Info & Bookings
Performance 1: The Game of the Scene - Term 4 2026 - Saturday
You're bold enough to step out on stage, and capable of playing some wonderful characters. Fantastic! Now let's talk about what goes into making our scenes comedic in nature.
Learning about the game of the scene will help you recognise and play with the comedic engines at work in your improvised scenes and scripted sketches.
- Workshop Session #1Saturday, July 4, 2026
2:00–5:00pmTheory Bar (Ground Floor) – Front RoomGround / 19–23 Meyers Place, Melbourne CBDView map & info
$625 Full / $575 Concession & Full-Time Student
Plus online booking fee of $5
Prices include GST
Important dates, venues & times
Course calendar
- Workshop Session #1Saturday, July 4, 2026
2:00–5:00pmTheory Bar (Ground Floor) – Front RoomGround / 19–23 Meyers Place, Melbourne CBDView map & info - Workshop Session #2Saturday, July 11, 2026
2:00–5:00pmTheory Bar (Ground Floor) – Front RoomGround / 19–23 Meyers Place, Melbourne CBDView map & info - Workshop Session #3Saturday, July 18, 2026
2:00–5:00pmTheory Bar (Ground Floor) – Front RoomGround / 19–23 Meyers Place, Melbourne CBDView map & info - Workshop Session #4Saturday, July 25, 2026
2:00–5:00pmTheory Bar (Ground Floor) – Front RoomGround / 19–23 Meyers Place, Melbourne CBDView map & info - Workshop Session #5Saturday, August 1, 2026
2:00–5:00pmTheory Bar (Ground Floor) – Front RoomGround / 19–23 Meyers Place, Melbourne CBDView map & info - Workshop Session #6Saturday, August 8, 2026
2:00–5:00pmTheory Bar (Ground Floor) – Front RoomGround / 19–23 Meyers Place, Melbourne CBDView map & info - Workshop Session #7Saturday, August 15, 2026
2:00–5:00pmTheory Bar (Ground Floor) – Front RoomGround / 19–23 Meyers Place, Melbourne CBDView map & info - Workshop Session #8Saturday, August 22, 2026
2:00–5:00pmTheory Bar (Ground Floor) – Front RoomGround / 19–23 Meyers Place, Melbourne CBDView map & info
Meet your teacher
Instructor Profile
Barney Pollock
Barney is an actor and improviser. He has worked professionally in theatre, film and television, appearing on Channel Ten as a member of the Thank God You're Here ensemble cast and upcoming ABC Comedy White Fever. Barney graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2015, winning the Frances Barbe Award for most outstanding performer for the class of ‘15.
Barney is also a content creator, hosting one of the southern hemisphere's most downloaded English Premier League Podcasts A Bit Spursy and performs monthly with long-term Collaborator Matt Young (Deadloch) in their popular show Cool & Smart at The Improv Conspiracy Theatre.
