How Playing Dungeons & Dragons Improves Your Acting
I’ll come clean straight away: I’m a nerd. A big one. So much so that I often introduce myself to people as a nerd first, actor second. By now, you’ve probably heard about this niche...
The Acting Lifestyle
In this section of the site we explore articles around what it is to be an actor. These are not so much acting tips, but articles that help to support you and empower you on your acting journey. Enjoy!
7 Ways To Deal With Jealousy as an Actor
Welcome! I see you’ve chosen the most self-worth-challenging-inevitably-comparative-I-am-my-work profession on the planet. And what’s that? Sometimes you get jealous??? How DARE you! You’ll never make it! That was my impression of your inner monologue. How...
Ten Tips for Touring Actors
So, you’ve just been cast in a touring production! Congratulations! However, with great distances comes great responsibility… and some sacrifices too. We’ve compiled a list of touring survival tips for you to use to as...
How To Watch Films As An Actor
This article is designed to teach you how to watch films as an actor. As artists, it’s vital for your continued creative growth that you experience as much art as possible: music, television, visual arts,...
Silent Films All Actors Should Watch
Whether you’re diehard cinema buff, or somebody who only watches Netflix Originals with “Christmas” in the title, silent films can be tough to watch. They can be confusing, overly demanding of your focus and keep...
What Does it Mean to Be an Actor?
Actors have a special function in society. As an actor, you are part of a grand storytelling tradition that dates back to early humankind. Storytellers entertain, educate, and inspire our world to become a better...
Acting Career Information
Whether you’re a fresh-faced drama school graduate or a grizzled, veteran board-treader, it’s safe to say you’d agree an actor’s life is one of variation and uncertainty. Hell, it’s probably safe to say you knew...
10 Outstanding Film Performances Under 10 Minutes of Screen Time
If you ever had a tiny role in a high school play and dared to complain about your meagre number of lines, I suspect there was someone present who smugly put you in your place...
Acting “Talent”
Ah, talent. It can be a bit of a dreaded word, can’t it? It’s a force which is feared, praised and desired by actors all over the world. We all know someone who has it,...
Best City to Be an Actor In: Top 6 Acting Cities
So what is the best City to live in if you want to be an actor? Well it’s a bit of a tricky question and to answer it we have to take into account a...