Actors and Performers Blog

Read this interview from the Actors' and Performers' Yearbook 2021 with David Mumeni on levelling the playing field for actors from working- and benefit- class backgrounds.

Read this extract from the introduction of Di and Viv and Rose by Elizabeth Kuti, from Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series.

Read this monologue The Passport Thing by Iman Qureshi, taken from My White Best Friend, a collection of letters from some of the most exciting voices in the UK and…

Read extracts from Ann Yee’s conversation with Ayse Tashkiran, author of Movement Directors in Contemporary Theatre: Conversations on Craft

Read an extract from Rethinking the Actor's Body: Dialogues with Neuroscience by Dick McCaw, published by Methuen Drama earlier this year.

We’ve put together a selection of recent hit plays that all include fantastic new monologues for actors. Many can be used by actors of any age or gender and others…

Read an extract from Screen Acting Skills by Roger Wooster and Paul Conway about how to work without other actors and develop skills for a screen career.

Read two extracts from Christine Riley's new book Music Fundamentals for Musical Theory which helps aspiring musical theatre performers get to grips with music basics.

Methuen Drama attends Surviving Actors Conference 2020 featuring a special guest panel by Julie Hesmondhalgh, talking about life as an actor.

Read an extract from Bill Connington's new book in Methuen Drama's Acting Essential Series introducing actors to the Alexander Technique through practical study.