A group of actors and creators exploring technique and sharing best practice. We explore performance craft and skills in preparation for quarterly projects.
Inspired by 'Essential Acting', Brigid Panet (RADA/Central).
Test your inner Casting Director, did this tape get them booked or not?
Like for yes, dislike for no.
Check for the answer on our YouTube channel…
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Great advice and why we started Creative State Acting - a salon, a place to work, a place to act, act, ACT!
Brigid Panet is on the audition panel for RADA and views hundreds of selftapes and live auditions per year. Here we discuss a common error actors make in audition plus the only one true objective.
Reference is made to Philip the Bastard monologue, Act IV Sc 3, King John "Go, bear him in thine arms..."
Want to learn more? Check out Brigid's 'Essential Acting' or attend Tom's 'Creative State Acting'
Five foundational principles to convincing acting performance. Which is the most essential?
Brigid Panet & Tom Ordish: Eddington & Gielgud - A Good Fault
Brigid Panet & Tom Ordish discuss a 'Good Fault' of actors that should be avoided, inspired by an account of John Gielgud's advice from Paul Eddington.
26/05/2026
We are a group of actors and creators exploring technique and sharing best practice. We focus on real-world skills required for the industry.
We charge only £8 per session and try to keep costs to a minimum so everyone can train and be ready when the next casting opportunity arrives - if times are tough please contact as we fund free places.
To attend you must initially audition via selftape - 90 seconds of anything you like recorded as mp4 on your phone and shared as unlisted YouTube link.
This demonstrates your commitment and competence at an essential skill of professional acting. You must learn to love the selftape! Your initial sessions will build on your tape performance, so don't worry about perfection but know your lines and commit to play.
Submit to [email protected]. We respond to every tape.
In person attendance only. We are working professional actors so attendance varies week on week, but we run with a minimum of 5 and max of 15 in the space. 16+ years only.
Guidance:
https://www.wikihow.com/Get-Links-for-Unlisted-YouTube-Videos
https://www.spotlight.com/news-and-advice/the-essentials/how-to-self-tape/
How to Self-Tape | Spotlight Master your acting auditions with Spotlight’s guide to self-taping. Learn about lighting, framing, and how to submit to casting directors.
| Monday | 7:30pm - 9:30pm |