550 stories by "John Byrne"
How did you start in theatre? I translated my skills from broadcast design (TV and film) into the world of spatial video
My mum was a professional musical theatre actor back in the 1980s, and inspired me to go to stage school. Over the
How did you start off in theatre? I started off at school, working on plays as an actor and writer. Then I
My first professional job was Fame the Musical in 1997. It was for the UK tour with a West End transfer. I
Many people looking to break into the industry are not aware of the great variety of skilled roles available. John Byrne talks
In a recent Careers Clinic you responded to an actor who had what they thought was a positive agent meeting but then
How did you start off in dance? As a four-year-old, I begged my parents to let me take dance classes after seeing
My first job was self-started. I directed Yasser, about a Palestinian actor playing Shylock and questioning identity and diasporic backgrounds. I raised
Since leaving drama school, I have done one commercial and some very small stage jobs. I don't have an agent yet, but
Faced with a dearth of opportunities to showcase their work, young theatremakers are taking matters into their own hands. They tell John
My first job was in 2016 as stage manager, lighting and sound operator for In/Out (A Feeling) at the Hope Theatre in
How did you start off in theatre? I applied for the technical theatre apprenticeship at the Royal Opera House. I had looked
I have been looking for a new agent and have had a few meetings over the last two weeks that all seemed
How did you start off in theatre? A two-year diploma in stage management at Central School of Speech and Drama, then into
My first professional theatre job was as assistant director to Lisa Spirling on Lou Ramsden's play Hundreds and Thousands at Soho Theatre
I'm looking at my options for studying theatre when I leave school. My interests cover acting and backstage work, so I am
I was 10 when I got my first professional acting job. I'd been at a local stage school and some producers came
How did you start off in theatre? In the National Youth Theatre run by Michael Croft " a wonderful introduction to life
After almost eight months since my last casting, I was starting to feel quite despondent, although it hasn't been for a lack
My first job came about because in my final year at drama school I wrote a play called Fishing. I hadn't set
How did you first get involved in theatre? I did an MA in playwriting and found myself becoming very interested in outreach.
Our daughter will be turning 16 and has her heart set on working as an actor. She started at stage school a
My first audition was in voice-over, a mobile exercise game company developed by Six to Start and author and games designer Naomi
How did you start in theatre? I have been around the acting profession since I was very young, watching my mother (the
I've been working with an actor friend developing a fringe show. He's musical theatre-trained, I come from a comedy background and, without
