The Mono Box Speech Share Podcast

How can having the writer in the rehearsal room bring extra awareness as an actor? Yolanda Kettle (The Crown) shares her experience with Polly and Joan. Yolanda then reads a speech from an Ella Hickson play.

How do you create great work by formalising messing around with friends? Sam Swann shares his experience with Polly and Joan. Then brace yourself as Sam performs a speech from an Alistair McDowall play

What's it like moving from a theatre background into a hit TV show? Pearl Mackie (Doctor Who, BBC), joins Polly and Joan to talk about her experience. Pearl also performs her favourite monologue from a Che Walker play.

Can you transfer skills from a physics degree to acting? You sure can! Danny Kirrane (Games of Thrones) shares his experiences with Polly and Joan. Danny then performs a speech from a play he says can feel fresh even though it was written 120yrs ago.

What's it like growing up in Northern Ireland feeling like the 'other'? Valene Kane (The Fall, BBC) tells Joan and Polly and also why vision boards keep her focused. Valene then shares a brilliant speech from a Marina Carr play.

What are the benefits of drama school outside of London? Max Bennett (Poldark) tells all to Polly and Joan. Max then performs his favourite speech from a Jacobean play where the darker side of the character is explored.

What can you learn from the older actresses around you? Cherrelle Skeete (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) shares her insights and how she found her voice as an actor after drama school and performs an incredible monologue from a Lorraine Hansberry play.

After training at the Drama Centre, Annie Tyson worked as an actor in regional and London theatre, TV and radio. Annie is also leading practitioner in acting technique and works at The Mono Box and RADA. Oh and Annie is also a Mono Box Patron! Listen as she shares some great insider audition tips and then reads from a DH Lawrence play.

Joan and Polly are joined by the gloriously inquisitive and now Olivier Award winning Patsy Ferran (Summer and Smoke , Almeida). Patsy tells us about her love of continuous learning and the ‘show bibles‘ she makes for each production she is in. She treats us to a performance with a twist, from a Tom Wells play.

Sir Derek Jacobi, multi award winning actor and director and Patron of The Mono Box, joins Joan and Polly to talk about the early highlights of his illustrious career. Jacobi shares some great practical Shakespeare performance tips and then performs a speech from a play he describes as "5 acts of genius"!