Show notes
Does the world of acting intrigue you? Have you wondered what training as an actor entails? or maybe you are an actor who will resonate with the wonderful conversation I have in episode 8 of Breaking Free with my former drama teacher, after twenty five years of graduating from The Guildford School of Acting.Professor Peter Barlow FRSA, has been teaching and training actors, performers, and theatre technicians for more than 30 years. A graduate of Rose Bruford, College of Speech and Drama,Peter has been responsible for representing and leading the top drama schools in the UK. His current adventure oversees the colossal Endeavour of Sharjah Performing Arts Academy as the Executive Director.In this episode, you will discover:How Peter and actor/filmmaker Gary Oldman trained together at Rose Bruford (3:33)What it was like to be a professional judge on the Olivier Awards (6:50)What led Peter to train as an actor (13:40)What happens when two actors marry (15:50)How it feels for Peter when he sees his students succeed and receive Olivier Awards (19:12)Changing old attitudes used at drama schools such as " breaking you down before building you up" (24:50)Peter describes what an amazing opportunity it has been to create and build the Sharjah performing Arts Academy (27:52)Self-taping insights (35:16)James Bond (38:52)What SPAA offers students (39:20)Resources mentioned:Royal Society of ArtsSharjah Performing Arts Academy SPAAGuildford School of ActingRose Bruford College of Speech and Drama,Connect with Peter:https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterbarlowproductionshttps://spaa.aehttps://www.facebook.com/SharjahPAA/https://www.instagram.com/sharjah_paa/Let’s connect!FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInWebsiteSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
