Owen Scrivens – Death, Dying and Improv

Owen Scrivens has been improvising for 20 years. He has performed and taught regularly in Liverpool, Newcastle and Sheffield during this time with companies such as Sticky Floor Improv, Impropriety, Open Heart Theatre and Playing Dead Theatre. He has also learned from teachers across Europe in a variety of improv styles. His main interest is where theatre and improvisation intersect, but this does not need to mean losing the fun and humor of spontaneous performance. At this years festival Owen will be performing Old Haunts; a show that has accessibility at its heart trying to reduce barriers to improvisation. He currently is director and teacher for SaSS Improv in Sheffield. Over the last two years Owen has co-created Living.Dying.Dead an improvised theatre show that engages its audience on the subjects of death, dying and bereavement. The show was performed at last years festival but this year there is a workshop to further explore the subject. They will look different ways of approaching death, from the absurd to the realistic. They will also dig in to the joys that truth, deep connection and emotion can bring in improv. This workshop is suitable for any improvisers or performers that are willing to fully embrace the challenge of dealing with the subject of death.