550 stories by "John Byrne"
I hope you and your readers won't think this is a silly or disrespectful question. I have always wanted to be an
My first job was as a soloist at the Royal Opera House, aged nine. That's why people often tell me I started
How did you start off in theatre? I moved to England just before I turned eight and always wanted to be an
My first job was playing Barbara in an international theatre tour of the farce No Sex Please, We're British. We toured Singapore
Where do you teach? Fourth Monkey Actor Training and a variety of other venues throughout the year. How did you start off
Like a lot of actors, I'm using the beginning of the year to review what has happened over the past 12 months
My first job was in September 2009 playing a character called Toby in a piece of new writing called Glasshouse at the
How did you start off in theatre? As many of us do: in school plays. I did a lot of shows at
I'll be seeing yet another new year in as a dancer on a cruise ship somewhere in the Caribbean. I know that
Budding technicians tell John Byrne how honing their skills on the high seas has proved just as fruitful a career choice as
My first job working in theatre was with Chickenshed. I began volunteering mid-2015 when I graduated from the University of East Anglia.
How did you start off in theatre? As an actor. What's your best advice for acting students? Keep going, have faith, keep
I started off as an all-singing, all-dancing stage school kid. At drama school, my interests developed in a somewhat different direction: towards
My first audition was when I was nine so good luck trying to get me to remember! I was going to Saturday
How did you start off in theatre? I remember at eight being spellbound by the movement in a production of A Midsummer
A press officer gave a guest talk at our drama school just before graduation. She told us the best time to start
My first audition came a few months after graduating. It had been quiet and suddenly I was self-taping for a big musical
How did you start teaching musical theatre? I seized an opportunity in 2003 to introduce an MA in musical theatre that filled
Although this time of year is most associated with giving, numerous charitable organisations operate all year round. John Byrne explains how their
Over a longish career, I have never quite seen myself in the understudy role, but that's exactly where I am at the
My first ever job was in a musical theatre production of Peter Pan at the Cambridge Theatre, Covent Garden. It was my
How did you start off in theatre? I was involved in youth groups and studied a BA in performance at Northumbria. I
My first job was in the 2012/13 winter season at the Royal Shakespeare Company. The shows were Boris Godunov, The Orphan of
Rosie Williamson teaches at Arts Educational Schools London, the Sing Space and in her private vocal practice. She tells John Byrne about
My first job was as sound designer and production manager for Bred in Heaven. It was for the Welsh company Frapetsus, directed
