Tuesday, January 24, 2017
1. Create a festival world Rural areas can cover huge spaces and our audiences can’t necessarily afford the time and cost of travelling
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMy first job was a local production of Peter Pan in the late 1990s. Not so much a pantomime but a Christmas
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I’ve been asked to host a theatrical industry awards ceremony. I’m not quite sure why they chose me over other more seasoned
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A self-taught singer-songwriter, I started to write songs at the age of 14. No one asked me to do it, I just
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. Leverage the power of labels The way we label events in our life is powerful. Most ‘unconscious’ actors label all negative audition
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I’m a European actor with a reasonable body of work in my native country, including stage roles with our national theatre company
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I haven’t a clue exactly when and where my first cruise booking was – I’ve got a terrible memory – but I
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. Consider your upfront investments Your agent will always advise you, but be prepared for possible initial outlay prior to taking up contracts, for
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I have just finished my first cruise contract and I had an amazing time. Never mind my first time at sea, it
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1. Read the brief – then read it again Auditioning for a period project is just like auditioning for anything else. The casting
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMHer Aching Heart is my third in-house production at London’s Hope Theatre this year. It’s the first time I have directed a
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My family has just given me the very welcome gift of a couple of hundred pounds to spend on my acting career.
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Christopher Round is an up-and-coming young actor who received enthusiastic reviews for his intensely physical performance in one of this year’s grittiest
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My first major job was [the 2007 film] It’s A Free World… directed by Ken Loach. The opportunity came in via my
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. It’s a big country A large proportion of casting will ask for ‘general American’. Within general American there can be differences influenced
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I’ve recently had several auditions that I felt went really well. Unfortunately, none of them has translated into a callback yet. The
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1. Telling the story First and foremost, direct the story with clarity, energy and freshness. Without a story, there is no pantomime. I
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMy first panto was Mother Goose in Hull in 1988, as a panto ‘babe’. I’m returning to Hull this year to play
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My first tech training was a lecture on basic lighting ideas as part of my BA at the University of York. It was
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. Be holistic A good sound design is more than a series of sound effects. It should feel complete and make sense
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For the last few years, I have been training in sound design and am really passionate about making a career in this
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1. Be crystal clear about your objectives Decide, before you leave home, what it is you want to achieve from the event: to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMHi, my name is Leon. I am 24 and I have Down’s syndrome. My first acting role was back in 2009 when
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Although we are far from being one of the great theatrical dynasties, there is a bit of a showbusiness tradition in my
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1. Listen and stay ‘alive’ The work Gerel Falconer and I do in our two-hander Merryville is often heavily rapped and set to
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My first job was as a Bluecoat at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, at the age of 16. My dad saw an advert in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMA few months ago, I managed to secure the final professional credit I needed to be eligible for Spotlight membership. With that
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I didn’t actually have anywhere to live on my first day at LAMDA. I’d come down to London and knew I wanted
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AM1. Bring the character alive Whatever the period or style of the audition piece, you should show that you possess the language, making
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Our resident careers adviser John Byrne answers the most common questions posed by aspiring drama students… How essential is drama school to
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My first audition was during my last term of drama school. Shortly after our headshots were published in the Spotlight Graduates book,
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