550 stories by "John Byrne"
I'm off to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe next week to be in a show some friends and I have been working on
Theme park work isn't just sweating in a Minnie Mouse costume during a hot Paris summer, there's a variety of diverse and
How did you start off in theatre? I went to performing arts high school and drama school in the US. Shortly after
My first job was as an assistant stage manager in 1977, touring in the Lake District before gaining a place at Webber
It was all going so well. I've just done my graduation showcase and signed with a new agent. I also have a
How did you start in theatre? Aged 11, as a principal boy soprano at English National Opera where I stayed until I
My first professional job was as an angel in Deborah Warner's The Tower Project, produced as part of London International Festival of
I'm not quite ready to give up acting altogether, but I do feel I'm getting too old for constant touring. That's where
My first paid acting job was Venus vs Mars, a series for Sky Living in 2015. As well as being a first
How did you start off in theatre? As a working-class artist from the suburbs of Liverpool, I had no idea how to
It seems like only yesterday I was nervously shuffling in for my drama school audition. Two years later I am preparing for
My first professional acting audition was in July 2012 for a play called The Prize, to be performed at Live Theatre, Newcastle
The dance teacher and head of performing arts at Richard Taunton Sixth Form College in Southampton talks to John Byrne about her
How did you start in theatre? I started in New York, Off-Broadway producing events celebrating new writing and introducing new international talent
I got into a wonderful amateur company in Ealing called the Questors, which is still active, aged 15, when I was at
How did you start off in theatre? Growing up in Cornwall, I was introduced to fantastic companies such as Kneehigh Theatre, O-region
I was a 16-year-old dancer at Maria Gimenez Ballet in Spain " the youngest of the company and very shy. I was
I hope you won't mind giving some advice on UK theatre careers to somebody living on the other side of the world.
How did you start off in theatre? School plays, a local dance school and youth theatre, and then National Youth Music Theatre.
My first burlesque job was in Kitten Club Burlesque Cabaret at underground burlesque club Volupte. I trained in musical theatre and had
How did you start off in theatre? I trained as a ballet accompanist back home in Swansea and then did a BA
My first presenting job was with Spectrum Radio. At the time I was working as a producer at Capital Radio. It was
My first play was Pandora's Box at the Arcola Theatre in London, produced by my own company Spora Stories. A planned production
How did you start off in theatre? While studying psychology I joined the drama society. I then did a foundation degree in
My first job was at London's Royal Court in a play called Clubbed Out. It was a three-hander directed by Rufus Norris.
