550 stories by "John Byrne"
1. Material matters Pick the material that is right for you. Don't get bogged down on whether it has been performed too many
My first audition was at 17 years old for my final entry test at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in Madrid.
I'm serious about acting " serious enough to have done a two-year, full-time course, anyhow " but equally passionate about my music
1. Know your show Success comes down to the inventiveness of your self-promotion. Know your demographic, what makes your show worth seeing, and
My first job as an acting coach was at Rose Bruford. I'd just left Common Stock Theatre Company to 'launch myself' as
I've been acting for just over a year. Or perhaps it would be truer to say that I have finished my training
My first audition was when I was still at drama school. It was a four-hour physical theatre workshop with Volcano Theatre Company
1. It is a partnership I have been an actor for more than 20 years, but also had the 'behind the scenes
I get involved in the same conversation every summer: 'How can we make the best of the long bright evenings before they
1. Get organised Try to have a detailed list that includes each prop's description and purpose on stage. This will stop you wasting
My first professional outing as a stage manager was for When Harry Met Barry in the summer of 2002 at Upstairs at
Having done reasonably well as an actor over several years (and combining it with writing and directing in my last few shows),
1. Don't think small The classic advice given to actors for adjusting their performance to screen is to 'make it small'. Never
My first professional acting audition was for the female lead in a British feature film called Ping Pong. I had to go
I've been trying to put together a showreel for a while now, and have tried the 'cheap' options with varying success (sadly
My first audition was for Mike Alfreds at the National Theatre. I have absolutely no memory of it at all in terms
1. Choose the right material This is crucial " no matter how good an actor you are, if you have chosen a
I was at an acting fair recently and picked up various leaflets for part-time and weekend courses. Having been out of training
My first fringe experience was at the Edinburgh festival in 2012 performing my one-man show Herve. It all started with my end-of-year
1. The space is the thing The key for our productions is that they should work infinitely better in a particular location
We're a small local theatre company with a very big vision, and last year, which was our first experience of doing festivals,
My first audition was in South Africa (where I'm originally from) at His Majesty's Theatre for the musical Annie at 11 years
I've always been a fairly versatile performer from the time I started attending weekend stage school at seven years old right up
Paula Brett is an actor, musician and broadcaster, currently choreographing and appearing in Comeback! The Musical, which opens at Upstairs at the
Hetti Curtis is a theatrical stage manager currently working as an assistant stage manager for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. 9am
