Guide to Acting for Young People
We get emails every single day from young people, all around the world, asking us ‘how do I become an actor?’ Curious to find out what information was out there, I did some research, and...
Acting Tips
Welcome to the Acting Tips section of the site. Listed here are all our latest Acting Tips. These tips are written by our core writers Andrew Hearle, Luke McMahon, Jim Harwood and James Waters as well as many others. All our writers are trained, professional actors. These guilt free acting snacks aim at helping actors develop their craft, rethink there personal methodology and inspire confidence.
If something works for you use it, if not don't try to force one of our acting tips to work; every actor is different. Please let us know your thoughts on any of the Acting Tips listed here. If you have a question about any element of your acting, let us know and we will endeavour to help you out in any way we can.
Guide to Auditioning for UK Drama Schools
Written by Chloe Zurynski, this is an Aussie’s guide to auditioning for UK drama schools. This article covers all the need-to-know basics when auditioning for the major drama schools in the UK, course fees and cut-off...
Branding for Actors
There seem to be two schools of thought when it comes to branding for actors: the first being, “forget about branding, focus on being a great actor” and the second; “we live in the 21st...
Complete Guide to a Great Headshot
Your headshot is your first point of contact, it’s your first impression, it’s your brand, your image, your signature. I often come across actor’s headshots that aren’t quite up to scratch – either they didn’t...
What to Avoid in an Acting Agent
I get a few emails a week saying “I want an agent but I can’t afford it”. WHAT?! You should never pay an upfront fee to an agent! It’s emails like this that terrify me....
How to Develop your Acting Skills
Acting is a skill. Like most skills it’s helped by natural talent, but that’s not enough. So how do you develop your acting skills and become the confident, captivating actor that you dream of? By...
Can You Become An Actor Later in Life?
Acting is a disease. Usually you catch it early in life. Perhaps you’re in primary school and it’s dress up time and you’re the first to delve through the piles of extravagant clothes, or it’s...
Show Us Your Work!
We get hundreds of emails from actors around the world wanting to audition for major TV shows and films. They want to be famous, and they want it now. We usually encourage these actors to...
Best TV Shows About Acting
There is nothing I love more than watching TV shows about acting. There’s something cathartic about seeing situations on screen that we can relate to. Not all shows do this successfully and with the proliferation...
Things to Consider Before you Begin your Acting Career
You dream in iambic pentameter, celebrate the memorial of River Phoenix with more fervour than Christmas, and know your Aristophanes from your Agathon, so what would be more perfect than a career as an actor?...