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Nov 4, 2026 · 8 min read
How to choose a monologue for an audition
Your age, your range and the one rule I give every student.
Oct 28, 2026 · 6 min read
Learning lines on a harbour walk
Why I learn every speech walking, and how to start.
Oct 21, 2026 · 7 min read
What the panel sees from the stalls
I sat in an empty theatre to see what an audition panel sees.
Oct 14, 2026 · 9 min read
Cutting a speech to two minutes
Which lines to keep, and how to cut without losing the story.
Oct 7, 2026 · 6 min read
Finding who you are talking to
Every monologue is said to someone. Who is yours?
Sep 30, 2026 · 5 min read
Breathing before you walk in
The thirty seconds outside the door, and what to do with them.
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Cold Read
A letter every Tuesday with the week’s post, one speech to look at and an audition tip.