Best Sophocles Plays
Sophocles was one of the earliest playwrights. He is one of the three ancient Greek writers along with Aeschylus and Euripides whose worked has survived. It is rumoured Sophocles wrote over 120 plays yet only a hand...
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The First Thing To Do With Your Script
Where on earth does time go? I’m typing this in 2025, and yet it feels like mere moments ago I was spiralling into existential dread during a script analysis class in 2020. How times...
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Setting Goals as an Actor in 2025
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That is, of course, unless you’re an actor staring down 2025 with little thought to what you’re going to do… December and January can be tough...
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How to Take Constructive Criticism
“How do I become a better actor?” is one of the all-time classic questions we field here at StageMilk. Every one of our team members has a slightly different answer—and if I had a...
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How to Recharge as an Actor
Actors are incredibly hard workers. They develop their craft for years, they pour time and effort into maintaining skills. The nature of the industry means that over 90% of actors in any given market...
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Side Hustles For Actors
So you have started acting. This is it! You’re gonna be a damn millionaire: starring in feature films, touring the world for press—hell yeah, you’re living the dream! Literally, the dream. Waking up from...
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Best Playwrights
Stage Milk's list of the Best Playwrights of all Time....
Shakespeare Plays
This is a list of all of Shakespeare’s plays. Only a few of his plays can be accurately dated; however, thanks to in-play references, theatre records and other historical records we can get a rough...
Female Shakespeare Monologues
Best Female Shakespeare Monologues...
Australian Theatre Companies
Here is a list of all the major Australian theatre companies. Australia produces some wonderful and diverse theatre, so make sure you get along to see as many productions as you can by any of...
Male Shakespeare Monologues
A comprehensive list of Shakespeare's Best Male Monologues. The easiest way to find the right monologue for you......
Best Tom Stoppard Plays
This is a list of Tom Stoppard’s best plays. Stoppard is one of the most highly regarded contemporary playwrights. He is also a well know writer for film, TV and radio. He is considered one...
Best Henrik Ibsen Plays
Henrik Ibsen is commonly ranked as one of the great playwrights of all time. The Norwegian playwright is considered one of the founders of Modernism and is, in my a opinion, a master at story...
List of Acting Schools
A list of all the major acting schools around the world. The highlighted schools in each country are considered to be the top schools in that country. We have decided these rankings using a number...
Can you Practice Acting on Your Own?
At the conclusion of every year at drama school we’re sent home for nearly 3 months to try and have a holiday. This for me means flying for five hours over to the other side...