Acting Advice and Audition Tips From Lucian Msamati

Lucian Msamati draws on his rich experience, particularly in the context of productions at the National Theatre to delve into sets of challenges and possibilities that actors might face.

Demystifying Auditions with Insights from Casting Director Sam Stevenson

Casting director Sam Stevenson draws on her rich experience, from both her time as deputy head of casting at the National Theatre and her varied freelance career, to delve into the challenges and possibilities that you might face in auditions.

Introducing… The Alexander Technique

Offering a clear insight into the Alexander Technique, this book explores its core principles while guiding practitioners and artists through more advanced elements like postural support and psycho-physical unity.

Introducing… The Paris Manuscript

Published in English for the first time, this early text from Chekhov affords a rare fly-on-the-wall insight into the raw material of his vision and the processes of a spirit of true artistic genius.

Introducing… The Accent Handbook

This practical guide is a novel approach to accent-learning, offering 200+ empowering exercises and a diverse library of contemporary accent recordings from across the globe.

Advice from Lucian Msamati, from the Actors’ & Performers’ Yearbook 2025

In this exclusive article, actor Lucian Msamati discusses the ‘imperfect creative marriage’ between acting and writing.

Introducing… The Independent Actor

A 21st-century training route designed as a companion to practical experience and useful as a reference sourcebook for self-curated learning. It takes the position that each individual actor must find their own process.

A Times Best Book of the Year 2023 – My Shakespeare by Greg Doran

Charting the personal and professional journey of Greg Doran, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2012 until 2022, My Shakespeare is a fascinating account of his experiences either directing or producing each of Shakespeare’s plays in the First Folio.

Introducing… Listening and Talking

A clear, achievable, step-by-step way to approach the work of playing a role which draws from the author’s 20 years’ experience of teaching at the Yale School of Drama.

Introducing… The Vocal Arts Workbook

The Vocal Arts Workbook

For over 10 years, performers and practitioners have used The Vocal Arts Workbook to develop vocal power, range, and flexibility through through structured and informed methods.