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The Industry
Between Acting Jobs: Juggling the Business and Art of Acting

How to balance the business and art sides of acting, and the importance of treating your career like a small business. Those of us trying to make a living as performers often find that there’s a tension between the ‘business’ and the ‘art’. These two ideas seem so much at odds – juggling both is […]

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The Industry
7 Things You Should Know If It’s Your First Time Doing Pantomime

First time doing panto? John Currivan shares seven things you need to know to make the most of performing in pantomime. The comedian David O’Doherty has a joke: “Life is a marathon, not a sprint… but it’s the kind of marathon you have to sprint.” Swap the word ‘Life’ with the word ‘Panto’ and you […]

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Training
Adventures in the Craft of Acting: What Do You Mean By ‘Method’ Acting?

When you say ‘method’… what method do you mean? By John Currivan I’ve found that when people talk about the craft of acting it is almost inevitable that ‘THE METHOD’ is mentioned. It is often spoke about with an air of wonder and awe, like muggles would talk about wizards, but a ‘method’ is simply […]

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Self-Employment
Between Acting Jobs: The Journey from High Pay to No Pay

Actor John Currivan gives his advice on preparing for the big drop in income between acting work…   Steady and high paying acting jobs are rare in our business. Having them makes us feel like we’re flying high! We eye the start date of a long-term contract like a pilot eyes up their launch schedule. […]

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Self-Employment
Between Acting Jobs: ‘Low Pay’ or ‘No Pay’ work

Actor John Currivan takes us through the his considerations for taking on less than monetarily satisfying work… Please note: John is an actor, who has taken lots of kinds of jobs as an actor! he is not a legal professional, and this article does not replace legal advice regarding jobs you might take on. For any […]

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Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Between Acting Jobs: Cultivating Creativity and Self-Development

John Currivan continues his series on life between acting jobs, this time delving into how actors can cultivate their creativity and find ways to develop themselves further… We actors need to be creative and well-rounded to do our work. However, the nature of our work means that we are, quite often, unemployed. The lack of […]

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