by Grant | Dec 6, 2021 | acting classes, acting classes london, audition classes, audition doctor
For Tilly Blackwood, being authentically yourself is what will give you the best chance of a successful audition. Sessions often focus on speech-work, trying to find the characters and plays that give you the best chance of landing a job or getting into drama school...
by Grant | Nov 15, 2021 | acting classes, acting classes london, audition classes, audition doctor, auditions, classes for acting
The many testimonials from Blackwood’s former students attest to her skill. Emma Corrin, known for portraying Princess Diana in Netflix’s The Crown, visited The Audition Doctor at the beginning of her career: “As an untrained actor new to a hugely intimidating...
by Grant | Oct 28, 2021 | acting classes, acting classes london, audition classes, audition doctor, classes for acting
“You don’t go to a doctor if you’re well,” says Tilly Blackwood, founder of bespoke coaching service for actors The Audition Doctor. “In the same way, people don’t come to me if they’re doing fine. They come when they have a problem or a need, and I create bespoke...
by Bel | Mar 10, 2016 | acting classes, acting classes london, audition classes, audition doctor, auditions, classes for acting
In an article for the Independent entitled “How to tell good acting from bad acting”, Christopher Hooton wrote: “An actor’s job is to know the breadth of human possibility and the depths of his or her own possibilities. He or she must pull from this well and...
by Bel | Feb 4, 2016 | acting classes, acting classes london, audition classes, audition doctor, auditions, tilly blackwood
Recently, there have been several articles where both actors and directors have spoken about how important an audience is in a play’s growth and development. Ralph Fiennes said: “It’s in front of an audience that I start to really learn what I’m doing. You rehearse,...
by Bel | Jan 31, 2016 | acting classes, acting classes london, audition classes, audition doctor, auditions, classes for acting, tilly blackwood
Emma Rice, new artistic director of the Globe, spoke in the Telegraph about her mission of getting rid of the idea that Shakespeare was something audiences felt that they had to endure as opposed to enjoy. “There’s a lot of theatre, some of it Shakespeare some not,...
by Bel | Jan 20, 2016 | acting classes, acting classes london, audition classes, audition doctor, auditions, classes for acting, tilly blackwood
In an article in The Times, Emma Rice – new artistic director of the Globe – stated that “she would like to aim for a 50-50 split between roles for actors and actresses at the Globe, despite female characters being a minority in Shakespeare’s work.” “There...
by Bel | Jan 14, 2016 | acting classes, acting classes london, audition classes, audition doctor, auditions, classes for acting, tilly blackwood
Last year, Ophelia Lovibond was interviewed for Whatsonstage before she appeared in Lucy Prebble’s The Effect at Sheffield Theatres (Crucible Studio). “I’m so excited…The luxury which I am realising I’ve not had working in film and television is the...
by Bel | Jan 11, 2016 | acting classes, acting classes london, audition classes, audition doctor, auditions, classes for acting, tilly blackwood
In an interview for Whatsonstage, Kate Fleetwood spoke about Medea’s rehearsal process and said: “It’s hard in rehearsals to get that contact with something emotionally whilst also trying to contain an intellectual dialogue as well; it’s easy to bellow and...
by Bel | Dec 31, 2015 | acting classes, acting classes london, audition classes, audition doctor, auditions, classes for acting, tilly blackwood
In Backstage, Timothy Simons (who plays Jonah Ryan in Veep) spoke about the importance of approaching an audition from a personal perspective, rather than the perceived perspective of those on the other side of the table. “You don’t want to go in trying to force...
