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We speak to Paul Bazely about his early days as an actor, as well as the powerful mantras and practices that have enabled him to work at the highest level for so long. While perhaps best known as Troy from hit comedy series Benidorm, Paul Bazely is certainly no stranger to our screens, stages or […]

On the list of things most of us have a love-hate relationship with, feedback would be towards the top. Actor and writer Tahlia Norrish explains how performers can reframe this feedback to progress in their career. Intellectually, we appreciate the purpose of feedback is to make us better. Emotionally, it can still be hard to […]

Performer and coach Tahlia Norrish talks about the complex topic of fame, how quickly won fame can be sustained and how quickly this fame can be lost. Fame. A complex topic, yes, but one we’d like to attempt to tackle here regardless. It’s been a surprisingly frequent – and often subconscious – pain-point amongst coaching […]

Performer and coach Tahlia Norrish talks about taking ownership of what’s in our power as actors, letting go of the things we have no control over, and knowing the difference between the two. Imagine how much more progress we could make if we stopped giving energy to anything and everything outside of our control. Last […]

The world of video games is a flourishing industry and one that can offer exciting storytelling opportunities for performers. Tahlia Norrish shares her experience voicing a video game character and why you should give it a go. For me, gaming work is so attractive because the storytelling possibilities feel almost infinite. The realm of potential […]

Tahlia Norrish shares her experience of giving a bad performance and the valuable lessons she learnt. A blow to our ego can be tough, especially when it’s resulted from coming up short in our craft. It can seem so enticing to make excuses or throw in the towel completely, but we can choose to profit […]