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Stephen Uppal: ‘Don’t get hung up if you have a bad audition. There will be more’

Stephen Uppal: ‘Don’t get hung up if you have a bad audition. There will be more’

Actor Stephen Uppal tells The Stage about why it’s important to play the characters you dream of seeing on screen and stage

Life coach and playwright Emily Jupp: ‘I encourage people to see the doors that are open instead of the closed ones’

Life coach and playwright Emily Jupp: ‘I encourage people to see the doors that are open instead of the closed ones’

Michael Carklin: 'The ability to listen is the foundation of collaboration'

Michael Carklin: 'The ability to listen is the foundation of collaboration'

Fabia-Maria Cerra: 'I got my first paid acting job after 12 years of auditioning'

Fabia-Maria Cerra: 'I got my first paid acting job after 12 years of auditioning'

Emily LeQuesne: 'Without the arts, what are we for?'

Emily LeQuesne: 'Without the arts, what are we for?'

Michael Ahomka-Lindsay: 'If you feel lost, you’re probably in the right place – on your own path'

Michael Ahomka-Lindsay: 'If you feel lost, you’re probably in the right place – on your own path'

Kate Perry: 'I felt no pressure because I had no intention of becoming an actor'

Kate Perry: 'I felt no pressure because I had no intention of becoming an actor'

Stephanie Morgan (Upsall): 'Learn to love yourself as much as your craft'

Stephanie Morgan (Upsall): 'Learn to love yourself as much as your craft'

All In Actors 2024 scholarship winners

All In Actors 2024 scholarship winners

The Stage/Bridge Theatre Training Company scholarship winners 2024

The Stage/Bridge Theatre Training Company scholarship winners 2024

Sofia Jones: 'You can always learn from those around you'

Sofia Jones: 'You can always learn from those around you'

Sadie Pearson: 'The more work you put on, the more opportunities come your way'

Sadie Pearson: 'The more work you put on, the more opportunities come your way'

Alexa Morden: ‘I’d love to demolish the hierarchy of power that exists in the industry'

Alexa Morden: ‘I’d love to demolish the hierarchy of power that exists in the industry'

Alex James-Hatton: 'There needs to be more support for actors, creatives and people who work behind the scenes'

Alex James-Hatton: 'There needs to be more support for actors, creatives and people who work behind the scenes'

Lucy Avison: 'I was on a work placement in Scotland at 21 and never really left'

Lucy Avison: 'I was on a work placement in Scotland at 21 and never really left'

Matt Wilde: 'Be brave, be bold'

Matt Wilde: 'Be brave, be bold'

Changing courses: how drama training is evolving to meet theatre industry demands

Changing courses: how drama training is evolving to meet theatre industry demands

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