Being Present: Why Theatre Is Still Vital
As part of their Go To A Play Day campaign, we’ve been asked by MVC to talk about why theatre is so vital to us. The Internet has changed us, individuals, society, Britain, the world. An increasing...
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Fake Scholarships for American Acting Schools
Some time ago I noticed that everyone I knew that applied to certain American acting schools not only got in, but also got a scholarship too. My friends and former students must be incredibly rich in...
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How to Perform Without Fear
One of the greatest inhibitors to success in any field is fear. It arises out of the feeling that we are under threat. In the West, we live in the safest period in recorded history, the level of...
View ArticleThe Oddlings
On the planet of Odd there were two very different types of Oddlings. The Squiggles and the Lines. Lines made decisions out of security. They knew there was danger out there, and they protected against...
View ArticleHow to Win the Battle In Your Mind
You may not know it, but there are two of you. In your own mind, there two of you. One is an out and out bully, a critic, a drill sergeant, it tells, it demands, it criticises, it bullies and sometimes...
View ArticleHustle & Grind
How much do you want the acting career of your dreams? The one you always bitch about but do little to achieve? How much do you want it? What are you willing to sacrifice? You’re willing to sacrifice...
View ArticleSurviving the Critics
Last week, Benedict Cumberbatch got some pretty loathsome reviews. It can happen to us all. He will survive the bad reviews, and so will you. You are not your performance, they are not talking about...
View ArticleHow to Choose Between Drama School and University
As someone who has taught in drama school and university, I have seen the problems when someone applies to a course that isn’t for them. It’s vital that people making the choice between drama school...
View ArticleThings Change
Things don’t stay the same. They change. Relationships like roads end. The curtain comes down. The audience go home. We live our lives with a temporary family, sometimes for a little while, sometimes...
View ArticleThis is the Simple Formula for Progress
1 > 0 My hero Gary Vaynerchuk has famously reminded us: 1 is greater than 0. And this is something that actors can learn too. One is greater than Zero. Doing is better than not doing. Auditioning...
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