550 stories by "John Byrne"
In 2013, I directed Can't Stand Up for Falling Down by Richard Cameron for York Theatre Royal, where I had been working
How did you start off in costume? Not via the traditional routes. My background is in fashion, pattern cutting and garment construction,
I started performing as a child during the Blitz, singing in an air-raid shelter. When I left school, I joined City Lit
How did you start in theatre? I was born to a Polish and Romanian family and raised in one of Rio de
I haven't had a holiday in two years, so the winter months closing in helped me make my mind up that now
It took a while after leaving drama school to land my first role despite serious hustle. I was ecstatic to say the
How did you start off in theatre? I had a brief taste of drama at school. Then, following a five-year stint working
I have always toyed with the idea of trying my luck in the US, so when a friend of mine asked me
My first paid job was in a play called Who Knows? with the Gay Sweatshop Theatre Company in 1979. The part came
How did you start in theatre? I began acting and singing as a teenager in the US, doing high school musicals. I
I have pretty much been self-employed throughout my career, so in that sense, I have created my own jobs. However, the one
How did you start off in dance/theatre? I studied for a Drama and English degree at Goldsmiths, University of London. I loved
From those who studied a non-theatrical undergraduate degree, to those who have no degree at all " a master's could be the
I have tried various day jobs over the years, but have never found one that worked for me. The boring ones just
For school leavers wishing to pursue a career in the performing arts or actors keen to brush up their skills, a foundation
My first professional sound design job came while I was still studying for my postgraduate diploma at RADA in 2014 " a
How did you start in theatre? I attended an arts-focused secondary school in Australia called St Ursula's College. After leaving and being
I just had what I felt was a good audition for a soap part I would love to land. The casting director
My first professional job was appearing in weekly rep at the Prince of Wales Theatre in Colwyn Bay in 1958. I got
How did you start off in performance? I started performing as a child in Yorkshire, then moved to London at the age
Earlier this year I did my first prime-time TV job. It was only a few lines in one episode but my scene
I majored in film production at university, but spent my free time stage-managing and generally helping out in the student theatre. When
How did you start off in theatre? At school I was always keen to get involved backstage rather than up front. I
Although I had been working with my own company since 2016, I have learned so much from my first experience in the
Where do you work? In addition to my work with my own company, King Manual Therapy, I have also taught vocal anatomy
