Tag Archives: theatre
Noises off – Voices on
I’ve just had the most wonderful two days working with the Hills Players, a group of amateur actors from a community north of Brisbane who applied for, and were awarded a grant from the Regional Arts Fund to engage my … Continue reading
Refreshed, regenerated and revived
Just back from a three week trip to Dunedin, NZ, where I got to teach the University of Otago Voice and Movement paper (class), and the Shakespeare Performance paper, run an Archetypes Workshop, and direct one of the three 40 … Continue reading
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The Sound of Quality
How do you describe a performance that absolutely rocks? The kind that picks you up by the scruff of the neck from the moment the performers appear before you, and keeps you engaged till the bows at the end? They … Continue reading
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Words of Wisdom and other insights
I kid you not, two excellent articles have come my way today, thanks to colleagues on Twitter. First, read this article from American Theatre January issue, full of rich advice for singers, but boy do these words of wisdom apply … Continue reading
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Is it ever too late?
I was at the shopping mall today, buying a birthday present for my son, and having my laptop resuscitated. I happened to mention to the young man (they’re all young to me…) who was attending to me that I was … Continue reading
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Onwards and Upwards
Image via Wikipedia It’s that time of the year again, the time of reflection and readjustment as we dive into the festivities, and prepare to emerge after the new year with enthusiasm for whatever wonders it may bring. Image by … Continue reading
The HERO challenge
The new sessions of The Acting Class began on Sunday morning, with the first of the six Archetypes we will be exploring – one per class. What is an Archetype? Well, first let me acknowledge that everyone who works with … Continue reading
Open Slather
I’ve just removed the password protection on the handouts, and video demos. Having thought about it long and hard while I was away, I have decided that I would much rather everyone had access to these, and that people actually … Continue reading
The fate of June Bloom
There are some pretty cool tools out there on the world wide web, including Wordle, which creates a ‘cloud’ from text you enter into it. Following the example of Canadian actor Kris Joseph http://www.krisjoseph.ca/, I extracted all of June’s lines … Continue reading
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“Deep Voice” is coming to The Acting Class
Just back from my trip to the States, I managed to sleep from 8 pm till 3.30 am, so here I am… And I am inspired! So much rich inspiration at the VASTA Conference in New York, catching up with … Continue reading
