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The Great Acting Blog: “Why The Truth Is Important”

17.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

The audience will only experience our work as it is, no more no less. That's why it's so important to strive for truth in our work. If the work is true, the audience's experience will be true. But if the work is false, then the audiences'...

The Great Acting Blog: “Deliver Special Work – A Lesson From A Spotify Gimmick”

13.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

As I was walking by Shoreditch High Street station, I was stopped by a representative from Spotify, asking me if I'd like to "recommend-a-song". They had a musician stationed on the pavement with a big Spotify sign behind him, and he was playing songs requested...

The Great Acting Blog: “Our Secret Self”

29.05.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 26 Comments

“Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.” - Jean-Luc Godard If, in your work, you're trying to move people, if you're trying to end their isolation by creating connection with them, trying to unite audience member with audience member by revealing...

The Great Acting Blog: “Act With Heart”

02.10.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

In his book My Life In Pieces, Simon Callow tells us that theatre audiences of 1750 were not quite as sedate as their contemporary ancestors. He says they could make: "the most extreme football hooligans seem like pussycats". And: "at the slightest provocation denizens of the pit would...

The Great Acting Blog: “How To Keep Your Head”

11.09.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 3 Comments

Acting, as we know, can be a degrading business. Actors are vulnerable because effectively they're selling themselves, their face, their personality, their body, and so if they are slighted or treated shabbily it can be more painful than it would be in most professions. Directors can...

The Great Acting Blog: “Why Bad Work Succeeds”

21.06.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 6 Comments

People who only care about numbers, don't really care about what they do, it's just a mechanism for making money. This person is only concerned with box office stats, Youtube hits, creating empty mass media* to appeal to everyone (which is of course nobody), and...

The Great Acting Blog: “What Mediocrity Teaches Us”

14.06.2013 , Uncategorized , 38 Comments

For all the moaning and frustration, truth is, many actors are happy being mediocre, coasting along, auditioning occasionally, working every now and then. You can get by being mediocre, you probably won't have a lot of fun doing it, but you can get by. Most employers...

The Great Acting Blog: “We Can See You”

12.06.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 2 Comments

You work will only be what you are. What you are everyday is what you will be on stage or infront of camera. Actors don’t magically transform into somebody else when performing, and those who tell you that they do are taking liberties. We cannot hide...

The Great Acting Blog: “We Can See You”

12.06.2013 , Uncategorized , 5 Comments

You work will only be what you are. What you are everyday is what you will be on stage or infront of camera. Actors don't magically transform into somebody else when performing, and those who tell you that they do are taking liberties. We cannot hide...

The Great Acting Blog: “Blue Hair Actors And The Man With The Bloody Arm”

11.06.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 6 Comments

I was sitting on a step eating my sandwich, when a man approached me. He was clearly in distress, clutching his arm which had blood pouring from a gash. He asked me if I could spare any money to help him get a taxi to...

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The Great Acting Blog: “Why The Truth Is Important”

The Great Acting Blog: “Deliver Special Work – A Lesson From A Spotify Gimmick”

The Great Acting Blog: “Our Secret Self”

The Great Acting Blog: “Act With Heart”

The Great Acting Blog: “How To Keep Your Head”

The Great Acting Blog: “Why Bad Work Succeeds”

The Great Acting Blog: “What Mediocrity Teaches Us”

The Great Acting Blog: “We Can See You”

The Great Acting Blog: “We Can See You”

The Great Acting Blog: “Blue Hair Actors And The Man With The Bloody Arm”