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The acting coach

Episode 5 of 5

Geoffrey Colman invites us to join him on a walk through a day as an acting coach.

Geoffrey Colman invites us to join him on a walk through a day as an acting coach.

Geoffrey is an acting coach, educator, broadcaster and former professor of acting at the Royal Central School of Speech of Drama, and in this series of Essays he takes listeners inside the rehearsal rooms and onto the stages of his professional life to address key questions about acting.

In this final Essay, Geoffrey describes a series of interactions inside the world of acting - a pop star trying to get in to the business, an actor trying to perfect a role, a stage star who keeps getting stuck on a particular line, and an out of work actor who's obviously struggling. As he does, he brings together all the ideas from this series of Essays, to present a picture of acting and the acting industry today.

Producer: Giles Edwards

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14 minutes

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Fri 5 Feb 2021 22:45

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  • Fri 5 Feb 2021 22:45

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