550 stories by "John Byrne"
I started Hambledon Productions with my sister, Rachel, in 2007. It came from a lack of practical outlet following my university course,
How did you start off in theatre? At my prep school, drama was at the forefront of school life " it's where
I was very dubious earlier this year when my agent sent me to a casting for an Easter panto (which I hadn't
Do you want to work in theatre? Are you both organised and creative, looking for a stable salary and career progression? Then
My first panto was Aladdin at Harrow Arts Centre eight years ago. The circumstances under which I got the job were a
How did you start in theatre? Dance classes with Jayne Burnett and at Kimberley Performing Arts Centre before joining Wilton Productions and
I've had a busy year with a variety of enjoyable and challenging work. Unfortunately, most of it has been low paid, which
How did you start off in theatre? At 16, I wrote to the Starlight Express wardrobe team and begged to work for
My first job was in 2000. It was a TV film for the BBC called Care, filmed in Cardiff. It was a
I trained as an actor but over the past few years I have found my career moving into writing and directing, initially
I trained with Miskin Theatre company, which was a fantastic training ground for me. My first paid job was being the Wind
How did you start in theatre? After leaving Bretton Hall College, I worked with theatre companies in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire and Newcastle
As a self-producing theatremaker, I was delighted to win an award earlier this year. Not only was it a very nice evening,
My first job was in 2006, before I went to drama school. It was a TV film called That Summer Day about
How did you start in theatre? I attended Langley Theatre Workshop in Middleton, Manchester, where I'm from, for weekly classes in acting
For a long time, I struggled with a personal issue from which acting was one of my escapes. From that starting point,
It's almost 10 years since I moved from acting to directing. My first acting job was in a Spanish classical play called
Which organisations have you worked for? I was an education associate practitioner at the Royal Shakespeare Company last season and have been
I took a literature and drama degree at university. Both elements have helped get my twin careers off the ground: freelance proofreader
I hadn't really grown up around acting or theatre. I grew up glued to the TV, watching everything that was on. Everything.
How did you start off in theatre? When I was 17, I was taken against my will to a production of Macbeth.
I became interested in acting while building my main career as a chef. For 10 years I worked my way up through
My first TV job was Dutch Girls with Colin Firth and my first professional theatre job was Othello at Chester Gateway. But
How did you start in theatre? I joined the school drama club aged 11, read drama at Bristol University and trained with
Over the past two summers, a few actor friends and I have connected through doing walkabout parts at historic sites, scare acting
