1970s Style Italian Fotobusta….
Delighted that another 1970s Italian style fotobusta, designed by our good friend Nuts4R2, has been added to the Gallery. Check it out here. Subscribe and get email updates about the film’s progress...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Act On Your Perceptions”
We learn about the way of the world from each other. We learn from each other hows things are done, or more specifically, we learn how things should be done. This is especially true in acting. But what if it doesn't work for us? What if we...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Never Go Back To The Old Thing”
If you're searching around for the next thing, never go backwards. It's easy to return to that old director from way back when or that old theatre company or that old anything. It's easy to go back because we're retreading old steps, slipping into an...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Alec Baldwin’s Island”
Alec Baldwin, we might remember, is the actor who, in the mid 1990s, could have been one of the biggest movie stars in the world, but passed on that particular opportunity in order to play Stanley Kowalski on Broadway. I was struck when in a...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “The Extraordinary Quality Of Big Goals”
Constantly remind yourself of the big goals you're pursuing, remind yourself of the end product you're aiming for, especially when the goal is going to take a little bit of time to accomplish. Why? Because this will help to prevent you from being sucked in, distracted...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Get It Up, Get It On, Get It Out To The Audience”
I spoke to Esme Hicks, assistant director at the Jermyn Street Theatre, about their forthcoming production of The Potsdam Quartet. TGAB: Tell us some general background on the play and what you're doing...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Hold Your Nerve”
The dry. That dreaded moment when we just can't remember that line of dialogue. The alarm bells going off inside us seem to drown out everything, we do our best to stay cool, hoping that our blank mind will suddenly be scrawled with the correct...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Lose The Self-Concern”
Having to pay close attention to what another person is saying to you, can be a bit of a pain. It requires real effort, real commitment and real discipline. We are suddenly putting someone else at the centre of our universe. It's much easier to...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Be Your Own Perfect Director”
To follow on from yesterday's post, about how fear of making mistakes kills creativity - one of the things that hasn't been mentioned is our own response to ourselves whenever we make a mistake. How you treat yourself when you make a mistake affects how much...
Read MoreThe Great Acting Blog: “Good Actors Are Incredibly Creative And Generous”
Maggie Clune is a playwright. In this Q and A, she talks about the process of workshopping her new play, Hangman, with a company of actors. TGAB: Tell us a little bit about Hangman...
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