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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.

Confidence, Charisma and Arrogance

One question that often pops up is “How do I play a confident character when I’m not confident?” While it’s simple to dismiss this as a naive or amateur remark, (In the words of Laurence Olivier;...

Movie Soup for the Acting Soul

With the release of The Disaster Artist, I’ve been reminded why Hollywood movies about Hollywood are so beloved. There’s so much to cling to in these movies about the business, craft and passion that we...

3 Skills To Add To Your Acting Toolkit

Here’s 3 skills you can add to your acting toolkit: 1. Get your car license This isn’t just a handy way to get to and from auditions – if you’re in a big city where...

How To Procrastinate With Purpose

Being a professional actor is hard. You probably have other commitments, whether studying or working a survival job to pay bills, on top of pursuing auditions, networking, and trying to keep up with your social...

What to do if You Don’t Get into Drama School

It’s the end of the world, right? The end of a dream you’ve been dreaming your whole life—that wonderful first step on the journey to becoming an actor. You didn’t get into drama school. It...

How to Survive a Drama School Showcase

Drama school showcases are polarising. Typically you are either bombarded with agent offers, or you are left sitting on a park bench staring at a blank inbox, reprimanding yourself for wasting three years of your...

Objectives not Emotions

A fast and simple way to take your performance to the next level is by changing your focus. If you, like most actors, are a strong empath, you relish mining the emotional core of your...

Why Movement Is Important for Acting

There are three aspects of acting that are covered in drama school. They are scene work, voice work, and movement. Physicality and movement is often left until the last minute, and many times, can be...

Why You Shouldn’t Aim for Fame

Scary, I know, especially in a culture where we often equate fame, with success. So shouldn’t I be aiming for success? Yes, child, you absolutely should, but not in the way you think. After thinking...