Hannah Bristow

• Shakespeare text and Verse speaking

• Sonnets in performance

• Meisner Technique

• Classical / Shakespearean Scene Study

• Contemporary Scene Study

• Theatre History

• Introduction to Devising: Adaptions

The Public Enemble (2023 - Present) - Hanah has begun working with The Public Ensemble, a training and acting development programme run by Laurence Baker that also works towards developing work with a group of early career actors. It is an immensely exciting new company and she is delighted to be involved. She has thus far worked with them on text work and the Meisner/Linklater repetition technique.

BOVTS Audition Panel (2023 - Present) - Hannah is on the audition panel for Bristol Old Vic Theatre School admissions for BA Professional Acting and MA Screen Acting.

The Practise Room (2020-2022) - running weekly workshops in collaboration with Oscar-Winning Director Donncadh O’Brian using the Linklater repetition exercise as a text-exploration tool and creative practice gym for professional actors. Working with Wildcard Theatre in their Central London Studios

Cambridge University Creative Writing MA, theatre module (2020-2023) - working with Donncadh O’Brian developing the writing of students in their “Writing for Theatre” Module yearly at Cambridge University, as a performer.

Shakespeare Module for Foundation Students at Fourth Monkey (2021) – Weekly classes for a term, running this course, teaching verse speaking and directing students in 6 scenes across 4 plays

Shakespeare Module at Performance Preparation Academy, Guildford (2021) - Teaching of verse speaking and performing Sonnets

Meisner Teaching with Scrum Theatre (2019-2022) – Running some Meisner Sessions for a group of adult creative professionals focusing on creative and practice development

Playreading Group (2016-present) – Running of a monthly play reading group reading a new play in each session, live, from beginning to end. Leading a space, organising sessions and venue, facilitating sight-read performances and post-reading discussion.

One-to-One Drama School admissions (2017) – Working on a student’s Shakespeare speech in preparation for their Central School of Speech and Drama audition.

Private Tutor (2014-present) – One-to-One tuition for various subjects across the secondary and university curriculum: English, Drama, Acting, Science, Physics, History, Extended Projects, Dissertation writing, Shakespeare, Poetry, GCSE English, A level and IB English, poetry and literature as enrichment, creative writing, literature history, ELAT and Oxbridge Entrance.

Assistant Director on student production of Pirates of Penzance at Leicester High School for Girls (2010) – leading rehearsals and directing some scenes. Understudying roles.