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
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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)
‘Our bodies know even more than our conscious imagination’: Mel Churcher on our elemental drives and how we can harness them in the acting process
Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Quintessence. We are all a complex mixture of the five elemental energies identified by many different cultures throughout history. Here, international acting coach MEL CHURCHER shows how an elemental approach to acting can help you bring your role more fully into life – plus a sample exercise from her new book … Continue reading ‘Our bodies know even more than our conscious imagination’: Mel Churcher on our elemental drives and how we can harness them in the acting process
‘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
The Prompt Book 