739 stories by "Susan Elkin"
In response to government thinking on the length of degree courses, Susan Elkin says despite misgivings drama schools should reconsider their one-size-fits-all
Jack West, 23, who trained as an actor at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, is the writer for Lago Theatre, a company
Hats off to amateur theatre and all who take part in it. There's so much good work out there and it rarely gets the recognition it deserves " and I can only suppose that people who sneer at …
If you want to train as an opera singer, Britain seems a good place to be based. In the 2017 listing by
I think the division usually made between musical theatre and opera " with the implication that the former is inferior to the latter " is utterly spurious. It is all musical theatre. Opera i…
No student should apply to audition for a college place he or she has no intention of accepting. It's a waste of everyone's time, effort and money. And it's very rude.
Anne Mayer is an American who came to London in 1966. Since then she has worked across all the arts in press
Some theatrically inclined school leavers are ready for drama school. Others are not. So how can or should such a young person
The overlaps between theatre and education are many and various. Whenever I sit in on someone's rehearsal and watch a director at work with a group of actors, I notice the similarity to clas…
These are just some of the interesting performing arts books which have winged their way to my desk in recent weeks.
Kinny Gardner, 58, who is hard of hearing, studied classical ballet at the Martha Graham School. He has featured in London's West
If you want to stay employed in this capricious industry, you need as many skills as you can get. It's a mantra
I am fascinated by signing. When I watch BSL in action I love the balletic fluidity of it. I find it arrestingly theatrical too. Imagine my excitement, then, at seeing not one, but two, show…
A really good summer school can be like drama school in miniature. It may not offer the in-depth training of a two
Integrated signing ensures that every child present understands every word and nuance of Oliver in the Overworld. Krazy Kat's show takes the
I caught up with La La Land on a recent long-haul flight. It's a pleasant enough film with some interesting performances although I can't for the life of me see why it won all those Oscars.
This spin off from the popular CBeebies show Sarah and Duck walks a fine line between being appropriately gentle and just plain
Bilingual actor Maria Hildebrand trained at Drama Studio London. She has played roles as diverse as Mother Theresa and the mother of
Robin Paley Yorke, 24, has been sight impaired in one eye since an accident when he was 17. He trained on Rose
At last. The government has announced that universities and other higher education institutions must offer two year year degrees.
Former director, Lucy Kerbel has " commendably " turned gender equality in the theatre industry into her life mission. First came her enlightening 100 Plays for Women. Now we have All Chang…
Creating your own work is a proven way of breaking into this competitive industry. Young theatremakers and a leading arts consultant tell
School leavers who desperately want to work in the performing arts are sometimes advised by teachers and careers counsellors " and encouraged
Ross, 21 who comes from Belfast, teamed up with fellow students Tom Berkeley, Alex Coppola and Jessica Alade after they all began training on GSA's Acting course. By Christmas 2014 they'd fo…
Tanya Holt's one woman show Cautionary Tales for Daughters toured last year and completed a run at Jermyn Street Theatre in January.
