In her extensive work with dyslexic and neurodiverse actors, mentor and coach Deborah Groves has helped performers at all levels discover how they learn and work best, and identify strategies to help them achieve their goals. Here, in an extract from her book The Dyslexic Actor's Toolkit, Deborah shares her top tips for sight-reading in … Continue reading Top tips on sight-reading for dyslexic actors
Auditions
Seven top tips for choosing your drama school audition speeches
If you're thinking of applying to drama school, then selecting your audition speeches is a key part of the process. But with so many options to choose from, where do you start? And how do you make sure you're picking speeches that will maximise your chances of success? Here, John Abbott – a former teacher … Continue reading Seven top tips for choosing your drama school audition speeches
Seven steps performers can use to combat stress (and how it can sometimes be useful)
Pursuing a career in the arts brings unique pressures and demands – and in order to navigate them, it's important that performers and creatives develop techniques to maintain good emotional wellbeing. In this extract from their new book Developing Your Emotional Health: The Compact Guide, authors and mind coaches Andy Barker, Brian Cooley and Beth … Continue reading Seven steps performers can use to combat stress (and how it can sometimes be useful)
‘Make sure you’re always ready to work’ – how to build your personal acting toolkit
Whatever situation you find yourself in as an actor – whether you're currently on a job, or juggling resting jobs whilst waiting to audition – there's always something you can be doing to ensure you're prepared when that life-changing opportunity comes your way. Here, in an extract from their book The Jobbing Actor, accredited … Continue reading ‘Make sure you’re always ready to work’ – how to build your personal acting toolkit
‘Anyone can improve their memory’ – Mark Channon on how to learn your lines more quickly, easily and confidently
Whether it's a script for a play, scenes for next day's shooting, or sides sent over shortly in advance of an audition, every actor will be familiar with the process of trying to get their lines off the page and into their brain. The pressures of line-learning can cause anxiety, and the fear of forgetting … Continue reading ‘Anyone can improve their memory’ – Mark Channon on how to learn your lines more quickly, easily and confidently
The Prompt Book 