Wednesday, June 27, 2018
How did you start off in theatre? Growing up in Cornwall, I was introduced to fantastic companies such as Kneehigh Theatre, O-region
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMI was a 16-year-old dancer at Maria Gimenez Ballet in Spain – the youngest of the company and very shy. I was
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I hope you won’t mind giving some advice on UK theatre careers to somebody living on the other side of the world.
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How did you start off in theatre? School plays, a local dance school and youth theatre, and then National Youth Music Theatre.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMMy first burlesque job was in Kitten Club Burlesque Cabaret at underground burlesque club Volupte. I trained in musical theatre and had
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How did you start off in theatre? I trained as a ballet accompanist back home in Swansea and then did a BA
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMMy first presenting job was with Spectrum Radio. At the time I was working as a producer at Capital Radio. It was
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My first play was Pandora’s Box at the Arcola Theatre in London, produced by my own company Spora Stories. A planned production
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMHow did you start off in theatre? While studying psychology I joined the drama society. I then did a foundation degree in
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My first job was at London’s Royal Court in a play called Clubbed Out. It was a three-hander directed by Rufus Norris.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMHow did you start in theatre? I translated my skills from broadcast design (TV and film) into the world of spatial video
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My mum was a professional musical theatre actor back in the 1980s, and inspired me to go to stage school. Over the
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How did you start off in theatre? I started off at school, working on plays as an actor and writer. Then I
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMMy first professional job was Fame the Musical in 1997. It was for the UK tour with a West End transfer. I
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Many people looking to break into the industry are not aware of the great variety of skilled roles available. John Byrne talks
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In a recent Careers Clinic you responded to an actor who had what they thought was a positive agent meeting but then
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How did you start off in dance? As a four-year-old, I begged my parents to let me take dance classes after seeing
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMMy first job was self-started. I directed Yasser, about a Palestinian actor playing Shylock and questioning identity and diasporic backgrounds. I raised
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Since leaving drama school, I have done one commercial and some very small stage jobs. I don’t have an agent yet, but
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Faced with a dearth of opportunities to showcase their work, young theatremakers are taking matters into their own hands. They tell John
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMMy first job was in 2016 as stage manager, lighting and sound operator for In/Out (A Feeling) at the Hope Theatre in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMHow did you start off in theatre? I applied for the technical theatre apprenticeship at the Royal Opera House. I had looked
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I have been looking for a new agent and have had a few meetings over the last two weeks that all seemed
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How did you start off in theatre? A two-year diploma in stage management at Central School of Speech and Drama, then into
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMMy first professional theatre job was as assistant director to Lisa Spirling on Lou Ramsden’s play Hundreds and Thousands at Soho Theatre
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I’m looking at my options for studying theatre when I leave school. My interests cover acting and backstage work, so I am
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I was 10 when I got my first professional acting job. I’d been at a local stage school and some producers came
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMHow did you start off in theatre? In the National Youth Theatre run by Michael Croft – a wonderful introduction to life
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After almost eight months since my last casting, I was starting to feel quite despondent, although it hasn’t been for a lack
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My first job came about because in my final year at drama school I wrote a play called Fishing. I hadn’t set
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMHow did you first get involved in theatre? I did an MA in playwriting and found myself becoming very interested in outreach.
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