TEACHING

Gus has worked extensively as a workshop leader and acting and performance coach at all levels: from beginners to professionals, from primary school to post-graduate.

Alongside individual coaching and lessons, Gus has delivered bespoke workshops for York Theatre Royal, Associated Studios and Mercury Theatre.

Potential workshops/sessions include:

  • Acting Through Song

  • Drama School/Conservatoire Audition Preparation

  • Introduction to Songwriting

  • Devising and Improvisation

  • Acting technique

  • Approaching the Text (both spoken and sung)

  • Building Your Repertoire

If you would like to find out more about my career within musical theatre academia, please click here

Gus Gowland is one of the most talented composer lyricists I know. He has an inscrutable ability to marry words and drama to music, nailing the passions of his protagonists through the inventiveness and sophistication of his harmonies.
Gus is a consummate professional and wonderful collaborator.
— Ryan McBryde (Creative Director for the Mercury Theatre, Colchester))