Breathe as your Character
Finding the breath of your character is really important as an actor. It allows you to embody the role and be relaxed on stage. ...
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.
Watch the Hands When Acting
The old acting adage: watch those hands. They love to flap around, but are they detracting from the text?...
Performing a Soliloquy
Some ideas to help you perform a soliloquy with confidence. What is it that makes a soliloquy captivating to an audience...
Find it in the Other Actor
Using the other actor on stage is a great way to find inspiration and keep your performances fresh. Find out how......
Beware of Character
The idea of character is tricky. A strong sense of character can empower a performer to step away from themselves and deliver a fierce (or feeble), immersive performance....
Luck, Talent and Success
A look into the eternal question of whether success in Acting or any art is reliant on luck or talent. Luke McMahon investigates Luck, Talent and Success....
Good Jobs for Actors
The Dilemma What on earth can an actor do to make money? Certainly not acting. Too negative? Well: look what you’re currently reading. If you were merely befuddled by the title and are struggling to...
And then you walk away…(Bryan Cranston)
Some really eye opening advice from one of the best actors on TV at the moment, Bryan Cranston. Let us know your thoughts below…...
Lessons from a Co-op
Co-ops… if I was writing this at any other moment in the process you’d have a very different account of my experience. There were highs, and of course, some colossal lows in which I considered,...
How to Act (An Acting Process)
This is a personal process for taking any character from a first read to a closing night...