An extract from Movement Directors in Contemporary Theatre: Conversations on Craft by Ayse Tashkiran
Read extracts from Ann Yee’s conversation with Ayse Tashkiran, author of Movement Directors in Contemporary Theatre: Conversations on Craft
Industry Advice
Different Actors, Different Bodies – extract from Rethinking the Actor’s Body: Dialogues with Neuroscience
Read an extract from Rethinking the Actor’s Body: Dialogues with Neuroscience by Dick McCaw, published by Methuen Drama earlier this year.
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.
Surviving Actors Conference 2020
Methuen Drama attends Surviving Actors Conference 2020 featuring a special guest panel by Julie Hesmondhalgh, talking about life as an actor.
Acting Essentials: Introduction to the Alexander Technique
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.
Actors’ and Performers’ Yearbook 2020
Actors’ and Performers’ Yearbook 2020 is now on sale, featuring updated essential contacts for stage, screen and radio along with fresh advice from industry experts.
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.
A Beginners Guide to Devising Theatre
Read about the Methuen Drama plays and authors performing at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe including Baby Reindeer by Richard Gadd.
Working Towards Success: Rob Ostlere, The Actor’s Career Bible
Actor Rob Ostlere offers helpful advice from his new book The Actor’s Career Bible
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.
‘If in Doubt’ Rules For Letter and Email Writing
As with most things in the acting world there is no ‘right way’ when it comes to putting a letter or email together. The following advice comes from interviews I’ve carried out with various actors, casting directors, agents and other industry experts; basic rules you can fall back on when in doubt, that will leave you something professional and effective.
10 Tips from the Master of Impro!
For the last 2 weeks of June 2014, I was in Calgary working with Keith Johnstone (as his Literary Executor) preparing and packing his personal archive (or a portion of it) for shipment to Stanford University where The Keith Johnstone Papers will be permanently housed.
Interview with Andy Blankenbuehler
This interview is an excerpt taken from Creating Musical Theatre: Conversations with Broadway Directors and Choreographers (2013), by Lyn Cramer.
CRAMER: I want to ask you about choreographic approach
