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3rd February 2024
Screen Combat Standard
Well done to these guys for completing their screen combat intensive
last Saturday. It was great working with you all - thanks for all your
efforts.
2024
28th January 2024
Screen Combat Standard
What a great way to kick off the knee year with our Screen Combat
Standard Unarmed Workshop. Congratulation to our new students for
2024 - Welcome to STAGEFIGHT - Looking forward to working with
you again soon.
4th February 2024
Masterclass: Axe & Sword Workshop
Absolutely awesome axe and sword training workshop. A whole day
of sword, axe and dual-wielding. Well done to those who attended this
workshop. See you on the next masterclass.
1st March 2024
Valkyrie Film - Pre-Production
Over the last two years STAGEFIGHT, Filmic-Props and Coppergate
Films have been collaborating on Valkyrie - a collection of short films
based on the Norse Saga. This project has now gone into pre-
production. We’ll keep you updated as things progress.
28th February 2024
Screen Combat Stage-1 (Screen Fighter)
Screen Combat Stage-1 completed! A weekend of unarmed combat,
dagger fighting and swordplay. Well done everyone. Thanks for all
your hard work and for making the course so much fun to teach.
16th March 2024
Shakespeare Festival
Had a great day teaching a stage combat workshop for Solihull Schools
Shakespeare Festival. Huge thanks to the staff and organisers at
Solihull School for arranging the festival and looking after us.
14th April 2024
Combat Refresher
Our first Combat Refresher for 2024 - This is a training day to revise
basic combat, learn new techniques and meet with other fighters from
other courses and levels - this was a great day of unarmed, dagger and
swordplay. Thanks to all who could make the course.
28th April 2024
Screen Combat Stage-1 (Screen Fighter)
Screen Combat Stage-1 completed! A weekend of unarmed combat,
dagger fighting and swordplay. Well done everyone. Thanks for all
your hard work and for making the course so much fun to teach.
17th May 2024
Fight Choreography
Great few weeks working with the cast of ‘Scuttlers’ for Sandwell
College. Scuttlers is a fast paced play based on the youth gangs of
nineteenth-century Manchester. Well done everyone, thanks for all your
hard work. Special thanks to Emily Chell (Director) for asking
STAGEFIGHT to work the fights.
12th May 2024
Masterclass: Firearms in Action
A day of firearms and gun-fu! Tactical fight course using a range of
realistic imitation firearms. Thanks to everyone who came to the
training.
18th May 2024
Midland Screen Acting School Workshop
Wow! What an amazing day working with the students of MSAS - the
Midlands Screen Acting School founded by Academy award winning
actress Rachel Shenton. We ran two workshops that introduced the
concepts of screen combat. Thanks to MSAS staff for getting
STAGEFIGHT involved and extra special thanks to MSAS students for
all your hard work.
26th May 2024
Screen Combat Stage 2 & Stage 3
Screen Combat Stage-2 and Stage-3 completed. This was a big
weekend with both courses running side by side. Thanks everyone for
all your hardwork. See you all on the next stage!
15th May 2024
Midlands Academy of Musical Theatre
Back with MAMT - The Midlands Academy of Musical Theatre for a two
day workshop. Two days of unarmed performance combat training for
stage and screen productions. Well done everyone!