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From Guest Author – Marci Liroff – If you think about it, you’re actually the actor, director, and producer of your own audition! You are finally in control of your audition!
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From Guest Blogger ‘Bitter Gertrude’ – Don’t sabotage an excellent audition with easily avoided mistakes. Here’s what NOT to do at any audition!
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My five first steps for an actor’s script analysis. I’ve included a monologue from Breaking Bad which I have analysed using this method.
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There seems to be three distinct types of drama school: musical theatre, acting for stage and screen and acting for collaborative and devised theatre. So which type of drama school is best suited to you? Here is Actorhub’s guide to all three.
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Actor Hub offers up it’s own reviews of the Guardian’s Top Ten list of film musicals.
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Laura Hooper is an English Actress working and having a jolly good time in New York. This is part one in a series of three.
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As actors we deal with rejection all the time, it can be easy to let it get to you and feel down and depressed. Here are some tips for staying motivated at the most difficult times.
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Actors need to take care of their bodies and minds for the demands of the job and the realities of the profession. Here are ways to be happy and healthy.
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It’s very important that actors and drama students learn to eat well and follow a healthy balanced diet, especially if studying long hours in the daytime and rehearsing in the evenings. Drama students need to become fit, healthy and look good. Here are some healthy tips and advice on staying healthy during your years at drama school and beyond.
A funny post from dancer, actress and blogger Daisy Tait – 13 Things Stagey People Do, That Normal People Don’t
A funny post from actress and blogger Katie Brennan – These are the things which separate us actors from the rest of the world. How many of these ring true for you?
From Guest Author – Actor, Ben Whitehair. When you tell your parents you want to be an Actor often they react negatively. They are just worried about your future, its going to be hard. Hope this helps soften the blow!
There are so many books on acting, acting techinques, and acting tips that it can be hard to know where to begin. Here are Actor Hub’s top books about acting for actors, along with our review.
As an actor it is quite rare that you will ever be asked how old you are, but what should you say when and if you are asked? Should you ever lie about your real age?
From guest blogger – actress Shanice Kamminga – Every time I get an audition, or sometimes even the prospect of a really cool audition, I get excited immediately tell everyone and their distant Facebook friend about it. But should I?
An actor can be replaced – sometimes a prop can’t be! Here are some simple guidelines for handling props with care!
We all love the thrill of trying on a costume – but you need to treat your costume and the wardrobe guys with a certain level of respect.
Your behaviour in the rehearsal room is just as important as how you behave at the theatre. A rehearsal room is a place for fun, experimentation and play – but you need to respect boundaries.
I can spend hours looking at screentests and studying what works and what doesn’t. There is so much footage out there which can help you to be better in auditions. Here are a few of my favourites.
Actor DC Anderson shares rules for a life in the theatre which he has learnt from his years working professionally as an actor on Broadway and beyond.
Oh no you shouldn’t, oh yes you should! If you are looking to kickstart your performing career, there is no better time than panto season!
Guest Post from Actor and Director Ben Hodge – So you’ve all been there. You are prepping for that audition. You look through the breakdowns or the guidelines and begin to stress about what is going to be best.
