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While many actors may aim to fully “become” their character with the use of “method acting” it seems there is a serious misunderstanding of the term and what its founder actually had in mind.
Zadie Smith’s first play delivers on what women want.
The renowned playwright saw theatre as a link to the wider community - and ultimately our common humanity.
This year, with shrinking audiences and pandemic restrictions, there was a bitter irony in the fact women won more Oscars, across new and highly visible categories, than ever before.
Despite recent social movements that have garnered greater inclusivity in the arts, disabled actors are still waiting for their moment in the spotlight.
Since its beginnings, theater has been where the public can see what was happening, a venue for transparency and a point of view on real-life scenarios. It defines the American political landscape.
Detailed analysis of 1,300 movies finds that women actors earn an average of US$1.1m or 25% less than their male colleagues.
Eliza Winstanley, who died of diabetes and exhaustion in Sydney in 1882, is largely forgotten. But as a leading artist on Australia’s earliest stages she deserves a prominent place in our theatrical histories.
In our competitive and underfunded arts sector, power relationships are ever present. To address power imbalances, major structural change is needed.
As another actor speaks of pressure to look the ‘right’ way, research reveals that this pressure is prevalent at all levels of the industry.
Director Alfonso Cuarón’s gamble on a non-professional has paid off. But how do amateur actors fare once the end credits have rolled?
Theatre, offers an experiential engagement with daily acts of placemaking.
While we appreciate an actor’s craft on the stage, the deep emotions they draw on in performance take their toll on mental health. Actors need to “take off” their characters to return to normal life.
The nature of the entertainment industry has always made some more vulnerable.
TV acting has evolved from the early performances of actors like William Hartnell. It’s a more subtle craft and quite different from stage acting.
An expert who has spent 15 years researching the gender pay gap among actors explains.
Apes on film once wore monkey suits but today’s actors are drawing on techniques of method acting to bring complex, motion captured simian characters to life.
Jodie Whittaker will be the 13th, and first female, Doctor Who, an announcement that has been a long time coming.
Only 10% of films have a gender-balanced cast, and getting more women on screens starts with the screenwriters. The solution can be as simple as giving minor characters female names.
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Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Performance, University of the West of Scotland
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Associate Professor of Theatre, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor of Industrial Relations, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Professor of Contemporary Theatre and Performance, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Film, University of Roehampton
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Reading
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Associate Professor in the Practice of Finance, Emory University
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Allardyce Nicoll Chair in Drama, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Professor of History, Hunter College
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Assistant Professor of Fashion Merchandising and Design, Central Michigan University
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Head of Acting, National Institute of Dramatic Art
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University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Film & Media Studies, University of California, Irvine
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Associate Professor of Drama, Tufts University