Category: The Essentials
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Must-See Films for Lesbian Visibility Week
Celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week with our curated list of must-watch films showcasing lesbian and queer women’s lives, relationships, and self-discovery. Lesbian Visibility Week is a week for coming together in sisterhood and letting those not fortunate enough to live as their authentic selves know, “You’re not alone. You have a community, and we are waiting…
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How to Be an Actor Between Roles
Motivation, mental well-being and creative resilience: Advice from a young actor on how to stay connected to your craft and identity during work lulls and personal struggles. I was sitting with my therapist discussing some frustrations I’d had about a recent self-tape I’d done when suddenly, they stopped me and said something that changed the…
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9 Tips to Enhance Your Acting Showreel
Expert advice to turn your showreel into a compelling narrative that helps you showcase your talent and stand out to casting directors. Your showreel is your visual CV and can be key to catching the eye of casting directors, agents and other casting professionals. But how can you ensure your showreel doesn’t just blend into…
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Returning to Your Performing Career After a Break
Seven steps to help restart your acting career after taking a break from performing. Whether planned or unplanned, chances are you’ll have a break in your performing career at some point. If you’re reading this, you’re likely in one right now and want to dive back into the fray. Coming back to acting, singing or…
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An Actor’s Beginner Guide to Performing Shakespeare
Tips for Shakespearean acting from breaking down Shakespeare’s verse to acting techniques. For over 400 years, Shakespeare’s plays have allowed actors the opportunity to play out the greatest heights of tragedy and explore the joy of outlandish comedy. One of his most popular plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, has been staged over 118 times. Others,…
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How to Prepare for a Stage Performance
Top tips on how to prepare for a role on the stage, analyse a script and perform for a live audience. The theatre is a space that surges with energy that can feel both exciting and overwhelming. Acting for the stage requires a different approach than film or television and it isn’t necessarily about making…
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6 Stage and Screen Picks for International Women’s Day 2025
Six stage and screen picks for International Women’s Day 2025, from dazzling musicals to ground-breaking films, that put women’s voices front and centre. As International Women’s Day (IWD) approaches, we’re celebrating the extraordinary stories of women across film and theatre. Each of these productions showcases the power, resilience and complexity of women’s experiences in their…
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Is Your Audio-visual Work Shown Overseas? Get Additional Payments from BECS
How the British Equity Collection Society (BECS) helps performers get additional payments when their film and TV work is shown overseas. If your work is being shown anywhere in the world, you may have the right to receive additional payment (additional to what is provided for in your contract with the producer) – and that’s…
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A Performer’s Guide to Getting Organised in 2025
A how-to guide on setting and achieving goals for the year ahead, plus tips and tools to progress your performing career. At the start of a new year, many of us feel a mounting pressure to reinvent, whether through a ‘New Year, New Me’ mindset or by setting unrealistic goals all while fighting against a…
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How to Start Your Acting Career in Australia
How to become an actor in Australia, find auditions and acting jobs, and how UK performers can apply to live in Australia. If you’ve ever dreamed of stepping into the spotlight Down Under, you’re in for a treat. Australia’s artistic landscape is as diverse as its geographical landscape. With renowned drama schools, thriving theatre scenes…