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So you want to be an actor?

Date: 29 Jan 2012
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Christopher Cazenove Christopher Cazenove trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and has worked extensively in film, television and on renowned stages across the world. He is one of Britainís finest and most in demand actors. His motion picture credits include The Proprietor, Aces III, Three Men And A Little Lady, Hold My Hand I'm Dying, Souvenir, The Fantasist, Mata Hari, Until September,...

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Write Hard

Date: 29 Jan 2012
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Barney Ashton Barney Ashton represented the UK as a young playwright through the Royal Court Young People's Theatre on 2 occasions. He has had 13 plays performed on the fringe since 1986 including Queer Dorset Bastard, The Pump Room, Born Angry and a reworking of The Bacchae. He is currently working on a play entitled Torsten - The Bareback Saint which is to be performed predominantly in the darkness...

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Working In Radio

Date: 29 Jan 2012
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Izzy Mant Director Izzy Mant has just completed a 9 month attachment to BBC Radio Drama as Development Producer, which involved producing/directing several radio plays. As founding Artistic Director of Theatre Machine, she developed & directed a wide variety of new writing, including Eye Contact (Riverside Studios), Choirboys (Finborough & Old Red Lion) and the New Play Workshops (Criterion...

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Steps to Success for the Aspiring Dancer

Date: 29 Jan 2012
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Jill Harrison Kalfin Jill is a dancer and experienced Choreographer, Arts Administrator and Special Events Producer. She is currently one of the Creative Directors at Steps on Broadway, in New York City, which is one of the largest professional dancing schools in the world. Jill has been on staff at Steps for six years and is currently the Director of the Work/Study and Scholarship Division....

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What To Look For When Selecting An Agent

Date: 29 Jan 2012
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P A Turner P-A Turner, the managing director and senior agent for the West End agency Principal Artistes, kindly returns to answer a question posed by several of our members... What To Look For When Selecting An Agent If youíre going to get yourself an agent (and if youíve read my last column then youíll know that you definitely should) the golden rule has to be get yourself a good one. Good...

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Getting Ahead In Advertising

Date: 29 Jan 2012
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Dave Nellist Dave Nellist is one of Englandís select group of North East actors. He trained at the Rose Bruford college of speech and drama and for the last twelve years has been working consistently within the industry, most notably on television in programs such as Spender, Prince of Hearts, Catherine Cooksonís The Gambling Man, Badger, Place of The Dead and BBC Threeís flagship series Breezeblock....

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Don’t Just Tap: Knock!

Date: 29 Jan 2012
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Steve Clarke Born in 1923 Steve Clark was, along with the likes of his cousin Sammy Davis Junior, one of the original pioneering black artists. As half of the legendary tap dancing act The Clark Brothers , he fought enormous social prejudice to enjoy a career on both sides of The Atlantic, playing to packed houses from Broadway to Londonís West End. As well as being an unrivaled tap dancer, Steve...

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Advice for the Aspiring Actors

Date: 07 Sep 2011
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Drew Mulligan Drew Mulligan Graduated from RADA in 1999 where he played Hamlet in his final year directed by William Gaskill. Since then he has worked with Declan Donnellan in Antigone at the Old Vic, spent a season at the RSC and performed in venues across the UK. He is currently filming with Peter Greenaway on his trilogy of films titled The Tulse Luper Suitcases. Here is his advice for the aspiring...

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Surviving the Industry

Date: 06 Sep 2011
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Susie Amy Susie Amy was born in London in 1981, and brought up in Surrey. Although she always studied drama, she went to a regular academic school all her life. Her career began when an agent spotted her in 1999 while she was doing the play After Juliet by Sharman McDonald at the National Theatre in London. Over the next two years she got parts in Sirens, The Swap, My Family and the sitcom Sam's...

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Adding Music to Drama

Date: 06 Sep 2011
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George Stiles George Stiles is probably best known for his collaborative work with the writer Anthony Drew. Between them they have won umpteen gazillion awards and written six musicals including Honk, the recent production of Peter Pan starring Richard Wilson and Just So which has been optioned by Steven Spielberg for feature animation. Georgeís other work includes the shows Tom Jones, Moll Flanders...

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