550 stories by "John Byrne"
I recently had some new headshots taken and am about to send out my latest round of emails to remind casting directors
After several years working as a freelance stage manager, Katy Demain decided that 2010 was her year to make a career move
1. Decide what kind of drag you're doing It's important to acknowledge what kind of drag artist the character is. I'm currently rehearsing
My musical Paper Hearts is set in a bookshop. It follows assistant Atticus Smith, a talented but lazy writer who lives through
I am a mature student who has been undertaking short courses in acting for the past year and a half. I have
My first professional audition was while I was at drama school in 2010. An agent I'd had a meeting with put me up for
1. Have fun on stage " work hard behind the scenes Improv is not some side thing. It's a full-on art form that
One way I have been getting myself out there as an actor for the past year has been taking part in scratch
My father, who believed I would never find work as an actress in England, was reluctant for me to study drama. He
1. Accept reality For every performer, there will be times of feast and famine, sunshine and rain " even for those at the
I did a drama course at university, and then spent a few years getting my daytime job sorted. I was very conscious
I trained as a ballet dancer from the age of four at the academy linked to the Australian Ballet. At 15 I
1. Be prepared Make sure your scripts or scores are printed, properly compiled and typed out very clearly, ready for the performers to
I'm not quite in the 'grandparent' casting bracket although my 18-year-old daughter delights in reminding me that I started my acting career
I'm London-born but spent my school life in Peterborough. When it came to choosing which university to go to, I decided that
1. Identity Having presence on stage and screen as well as creating a wider awareness of you as an actor is a subjective thing,
I have been reading your recent articles in The Stage on the difficulty of finding flexible day jobs, and wondered if you
1. Go beyond acts and routines Two hundred and forty-nine years ago, Philip Astley put a series of performers' cabaret acts and daring
Apologies in advance if this is a stupid question. I have saved up enough for a proper headshot session, and I want
I stumbled upon a scriptwriting group called PostScript, which took place at the Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. One night I came along
I owe a lot to youth theatres. I got both my first screen job and my first theatre job from being part
1. Believe anything is possible with the right attitude Pop-Up Opera started with 12 performances and now we do 90 a year over
I'm the parent of a young teenager who has recently featured as a regular in a popular children's TV show. We've just
From Johnny Depp's time as a ballpoint pen salesman, to Jennifer Aniston's stints in telemarketing and waitressing, how celebrities made a living
I had thought of attempting to recall all the way back to 1977 when, as an eight-year-old, I auditioned for the London
