Category Archives: B.A.B.E. blog

I miss listening to the music on the headphones

When I was a teenager (showing my delicate age here) I used to think it was cool to hang in HMV and independent music stores listening to cool tunes on those huge headphones they offered – the ones that are pretty much like voiceover headphones. I felt like the Queen of the castle every time […]

Some LA Hollywood magic in London & Century Private Members Club magic

Get your Roadmap to Grow Your Acting Business With Top Hollywood and Local Industry Experts    If you are feeling stuck in your acting career…whether you are in the beginning stages and need an effective strategy forward, or a working actor but hit a wall and need a breakthrough, or have been working consistently and […]

Per Bristow is coming to town

This is so exciting! Per in London…   I first heard about Per Bristow through a really great mate of mine in LA. And any friend of my buddy Darren’s is automatically a friend of mine. Then Per and I got talking and I got why they were buddies. So what’s so special about Per? […]

A note to my younger self

When I started out in drama school (more than 15 years ago now) it all seemed a lot simpler. Work hard in class, do your hours of homework, be disciplined and focused, and follow your predecessors once you out. That is, find a decent agent, get auditions, book jobs. What I wasn’t prepared for is the […]

How to…for acting websites in The Stage this week

How is your acting website on a scale of 1-10? Would you say people rave about it? Do they come back and look at it again and again? Is your bounce rate higher than a basketball in a game with Michael Jordan?… Yes you know I love to talk about branding and stereotypes and emails to Casting […]

It’s Cannes o’clock

I’ve written about Cannes a bunch of times on here…and you know I love to bang on about the good stuff….like film festivals, and fun and acting. So this week I shared a few of the things you should think about packing when en route to Cannes, along with what to do if you didn’t yet sort […]

Choices, and more choices

Choice is a funny thing. It comes into our lives every day but often we are completely oblivious that we are making choices. Then there are times when it smacks you in the face like a wet cloth and you’re really aware of the fragility of life, and the effects of your yes’ and no’s. For […]

Shooting people are the shizzle

[su_mental_section] So from time to time I’ll post about offers that come up, or things that I’m told about. And of course I’ll make sure they are only the most awesome of offers….like when Shooting People offer 50% off their annual membership, which is AH-MAZING. That works out to be just under £20 to join […]

Do I stay or do I go?

What a brilliant song! What a brilliant thought. It’s that time of the year when everyone is talking about TV pilots, and mates are prepping for LA. I’ve been working on my American accent daily, and finishing off some new showreel scenes, and excitement is in the air. I mean it’s nearly Spring right… well […]

My top ten secrets (to my own potential fame)

Acting fears and stooopid stuff So here goes. I’m actually doing this. I’m announcing the top ten things that terrify me about acting or are my reality. My truest secrets, and what I think to myself about overcoming them. I wonder if any of these resonate with you. In no particular order… 1. I’m terrified […]