How to Stay Audition Fit
Auditions. They’re like the mythical creatures that Eddie Redmayne keeps in his suitcase, the minute one leaps out you’ve got to be ready to drop everything, take it down and make it your own. Unlike...
Posts by: Patrick Cullen
What is the fourth wall and how to use it?
The fourth wall is the most prevalent and powerful technique invented in modern theatre dating right back to the 18th century. The fourth wall is an imaginary, invisible wall that stretches along the front of...
How to be a Good Scene Partner
As anyone who has seen a show which is just monologues can attest, while they are amazing in their own right, it’s scene work and the interaction of characters where the real magic of stage...
The Industry is Coming: Advice for New Grads
Congratulations! You have graduated from drama school, finally, you can put those tights in the bottom drawer, take up smoking again, throw out the diet and really ease into those late nights watching YouTube conspiracy...
Ultimate Theatre Superstitions
The theatre is a superstitious place, somewhere between the imagined dreams of the writer and the collective conscious of the audience sits the actors, the crew and their work. In the midst of this, a...
Hugh Jackman Acting Advice
Off the back of the extraordinary success of The Greatest Showman, Aussie acting legend Hugh Jackman sat down with the crew of the BAFTA’s and dished out some excellent acting advice. I have compiled the...
How to stay acting fit over the holidays
Just like Eddard Stark always said, “Christmas is coming.” And he was not wrong, along with the end of year holidays being a time for family get-togethers, epic dinners, gift-giving and significant merriment it’s also...
How to survive tech week
Tech week comes for us all and let’s be honest, it is not a great time. It’s hot, you’re in full costume, sweating bullets repeating the same patch of script over and over or sitting...
10 lessons that made me a better actor
Here we go, 10 lessons that made me a better actor – and hopefully they will work for you too! #1 Punctuation matters When I first went to acting school, I was a pretty cocky...
Acting Tips for Teens
With end of year exams on the horizon, a lot of people are being asked to think about what they’re going to do with their lives and for aspiring actors, this can be a really...