550 stories by "John Byrne"
My first job was in 2013 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The play was A Concrete Jungle Full of Wild Cars by
How did you start off teaching improv? As a play reader and director at London's Royal Court in the 1960s, we found
I have done a couple of auditions for a well-known casting director, including some for big series roles. Even though I haven't
I shared the first 10 pages of my play Eris with my friend Laura in 2016. We had both been chosen to
How did you start in theatre? During my master's degree in Theatre Studies, I watched a performance of Henry IV (Enrico IV)
I met my partner at drama school and, while he is very talented, in the last two years I seem to be
How did you start off in theatre? I realised in my undergraduate years that I didn't quite have the skills to become
I studied drama at Birmingham School of Acting and was fortunate enough to be approached by several agents following our final London
Supported by funders including Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke, the Open Door scheme is making world-class training accessible for all. John Byrne
How did you start off in theatre? My first role was the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz at primary school. We
I had my first audition when I was 19. It was during pilot season in Los Angeles for the TV version of
I've always enjoyed teaching alongside acting, so I felt being an acting coach would be a good day job. I believe I
My first professional TV audition was for two episodes of BBC's Doctors. I had graduated from Drama Studio London just two weeks
Daniel Squire teaches the Merce Cunningham technique at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and elsewhere (as a guest) How did you
Although acting has always been my first love, life and family priorities took my career in a different direction and it is
Nothing to Be Done was my debut play as a writer. The beautiful wee absurdist tragicomedy played a number of international festivals
How did you start off in theatre? As a young person, I loved theatre but the thought of being on stage myself
I helped a friend shoot a showreel scene recently. A few weeks later, I received an email from her agent to say
Until my first job offer, I had not considered that the performing arts could be a career. The company was called Exponential.
Which organisations have you taught at? Bird College and Italia Conti Arts Centre. Before that, I worked as a teacher in formal
How did you start off in theatre/music? Initially, I heard and experienced music in church, becoming more active when I started secondary
My first professional audition was as a 'wild card' for Fantine in Les Miserables. I was still in training and they contacted
Actors who are between roles or in training often use their performance skills in promotional work. John Byrne looks at some key
How did you start in theatre? I first studied acting at Chichester under a very inspiring teacher, Loraine Edwards. On the BA
Someone once told me: "Banish negativity from your life. Things won't always work, but if you stay positive you learn from the
