A FUNNIER YOU WORKSHOP BY TRYGVE WAKENSHAW
Wed, Mar 25
|PoA White Box
As a part of the Silent Theatre Festival 2026, Acclaimed physical comedian Trygve Wakenshaw guides participants through mime, clowning, and physical theatre to turn ordinary stories into wildly absurd, laugh-out-loud performances using only the body.
TIME & LOCATION
Mar 25, 2026, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
PoA White Box , 2, 92 Soi Phahon Yothin 5, Khwaeng Samsen Nai, Khet Phaya Thai, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10400, Thailand
ABOUT THE EVENT
A Funnier You Workshop
Turning Ordinary Stories into Comedy
By Trygve Wakenshaw
Learn to turn ordinary stories into wildly absurd, limit-breaking, laugh-out-loud experiences without using words! In this intensive one-day workshop, Trygve Wakenshaw, one of the most acclaimed physical comedians in the world, invites participants to explore how humor, emotion, and storytelling can be expressed through the body alone. Using mime, physical theatre, and clowning, participants will experiment with
stupidity, failure, and playful risk-taking as powerful tools for comedy.
The workshop focuses on unlocking instinct, physical presence, and comic sensitivity, encouraging participants to push beyond familiar habits and discover new, unexpected ways of being funny. Through guided exercises and improvisation, participants will learn how to communicate ideas and emotions clearly and hilariously without relying on spoken language. Trygve is usually based in Prague, making this a rare opportunity to train with an internationally celebrated performer whose work has sold out…