My parents encouraged me to attend drama classes, from the age of seven, and I never looked back.
I moved into voice coaching after working both as an actor and agent. When the agent I worked with retired, I decided to pursue my lifelong fascination with voice and accents, embarking on a master’s degree in Professional Voice Practice at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
Keep your skills fresh and be ready for action.
That there were fewer gatekeepers and more gate openers.
Seeing an actor’s reaction when everything clicks, whether that be the capability of their voice, bringing words to life or nailing a challenging accent.
Sometimes voice coaches are an afterthought rather than an integral part of a rehearsal process. We can offer some amazing insights.
Sarah Brigham at Derby Theatre. A true champion of the arts, creating inclusive, accessible work with the community at its heart, supported by a wonderful team.
Resilience, because rejection is going to be inevitable. You need to be able to make friends with it. As Letty Butler and I say in our book, The Jobbing Actor: “They say no, you say next.”
Switch off social media, take yourself to
your favourite nature spot and do some breathing exercises.
Anita Gilbert, of Speakeasy Voice and Accent Coaching, was talking to John Byrne
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