Thursday, April 2, 2015
As soon as the stage fills with fops hamming up a devised prologue complete with exaggerated gestures and heightened RP I can
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:20AMI have a lot of time for the well established Cygnet Theatre. Based in Exeter it is a tiny training organisation which
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Joanna Read works in a room with a view. Looking westwards, towards Hammersmith from the LAMDA principal’s office is a huge building
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I recently used one of my online columns for The Stage to raise some serious concerns about the drama school audition process.
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Last week I spoke to an 18 year old called Cassie McCluskey in connection with some research I was doing about performing
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Book – The Outstanding Actor: Seven Keys to Success by Ken Rea Ken Rea has been teaching actors – including Orlando Bloom,
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Every time a college or school launches a course I mention it enthusiastically, either here or on The Stage website. I always aim
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Before Christmas, I saw and reviewed Red Ladder Theatre Company’s entertaining dramatisation of Terry Jones’ children’s book Nicobobinus. In the title role
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMLast year I went to see English National Ballet’s My First Ballet: Coppelia, a pared down version of its full scale production.
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Pan Yu is a social worker with Amier, a service for children with disabilities and their families in Changsha, Hunan Province. A
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Guildhall acting teacher Ken Rea, 67, has trained the likes of Damien Lewis, Orlando Bloom, Daniel Craig, Michelle Dockery, Dominic West, Hayley
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Anyone who doubts that Shakespeare still speaks to young people should get along to The Globe to see Othello this month. And
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Janet Suzman and Patricia Hodge recently observed that audiences are less well educated than they used to be. Many theatregoers, they suggest,
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Spring is in the air and so are auditions – as thousands of, mostly young, hopefuls struggle against near impossible odds to
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Theatre is for everyone. No one should ever be excluded. It’s a universal medium. Inclusivity is key to everything theatre stands for
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This enjoyable, high-standard showcase presents the work of 13 men and 13 women. The format is 13 duologues (after a rather sparky
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Whether it’s a course, a website, an app, a book or some other source of learning, this fortnightly dispatch from Susan Elkin sifts through the best training resources on the market for dr…
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Polka Theatre, London: Coloured lanterns, clear storytelling, accomplished acting and plenty of charm make this Chinese version of the Cinderella story an enjoyable piece of theatre for over…
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A few weeks ago I expressed my misgivings about the usefulness – or rather uselessness – of drama school showcases (The Stage, January 15). As usual the reaction was mixed. Mark Feat…
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Rene Bloice-Sanders, 25, is a trained opera singer currently appearing in The Merry Opera Company’s Barber of Seville in the title role. Susan Elkin talks to him about his training and dev…
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I’ve been thinking about agents. Not least because I keep meeting young performers who seem to be keeping themselves afloat quite successfully without representation. Drama schools and the…
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Whether it’s a course, a website, an app, a book or some other source of learning, this fortnightly dispatch from Susan Elkin sifts through the best training resources on the market for dr…
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Trafalgar Studios, London: This slick showcase includes two well-sung musical numbers, which, as ever, is a neat way of establishing an atmosphere and getting everyone (in the opening number…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:36AMHow are you going to fund your training? Not exactly an original question. Let’s rehearse the basics before I get to my main point. If you train on a BA degree course in one of Drama̷…
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American-born Phillip Zarrilli, 67, is internationally known for training actors in a psychophysical process through Asian martial and meditative arts. He has a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AMAmerican-born Phillip Zarrilli, 67, is internationally known for training actors in a psychophysical process through Asian martial and meditative arts. He has a private studio in Wales and …
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Last week I bought six jars of Nutshot peanut butter online. And jolly tasty it is too. But what, you may ask, has that got to do with performing arts training? Bear with me. I…
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Whether it’s a course, a website, an app, a book or some other source of learning, this fortnightly dispatch from Susan Elkin sifts through the best training resources on the market for dr…
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Unicorn Theatre, London: Considering that the Unicorn is a theatre specialising in work for under-21s (this show is billed for over-11s), a near full-length Caucasian Chalk Circle is a prett…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:54AMLast term I saw The Addams Family at Guildford School of Acting. And jolly good it was too. This term I’ve been invited to the same show at Arts Ed and I know of three…
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Puppet Theatre Barge, London: It's refreshing to see a traditional all-marionette show for once. Since puppetry went mainstream, audiences have become more used to mixed-bag shows. And …
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