739 stories by "Susan Elkin"
How many drama school shows do casting directors and prospective agents actually see? When I'm at these shows I am usually saddened
Not all drama schools are created equal, and no two are alike. The variation across the 18 schools accredited by Drama UK
Play texts " Oberon Modern Plays And still they come. The latest three titles in the Oberon Modern Plays series are Douglas
Adventures in Wonderland " the children's version of a double bill from Les Enfant Terribles booking at the Vaults in London's Waterloo
Drama school students are in shows. Lots of them. And of course they need as many people as possible to see them.
Everyone knows that there are too many actors chasing too few jobs. Ours is an overcrowded industry and training trends have long
Why do we continually underplay the enormous range of very marketable skills which quietly attach themselves to drama students during their training?
Website " Audition Oracle This resource aims primarily to link singers with audition opportunities. You can sign up and create a profile
So, working-class youngsters cannot afford to go to drama school at £9,000 a year plus subsistence. True? Well, actually no, it isn't,
This weak and disappointing showcase falls on a number of counts although it gives me no pleasure to say so. It's a
Drama schools seem suddenly to have woken up to the importance of teaching the future performers in their charge to manage their
It's a real joy to see a showcase that presents 16 " yes, 16 " talented men and 10 generally strong women. In many graduating classes,
Happy birthday, Mr Shakespeare. God for England, Harry and St George. Even if you weren't actually born on April 23, 1564, it's
I'm the first to criticise schools which rip off wannabe students by charging high sums for just a few minutes of audition
Julian Chenery, founder of Shakespeare 4 Kidz, is not your stereotypical theatre impresario. He's a big, fast-talking, tousled man who exudes no-nonsense
Just how much do buildings affect the quality of training? I have visited drama schools, both accredited and non-accredited, all over the
Watching 27 duologues in under an hour feels a bit like being at the wrong end of a theatrical machine gun, especially
Antony Sher is currently wowing RSC audiences (including me on press night a couple of weeks ago in Stratford) with his stellar
I'm worried about children who are hugely talented performers and who happen to live in Scotland. They're already losing out, and I
Last week, within five days, I saw and wrote about Finborough Theatre's Princess Ida, Central School of Speech and Drama's acting (collaborative
As soon as the stage fills with fops hamming up a devised prologue complete with exaggerated gestures and heightened RP I can
I have a lot of time for the well established Cygnet Theatre. Based in Exeter it is a tiny training organisation which
Joanna Read works in a room with a view. Looking westwards, towards Hammersmith from the LAMDA principal's office is a huge building
I recently used one of my online columns for The Stage to raise some serious concerns about the drama school audition process.
Last week I spoke to an 18 year old called Cassie McCluskey in connection with some research I was doing about performing
