Features
Get Into Theatre’s features are written by industry experts and journalists and explore areas including technical theatre and drama school. We hope you find them to be essential reading.
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10 things to do right now
If you just one thing today, make sure it's one of these... Get yourself some work experience And when you’ve done that, get yourself some more....
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Acting - fame or career?
Acting – fame and fortune or a lifelong career? By Nicole Hay, National Council for Drama Training Thanks to the growing interest by young people in...
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Auditions: preparation for success
Auditions: preparation for success So you have an audition? That’s great! How do you feel? Excited? Nervous? Happy? Scared? A combination of them all? These are...
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Do I want to act?
Do I want to act…or be an actor? By David Bond, head of acting, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama There are so many acting...
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Getting into technical theatre
Technical theatre: finding a good course and beyond By Catriona Davies If you can see yourself as a backstage whiz, there’s great news. A shortage of...
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Getting into theatre with no qualifications
Working in theatre without qualifications By Catriona Davies Getting work in the theatre can be notoriously difficult even for those brimming with qualifications. So what if...
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How do I get into rigging?
We often get asked "how do I get to work as a rigger in the entertainment industry?" Currently, it's a bit of a Catch 22, says...
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How do I get my play read?
How does a new writer get their play read by the right people? You’ve not only had some great ideas, but have actually got a play,...
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How do I write a directing proposal?
Andrew Loretto, co-director, Chol Theatre, Huddersfield, has some tips on how to write that first directing proposal There is no set format to writing a directing...
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Life after drama school
Life after drama school By Catriona Davies So you know you can act. You beat off the stiff competition to gain a much sought-after place in...
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Recommended reading
Reading's not just for book worms... Looking for something to pick up but don't know where to start? Scared you'll pick a duff? Never judge a...
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Theatre work experience in Year 10: is it possible?
Theatre work experience in Year 10: is it possible? By Catriona Davies Everyone in theatre will tell you that work experience is the best way to...
What should you do after your theatre degree?
Stuck for what to do next? Ended up back home living with your parents? Is temping doing your head in?
The Get Into Theatre expert panel has some ideas
Around the theatre in 80 jobs
Could you name 80 jobs in theatre? Actor, director, costume, er…
Let Get into Theatre lead you through the wonderful world of theatre and introduce you to some careers options that you’ve maybe never even considered.
What if you can’t get into drama school?
Will that staring role in Eastenders never be yours? Will the RSC have to go tour without your excellent stage management skills?
Ask the Get into Theatre expert panel
