Tuesday, August 1, 2017
My first audition came through an ad in The Stage. The BBC was looking for comedy performers to write and perform in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. Beats In comedy plays there are beats within the text, but I’m focusing here on physical beats: a movement (or sometimes
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Can you learn to be funny? Maybe not, but courses, workshops and drama schools can teach prospective comedians how to hone their
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMI finished the final showcase for my drama course a few weeks ago. It went very well and I got good feedback.
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My first audition was for Blandings for the BBC. Susie Parriss was casting. It was so exciting but very intimidating at the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. The belief mindset A solid belief in your abilities, training and business strategy is vital to increasing your confidence and advancing your
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A friend and I have formed a comedy sketch duo that has been doing well on the pub circuit for a year
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I starting singing at the age of three. My great-grandfather would take me to roadside revivals to sing for visiting preachers. When
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. Pick your material carefully This is a very important one. Your job is to take someone else’s hard work, shorten it,
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I was once one of those actors who originally set up Facebook and Twitter accounts for no other reason except that my
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1. Push theatre beyond sight and sound Our senses are the way we come to perceive or understand the world around us. To
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMAfter my college showcase in 1995, I met a lot of agents and decided to join Elspeth Cochrane. Mack and Mabel was
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After many applications, I was delighted when, at the beginning of this year, I finally got an agent. True to his word,
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1. Know the craft Not just magic in all its forms (close up, illusions, parlour, stage and outdoor), but also the craft of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMI was in junior school in Smethwick, Birmingham, and got the opportunity to be a children’s presenter for the BBC. My school was
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I’m no spring chicken in the acting stakes but I’ve always pushed myself to keep up with the times. I was one
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1. Be open Commercial castings are very different to those of theatre, film and TV. You will have learned about the importance of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMy first job was a pantomime production in 1972 at the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea. A producer by the name of Jerry Jerome
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Like all young actors, I have my wish list of people I’d like to work with and productions I’d like to be
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I didn’t have any performing experience before starting stand-up – I was working as an engineer. I took to comedy like a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. Don’t be afraid to start Acting is one of the most wonderful vocations that you can choose to pursue. Once you start
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I’m partially funding my drama studies by singing opera at corporate events, weddings and other functions. I’m classically trained, and over the
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The first paid show I did was my final production at drama school. It was a production of King Lear at Bristol
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. Take every opportunity They say it’s not what you know, but who you know. Coming from a working-class background, the chances are
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I had a lull in my acting work last summer and decided to try my hand at writing. My original aim was
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1. Balancing your creativity Small-scale theatre doesn’t mean scaling down your ideas, but keep in mind the theatre space for which you are
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The first time I directed a musical (or anything that wasn’t my high school production of Spring Awakening) was a new show
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMI’ve been pursuing my career as an actor for about 19 years now and I’ve had some great experiences, but now I’m
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Paul Robbens CV: More than 300 productions for organisations including the Royal Shakespeare Company, English National Opera, Royal Opera House, National Theatre,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMKathy Yeoman Training: PG Dip in BSL/English interpreting CV: Rehearsal interpreter for Deafinitely Theatre’s Something Else, Grounded, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Love’s
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