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Labrug · 12 June 2006
Finally, the cast have all met each other and had a chance to work their characters together. For all the warnings I have been given about working with an all-girl cast, if this second rehearsal is an…
Read more →Labrug · 2 June 2006
Having now finalised the cast list after a few hick-ups and headaches, I now have us all meeting for our first group read through, except it won’t be. Why is everyone’s timetable so confli…
Read more →Labrug · 30 May 2006
Saturday the 27th of May, about 12:30, I was looking forward to the auditions for the Garrick One Act Season, and particularly, "Quake". I got there around 12:45, a bit early but the traffic…
Read more →Labrug · 26 May 2006
In recent weeks, I have had information from several confidential sources regarding the unsavoury and immoral practices of specific and to remain un-named organisations that apparently prey on passion…
Read more →Labrug · 17 May 2006
I have been reading the forum on Audition Tips and one subject that has come up that is of particular interest to me is the issue of Cold Reading. Quite obviously you either don’t like them or d…
Read more →Labrug · 4 May 2006
Well, here we go. It's now really happening, or at least the key is in and the engine running. I now have my heart slowly rising up my throat as I begin to contemplate the task ahead of me. UPDATED 13…
Read more →Labrug · 29 April 2006
Just reading through the latest TALENT Magazine and read an interesting article entitled 'Do I Need Training?" It's opening lines are something like - "Many times I have heard the words &quo…
Read more →Labrug · 26 April 2006
I am not sure how many people have been following the Alliance's campaign against the Sedition Laws introduced by the Government, but for those who haven't, here's an overview, and a warning. Sedition…
Read more →Labrug · 6 April 2006
Well, it’s finally happened. I now get to express the repressed feeling of Directing. For years I have acted under the direction of others. Over time, I began to develop my own ideas and thought…
Read more →Labrug · 30 March 2006
An accent can make or break a production, seriously. It can add a sense of location when done well and is overly distracting if done badly. I have to admit I have always found it easy to pick up accen…
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