This is the last in my 3 part series on the top 10 tips. This one focus’ on being an Actor/Performers. Here are my top 10 tips for Actors/Performers. What is a director/producer looking for? What is best behaviour? If…
Top 10 Tips on finding a Director
I would love to work with Paul Greengrass as part of a featured small role in one of his films. He is a Director who comes across, almost instantly, as someone who makes an actor feel at ease in what…
Top 10 tips on Finding a Writer
Anticipation, I love it, can’t wait….just want it to be now. Well, we are pre-festival season. I’d like to start talking about what I feel is important in the various roles for you to hire for your next production! First,…
Playing to type ….Living in the box
Playing to type can and does work, here is an example, which is opening now and is already getting lots of press – a rom/com musical – how much more type do ya get: La La Land I don’t know…
Type – Let’s do the Time Warp Again!
Time Warping I wonder when Tim Curry took on the role of Dr Fank N Furter, he was worrying about type? As you probably know, they are doing a remake of this iconic film – ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ with…
Taking Risks as a Performer – To Boldly Go where you’ve not Gone Before!
OK, hands up, I’m a Trekkie, from before the time that term was even created and seeing as the new Star Trek movie is to be released, I thought about what it means for me today to ‘Boldly go where…
Update – Debbie Bridge
Like most people, I always start things with the best of intentions and todays post is another one of those. It’s a chance for me, once a month, at least, to let you know what I’m up to! I’m terrible…
Jennifer Lopez Carpool Karaoke and Engaging with your Audience
I don’t know about you, but I love Carpool Karaoke with James Corden. They are brilliant to watch and the latest 1 is with Jennifer Lopez, check it out here. How do they do it? Why do we watch it? …
Creating Your Own Work – what has that got to do with Deadpool?
Coming from the operatic singing background, the idea of creating your own work isn’t a new 1, but, of course, it’s 1 of the biggest things people talk about for those periods when you just don’t have work coming in,…
Breath Technique – Taking Air In
Over the years, I’ve taught a lot about how to breathe, which always seems odd to me, as it’s something we do all the time?! Yet something happens when we start to think about how we do it? Why is…