Intense Acting Roles: Immersion and Sustainability
In this article I want to explore this idea—how do we approach intense acting roles so we can go deep but also look after ourselves. To do this I will be looking into what makes...
Actor’s Health
Keeping physically and mentally healthy is vital as an actor. Here is where we offer tips and advice on Actor’s Health. Being an actor is not just about the work. Even successful actors can have long periods without work. This up and down can really take its toll on actors.
If you’re struggling with burn out, jealousy or anxiety this is a great place to start. Often it’s simply about reframing how you look at your acting career. We offer advice and strategies to start taking control of your health as an actor.
Articles and resources on health and wellbeing for actors:
How to Fall in Love With Acting Again
Sometimes, I fall out of love with my acting. Everything seems overwhelming, difficult and I just want to put it in the ‘too hard’ basket. I’m sure you’ve also experienced that feeling at least once...
How to De-Role: 8 Techniques for Getting Out of Character
‘De-roling’ is simply how to get yourself out of character once you’ve finished performing. It’s the process of drawing a line between your character’s world and your everyday life. Often this process is quite simple;...
Sleep: The Actor’s Secret Weapon
Warning: this post is likely to amuse many of us who feel hitting the recommended sleep targets are but a wishful utopian ideal. I hear you, I do, but I’m going to stick by the...
An Actor’s Workout
Actors are emotional athletes, we go through the same range of emotions and effort on a daily basis that some people do in a lifetime. Just like athletes we need to regularly work on our...
Talking down the self-talk
The most powerful influence over our feelings, thoughts and actions are our own words: the things that voice in our head says to us. We actors often find ourselves in our heads, stressed, overthinking and...
18 Ways to be a Happier Actor
We’ve all been there. Nothing’s going your way, you’re exhausted, and you just can’t be bothered to help yourself anymore. Oh, and you just spilt yoghurt all over the floor. We thought we’d write a...
5 ways to stop yourself from having an actor’s breakdown
The fake lino floor of my kitchen wasn’t as clean as I thought, and as I lay there in the foetal position with my script in my hand the only thing that was rattling around...
How to Afford Acting Training
Being an actor is tough. We all know how competitive it is, and that if we are not at the top of our game, our chance of booking work is slim. We know that having...
The Art of Relaxing…
For a creative ambitious perfectionist, relaxing is much easier said than done. I wanted to take some time to talk about relaxing, and taking time off for creative people, because often we feel like we...