Exit Stage Left: Thank you David Vann
It’s hardly surprising that, in a career as varied as that of an actor, we meet many different people who can change and shape us a performers. The tragedy is t...
Tristan Pate
Exit Stage Left: What value do clichés have in the acting world?
We’ve all had those moments of sudden self awareness in life when we realise we are acting out a genuine cliché. Whether it’s coming home from a bad day at wo...
Review: Josie Long: The Future is Another Place
Josie Long’s comedy has something of a DIY mentality. Introducing herself from the side of the stage in full view of the audience, then chastising people in...
Exit Stage Left: Inspiration from the greats
It’s a brand new year. Months of challenges, opportunities and possibilities lie ahead, but for those of us inbetween acting jobs, in these cold winter weeks ...
Exit Stage Left: Actor musicianship – a blessing or a curse?
Since the inception of theatre, writers and directors have incorporated live music into performances to serve their stories. As well as providing atmosphere a...
Exit Stage Left: Clocking in and clocking out
A colleague of mine said to me recently that the most dedicated and professional you are as an actor is during your time at drama school. I can relate to that. ...
Tristan Pate
Tristan is an actor and musician and graduated from the Birmingham School of Acting in 2010. Since then he has appeared in plays, musicals and physical theatre pieces both touring nationally, and in London. He lives in Oxfordshire with his fiancée and young daughter.