The Lazarus GYM is our classical text & ensemble performer’s Gymnasium.
Go at your speed
Delivered over 3 Levels, performers can choose to book all 3 Levels at the same time and complete in 1 Season, book over a longer time span or repeat a level should they wish to refresh & reconnect.
Choose your price
‘Pay What You Can’. Select from the pricing options available for each session.
Connection
Sessions are ensemble led, working as a company to dissect, analyse and then play the text.
Now’s the time
Perfect for those just out of training who want to keep expanding, those at mid or later stages of their careers wanting to try a new approach & for all who want to reenergise, refocus & empower their professional practice.
We would especially like to meet those from low socioeconomic & global majority backgrounds.
When:
January 12th - February 21st 2026
Mondays 6.00pm - 9.00pm
& Saturdays 12noon - 3.00pm
Cost:
'Pay What You Can' from the range below
£10 (£3.33 per hour)
£15 (£5 per hour)
£20 (£6.66 per hour)
£25 (£8.33 per hour)
£30 (£10 per hour)
£35 (11.66 per hour)
Where:
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Lazarus GYM 2025, Photography by Charlie Flint
GYM sessions are delivered at 3 levels:
Level 1 – Foundations
Who: Performers new to classical text, Lazarus Theatre Company’s text process or those wanting a refresh in both.
What: Introduction to the Lazarus process, includes: warm up, application of process to practical text, working in pairs & as a group in dissecting the text & playing the text to one another, using the Chorus speech from Romeo & Juliet.
Level 2 – Ignite
Who: Performers who have completed Level 1 Foundations & ready to take it to the next level.
What: A quick recap on the process building on & developing the Foundations of Level 1, practically. A chance to play, test & explore the process working collaboratively on & performing a more complex & demanding monologue, using the Dagger speech from Macbeth.
Level 3 – Deep Dive
Who: Performers who have completed Level 1 & 2 & ready to take it to the next level.
What: A supercharged refresh on the process, developing skills from Level 1 & 2 by working on & performing a demanding & complex scene. This is a high intensity, physically demanding session which will put participants through the full extremes of interrogating, physicalising & performing early modern text,
using a duologue from Macbeth.
And then - Reps
Who: Performers who have completed Level 1, 2 & 3 who want a regular workout exploring different classical texts each session, building their repertoire, stamina & community.
What: Each session takes a new piece of classical text, not only from Shakespeare but from across the Early Modern Cannon. These sessions are company led, exploring complex & demanding texts from some of the greatest plays of the period, practically.
Performer Portal
Here is everything you will need to take part in the Lazarus GYM
Level 1 text
Level 2 text
*updated 15/07/2025
Level 3 text*
GYM T&C's
Refunds & Exchanges
All bookings are non-refundable, places can be exchanged up to 48 hours prior to the Session, should there be availability. We are sorry, but we are unable to exchange places to other Seasons.
Age recommendation
All GYM Participants must be aged 18 and over
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