I have pretty much been self-employed throughout my career, so in that sense, I have created my own jobs. However, the one
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMHow did you start off in dance/theatre? I studied for a Drama and English degree at Goldsmiths, University of London. I loved
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMFrom those who studied a non-theatrical undergraduate degree, to those who have no degree at all – a master’s could be the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:53AMI have tried various day jobs over the years, but have never found one that worked for me. The boring ones just
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMMy first professional sound design job came while I was still studying for my postgraduate diploma at RADA in 2014 – a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMHow did you start in theatre? I attended an arts-focused secondary school in Australia called St Ursula’s College. After leaving and being
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMI just had what I felt was a good audition for a soap part I would love to land. The casting director
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMMy first professional job was appearing in weekly rep at the Prince of Wales Theatre in Colwyn Bay in 1958. I got
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMHow did you start off in performance? I started performing as a child in Yorkshire, then moved to London at the age
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMEarlier this year I did my first prime-time TV job. It was only a few lines in one episode but my scene
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMI majored in film production at university, but spent my free time stage-managing and generally helping out in the student theatre. When
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMHow did you start off in theatre? At school I was always keen to get involved backstage rather than up front. I
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMAlthough I had been working with my own company since 2016, I have learned so much from my first experience in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:30AMWhere do you work? In addition to my work with my own company, King Manual Therapy, I have also taught vocal anatomy
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMI am asking this question on behalf of three people – myself, my husband and our 10-year-old son. He is currently in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:30AMI’m in a cafe in Edinburgh with more than half of the fringe run under my belt, reflecting on how things have
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMHow did you start off in theatre? I went to see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang when I was 14 and wanted to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMI finished studying at drama school last year but didn’t get an agent offer following the showcase. I haven’t let that hold
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMMy first job was the role of Kendra in a workshop of Jason Robert Brown’s musical 13. It was in Los Angeles
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:53AMHow did you start off in performance? Many of my teachers were inspirational, as well as my youth theatre directors. They guided
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:36AMSo the exam results are in and it looks like you might have to think again. Don’t get down, says John Byrne.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMIn some ways, I’m having a great first fringe run. Although it’s early days, our show has already had some good reviews,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMHow did you start off in theatre? I am a dancer and then became a choreographer and artistic director for my own
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMI’m an A-level drama student and soon I’ll need to start making choices about university and drama school courses. I adore musical
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMHow did you start off in performance? I trained at Central School of Speech and Drama as a voice coach. What is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:20AMLet me take you back to the early 1980s (which is before I was born if you believe my Facebook age). My
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMSince graduating, my acting jobs have been steadily increasing in size and profile, although my first role only had one line so
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:50AMWhether you are starting out or just want to freshen up your CV with new skills, John Byrne looks at some of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMI started acting at eight years old but my first major role was in a series called The Borrowers at 16. I
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMHow did you start off in theatre? Touring with a cabaret company when I was 10, followed by acting training from Italy’s
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