MELBOURNE
27th April to 1st May 2026
A fantastic five-day, full-time workshop in one of the most exhilarating areas of performance – stage and screen combat. This intensive is a chance to focus on your own craft and development, diving into technique and performance across a range of weapons, genres, and applications for an uninterrupted week.
What is it?
This is an exciting training event designed for actors: empowering you with the tools to perform fights for safely, effectively and with dramatic impact… while spending a week with exhilarating action and performance.
Dramatic combat or ‘stage combat’ can involve anything from a ‘simple push’, to a ‘scuffle’, to a full-scale sword fight. It is essential that these moments are safe while still being dramatically effective. However stage combat techniques can take time to absorb into the body, and ‘time’ is usually in short supply for most rehearsal periods. Besides from potentially being very stressful, this can result in fights that are clunky, limited, unrealistic, or even dangerous.
Instead, being trained in stage combat frees you up to tell the story you want to tell, giving us greater creative range, easier rehearsal sessions, and permission for you commit to your performance without the fear of anyone getting hurt. Happy actors, happy production, happy audience.
This workshop is an industry-based experience, preparing you for what is required across stage, screen and motion capture. You will be thrown into action, movement, conditioning, fitness, form, historical context, theory, acting and technique. You will widen your skill base, widen your casting range, and enter a network of highly passionate and creative performers. You will also just have a moment to prioritise your own development for in space curated for learning, and expand your own performance practice.
When is it?
Monday 27th April to Friday 1st May 2026
10:00am to 6:00pm
Where is it?
Dancehouse Carlton
150 Princes St., Carlton North, 3054
Who is it for?
This workshop is designed for actors – from those who would like to attain skills for their own work and casting range, to those who are keen to specialise in fight action. The course will cater to all levels of experience, from absolute beginners to seasoned performers – there will be something for you to take on at each stage of your training. We also cater to all levels of physical fitness and abilities – although of course the fitter you are, the more you can throw yourself into the work!
We also welcome stunt performers and those training towards stunt accreditation, however please note that this course does not give you specific stunt accreditation other than supporting your general body control and movement elements.
How much is it?
- EARLY BIRD: $665 +GST (closes 15th Feb 2026)
- CONCESSION: $685 +GST
- STANDARD: $715 +GST
A Min. 50% deposit is required for registration, and places are only confirmed on finalisation of all workshop fees.
How do I register and get a spot?
Just fill out the online form and we’ll get the ball rolling.
Spots are very competitive – we have strict capacity limits and places sell out quickly. So register early to save your spot.
After you register you should receive a confirmation email. A tax invoice will be sent to you within 2 working days. If you don’t hear from us at all then check your junk mail, then get in touch.
Please note that we’re not able to reserve your workshop place without a deposit payment. Your spot is only fully confirmed on receipt on full payment, and any payments made are nonrefundable.
Captivate actively supports diverse and equitable work and learning spaces. If you have any concerns or questions please get in touch.
meet the team
your tutors
Lyndall Grant (she/her): TUTOR
Lyndall is a Fight Director, Movement Director, actor and Motion Capture Specialist who works in Australia and Internationally for stage and screen.
Josh Bell (he/him): ASSISTANT TUTOR
Josh Bell is an associate fight director for Captivate, actor and theatre-maker based in Melbourne.