Exit Stage Left: Tell the story
I spoke last month about the perils of rehearsal room block, those difficult first few days with a new company, and the worries I’ve often had about misundersta...
Tristan Pate
Exit Stage Left: The message in a work of theatre or film
Like most people, there are giant gaps in my film and theatre knowledge, and during this long and geographically far ranging tour, I have really enjoyed discuss...
Exit Stage Left: The flood of fear
As well as being exciting, freeing and full of challenges, rehearsals can also be a stressful, frustrating and confusing process for any actor. As well as ge...
Exit Stage Left: Acting the truth, no substitute for experience
As actors, we spend a lot of time monitoring our experiences, and considering the human condition in order to reproduce it truthfully on stage. This can oft...
Exit Stage Left: Top Ten Stage Pranks
I thought that I would take a lighter approach to this week’s blog and discuss the not-so-professional subject of stage pranks. This has proven to be a v...
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.