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With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it…otherwise it’s just not acting. It’s lying. ~ Johnny Depp.

* Moving on with comedy and dialect. #
* More comedy technicalities and dialect. #
* More on Comedy techniques and dialect (think I might be picking them up faster. Yippeee, good to feel a bit of progress) #
* Been chipping away at high comedy, dialect and Shakespeare. #
Happy Thanksgiving! #
… & you’re in the UK, plz think about signing this petition: http://bit.ly/6mMpIR #
Do u think a Govt shld b allowed in2 the home 2 interview a child w/o appropriate adult present or any evidence of abuse/crime? If not… #
* Shakespeare, High Comedy, singing & dialect – not all at the same time. #
* Don’t think I’ll ever tire of watching DVD of Judi Dench rehearsing Shakespeare. #

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Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing. ~ Ralph Richardson.

* Naturalism in Restoration Comedy, planting the laugh, dialect and some more Shakespeare. #
* Singing along to Judy Garland songs. Fun yet faintly depressing – she’s so awesome. #
* More Shakespeare and Dialect work. #
Mac users: do you know if it’s OK to use my iBook G4 install/restore cds on an iBook G3? #
Another day of the same. Appear to be settling into a routine on this one. #
* Been sight-reading, studying Shakespeare and working on a Scottish accent all week. Is this progress I see before me? #
RT @lola The courage to create without inhibition can only be found within. #quote #
* Shakespeare & Scottish work today. #

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In music, the punctuation is absolutely strict, the bars and rests are absolutely defined. But our punctuation cannot be quite strict, because we have to relate it to the audience. In other words we are continually changing the score. ~ Ralph Richardson.

* Language as decoy in comedy, dialect work and poetry hunt still in progress. #
RT @stephenfry There is no sound on this earth that promises pleasure so thrillingly as the Dr Who theme tune *tingle* #
* Comedy, Rehearsing text, Shakespeare, singing and Scottish. Ooh I like a busy day. #
* Two days off has done wonders for motivation. Singing, more german, started new dialect – Scottish (Highlands) & on the poetry hunt. #
Follow Friday theatre peeps again @Sasha_xx @dramaticmisty @Dramagirl @thestage @ShentonStage & @navarrotells (great body language tips) #
RT@tousledkitten @itvthismorning You guys really need to keep @panacea81 on the show for longer and for longer segments. We L-O-V-E her :-) #
Holy ****! My domain registrar has doubled the price of my .co.uk 2 days before it’s due for renewal so I can’t transfer $29.99!! #
“Keep calm and carry on.” #
* Ditto yesterday. Am being dull. #
* Dialect and German lang. #

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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage. ~ Dame Maggie Smith.

* Sight-reading, dialect, text in rehearsal, humour in tragedy & poetry. Ooh nice productive day #
Have just written to my MP *gulp* Feeling very grown-up and middle class. #
* Dialect & singing. #
Support Remembrance Day Poppy, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! – http://bit.ly/11ctu4 #
* Dialect, German lang and sight-reading. Anyone have a spare back I can borrow? Mine needs a holiday! #
#followfriday @Sasha_xx @dramaticmisty & @shoneim (fellow training performers) #
Should point out it’s the saying ouch that’s tiresome, not the work. #
* Tiresome day of dialect, sight-reading and saying “ouch”. #
* Only dialect and poetry today. Back still screaming at me for my idiocy. #
RT @AlanCarr Help spread this video for Madeline McCann http://bit.ly/2H9995 #
RT @DailyActor Top 10 Dumbest Mistakes Actors Make in Their Careers – Part 1 http://su.pr/9K5zoA #
Went to sit. Distracted by cat. Missed chair. Sore back. That’s all. #

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I don’t know what is better than the work that is given to the actor-to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself. ~ Sir Laurence Olivier.

* Dialect review and sight-reading. #
Start of #NaNoWriMo and 0 words 4 wks of tendinitis isn’t as attractive this yr. Am watching ‘Dreamgirls’ to put off taking plunge. #
RT @talentdevelop Jodie Foster: “I always feel like something of an impostor. I don’t know what I’m doing,” http://su.pr/1fnudu #
* Dialect (new CD, new enthusiasm), Shakespeare and sight-reading. #
RT @Dramagirl A good read – useful for directors: Anatomy of an Audition http://bit.ly/3s4FoJ #theatre #
RT @Dramagril A good read – useful for directors: Anatomy of an Audition http://bit.ly/3s4FoJ #theatre #
Happy Halloween Tweeps! #
* Dialect & Shakespeare today. Am in serious vocal/language rut. Hmmm, where to go next? So many choices #
* Dialect, german & Mamet exercises. Sadly they descended in2 giggles. Hopeful of better next time but realistic it may not happen. #
* Lots of dialect and accent work today. #
Listening to Kenneth Williams narrate an old children’s story. Forgotten just how brilliant his vocal characterisations were. #
* Continuing with the Shakespeare work and dialect. #
* A day of German. A dull day, work-wise. #

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