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Exit Stage Left: the low pay/no pay debate

Posted on 17 January 2013 by Tristan Pate

This month Spotlight is hosting a consultation with its members, both actors and casting professionals alike, on the much discussed “low pay/no pay” debate. In recent years a culture of internships has become the norm in a number of British industries. Having struggled their way through three years of higher education (and now paying £27,000 in [...]

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Exit Stage Left: The art of analysing scripts

Posted on 14 April 2012 by Tristan Pate

It’s a theatrical legend that Anthony Hopkins reads a script more than 250 times before starting work on a character. Whether this is entirely true or not, it throws up an interesting debate on script analysis and exactly how much preparation we should do before we work practically on a play.  There are few directors [...]

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Exit Stage Left: Are graduate showcases an accurate indicator of talent?

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Tristan Pate

 It’s showcase season in London, and across the country this year’s throng of graduates are rapidly reaching the culmination of their training and their introduction to the wider acting world. After an exciting third year of creative endeavours, the drama school showcase looms on the horizon; the business elements of the course are becoming more [...]

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Exit Stage Left: What do you have to compromise on to be an actor?

Posted on 17 March 2012 by Tristan Pate

An actress I’ve recently been working with has been regaling me with some wonderful tales of a lifetime in theatre. Hers is an illustrious career which has provided her with a surfeit of anecdotes ranging from the hilarious to the downright bizarre. Her stories have helped to pass long journeys on tour, and I’ve been [...]

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