The Chubbuck Intro · Hackney · £97.50

Learn the technique behind the biggest actors in the world. In two afternoons.

Six actors. A full hour on the floor each. A scene chosen for you.

£97.50Two afternoons, 1–4pmHackney CentralSix places

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What happens when you click

Pick your dates. Pay £45 today to hold your place. Your confirmation email has a link to book your welcome call — choose whatever time suits you. The rest is due before your assignment goes out: pay in full, or in three with Klarna.

Luca Keaney — after the Intro

These actors all worked with Ivana Chubbuck

Charlize Theron. Halle Berry. Brad Pitt. Jake Gyllenhaal. Eva Mendes. Aubrey Plaza.

The Chubbuck Technique is a system for breaking a script down. It uses psychology, cultural anthropology and behavioural science. It lets you build detailed, nuanced performances from the inside out.

I’m Rich. Ivana invited me to teach her technique in London.

Actors come to the Intro saying things like

“I don’t know where to start when an audition lands.”
“I can talk about the plot. I can’t tell you what my character actually wants.”
“Teachers get jargonistic. I just want to know what to do.”
“I need structure, not to have it intellectualised at me.”

Every one of those is a process gap, not a talent one.

Nobody ever taught you the analysis. That’s what these two afternoons are for.

What you learn · one

Analysis

I’ve never met an actor who didn’t struggle with this. Most can only repeat the plot back.

We boil the plot down into one humanistic need your character is really going after. That’s step 1, and everything else sits on it.

Get this right and you’ll never be stuck in your head giving a 2D performance again.

What you learn · two

Substitutions

Who, from your own life, you need the same thing from as your character needs from the other character.

Then how to work with it, so the actor opposite carries that person’s presence in the room. This helps you establish and create the dynamic of history. It makes the relationship completely clear to the audience — and you get active listening for free.

I’ll guide you through personalising everything you say and everything you hear, until you genuinely need to say it and it becomes your words.

Forget line learning. You’ll want to say the lines.

What you learn · three

Chemistry

How to connect with anyone, anywhere, any time. Even someone you’ve never met — which is often the case on set.

These will transform your self-tapes straight away.

What you learn · four

The moment before

This connects you to your need and to who you need it from.

Ever sent a tape and felt like you weren’t in the scene until halfway through? This is the exercise that fixes it. Use it on every tape you send.

The exercises are powerful and quick to do. The change is instant.

This is an introduction to the technique, not all of it.

Why this room

Six actors, so everyone gets a proper hour.

A full hour or more on the floor each.
A high-stakes scene, chosen for you.
Your assignment a week before, so you can rehearse it properly.

I spend a lot of time on you individually when you’re not there. That’s so the hour we spend together gives you the most growth possible.

Put the hours in and you’ll feel it move fast.

“How many doors in my head it opened — and how much we’ve been on our feet.”

Lucasz Kornacki

“We started with just some lines… and then to have our last scene done with all the bits. So proud.”

Karol Silva

Who it’s for

Anyone who wants to deliver performances worth being paid for.

Actors who’ve tried a lot of places and had very little real help
Actors who’ve never done Chubbuck
Actors who want to see how I work before committing to a monthly block
21 and over

Acting is a highly paid skill, and this is the work that gets you the work. Come as you are.

Before you book

This is for actors ready to put the work in.

The work starts before you walk in. Your scene goes out a week ahead, and the actor you’re working with is relying on you to have done it.

If that isn’t the right month for you, email me and we’ll find one that is.

How it works

Simple. No faff.

Book your dates. Mondays or Saturdays. Book as early as you can — the sooner you book, the easier it is to arrange your welcome call.

Welcome call. Thirty minutes with me on Zoom. Included. We’re all as individual as our fingerprints, so I need to know you first.

Your assignment. A scene or monologue, chosen for you from that call. Assignments always go out a week before class, so you and your scene partner have time to rehearse. I’ll tell you exactly what to read.

Two afternoons. Perform it as prepared. I walk you through the analysis and we get it back on its feet. Homework email. A week to rehearse. Then you bring it back and feel the difference.

Book it

Two afternoons, a week apart. Come to both.

When it runs

The last two Mondays of the month, 1–4pm. Or the last two Saturdays, 1–4pm.

Pick your pair on the booking page. Registration opens on the 1st for the following month.

Book as early as you can. Assignments go out a week before class, so the earlier you book, the more time we have for your welcome call and your rehearsal.

Where: Theatre Deli, 115 Wilton Way, Hackney Central, E8. Step-free.

Places: Six per group. 21 and over.

£97.50

two afternoons

Two ways to pay. In full when you book, or £45 today, then 3 × £17.50 with Klarna — whichever suits you. Klarna

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What happens when you click

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Training in your trade is tax-deductible if you’re self-employed, so hold on to your invoice.

Questions

Do I need experience?

No. You need to be willing to get on your feet, and be over 21.

How quickly will I feel a difference?

Most actors feel something shift in the first afternoon — the exercises are quick to do and they work on you straight away. You don’t need to be good yet. You need to be willing to work and to be seen while you’re learning.

How fast does this work?

Quickly, when you do the exercises. They’re powerful and they take minutes, and the change shows up in the same session.

Will I have a scene partner?

Depends on the bookings. You’ll get a scene with a partner or a monologue. Either way I choose it.

Can I do this and a monthly block in the same month?

They overlap. The Intro runs in the last two weeks, the block runs across the month. Most people do the Intro first and start their block the month after.

How do I know when to start?

Email me and tell me where you’re at. I’ll give you an honest answer about whether now is the moment.

After the Intro

The Intro is the front door.

What changes your acting is doing it again, with new material, every month.

The Studio Class — a monthly block at Theatre Deli. Six actors. A full hour on your own scene every week. A new scene each month.

Come through the Intro and you go straight in. No second welcome call. I choose your next scene from what I’ve watched you do, not from a phone call.

The Studio Class · £195 →