Shakespeare lends himself well to the medium of cinema. From epic, historical tales of war and conquest to fever dreams rooted in the outright fantastical, his plays beg for adaptation and reinvention in a visual...
Your child has graduated from high school and their future lays before them. There are many possibilities for what they might do—so many challenging, exciting paths they may take. You set yourself to helping them...
Method acting refers to systems of dramatic training that stem from the work of Russian theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavski (1863 -1968). While these systems can differ significantly from one another—containing varied philosophies, exercises and techniques...
Understanding Shakespeare can be an intimidating task for an actor. There’s the archaic language to navigate, the nuances of his writing to understand and articulate, and the pressure one can feel performing the work of...
Actions, like objectives, intentions and motivations, are the kind of dramatic concepts we can so easily step over and forget to utilise. Some actors tie them to drama school exercises—the kind of thing you grow...
At some point you get tired of hearing it: “Why don’t you just write something for yourself to star in?” It’s a classic query at holiday gatherings, on worried parent phone-calls and from well-meaning friends;...
Actors tend to have a mixed reaction to devised theatre. Some love the freedom that it grants—the chance to create and control seldom experienced in a conventional rehearsal room. Others miss the sense of protocol...
Writing material for young people is a joyous, rewarding experience. It allows you to speak to the myriad of themes that face today’s youth with a passion only young voices can sincerely muster; for this...
It can be very difficult to engage with the concept of the ‘canon’. Despite being lauded as a list of all-important creative works across the history of literature/theatre/film, it has traditionally skewed towards cis-, straight,...
Developing new work is exciting; it’s probably one of the most fun, rewarding things you can do as an actor ‘between jobs’ to keep your skills honed and sharp. Not only do you get the...
