Creation Works Industry Talk
Wednesday 21 May, 15:30–17:00 | The House Studio
A talk with Alister O’Loughlin, Co-Director of The Creation Works CIO, The Urban Playground Team and Prodigal Theatre.
Workshop 8 – Unlock Your Creativity with Rosie Race
Friday 23 May, 14:00–17:00 | Room 308, Roland Levinsky Building
Are you struggling to start a new piece or feeling stuck in your writing process? Join Rosie Race for an engaging workshop to explore form as a tool for sparking fresh ideas and breaking creative blocks.
 

Performances

Animate Theatre Work in progress and Q&A
Monday 19 May, 19:00 | The House Stage
This isn't the Wizard of Oz by Diesel Boon
Tuesday 20 May, 18:30 | The House Stage
Windchimes by C J Smith
Tuesday 20 May, 19:30 | The House Stage
There's Something I Want To Tell You by Alex Russo
Wednesday 21 May, 18:00 | The House Stage
Strigoi by Volery House
Wednesday 21 May, 19:45 | The House Stage
Growing Pains by Molly Alice Holman
Thursday 22 May, 15:30 | The House Studio
Table for One by Millie Partridge, Molly Brown and Mia Middleton
Thursday 22 May, 18:00 | The House Stage
Travellers by Mab Co.
Thursday 22 May, 19:00 | The House Stage

More from MayFest

  • 19–24 May | ²ÝùÊÓƵ Performance Weekend – supporting home-grown talent across theatre, comedy, music and performance.
  • 26–31 May | MayFest Student Festival – an eclectic programme of performances created, produced and performed by students from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ.
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More from the Arts & Culture programme

Two students looking at an exhibition in The Levinsky Gallery (rectangle)
Exhibitions
Jill Craigie Cinema
Film
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Talks
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Performance
Takács Quartet with instruments in a field (The Bridge Music)
Music
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About the Arts & Cultural Programme
Andy Cluer and Mary Costello talking in the Levinsky Gallery

Contact the arts and culture programme team

+44 1752 585050

Roland Levinsky Building, ²ÝùÊÓƵ, Drake Circus, ²ÝùÊÓƵ, Devon PL4 8AA

The Levinsky Gallery, Tuesday–Friday 10:00–16:00, Saturday 12:00–16:00. Closed Mondays, Sundays and Bank Holidays

Event photography and video

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