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Acting Insights Blog
Your resource for expert advice, industry trends, and practical tips to elevate your acting career
The Art of Building Character: Transformative Tools for Actors
In the realm of professional acting, the journey of character development is both deeply personal and highly technical. It's a process...
Richard Delaney
Oct 21, 20244 min read
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Why It's Time to Trade Your 'Actor's Toolbox' for a 'Toy Box': Embracing Fluidity in Artistic Growth
Is the traditional approach to actor training stifling our artistic potential? Are we confining ourselves to a rigid set of tools when we...
Richard Delaney
Oct 14, 20244 min read
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New Workshop on Character Development with Gemma May Maddock
The Actors' Edge: Building Characters and Relationships The craft of acting is a continual journey of discovery and refinement. As...
Richard Delaney
Oct 6, 20245 min read
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Acting and Adapting: Mastering the Art of Taking Notes
In the dynamic world of acting, the ability to receive, process, and implement notes is a fundamental skill that can make or break a...
Richard Delaney
Sep 9, 20246 min read
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The Actor's Journey: Embracing a Growth Mindset for Career Success
Introduction In the dynamic and often unpredictable world of acting, success is not solely determined by talent or luck. The...
Richard Delaney
Sep 7, 202410 min read
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Breaking the Class Ceiling: Reimagining Diversity in Arts Education and Creative Industries
Recent discussions about diversity in the creative arts sector have highlighted a persistent and troubling trend: a stubbornly low level...
Richard Delaney
Sep 2, 202411 min read
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The Actor's Voice: Why Daily Warm-ups Are Your Secret Weapon
As actors, our voices are our instruments. Just as a musician tunes their guitar or a dancer stretches before a performance, we must...
Richard Delaney
Sep 2, 20243 min read
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The Actor's Journey: Embracing the Process of Learning
As actors, we're constantly in pursuit of growth, honing our craft, and pushing the boundaries of our artistic expression. But in this...
Richard Delaney
Sep 2, 20247 min read
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An Acting Coach's Guide To Creating A Character Biography (Complete with Template!)
This process combines your ability as a fact-finder an imaginative artist. Let it gnaw at your soul. Let it become an obsession.
Richard Delaney
Aug 14, 20238 min read
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Practicing self-belief in these turbulent times: Placing process over product
"We speak into existence what we are. If you keep saying, ‘I can’t,’ then you won’t. If you say, ‘I can,’ then there’s a transition that...
Richard Delaney
May 25, 20215 min read
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Acting coach Richard Delaney: ‘Engage with failure and take bigger risks’
On May 12th, 2020, The Stage newspaper published an article featuring a conversation between Richard Delaney and John Byrne. The article...
Richard Delaney
May 20, 20202 min read
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