As an actor, it is a daunting thing to look at a path in front of you and wonder how you get started. Even the very first step on your career journey can be gruelling—sometimes...

It’s well worth acknowledging that for actors, the foyer of a theatre is not a relaxing space. Unlike the general public, who might mill about before the show or chomp on Maltesers during interval, many...

Comedy. Tragedy. Blood, sweat and tears. Months of rehearsal, weeks of tech, days of previews where everything under the sun goes wrong and needs to be fixed by the early hours. And then suddenly, the...

How do you talk about your acting career? How is it you describe yourself? Do you call yourself an actor, or perhaps an aspiring one? Are you early-career, emerging or established? These kinds of questions...

I was introduced to a rather well-established Australian director a few years ago. When I told him I was an actor, he said: “Awesome. It takes a while, you know.” It was a refreshing break...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That is, of course, unless you’re an actor staring down 2025 with little thought to what you’re going to do… December and January can be tough for...

Has this ever happened to you? You’re flicking through the script for that new show you’re in. It’s something classical, say, Shakespeare, so you’re familiar with the text and what’s going on. But then, you...