Introducing… The Lost Plays
Five new plays that had their productions stopped due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Behind the Scenes
Extract from Actors’ and Performers’ Yearbook 2021
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.
Find Your Next Audition Piece: Modern Plays with Original Monologues
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 are more specific.
Is there anybody there?: Working without the other actors
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.
Ten Steps to Launch Your Acting Career
Actor Rob Ostlere offers essential advice from his book The Actor’s Career Bible for any actors launching their career.
The Opera Singer’s Acting Toolkit
Read an extract from Martin Constantine’s new book The Opera Singer’s Acting Toolkit which offers opera singers an essential guide to creating a role on stage.
Staging Musicals: Director Matthew White on Researching a Musical
Read an extract from director Matthew White’s new book Staging Musicals in which he discusses the research process for the creative team.
Julie Hesmondhalgh a Working Diary
Read an extract from actor and activist Julie Hesmondhalgh’s Working Diary which documents a year in her life.
