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For the past several months I've been thinking about how we, as artists, can pay forward the help, advice and guidance that all of us have no doubt experienced at some point in our training and working years.

You've heard it before so believe it: An immensely important instrument of the actor is the voice. Having command over it WILL take your acting to the next level both on stage and on screen. A strong, flexible and open voice will lead you to more roles and — better still — a wider range of roles - and this will keep you employed when your hero or heroinne looks fade which, trust me, they will.

Think about the last show you saw that genuinely moved you. Now think about the last show that genuinely dazzled you. Chances are they are not the same show.

"Discipline builds the playpen. Freedom happens inside it.”When I train actors, I ask them to liken the studio — and, more importantly, the discipline of our work — to a toddler’s playpen. The walls protect the child from immediate danger, but inside that contained space, the child is completely free.

Recently, I found myself in the theatre, watching a production that—at least initially—didn’t land for me. The pacing felt off. Choices that might have seemed bold to others felt clumsy to me. By the final curtain, my first instinct was to write it off as simply “bad theatre,” and to judge the artists involved accordingly.

In the highly competitive (and sometimes cutthroat) industry of theatre, film and the arts in general, it's important to remember that celeb

Your headshot is one of the most important tools you have to market yourself.

How important is an actor bio? What’s its purpose? What is the best format? These are valid questions and the answers justify the time you need to put into creating a GREAT Bio. Spring Awakening What is a Bio for an Actor? Your bio (biography) summarises the best of your career—your training, theatre and screen work, and something about you! It concisely tells the industry what roles you can play and how to cast you and tells your new fans the history of who they are followi

A Midsummer Nights Dream The Tongue Twister No serious athlete walks onto the field cold. No musician sits down at the piano and launches straight into the piece. No dancer begins rehearsal without moving through the body first. Acting is no different — and yet it is still surprising how many actors skip the warm-up and wonder why the first hour of rehearsal feels like pushing through mud. I tell students this constantly: the craft is like going to the gym. Stop training and

Actor in the Play Workshop. Directed by Glenn Hayden Actors have the best intentions when they say 'Let's get together and rehearse a scene!'. Often-times though, the motivation is quickly over-run by coffees, gossip, and even the very boring whinge about the lack of work. The actor's discipline is not just on set or in rehearsal — it is during their downtime mostly, and believe me, the best way of giving yourself the best chances of GETTING work is to remain performance read

This is just the beginning of your adventure with Shakespeare. Google the bard and there are literally thousands of portals to...

Plays that have inspired me

A collection of Monologues I put together to save you some time.

Stage Milk is an awesome Australian portal for resources that assist actors. Not only do they have a huge array of articles for you to...