Groundlings Theatre
42 Kent St, PortseaDate – 1pm-4pm, Sunday 5th October
Location – Groundlings Theatre, 42 Kent St, Portsea, Portsmouth PO1 3BS.
This immersive, high-energy workshop introduces performers, makers, and thrill-seekers to the art of scare acting—where fear becomes performance and the audience is part of the scene. Designed for those working in or curious about immersive theatre and live cinema, this workshop is your gateway into a world of visceral, interactive storytelling.
Scare acting is a unique form of performance rooted in horror, suspense, and surprise. Often found in haunted attractions, horror mazes, and site-specific shows, scare actors bring scripted characters to life while improvising, reacting in real time, and creating intense emotional responses in close proximity with audiences.
More than just jump scares, this workshop explores the psychology of fear, building character through physicality and voice, crafting believable moments of tension, and safely managing boundaries in interactive spaces.
Live cinema brings film into the real world—through immersive screenings, hybrid performances, and atmospheric events that blend storytelling across mediums. A scare actor in this context might perform before or during a horror film screening, guide audiences through narrative environments, or become part of the world unfolding around them.
This workshop will introduce you to these performance settings and show how scare acting is a powerful tool in the growing field of live and immersive cinema.
Whether you’re an actor, performer, designer, or curious creative, you’ll leave with practical tools, confidence, and a fresh set of creative muscles.
Francesca McCrohon is a professional actor and immersive theatre specialist with over a decade of experience across theatre, screen, and site-specific performance. Trained at East 15 Acting School and a member of Equity UK, she has performed in indie films, devised theatre, and immersive horror experiences. Her skill in improvisation and physical performance makes her an ideal guide into the dark art of scare acting.
This workshop also doubles as your audition. Participants will be given first opportunity to be cast in a brand-new immersive horror show set to take place on Halloween 2025 in Portsmouth’s historic Treadgolds Building. This is a chance to put your scare acting skills into practice in a professional, site-specific performance—where the audience walks straight into the nightmare you’ve helped create.
Limited spaces!
Photo by Rob Griffin on Unsplash
Sun, Oct 5, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Groundlings Theatre
42 Kent St, Portsea
Kino Kult CIC is an audiovisual arts and live cinema collective operating in Portsmouth, UK, on the south cast. The collective has been operating in and around the city since 2004. There are three primary areas of activity for the collective, DVMISSION 48 Hour Film Challenge, Making Waves Film Festival and one000pleateaus audiovisual arts collective.
Company Number 14699397
https://kino-kult.co.uk/