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  • being an actor in 2024, learning from 2023

    Being an Actor in 2024

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    Buckle up, friends: this one’s a biggie. In this article, we’re talking about the year that lies ahead, and everything you can put towards being an actor in 2024. With most people winding down...

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    Side Hustles For Actors

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    So you have started acting. This is it! You’re gonna be a damn millionaire: starring in feature films, touring the world for press—hell yeah, you’re living the dream! Literally, the dream. Waking up from...

  • Subtext

    What is Subtext in Acting?

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    Words unspoken. Meaningful silences. Talking around the subject. In all of human interaction, subtext can be found wherever we need to convey our thoughts and feelings but don’t want to come right out and...

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    Best Romantic Comedies for Actors

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    Romantic Comedies. Some people absolutely love them and herald performances by some of the greatest actors of all time as the focal point of their value. Other people completely despise them as vacuous, lowest...

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    How to Work Internationally as an Actor

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    So you wanna follow those thousands of actors before you, pack your life into a suitcase, jump on a bus/boat/plane and go international to really take your acting career to the next level? Love...

Acting Information and Resources

Best Plays of Eugene Ionesco

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One of the truly most creative, surreal and fascinating playwrights of the 20th century Eugene Ionesco stands tall amongst a sea of brilliant existential surreal absurdist playwrights of his time. His works are visceral, hilarious,...

Best One-Person Plays

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Sometimes, less is more.  One-person plays, often called one-man or one-woman shows (which we think is perhaps a bit reductive) occupy a unique space in modern theatre. Finding their origins in oration (the foundation of...

Monologues from TV

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If you’re looking for a monologue to work on, plays are usually a great resource – especially for theatre auditions. But if you’re wanting to work on a monologue from screen, perhaps to add to...

Comedy Monologues

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Looking for a great comedic monologue? You have come to the right page. We have put together a massive list of comedy monologues for men and women, from theatre, film and TV. We aim to...

Acting for Film

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Acting for film is the holy grail. Where theatre is the soul of acting and its origin story in so many senses, film – especially feature film – is where the gold standard of performance...

Physicality for the Actor

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Let’s get physical! On screen and off… One of the most underrated and magical gifts of lockdown has been the groovy, livestream dance sessions provided by the divine and oh-so-kind, Betty Grumble. Betty Grumble is...