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)
‘For agents to do their job well, you have to play your part too’ – JBR on making the most of the actor-agent relationship
Whatever stage an actor is at in their career, few relationships will be so vital as the one with their agent. And yet despite this, there's still a certain amount of mystery around exactly how agents operate, what their role is, and how to attract and work with them successfully. Here, JBR – who has seen … Continue reading ‘For agents to do their job well, you have to play your part too’ – JBR on making the most of the actor-agent relationship
Facing the Fear: Bella Merlin on overcoming stage fright
Stage fright afflicts many actors, and has the power to drive you away from the stage for months, years, or even a lifetime. In her new book, Facing the Fear: An Actor's Guide to Overcoming Stage Fright, performer, author and teacher Bella Merlin shows you how to meet the challenge – or simply how to … Continue reading Facing the Fear: Bella Merlin on overcoming stage fright
Birth of the ‘Rules’ by Andy Nyman
Andy Nyman's The Golden Rules of Acting offers real-world advice on how to be an actor - written by a working actor with over 25 years’ experience. In irresistible pocket-sized paperback, packed with short, punchy bulletpoints and illustrated in colour throughout - it certainly gets the message across in a totally memorable way. In the … Continue reading Birth of the ‘Rules’ by Andy Nyman
The Prompt Book 