DAVID HOSKINS: WEEKEND CLOWNING

Clown is not a character, a technique, face paint or big shoes. It is pleasure, play, openness and optimism. It is a state that sharpens your connection with an audience.

 

Over a full weekend, we’ll take time to stay inside that state and explore what makes each of us uniquely funny. This is a practical workshop, you’ll be on your feet, be seen, and hopefully having fun.

 

Across two days, we’ll move from simple presence into longer, sustained play.

 

Day one focuses on games, stillness, optimism, pleasure and the flop.

Day two builds from this, developing ideas through repetition, exploring how problems become material, saving the show, and more games.

 

 

We’ll work on:

 

• enjoying the flop rather than rushing to fix it

• fishing with the audience and responding

• pleasure, play and fixed point

• building a direct, honest relationship with the audience

• the joy of the problem

 

By the end of the weekend, you’ll have a clearer sense of your own comic instincts, and how to build, sustain and develop them in front of an audience.

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This workshop is particularly suited to comedians and improvisers who want to deepen their presence with an audience and engage more fully with their own ridiculousness.

 

Limited placed - book early to avoid disappointment 

 

Some previous experience in "clown" is ideal. Email me if you have any queries.

 

 

About David

 

David Hoskin is an award winning, internationally recognised physical comic, clown and theatre-maker who leads workshops in clown, mime and physical comedy. Drawing on influences from Lecoq, Gaulier and contemporary physical theatre, his work emphasises play, presence and imaginative physical storytelling. His sessions are practical, energetic and accessible, encouraging performers to have fun, take risks and develop stronger physical expression and comic timing.

 

Winner - Best International Comedy Show Mumbai Fringe '26

'Hoskin is BORN to play these characters' ✭✭✭✭1/2 Fringesider

'a masterclass in physical theatre and a near-perfect one-man show' ✭✭✭✭ BroadwayBaby

'Phenomenal' ✭✭✭✭✭ Broadwayworld.com

 

@davidhoskinperformer

www.DavidHoskin.com

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Dates: Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June 2026

Times: 10.00am - 5.00pm each day

Price: £100.00 (£80.00 EARLY BOOKING FEE until 1st JUNE)

Questions? Queries? Concerns? Get in touch with @dancollinscomedy on Instagram for
more info.