2 Day Stage Combat Course

Swashbuckling Cornwall and The Poly present a 2-day workshop in stage combat with the support of Garrick Charitable Trust.

Thanks to the Garrick Charitable Trust there are 8 fully funded places available on the 2-day stage combat course in Falmouth in January 2027. 

Across the two days actors will develop their unarmed and armed combat skills building up to performing a choreographed stage combat sequence. 

The workshop will also explore movement, conditioning and performance skills that shall all add to your performer’s toolkit. 

At the end of the course attendees will receive a certificate of attendance. 

This course is open to professional actors in Cornwall who meet the following criteria:

You must

Be over 18.

Have an address in Cornwall.

Must be/have one or more of the following: 

A member of Equity (Union)

or

A member of Spotlight

or

A minimum of two professional stage acting/dance credits

What is a practising professional?

A member of the union Equity or have a Spotlight profile with stage/dance/live event credits or be able to provide stage credits with references if requested. 

This is a physical course which requires a basic level of movement and fitness. There will be- reparative movement, close contact with others and discussions and displays of violence. 

Attendees will also have the opportunity for a 121 mentoring session with the Swashbuckling Cornwall team. 

Unsure of What Stage Combat is? Take a read here: https://www.swashbucklingcornwall.com/whatisstagecombat

For more H&S information please visit: https://www.swashbucklingcornwall.com/health-saftey

How to apply to take part:

Please fill in the Google form below:

https://forms.gle/twMZxy9dV9qP4CEu5

Course Dates: 17th & 18th January 2027

Applications accepted between 1st Nov 2026-23rd Nov 2026

What if I don’t get a fully funded place:

We have 2 subsided places which may be offered.

We also have a few full price places available- these will go on sale once the fully funded places have been allocated. 

This course not for you, but still want to give sword fighting a try? Check out our other workshops here.

2 Day Stage Combat Course

17th - 18th January 10.00am – 5.00pm