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10 Things I Learned at a South Asian Artist Residency

Discover key insights from a South Asian artist residency and the benefits of participating in an artist residency as an actor. An artist residency is a temporary program where an organisation will typically facilitate an artist with the space and time to freely explore their creative ideas. Some residencies will provide the artist with accommodation, […]

diversity/inclusivity
first person
karen johal
The Industry
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Crafting a Career Across Countries with Connor Delves

Australian actor Connor Delves discusses co-founding The Australian Theatre Festival NYC, his recent role at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and his advice for international actors looking for work in the UK. The UK is fast becoming home to an array of talent. Actors hailing from all over the world have packed up and headed to […]

edinburgh fringe
interview
karen johal
The Industry
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An Intimacy Coordinator’s Insight with Joshua Okpala

‘Supacell​’​​​ ​​​intimacy ​​​coordinator Joshua Okpala discusses his training, working on popular shows like ‘​Topboy​’​, ​‘​Spent​’​ and ​‘​EastEnders​’​, and ​​his unique insight for performers working on intimate scenes. Joshua Okpala is a certified ​​​intimacy ​​​coordinator and a trained actor. There’s a very good chance that you​’ve seen some of the popular television shows and films he […]

diversity/inclusivity
interview
karen johal
The Industry
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The Evolution of Pilot Season

​​​What is pilot season, how has the process changed with the rise of streaming services and why adapting to these changes is important for actors. Most actors may have heard the term ‘pilot season’ at some point during their career. It​ was once ​known as the busiest time of ​the ​year for auditions​ and many […]

karen johal
starting out
television
The Essentials
How to Have a New Year Mindset All Year

​​​How to plan and achieve your goals, no matter what time of the year you’re setting them.​​  ​​As the New Year comes in​, many of us will be adopting the age old ‘​New Year​,​ N​​​ew M​e’ mindset. ​For actors, ​this means ​overhauling career prospects and aspirations​,​ and ​levelling​ up with work by getting organised. ​January […]

karen johal
starting out
wellbeing
The Industry
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Top Tips for Creating a Professional Acting Website

An actor website can be a useful tool to help you to showcase the parts you’ve played and the performer skills you have. We share advice about how to set your website up and what you should include on it. ​​When I was in my last year at drama school in New York, I took […]

karen johal
marketing
soft skills