 | Becoming An Actor: Come Fight with Me WOS 23 May 2012 I had thought, after my stage combat exams this time last year, I had had enough of the words “It doesn’t matter! Do it faster!” being shouted at me by a wiry Danish instructor. Appa.... More... |
 | Becoming An Actor: Well done British Drama Schools! WOS 8 May 2012 I’m aware that occasionally this space is taken up with comments focused on some of the less remarkable sides of drama school – me, just generally having a moan. However, if ever there has.... More... |
 | Becoming an Actor: A degree in pretending WOS 23 April 2012 As I write this I'm sitting on a train on my way back to London in anticipation of starting my final term at drama school. My final term. The last one. In three months I will be out of formal educatio.... More... |
 | Becoming An Actor: Doing just that! WOS 9 April 2012 I’ve signed. I actually signed a little while ago, but I didn’t really know if it was interesting enough to deserve a mention here… I now bring it up because it’s allowed me .... More... |
 | Becoming An Actor: Branching out WOS 9 March 2012 My Aunty Mary has never been involved in the world of theatre, but she didn’t let that stop her from issuing the following piece of advice to me on most major public holidays, which was, because.... More... |
 | Becoming An Actor: Why bother training? WOS 17 February 2012 It was announced this week that the nation's favourite wordsmith, Stephen Fry, is to star alongside Mark Rylance in the Globe's production of Twelfth Night, later this year. Samuel Barnett and Joh.... More... |
 | Becoming An Actor: Showy social media WOS 30 January 2012 We need two kinds of acquaintances, one to complain to, while to the others we boast. This little gem, from the American critic Logan P Smith, is a wonderfully accurate summary of one of the less joyf.... More... |
 | Becoming An Actor: Actors Behaving Badly WOS 12 January 2012 No one will have forgotten Christian Bale’s rather dramatic, and perhaps slightly over zealous, temper tantrum a few years ago on the set of one of the many generic Terminator films. He was righ.... More... |
 | Becoming An Actor: Dos & Don'ts of Duologue Showcases WOS 6 January 2012 The dreaded duologue showcase is a staple of most drama schools, and a favourite of the casting crowd. It is the smallest big chance you’ll get to show how talented you can be, with a meagre thr.... More... |
 | Becoming An Actor: Becoming a Student (for a bit) WOS 23 December 2011 It’s Christmas (imagine that said with the gusto of Slade) and I’ve been gifted with a fortnight off. Two weeks for Christmas doesn’t seem like all that much of a gift when compared .... More... |