Acting

Acting

By National TheatreArts Performing Arts

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

Acting episodes

January 31, 2012 Interview with Rory Kinnear about playing Hamlet
Rory Kinnear is interviewed by Matt Wolf. They discuss Kinnear's approach to playing the historic part.
31 min
January 31, 2012 Fiona Shaw prepares
Follow Fiona Shaw through her pre-show warm up, getting into costume and preparing to go on stage.
11 min
January 31, 2012 The job of a stage actor
Director Nicholas Hytner and actor Lesley Manville talk about the job of the stage actor.
3 min
January 31, 2012 Acting in the Olivier
Simon Russell Beale, Lesley Manville and Roger Allam talk describe performing on the Olivier stage.
3 min
January 31, 2012 Acting in the Lyttelton
Simon Russell Beale, Lesley Manville and Roger Allam talk about acting on the Lyttelton stage - a traditional proscenium arch theatre.
3 min
January 31, 2012 Acting in the Cottesloe
Simon Russell Beale and Roger Allam talk about acting on the Cottesloe stage - small intimate theatre.
2 min
January 31, 2012 The importance of rehearsal
Simon Russell Beale talks about why actors rehearse for the length of time that they do and what happens during that process.
2 min
January 31, 2012 Working as part of a company
Simon Russell Beale talks about the benefits of working as part of a company.
2 min
January 31, 2012 Keeping a role fresh on stage every night
An actor will perform the same role for a period of time but with a good script an actor can find new discoveries every night.
3 min
January 31, 2012 An actor's dressing room
The dressing rooms at the National are arranged over four floors, set around a courtyard in the centre of the building. This helps create a sense of community for the actors, while they can still have their own privacy to prepare to go on stage.
1 min

About Acting

From the publisher's feed

Acting requires a wide range of skill, from the ability to control your voice to adopting physical attributes. A stage actor will often be required to research a period of history or particular topic…

More shows like Acting

Mother Courage and Her Children by National Theatre

Mother Courage and Her Children

4 Listeners

Playwriting by National Theatre

Playwriting

56 Listeners

Chekhov by National Theatre

Chekhov

0 Listeners

Hamlet by National Theatre

Hamlet

11 Listeners

British Theatre - Resource Packs by National Theatre

British Theatre - Resource Packs

0 Listeners

Emil and the Detectives by National Theatre

Emil and the Detectives

0 Listeners

Much Ado About Nothing by National Theatre

Much Ado About Nothing

0 Listeners

Costumes by National Theatre

Costumes

33 Listeners

Wigs and Makeup by National Theatre

Wigs and Makeup

4 Listeners