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Performer Rob Madge talks to Spotlight about creating their hit show, social media and panto.
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Expert Zhenya Leverett explains how mastering the art of stage combat transforms physical action into powerful storytelling. Many actors view a fight call as a series of boxes to tick – a punch here, a fall there, and a prayer that no one actually gets hurt. But as both a professional actress and a fight […]
From last-minute self-tapes to Stratford-upon-Avon: One actor’s journey to the RSC. Having spent the early part of the summer kicking the metaphorical cat and telling anyone who’d stand still long enough how “unfair” the business was, my phone tinkled with something other than a TodayTix marketing email. It was late on a Friday afternoon and […]