550 stories by "John Byrne"
I have had a varied career that started on the stage, moved into television and film for a decade or two, and
My first job was a feature-length horror film called An American Haunting. It was filmed in Romania and starred Donald Sutherland and
Donna Soto-Morettini is senior lecturer at Edinburgh Napier University How did you start in dance/performance? I began as a singer aged 15.
At the start of my career, things moved quickly for me. I went from the chorus to playing musical theatre leads to
How did you start in theatre? While reading English and theatre studies at the University of Lancaster, I was introduced to physical
I didn't speak for two weeks on my first job, and I ended it having a voice. It was career and life-changing
How did you start off in theatre? I started out as a contemporary dancer, then worked in physical theatre, subsequently moving on
I started out at as an assistant stage manager at Londons' Royal Court and went on to be a stage manager at
Where do you teach? I'm freelance " as well as leading workshops, I work as an acting and voice coach in film
My first job was a great experience, but I came very close to not doing it. A lecturer at my university told
My first significant job in theatre was as the Boris Karloff trainee assistant director at the Young Vic on A Doll's House,
How did you start off in theatre? I trained as an actor at Drama Centre in London, graduating in 1998. What is
My first job was fetching egg curry for a bank manager in Sloane Square every lunchtime, which proved sound training for directing.
How did you start in dance/performance? I studied theatre at Warwick University, then did my PGCE, working as an English and drama
It's already over a week into the new year, and I seem to have failed at my very first task: making any
Offer of a film role out of the blue? Skype 'audition' making uncomfortable requests? Actors are too often targeted by online scammers
How did you start off in theatre? When I was eight years old, I loved making people laugh. I turned that 'classroom
My first adult, professional job was when I was 19. I was assistant stage manager and understudy for all three women in
How did you start off in theatre? I attended a dance school in Gravesend before joining the Brit School aged 14. What
My first job was a 1989 production of Teechers by John Godber at the Technical and Vocational Education Initiative. That sounds like
I'm about to do my first mail-out to agents and casting directors. Well, I say 'about to', but my new headshots, showreel
How did you start in theatre production? I trained in stage management at GSA drama school and went on to work professionally
I was 10 years old when I was chosen to be one of the navy base kids in Carmen Jones at London's
I am retired but I have always wanted to be an actor. I live in a small Midlands town where there are
With myriad options available it can be difficult to know where to begin when it comes to choosing musical theatre training. John
