Brain Dump

Brain Dump

Oh, hi there. Me? I’m good, thanks. How are you? Oh I don’t know. I’m not sure what this blog post is about, to be honest. I just need somewhere to empty my brain, so thanks in advance for listening. I’m trying to control my wandering mind....
Let’s pretend!

Let’s pretend!

I’ve just watched the most tedious video emailed to me by the organisers of a well-known acting conference, saying that it would change my life. I can only assume that they think I’m a naive 21 year old drama school graduate who needs to be told that my...
Development/s

Development/s

Something a bit more positive to write about today: development, and developments. I’ve just joined The Actors Centre in London. I hadn’t previously done this because for some reason, in my head I had decided that their workshops and facilities were too...
Lines, lines, lines…

Lines, lines, lines…

Is there a more frustrating part of the job of an actor than learning lines? Does anyone know of a magic spell that will ensure the words go in, in the correct order, and without paraphrasing? I have to keep reminding myself that they’ll go in, they always do....
Stimulus

Stimulus

My mind is all over the shop at the moment – in a good way. I’ve always found that I’m more motivated when I have several projects on the go, so that I can switch between tasks when I get frustrated. It’s the reason I keep a guitar next to my...
The last 24 hours…

The last 24 hours…

…can, quite frankly, do one. I’ve just rounded off my day by sending the wrong link to a casting director. Which link? Why, the one with the trigger warning, of course. I don’t cock up by halves. How did I do it? Well, I wrote a short cover note and...