I used to be a terrible auditionee – not in technique so much (that is very much a matter for another day) – but in terms of the effect it would have on my mental health. I don’t know if you know the scenario? You’ve auditioned and you put your heart and soul into the session; you were nervous because getting this job means everything; you go away from the audition obsessing over every missed moment and refreshing your emails and watching your phone waiting for it to ring. An

We premiered the first staged incarnation of Mob Wife, A Mafia Musical last week. We got it right up on its feet and popped it in the space with a bunch of creatives all battling for their input and we did it all with barely any rehearsal and very little tech or band time. And I tell you what, it wasn't half bad! After 2 weeks of on/off rehearsals in Birmingham with the delightful* Harry Blumenau at the helm, Starbuck Theatre Co - managed by Sarah Pavlovs - brought the cast a

I am no new bright young thing in acting. Indeed, I am not young at all. Though I might have turned to professional acting at the same age as women’s roles essentially run out, I comfort myself with the thought that most people my age have either got to the point where they’ve got really successful and are not competing for the same roles as me or have given up acting and got into teaching. With this thought powering me through I blindly convince myself that this is the right