The Still Room runs a curated programme of events and workshops – drawing on the quality of the space, the particular character of Keswick Hall, and a community of outstanding practitioners and makers in Norfolk. The sessions are designed to offer something genuinely worthwhile: time to make, to listen, to draw, to move, to think – in a setting that takes the work seriously. All abilities and levels of experience are welcome.
Regular Workshops & Classes at The Still Room
Life Drawing
Sunday Mornings
10.30am to 12.30pm
£25 per session inc VAT
A monthly taught life drawing session at Keswick Hall, guided by an experienced tutor, with a different live model and focus each time.
There is something particular about a Sunday morning. The building is quiet, the light at Keswick Hall falls clean and unhurried across the room, and that quality of stillness tends to carry into the work itself. Each session begins fresh: a new model, a new set of constraints, a different invitation to look closely and respond honestly.
Your tutor will guide you through each session with clear instruction and individual feedback. All abilities and experience levels welcome. Materials are provided, or bring some of your own if you choose.
2026 dates:
- 25 October
- 15 November
- 13 December
2027 dates – the first Sunday of the month
10.30am – 12.30pm
10 January, 7 February, 7 March, 4 April, 2 May, 6 June, 4 July, 1 August, 3 October, 7 November, 5 December
Sound Journey
Sunday Afternoons
3.00pm – 5.00pm
£25 per session inc VAT
Each session is beautifully designed specifically for the room and for the month: rooted in the seasons, the landscape and the particular character of Norfolk, its topography, its history, the quality of its light and its long, quiet stretches of land and water. Poetry and song are written for each occasion. Nothing is repeated. Nothing is generic.
You will be guided through breathwork and a short meditation before moving into an immersive sound bath, using a range of instruments chosen for the session. The experience is designed to slow the body, settle the mind and open a very different kind of attention.
2026 dates:
- 25 October
- 15 November
- 13 December
2027 dates – the first Sunday of the month
2.30pm – 4.30pm
10 January, 7 February, 7 March, 4 April, 2 May, 6 June, 4 July, 1 August, 5 September, 3 October, 7 November, 5 December
Printmaking
Saturday Mornings
10.30am to 12.30pm
£25 per session inc VAT
A monthly taught printmaking session at Keswick Hall, guided by an experienced printmaker.
There is a particular moment in printmaking that is unlike anything else: the lifting of the block, the peeling back of the paper, the first sight of what you have made. You cannot entirely predict it. That is part of what makes it worth doing.
Each session is open to everyone. No experience is needed and no particular outcome is expected. You will be guided through the process, supported at every stage, and given the space to work at your own pace. The atmosphere is relaxed and the guidance is skilled. What emerges is entirely yours.
2026 dates:
- 24 October
- 7 November
- 19 December
2027 dates – usually the fourth Saturday of the month
10.00am – 12.00pm
23 January, 27 February, 20 March, 24 April, 29 May, 26 June, 24 July, 21 August, 25 September, 23 October, 27 November, 18 December
Yin Yoga & Sound Bath
Saturday Afternoons
2.00pm – 4.00pm
£25 per session inc VAT
Yin Yoga & Sound Bath with Gongs
Slow down, soften, and let the sound do the rest. This session opens with an hour of yin yoga, holding gentle, supported postures to release tension held deep in the body and quiet a busy mind.
We then move into a sound bath, where the rich, resonant tones of gongs wash over you, guiding you into deep relaxation and stillness.
No experience necessary. All levels welcome. Bring a mat, blanket, and anything that helps you get warm and comfortable, you’ll be lying down for the second half.
2026 dates:
- 7 November
- 19 December
2027 dates – usually the fourth Saturday of the month
2.00pm – 4.00pm
23 January, 27 February, 20 March, 24 April, 29 May, 26 June, 24 July, 21 August, 25 September, 23 October, 27 November, 18 December
Le Relais at The Still Room
ARTS CLUB
Upcoming dates: Saturday 23rd January and Sunday 27th February 2027
Le Relais was an arts club set up and run between 2013 and 2019 by composer Jules Maxwell, dance artists Charlotte Darbyshire and Henrietta Hale and film maker Tony Wadham when they all lived at Relais de la Baie in Noyelles Sur Mer, Northern France.
At Le Relais people came to share food, music, dance, film and ideas. The word “relais” comes from the old French word “relaissier” (to abandon, release).
In earlier times, a Relais was a place where riders could stop to switch from tired horses to fresh ones in order to continue their journey.
Le Relais at The Still Room is an opportunity to experience the concept anew in the beautiful surroundings of The Still Room.
Get in touch to find out more and register interest. Tickets coming soon.
The Critical Studio: a day for Artists, Actors, Musicians & Writers.
Saturday 21st November 2026
10.30am – 3.30pm
Calling artists, actors, writers and musicians. This is a day for creatives to come together, using talks and conversation to explore how theory can shape your practice.
Where theory stops being homework and starts being a creative instrument.
A day of short talks and long conversations for people who make things and want to think about why. Structuralism on arrival. A critique of ideology over coffee. Psychoanalysis before lunch. These ideas already show up in your practice whether you invited them or not – this is a chance to get properly acquainted.
Afternoon tea brings open exchange, work-sharing, and the kind of cross-pollination that only happens when an artist, writer, actor, director, a poet, and a musician are turning over the same idea from uniquely different angles.
Your facilitator is Dr Mark Hobbs of UEA.
Poetry for Women
Second Sunday of the Month
2.30pm – 4.30pm
A monthly space to play with words, slow down and write with facilitator Helen Vine.
No experience needed. Bring a notebook, switch off from the outside world and settle into a cosy window seat.
Each month a new theme, new ideas and new prompts, with poems and poets to discover, writing styles to explore, and inspiration from the people around you.
Listen. Write. Respond. Reflect.
Play with language and see where the words take you.
A space to relax, be curious and enjoy the simple pleasure of writing.
- 6 December 2026
- 31 January 2027
- 14 February 2027
- 14 March 2027
- 11 April 2027
- 9 May 2027
- 13 June 2027
- 11 July 2027
- 8 August 2027
- 12 September 2027
- 10 October 2027
- 14 November 2027
- 12 December 2027
Get in touch to find out more and register interest for 2027 dates.
Singing
Second Sunday of the Month
10.30am – 12.30pm
Whether you sang in a choir years ago, only sing in the car, or have always wanted to try, these relaxed monthly sessions, facilitated by Helen Vine, are a chance to discover what your voice can do.
No experience needed. No auditions. No commitment. Just come as you are.
Each workshop works with your natural voice through breath, stamina, posture, tone, range and resonance. You’ll strengthen your technique, try new vocal exercises and open up fresh possibilities in sound, all at your own pace.
Singing together builds confidence, creates connection and does wonderful things for your wellbeing. In the calm of The Still Room, it’s a chance to step away from the everyday and simply enjoy the sound you make with others in a beautiful, calm space.
Each session brings new music and new exercises, so you can come to one, a few or every month and always find something fresh.
- 6 December 2026
- 31 January 2027
- 14 February 2027
- 14 March 2027
- 11 April 2027
- 9 May 2027
- 13 June 2027
- 11 July 2027
- 8 August 2027
- 12 September 2027
- 10 October 2027
- 14 November 2027
- 12 December 2027
Get in touch to find out more and register interest for 2027 dates.
Photography for Beginners
Fourth Sunday of the Month
10.00am – 12.30pm
A lively, taught photography session each month for anyone who wants to get more out of their camera or camera phone. Bring your own camera or just use your mobile, whichever you’ve got.
Each month has a different focus or type of photography, so no two sessions are the same. Drop in for one, or come along to the whole series.
No experience needed. Come along, try things out and see what you can capture, working with the incredible light of The Still Room.
Sessions cover the basics: light, composition, angles and simple editing, with plenty of time to practise and try things out. You’ll leave with new skills, a few favourite shots and the confidence to keep experimenting on your own.
- 24 January 2027
- 28 February 2027
- 25 April 2027
- 23 May 2027
- 27 June 2027
- 25 July 2027
- 22 August 2027
- 26 September 2027
- 24 October 2027
- 28 November 2027
- 19 December 2027
Tickets coming soon.
Get in touch to find out more and register interest.
Authentic & Experiential Movement
COMING SOON
Charlotte Darbyshire is a dance artist, teacher, and somatic movement specialist, and former co-Artistic Director of Candoco Dance Company, where she was also a founding member. She spent over a decade as a Dance Lecturer at Trinity Laban, trained with Linda Hartley in Integrative Bodywork and Movement Therapy, and is a specialist in inclusive practice.
- Saturday 16 January 2027
- Sunday 21 February 2027
- Sunday 21 March 2027
- Sunday 18 April 2027
- Sunday 20 June 2027
- Sunday 19 September 2027
- Sunday 17 October 2027
- Sunday 21 November 2027
- Sunday 19 December 2027
Get in touch to find out more and register interest.
Acting Classes
- Working with Shakespeare’s Language with Kirsty Bushell, Sunday 4th October
- Music and Listening Masterclass for Actors with Jules Maxwell, Sunday 11th October
- Musical Theatre Audition Masterclass with Phil Cornwell & Ashleigh Harvey, Saturday 17th October
- Shakespeare Monologues with Kirsty Bushell, Sunday 1st November
- Verbatim Theatre with Joseph Arkley, Sunday 8th November
- Shakespeare Duologues with Kirsty Bushell, Sunday 22nd November
- Acting for Camera with Joseph Arkley, Saturday 28th November
- Getting Comfortable in the Uncomfortable with Matti Houghton, Saturday 5th December
- Acting Through Intention with Matti Houghton, Saturday 12th December
Acting for Confidence
Confidence through Acting
Confidence comes through doing, not being told to feel it.
You walk into a room and make yourself smaller. Or you’ve wondered for years whether acting might help, but finding out feels terrifying.
Perhaps it’s old feedback that still stings, a change in life that’s knocked you, a comment that stuck. You’ve never had anywhere to properly explore what that means, until now.
For anyone who has succeeded and still feels like it was an accident. Who over-prepares to cover a doubt no one else can see. Who has simply wondered, for years, whether the voice in their head is telling the truth.
This is the space to try it all out.
Using acting exercises, guided activities and time to reflect, working with a highly experienced acting coach and a psychotherapist in the room.
Led by Jacqueline Silver and Catherine England Johnson. Jacqueline is the founder and director of The Still Room, trained as an actor in London and qualified to teach at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, with nearly thirty years of experience in education, coaching and the arts. Catherine is a UKCP Accredited Psychoanalytical Psychotherapist with over thirty years of clinical experience, and a member of the Guild of Psychotherapists and Spotlight.
Get in touch to have an initial conversation and explore how we might work with you.
Independent Sessions
If you would like to discuss using the space to run your own session or series and feel it would be a good fit for the space, please get in touch.
