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  Audition Review Mrs Lyons - Why I chose this role? Mrs Lyons is a character who I feel is extremely complex. Her character is particularly interesting to me in regard to the development of her mental state in the play. Mrs Lyons is an upper-class woman who does have a lot of privilege; however, she is very lonely due to the fact her husband works away, and I think her loneliness is her downfall during this play. I view her as very desperate- she is unable to have her own children and her husband doesn't want to adopt but she longs for a picture-perfect family and this desperation and willingness to achieve this at any price is ultimately what costs her sanity. Mrs Lyons is unlike any character I have ever played- becoming Mrs Lyons would stretch me as an actor in terms of her accent (London) and because she is so different to any other role it would flesh my portfolio out.  What did I do to prepare? An integral part of Mrs Lyons character is her acce...

  TASK ONE UNDERSTANDING PRACTITIONERS  To understand a practitioner you must understand the reasons for their method. Over the past two years we have studied a few practitioners and did plenty of research to implement it into our performances. A practitioner we did a lesson on was Sanford Meisner. Meisner was an American actor and teacher, who developed his own technique which would be dubbed 'the Meisner technique'. Meisner's unusual techniques were seen as 'unorthodox' yet 'effective'.  The three main components of the Meisner technique are: emotional preparation, repetition and improvisation. Meisner believed it was obligatory for an actor to practise with emotional preparation- to really become the character you're portraying the actor needs circumstance and a full emotional landscape to develop a complex character. Things such as: likes, dislikes, conflicts etc need to be considered. This enforces a deeper connection with the character you're p...

As part of my next step onto higher education, I am reflecting and evaluating my projects that I have done during college. I will be researching into higher education and discussing my plans moving forwards. PERFORMANCES SHOWS (in order from most recent) (1) APTA Presents: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! (Thursday Performance) - YouTube CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY PHOTOGRAPHS: REMOTE REMOTE PHOTOGRAPHS: THE WITCHES THE WITCHES PHOTOGRAPHS: MUSICIANS CAST 2 - YouTube MUSICIANS PHOTOGRAPHS:   (1) STUFF CAST 2 - YouTube STUFF PHOTOGRAPHS: (1) STUFF CAST ONE - YouTube STUFF CAST ONE PHOTOGRAPHS: (1) LIKE THERES NO TOMORROW - NT CONNECTIONS 2021 - YouTube LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW PHOTOGRAPHS: (1) BABES IN THE WOOD - An Unknown theatre company Pantomime - YouTube BABES IN THE WOOD PHOTOGRAPHS: FILMS (in order from most recent) (1) John Lewis Christmas Advert 2021 - YouTube Gluttony (short horror) Dir. Sam Luke - YouTube Pride (Short Horror) Dir. Robyn Mooney - YouTube (1) L...