Tuesday, August 16, 2016
1. Find the fun Playing the same character day in, day out – especially in relatively long runs such as at the Edinburgh
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As one of the shows that came to Edinburgh in the first week of the fringe, at the time of writing we
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1. Economise It’s tough to prepare yourself for the financial outlay of the fringe if you’ve never been before. Seeing several shows a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMy first Edinburgh show was about 10 years ago at the Gilded Balloon in the Dining Room. My agent at the time
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Last year, a group of friends and I started supplementing our on and off acting jobs by putting together some sketches, which
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1. Keep it bright, keep it fun Little ones get bored very easily and it’s vital that you keep their attention, or the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMBefore I became a children’s TV presenter and entertainer full-time, I tried my hand at many different jobs within the industry. My first
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I have worked as a freelance drama practitioner and theatre director for several years, and my dream has been to set up
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1. Use original material Don’t rehash old TV scripts, it’s an amateur’s mistake. Find a writer or company experienced in writing for actors
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMy first job was on the TV series Ripper Street for the BBC. I was still in drama school at the time,
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Having started stage school at seven and held on doggedly to my acting goals all through school, I have at last been
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1. It’s not just for action heroes Dramatic action comes in all shapes and sizes in theatre, TV and film, and isn’t limited
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMy first audition was for the Vienna English Theatre, as part of one of its theatre in education tours. I had always
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I have just returned from spending some time in New York. Although it was a hugely invigorating experience, I’m not quite ready
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From Shakespearean swordplay to the elaborate and bloody battles in Game of Thrones, audience appetite for more imaginative and spectacular stage and
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1. Material matters Pick the material that is right for you. Don’t get bogged down on whether it has been performed too many
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMy first audition was at 17 years old for my final entry test at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in Madrid.
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I’m serious about acting – serious enough to have done a two-year, full-time course, anyhow – but equally passionate about my music
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1. Know your show Success comes down to the inventiveness of your self-promotion. Know your demographic, what makes your show worth seeing, and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMy first job as an acting coach was at Rose Bruford. I’d just left Common Stock Theatre Company to ‘launch myself’ as
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I’ve been acting for just over a year. Or perhaps it would be truer to say that I have finished my training
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My first audition was when I was still at drama school. It was a four-hour physical theatre workshop with Volcano Theatre Company
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. It is a partnership I have been an actor for more than 20 years, but also had the ‘behind the scenes
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I get involved in the same conversation every summer: ‘How can we make the best of the long bright evenings before they
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1. Get organised Try to have a detailed list that includes each prop’s description and purpose on stage. This will stop you wasting
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMy first professional outing as a stage manager was for When Harry Met Barry in the summer of 2002 at Upstairs at
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Having done reasonably well as an actor over several years (and combining it with writing and directing in my last few shows),
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1. Don’t think small The classic advice given to actors for adjusting their performance to screen is to ‘make it small’. Never
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMy first professional acting audition was for the female lead in a British feature film called Ping Pong. I had to go
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I’ve been trying to put together a showreel for a while now, and have tried the ‘cheap’ options with varying success (sadly
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My first audition was for Mike Alfreds at the National Theatre. I have absolutely no memory of it at all in terms
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