I train actors to be disciplined, employable, and committed artists, with a focus on developing their identity as self-determined, professional creatives.
Ashley Lobo - Artistic Director/Choreographer, The Danceworx and Navdhara India Dance Theatre
My teaching is rooted in over 40 years in the performing arts as an actor and director, following my training at the prestigious WA Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) of Edith Cowan University
At WAAPA, I studied under masters such as Lisle Jones, Aarne Neeme, Annie Stainer, and Chris Edmunds, following Robert Benedetti’s actor training structure of Stanislavski and his philosophical descendants. Mr Jones' mantra—"Show me, don't tell me"—still guides my work, alongside the teachings of Benedetti, Anne Bogart, Declan Donnellan, Uta Hagen, Cicely Berry, and Stella Adler.
35 years of teaching
Institutes and organisations I have created and delivered programs for include: Jeff Goldberg Studio | WAAPA – Short Courses Program | Goa Institute of Management | Deakin University | London School of Communications – Malaysia | Adelaide College of the Arts | Chakravyu Performing Arts | DADAA WA disability arts| Urban Myth Theatre Company | Mobius Strip Productions | Carclew | Cavan Youth Training Centres | Adelaide Secondary School of English | City of Charles Sturt | WORDPLAY Arts in Education | Notre Dame University | Croydon City Council | Drama School Mumbai | Centrelink Australia | Amphibian Productions.
Professional Development
I believe the key to unlocking our full potential as artists—whether in theatre or film—is staying performance fit and open to learning, no matter where we are in our careers.
Artistic growth is a lifelong journey. To thrive, we must continually evolve our craft, seek new challenges, and create our own opportunities while sharpening our competitive edge.
My professional development sessions are designed to support performers at every level—from those just starting out to seasoned professionals looking to refine and recharge.
I’m passionate about working with driven, curious artists.
Mentoring
I have been mentoring emerging actors, designers, directors and stage managers, and fledgling arts companies and in the Corporate Sector for much of my career.
I believe in the power of mentorships and peer mentorships and have personally maintained both for the past 40 years. I believe in the adage that "Everyone knows something and no one knows everything".
My commitment to sustainability, and development and the invaluable importance of the craft and its potential have been unwavering.
Meisner is one of the most powerful tools in an actor's kit. It is also one of the most misunderstood. This workshop takes the technique apart. Not to break it — to find out what it can actually do for you. We look at where it works for you — and where it might not. You leave with something practical. Something yours.
Messing with Meisner
3 hrs or One Day
Stanislavski built a system. What most people think it is, isn't what it became.
It moved — away from psychology and toward doing. This Masterclass goes back to the source. Intention. Action. Emotional engagement. Not as theory — as practice. You don't leave knowing more about Stanislavski. You leave knowing more about yourself.
Stanislavski
6hr / two days / 5 days
Dividing a script into beats and units is one of the most practical tools an actor has. It keeps you honest about where the scene is going and why the character is taking it there. The theory is straightforward. The application isn't. What the text gives you is only the starting point — what you and your director make of it is where the real work begins. This workshop puts the tool in your hands.
Units and Beats
3 hrs / One Day / Two Days
Character doesn't arrive fully formed. You build it — from the text, from the given circumstances, from the choices you make and commit to. This workshop draws on Stanislavski, Meisner, and Michael Chekhov to give you a practical framework for that process. Not one method. The best of several. You leave with a repeatable approach. Something you can take into any room.
Building Character
6hr / two days / 5 days
Project Workshops
Project workshops run between 5 and 20 weeks. Contact Enigmatic Hills Productions to discuss your needs.
6 days over three weeks
What's Your Scene?
Working with brilliant texts, this program throws actors into the thick of it!
This program uses deliberate casting to extend each actor’s range, placing them in roles that demand emotional depth, physical commitment, and strong interpretive choices. It is not simply a scene rehearsal process — each session focuses on applying core performance techniques, including voice, movement, text analysis, and character development. Actors will actively explore and refine these skills throughout the program. The process culminates in an invited-audience showing, designed to present fully realised, technically grounded performances.
Three Month. 2 days per week
Doing Shakespeare
A performance based, development program, rehearsing Shakespeare for a Theatre Season
Performing Shakespeare is a vital component of an actor’s professional development, demanding mastery of voice, movement, and heightened text.
Doing Shakespeare, led by accomplished director Glenn Hayden, is an intensive, step-by-step, three-month rehearsal and training program in which actors work through a complete production of a Shakespeare play. The process integrates advanced text analysis, verse and prose handling, vocal technique, physical storytelling, and character development. The program culminates in a fully staged theatre season, performed for both invited industry professionals and the general public.
Club MONO
Monthly theatre event of monologue theatre from around the world.
Schools Workshops
A practical theatre program for schools,
teachers and young performers.
Corporate Theatre
Using theatre to strengthen communication,
leadership and collaboration.
