Saturday, June 3, 2017
Stephen Hayes Organisation: National Theatre, London Training: Degree in Social Science CV: Watershed, Bristol: box office assistant, duty manager, house manager; National
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1. Be positive Some people think this type of work is beneath them. If only they could realise how much you can hone
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMy first audition was at the Theatre Royal Stratford East for the role of Beauty in Beauty and the Beast. I had
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Your problem I have just completed a very enjoyable part-time course and have been looking forward to the industry showcase at the
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I was a part of a trio called Bemarro Sisters. We wrote and directed our own plays, which we performed at the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. Be yourself Explore what makes you ridiculous. Find what makes you laugh and gives you pleasure on stage, what makes you happy.
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Over the past few years, I have seen you and several other career advisers I respect being very positive about actors ‘making
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My first audition was for Federico Garcia Lorca’s Dona Rosita, the Spinster at Pentameters Theatre in London. I was up for the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. Get the word out early Bringing an American musical to the British stage is a lot harder if it’s not very well
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I recently had some new headshots taken and am about to send out my latest round of emails to remind casting directors
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After several years working as a freelance stage manager, Katy Demain decided that 2010 was her year to make a career move
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1. Decide what kind of drag you’re doing It’s important to acknowledge what kind of drag artist the character is. I’m currently rehearsing
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMy musical Paper Hearts is set in a bookshop. It follows assistant Atticus Smith, a talented but lazy writer who lives through
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I am a mature student who has been undertaking short courses in acting for the past year and a half. I have
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My first professional audition was while I was at drama school in 2010. An agent I’d had a meeting with put me up for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. Have fun on stage – work hard behind the scenes Improv is not some side thing. It’s a full-on art form that
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One way I have been getting myself out there as an actor for the past year has been taking part in scratch
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My father, who believed I would never find work as an actress in England, was reluctant for me to study drama. He
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. Accept reality For every performer, there will be times of feast and famine, sunshine and rain – even for those at the
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I did a drama course at university, and then spent a few years getting my daytime job sorted. I was very conscious
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I trained as a ballet dancer from the age of four at the academy linked to the Australian Ballet. At 15 I
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. Be prepared Make sure your scripts or scores are printed, properly compiled and typed out very clearly, ready for the performers to
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I’m not quite in the ‘grandparent’ casting bracket although my 18-year-old daughter delights in reminding me that I started my acting career
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I’m London-born but spent my school life in Peterborough. When it came to choosing which university to go to, I decided that
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. Identity Having presence on stage and screen as well as creating a wider awareness of you as an actor is a subjective thing,
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I have been reading your recent articles in The Stage on the difficulty of finding flexible day jobs, and wondered if you
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1. Go beyond acts and routines Two hundred and forty-nine years ago, Philip Astley put a series of performers’ cabaret acts and daring
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Apologies in advance if this is a stupid question. I have saved up enough for a proper headshot session, and I want
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I stumbled upon a scriptwriting group called PostScript, which took place at the Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. One night I came along
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I owe a lot to youth theatres. I got both my first screen job and my first theatre job from being part
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