Join Giles Terera, winner of an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Aaron Burr in the smash-hit musical Hamilton, to discuss his new book, Hamilton and Me: An Actor's Journal - a fascinating, in-depth account of opening Hamilton in London's West End.

Yeovil Literary Festival
Sunday 31 October 2021, 4pm
Tickets from the festival here

Giles Terera appears at Yeovil Literary Festival to discuss his new book Hamilton and Me: An Actor's Journal.

When Giles Terera, author of Hamilton and Me: An Actor's Journal, was auditioning for the role of Aaron Burr in the smash-hit musical Hamilton, a very different 'Aaron' was also on the table: that of Aaron the Moor in The Royal Shakespeare Company's Titus Andronicus.

The decision towards Hamilton was made and the rest is history – but throughout his time in the show, Giles' thoughts kept returning to Shakespeare, and how the Bard and Lin-Manuel Miranda's rap musical aren't as different as one might think.

Join the Olivier award-winning actor for fascinating insights into the surprising and enlightening parallels he discovered between the two worlds, as he delivers the annual Shakespeare Lecture at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.

Sunday 17 October 2021
Cheltenham Town Hall
Tickets from Cheltenham Literature Festival

The Olivier award-winning actor, star of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton, delivers the annual Shakespeare Lecture at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.

It is the stage musical of a generation. When Hamilton opened in London, National Theatre regular Giles Terera became a star playing the role of Aaron Burr. He won the 2018 Olivier Award for Best Actor and last year was awarded an MBE for services to theatre. With a foreword by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton and Me: An Actor's Journal takes us from his first audition in New York, through research and rehearsals to rave reviews.

Join Giles Terera at Henley Literature Festival.

8 October 2021, 8.30pm
Christ Church, Henley
Tickets from Henley Literature Festival

Join Giles Terera, author of Hamilton and Me: An Actor's Journal, at Henley Literature Festival.

Giles Terera is at Wimbledon BookFest on 19 September to chart his extraordinary journey as Aaron Burr in the ground-breaking musical Hamilton – beginning with his first audition in New York, and continuing through extensive research and preparation, intense rehearsals, previews and finally, to opening night itself.

Enjoy an honest, intimate and thrilling look at everything involved in opening a once-in-a-generation production – the triumphs, breakthroughs and doubts, the camaraderie of the rehearsal room and the moments of quiet backstage contemplation – plus reflections on experiences from Giles's own life that helped shape his acclaimed portrayal.

A Radio 4 Book of the Week, this is an amazing event for fans of Hamilton, as well as for aspiring and current performers, students, and anyone who wants to discover what it really felt like to be in the room where it happened.

The event will also feature special guest appearances from original London cast members.

Sunday, 19 September 2021, 5-6pm
Tickets from Wimbledon Bookfest

Giles Terera is at Wimbledon BookFest on 19 September.

Playwright Lucy Kirkwood discusses her new play, The Welkin, with its director James Macdonald.

National Theatre, London (Lyttelton)
Thursday 26 March 2020, 6pm
Running Time: 45 minutes

Tickets: £9 (£6 concessions) from the National Theatre

Playwright Lucy Kirkwood discusses her new play, The Welkin, with its director James Macdonald.

David Zoob discusses his book, Brecht: A Practical Handbook, a bold and exciting new approach to Bertolt Brecht, at Rose Bruford College, Kent. Also appearing will be Jeremy Harrison, talking about his recent work, Actor Musicianship, and Thomas Wilson, on Juggling Trajectories.

David Zoob is Programme Director of the BA (Hons) Acting degree at Rose Bruford College.

Bexley Buzz Book Festival
Rose Bruford College, Sidcup, Kent
Wednesday 26 February 2020, 7pm
Entry is free, but register here

David Zoob on his book, Brecht: A Practical Handbook, a bold and exciting new approach to Bertolt Brecht.

As an actor, getting into writing can help you stay creative and feel empowered between acting jobs. You can also make new connections, create your own opportunities and open up new avenues in your career. In an industry where it can be hard to feel in control, writing is something you don't need a 'yes' to do.

In this session, part of the Surviving Actors exhibition aimed at working actors of all ages and experience, join an expert panel who have all successfully made the journey from acting to writing, for a discussion and Q&A exploring how they did it, and how you could follow in their footsteps. Chaired by George Turvey, actor, director, co-founder and Artistic Director of acclaimed new-writing company Papatango, and author of Being a Playwright: A Career Guide for Writers.

Surviving Actors
ETC Bishopsgate, Spitalfields, London
Saturday 8 February 2020, 12.45pm-1.30pm

Book tickets here.

Learn how, as an actor, getting into writing can help you stay creative and feel empowered between acting jobs.

Join multi-award-winning actor, writer and director Andy Nyman, as he shares priceless insights gleaned from his more than thirty years in the acting business.

From learning how to love auditions and self-tapes (yes really!), through how to behave in rehearsals and on film sets, to looking after your mental health and dealing with both success and failure, Andy will offer tips, support and encouragement learned from his time working in theatre, film and TV.

He'll also answer any questions you might have about surviving – and thriving – in the industry.

Surviving Actors
ETC Bishopsgate, Spitalfields, London
Saturday 8 February 2020, 2.45pm-3.30pm
Book tickets here.

Actor, writer and director Andy Nyman shares priceless insights gleaned from his more than thirty years in the acting business.

The 'Playwriting at the NT' series gives an insight into approaches to developing your playwriting skills with a different playwright each month.

This session is led by Joel Horwood, whose adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane is playing in the Dorfman Theatre from December.

National Theatre (Clore Learning Centre), London
Saturday 25 January 2020, 10.30am
Running Time: 10.30am - 1pm
Tickets £40 (£25 concessions) from the NT website

Playwriting at the National Theatre with Joel Horwood.

Join multi-award-winning actor, writer and director Andy Nyman – fresh from a triumphant year-long run as Tevye in the West End production of Fiddler on the Roof – as he shares priceless insights gleaned from his more than thirty years in the acting business.

From learning how to love auditions and self-tapes (yes really!), through how to behave in rehearsals and on film sets, to looking after your mental health and dealing with both success and failure, Andy will offer tips, support and encouragement learned from his time working in theatre, film and TV.

He'll also answer any questions you might have about surviving – and thriving – in the industry.

After this seminar Andy will be signing copies of his books The Golden Rules of Acting and More Golden Rules of Acting.

When: 11 December 2019, 14.30 - 16.00
Where: Tristan Bates Theatre at The Actors Centre, London
Price: £10 for members / £15 for non-members, tickets from The Actors Centre website

Andy Nyman shares priceless insights gleaned from his more than thirty years in the acting business

Friday 29 November
2.30pm - 4pm
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Puppeteer and Director Mervyn Millar will lead a practical session on puppetry and acting.
 
Major productions are increasingly using puppetry alongside actors and actors are expected to have an insight into this performance craft which is as old as acting itself. How can an actor work with a puppet, and with other actors and puppeteers, to create a convincing and consistent character?
 
As well as the practical elements, the session will include a Q&A.

Puppeteer and Director Mervyn Millar will lead a practical session on puppetry and acting.

Meet Andy Nyman, author of The Golden Rules of Acting and its recently published follow-up, More Golden Rules of Acting, at the National Theatre Bookshop on London's South Bank.

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday 27 November, 5.45pm - 6.45pm
VENUE: National Theatre Bookshop, London

No ticket required.

Meet Andy Nyman, author of The Golden Rules of Acting and its recently published follow-up, More Golden Rules of Acting, at the National Theatre Bookshop on London's South Bank.

To mark the 50th anniversary of Peter Brook's seminal production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the founding of his International Centre for Theatre Research, the Institut Français and Kingston Shakespeare Seminar are co-hosting a conference celebrating one of the greatest Anglo-French cultural projects of our time.

Peter Brook himself, as well as actors, critics, directors and scholars from both sides of the Channel, including Trevor Nunn, Frances de la Tour, Sara Kestelman, Adrian Lester and François Marthouret will reflect on the original impact and lasting influence of his staging of Shakespeare.

Saturday 26 October 2019, 10am-6pm
Institut Français du Royaume-Uni, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT
Tickets: £25, members £12, from the Institut Français website

Peter Brook will be signing copies of his new book, Playing by Ear: Reflections on Music and Sound.

A conference on Peter Brook and Shakespeare, with Peter Brook himself and a panel of distinguished guests.

Join legendary theatre-maker Peter Brook ('our greatest living director', Independent) to discuss his new book Playing by Ear: Reflections on Music and Sound, which explores the role of music in the theatre and revisits some of the best-known productions from his long and distinguished career.

Also released in October is an audiobook of Brook’s 2013 work The Quality of Mercy: Reflections on Shakespeare, read by Michael Pennington, and the first e-book release of his seminal The Empty Space.

This talk will have live subtitling by Stagetext for deaf, deafened and hard-of-hearing people.

After the talk, Peter Brook will be signing copies of Playing by Ear: Reflections on Music and Sound.

National Theatre (Lyttelton), London
Tuesday 22 October, 6pm
Running Time: 45 minutes
Tickets £9 (£6 concessions) from the National Theatre website

Legendary theatre-maker Peter Brook discusses his new book Playing by Ear: Reflections on Music and Sound.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, star and writer of comedy-drama sensation Fleabag, will be signing copies of Fleabag: The Special Edition at Waterstones Piccadilly, London, on Sunday 1 September 2019, at 14:00.

This signing will not be ticketed and will operate on a first come, first served basis.

More details on the Waterstones website.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge signs copies of Fleabag: The Special Edition at Waterstones Piccadilly, London.

Director Rufus Norris and adapter Helen Edmundson reflect on their new production of Small Island, chaired by Brenda Emmanus.

National Theatre, Olivier
Tues 11 June 2019, 6pm (45 mins)
Tickets: £7 (Concessions £5) from the National Theatre website

Director Rufus Norris and adapter Helen Edmundson reflect on their new production of Small Island.

The 'Playwriting at the NT' series gives an insight into approaches to developing your playwriting skills with a different playwright each month.

This session in June is led by Ella Hickson, whose play ANNA is playing in the Dorfman in May and June.

National Theatre (Clore Learning Centre), London
Saturday 8 June 2019, 10.30am
Running Time: 10.30am - 1pm
Tickets £30 (Concessions £20) from the NT website

Playwriting at the National Theatre with Ella Hickson.

Join the creators of ANNA, playwright Ella Hickson and sound designers Ben and Max Ringham, along with the play's director, Natalie Abrahami, as they reflect on their new production at the National Theatre.

National Theatre (Clore Learning Centre), London
Thursday 6 June 2019, 5.30pm
Running Time: 45 mins
Tickets £7 (concessions £5) from the NT website

Join the creators of ANNA as they reflect on their new production at the National Theatre.

Exploring the work of Caryl Churchill (frequently described as 'one of Britain's greatest living playwrights'), this session gives an introduction to her plays, with the focus moving on to Top Girls towards the end of the day. The day includes insights from academics and theatre-makers who've created or performed in Churchill's plays. The full programme is yet to be announced but will include an introduction from Bidisha, who will also host the day, and an interview with Top Girls staff director Sita Thomas.

National Theatre (Clore Learning Centre), London
Thursday 9 May 2019, 10.30am
Running Time: 10.30am - 4pm
Tickets £55 (Concessions £40, Students/Under 18s £15) from the NT website

Exploring Caryl Churchill's Plays and Top Girls.

Actor, writer and director Andy Nyman will be giving a masterclass on The Golden Rules of Acting, as part of the Masterclass season of events at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

Andy Nyman is an award-winning actor, director and writer who has earned acclaim from both critics and audiences for his work in theatre, film and television. He is currently playing Tevye in the West End transfer of Trevor Nunn's Fiddler on the Roof, originally at the Menier Chocolate Factory.

Friday 3 May 2019, 2:30pm - 4pm
Theatre Royal Haymarket, London

For more information and to book tickets, visit the Masterclass website.

Actor, writer and director Andy Nyman gives a masterclass on The Golden Rules of Acting, as part of the Masterclass season of events at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.