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John Byrne

John Byrne

Biography

John Byrne is careers adviser for The Stage and is also a writer, cartoonist, performer and broadcaster. He is a member of the advisory board of the Association of Acting Coaches and Educators.

Recent Articles

Pat O’Toole: ‘Building a toolkit to support your mental fitness is crucial’

Pat O’Toole: ‘Building a toolkit to support your mental fitness is crucial’

Training & AdviceNov 8, 2025
AACE UK coordinator Pat O’Toole tells John Byrne about her career path and her organisation’s mission to make acting training safer for everyone
Haydn O’Reilly: ‘I hounded a theatre company relentlessly until I got an audition’

Haydn O’Reilly: ‘I hounded a theatre company relentlessly until I got an audition’

Training & AdviceNov 8, 2025
Actor Haydn O’Reilly tells John Byrne about getting into theatre without formal training and using the feeling of being an impostor to push himself further
Who needs drama school anyway?

Who needs drama school anyway?

Training & AdviceOct 10, 2025
Social media and reality TV can now propel performers to fame, leading the value of formal drama training to be questioned. But industry leaders tell us why tuition remains so valuable
Peter Carroll: 'Reach out to theatremakers. Find your tribe. Create content'

Peter Carroll: 'Reach out to theatremakers. Find your tribe. Create content'

Training & AdviceOct 14, 2025
The founder and creative director of Thinking Actors talks about the different trajectories his career has taken and offers his advice for students and graduates
Keelan McAuley: 'A lesson I learned on that job was the power of trusting myself'

Keelan McAuley: 'A lesson I learned on that job was the power of trusting myself'

Training & AdviceOct 14, 2025
Actor Keelan McAuley tells John Byrne about his first professional job, in a musical on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship
Laurie Sansom: ‘I was unapologetically myself and made some of them laugh’

Laurie Sansom: ‘I was unapologetically myself and made some of them laugh’

Training & AdviceSep 17, 2025
The director tells John Byrne how unsuccessful interviews and seemingly aimless conversations helped mould his career
Tilly Blackwood: ‘Your individuality is your superpower’

Tilly Blackwood: ‘Your individuality is your superpower’

Training & AdviceSep 17, 2025
The acting coach, also known as the Audition Doctor, tells John Byrne about preparing outside of rehearsals and the traits shared by inspiring theatre actors
Kemi Awoderu: ‘Every role matters, every setback teaches you’

Kemi Awoderu: ‘Every role matters, every setback teaches you’

Training & AdviceSep 2, 2025
The actor tells John Byrne about her first performing job at the age of seven: playing Milly in Annie at the Pleasance Theatre in 2003
Ellie Browning: ‘The ability to respond to change thoughtfully and creatively is essential’

Ellie Browning: ‘The ability to respond to change thoughtfully and creatively is essential’

Training & AdviceSep 2, 2025
The head of cultural programme at Shoreditch Town Hall tells John Byrne about the importance of staying adaptable and taking every opportunity to network
Sonnie Beckett: 'Don't be a doormat... create your own work'

Sonnie Beckett: 'Don't be a doormat... create your own work'

Training & AdviceJul 9, 2025
The director and acting tutor at Italia Conti and LAMDA offers her tips for graduates and early-career theatremakers
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