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Will it be alright on the night?
Performance anxiety can strike any performer at any point in their career. Here Stephanie Cole talks about stage fright and how it should be accepted as part of the job.
Chris Packham and Asperger Syndrome
In October 2017 TV Presenter Chris Packham was the focus of a very personal and frank documentary about living with Asperger Syndrome which was not diagnosed until he was in his 40's. The response was universally positive. Chris...
Will Young: I’ve learned to live with my anxiety
Will Young talks to the Evening Standard about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and living with anxiety.
Older actors talk about career longevity
In this article from earlier this year, published in the Guardian, Janet Henfrey, Sian Phillips and Timothy West discuss still working in their 80s
Aisling Bea on the death of her father
Comedian Aisling Bea's father committed suicide when she was three years old. Here she talks about her father, coming to terms with his death and what it has given her.
What Actors Can Teach Us About Memory and Learning
This article by Annie Murphy Paul discovers the effective memorisation draws on physical and emotional engagement as much as they do pure brain power
What it’s like to have a mental illness on the comedy circuit?
Huffington Post staff writer, Ryan Barrell takes a look at this question
Helping someone with depression
Annabel Giles wrote this in 2014, offering a few personal tips on how to help someone suffering from depression. A former TV and radio presenter and writer, she is now a fully qualified counsellor/psychotherapist
Emma Stone and anxiety
Award winning American actress, Emma Stone, recently spoke publicly about her anxiety and coping with it.
Robert Webb wants us to stop telling boys to “man up”
Actor, comedian and writer Robert Webb talks about the damage done to boys by their being encouraged to repress feelings.
Illumination by Harriet Williamson
'Illumination’ is a new series exploring the relationship between mental illness and creativity. Harriet Williamson is interviewing people engaged in art, music, theatre and many more creative avenues and inviting them to open up about their mental...
The Time4Change Charter
Last year the time4change initiative was launched by the Musical Theatre Academy (MTA). Within 2 months 100 arts organisations had signed the mental health charter which aims to start a conversation, remove the stigma and provide a knowledge base....
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