This is for the actors who are giving themselves a hard time in training.
If your work in your class feels more “stretchy”, more emotional, more uncomfortable right now, it doesn’t mean you’re failing. It usually means you’ve stopped playing it safe and you’re going to places you don’t normally go in everyday life – emotionally and behaviourally.
Facing your own anger.
Staying present with a partner’s anger.
Letting real intimacy in.
Letting yourself be fully seen.
Of course that feels excruciating at times.
But this is also the point in the tunnel where most people turn back.
They quit one moment before they hit the gold in their acting.
If you’re in that place, please hear this:
– Your discomfort is information, not a verdict.
– Your care is not the problem, it’s the fuel.
– Staying curious and connected to your partner through the discomfort is the work.
Keep going. Don’t give up right where it feels hardest.
You might be closer to a breakthrough than you realise.
Nicole Gaskell - Coach, Teacher, Actor
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Acting Coach, Tutor & Creative Mentor
https://linktr.ee/nicolegaskellactorcoach My mission is to guide Actors to find and unearth the craft within themselves.
I provide coaching and training options for Actors and Creatives wishing to get in touch with their creative spark. My coaching is bespoke and intuitively guided by the creative based on the whole you NOT the rulebook. Whilst my work with Actors is sometimes uncomfortable and stretchy; The aim is to create a Playground for the Actor, where you can express your inner authentic self, dump the critical, competitive voice, have fun and be free!
02/12/2025
Real words from actor after our one-to-one coaching session today🙏:
“I loved the session! Can’t wait to bring more materials to work on.
> Feeling even more empowered and connected to myself, which helps keep the fun, exploration and discovery in this kind of work.”
That’s the ultimate aim in most of my work with all of you, unlocking more freedom, more play, more truth.
Want to dive in?
[email protected]
30/11/2025
Meisner Technique with me every Saturday & Monday via
*Repetition or Independent Activities Saturdays from 1:15 pm
*Rep / Beyond Rep on Mondays 12:30 pm
Forthcoming dates are open to book and you are invited to join us:
*Saturday the 29th at 1:15pm* & - 3 spaces left!!
*Monday the 1st of Dec at 12:30 pm* - 1 space left!!
Class flavour:
• Real Meisner Repetition, slowed down
• Learning to spot what your partner is hiding (and dropping your own mask too)
• Zero performance, just presence, acceptance, and honest play
📩 Bookings: [email protected]
28/11/2025
Ever leave a Meisner rep exercise feeling like you “got it wrong” because the words spiralled off track?
This happens often in my class and sometimes it's encouraged..
In truth, sometimes that’s where the gold is.
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What moment in class (or rehearsal) did messy honesty teach you something?
Let me know below.
27/11/2025
Meisner this Saturday?
**Meisner Technique with Nicole Gaskell - Coach, Teacher, Actor every Saturday & Monday via Actors Coaching International** -
*Repetition or Independent Activities Saturdays from 1:15 pm
*Rep / Beyond Rep on Mondays 12:30 pm
Forthcoming dates are open to book and you are invited to join us:
*Saturday the 29th at 1:15pm* & - 3 spaces left!!
*Monday the 1st of Dec at 12:30 pm* - 1 space left!!
Class flavour:
• Real Meisner Repetition, slowed down
• Learning to spot what your partner is hiding (and dropping your own mask too)
• Zero performance, just presence, acceptance, and honest play
📩 Bookings: [email protected]
22/11/2025
The most powerful acting moments I’ve witnessed have been built from listening.
The space between the words where the truth lives. An act of presence, connection, and courage.
For actors, creatives and *anyone* craving deeper connection, I’m launching
**The Listening Room**
A brand-new community workshop at Oru Space designed to sharpen your instincts and ground yourself in authentic, fearless presence.
It’s coming up in January 2025 and booking is now open.
🔗 You can find the link in my bio 😊
20/09/2025
“You can’t elevate without first knowing the heaviness.” 🪽
Holding space for all of you creatives; Whether you’re stuck in the mud or soaring above it. We don’t just grow when things are easy; real transformation comes when we keep showing up, even on the hard days. Even in the trenches, you’re discovering your wings.
Growth is about commitment, bravery, vulnerability, and learning through the process, even when it’s messy or unrealised. Some truly touching work has come through in class today. Most often, your greatest moments appear when you least expect them. ✨
Still spaces left to grow together through :
*Core Acting Class (Scripts, Text, Self Tapes): Sept 23rd, 2-4pm
*Meisner Technique: Sept 27th, 1:15pm
DM or email [email protected] to book your spot!
Let’s rise together. 🎭
16/07/2025
🖤 Social Media Giving Day – The Gift of Presence & Performance
Caption:
🎁 In honour of , I’m offering something from the heart:
👉 A free 20-minute 1:1 online coaching session, however, you’ve got just 24 hours to claim it!!
This isn’t just for actors. If your work (or your life) asks you to show up with presence, truth, or connection under pressure, this might too be for you.
Because this work goes deeper than "learning how to act."
It’s about the kind of grounded, intuitive work that helps you meet the moment.
In life. On set. In leadership. In the room.
Like .arthur.uk, one of my clients & mentees, shared:
“I didn’t know it was possible to connect this deeply to a character and still feel so true to myself.”
That’s what I live for in this work - helping people feel more like themselves, not less.
To trust what’s true.
To find freedom in how they show up.
And when that happens, something magic tends to follow.
🕒 Offer open for 24 hours only
*You don’t need to have the session in the next 24 hours — just book your free slot by 11pm on Wednesday 16th July.
Sessions can take place later. *Must be claimed via my Calendly link (in bio or DM me).
Let’s explore what wants to happen when performance and presence get to breathe together.
24/06/2025
Presence books jobs.
Performance entertains.
The casting director wants to feel you, not watch you try...
If your work has started to feel like effort, not connection, it might be time to come back to presence.
I coach actors to stop performing and start being, on stage, in the room, and in life.
Let’s talk...
🔗 Book a Cuppa & connect (link in bio): https://calendly.com/nicolegaskell/1-on-1-with-nicole
16/06/2025
Leadership begins with listening...
It’s not always loud.
It’s not about commanding the room.
It’s about presence.
Attunement.
Connection.
🎧✨
Drawing from Meisner technique, I help creatives and professionals build deeper listening, clearer communication, and authentic presence - the kind that supports responsive, grounded leadership.
If this resonates, I’d love to connect.
Let’s have a conversation and explore what working together could look like.
🫖 Book a Cuppa & Connect:
[Link in bio]
or
https://calendly.com/nicolegaskell/1-on-1-with-nicole
06/06/2025
Sustainability in the Arts starts in the spaces we create.
On World Environment Day, I’ve been reflecting on the environments we hold as creatives… Not just physically, but emotionally and energetically.
For me, it starts in the rehearsal room....
Are we creating cultures that deplete or nourish?
Do our processes allow for individuality, care, boundaries, and real connection?
Sustainable practice in performance is about more than pace…
It’s about people.
It’s about making room for honesty, emotional safety, and the simple act of listening.
That’s when the work deepens.
That’s when the actor feels held enough to offer something raw and true.
If we want bold work, we need brave spaces.
Not performative perfection, but places where actors can speak up, bring ideas, and be seen beyond the role they’re playing.
This is the kind of sustainability I return to.
The kind that starts with equal respect, and ripples outward.
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