Useful theatre, and film making links...
These are various other websites with articles, downloads, and resources, that may be of interest, and practical use to our members. Please note that we have no control over these sites or thier content, and that they are presented for your information only.
If you have any suggestions about other relevant links, we would love to hear them - and probably add them in once they have been reviewed. Please also let us know if any links are broken so that we can keep this page up to date.
How to's, and educational resources for theatre, and acting
The Stanislavski Technique for Actors
Stage Improvisation
Warm Up Your Voice
Street Acting
Basic Tips for Vocal Health
Project yourself!
Audition techniques
More on auditioning...
Videos of good audition techniques
Overcoming Stage Fright
A resource of articles on acting, directing and set building
Scriptwriting 101 - an excellent website on do's and donts!
Method acting
Drama InfoWeb - Hints and Tips for Amateur Drama Enthusiasts. (Fantastic website for anyone!)
The Stage article on auditioning - the best article on reading an audition!
Get Into Theatre (UK based site, placement listings, case studies...)
The Virtual Drama Studio. (designed for teachers but also great for students and enthusiasts)
Stagework - from the National Theatre
Drama games and drama teaching resources
The Music And Dance Of Ancient Egypt
Organisations/ networking
Voluntary Arts England
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Creative Torbay
Devon Performing Arts Festival
Free theatre tickets for under 16s at Plymouth Theatre Royal
The Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth
Audience Southwest
National Drama Festivals list
Amdram.co.uk
UK Theatre Web
Mandy - auditions/networking.
BBC Southwest Amdram Message Board
JISCmail - Academic mailing lists service. Search for relevant performing arts lists.
Creative Drama (educational resources)
Freedom Theatre, Janin
Theatre In Education article
Artists Without Frontiers
The Department For Culture, Media & Sport - Government website
Ballet.co.uk
AmateurDramatic.co.uk - great advice for anyone interested in drama
Means Of Production Community Arts
Public Art Online
Skillset (Sector Skills Council For Creative Media)
Education (Places to formally study performing arts in Devon)
Exeter Pheonix Arts Centre
South Devon College
Exeter College
The University Of Exeter (undergraduate) (postgraduate)
Training at the BBC
Brixham based dance classes for all ages (Cr8tive Dance)
Periodicals, newspapers and magazines
The Drama Student - UK based magazine for drama students
The Stage -UK based newspaper
Amateur Stage - magazine
Sight And Sound - magazine of the British Film Institute
The Guardian arts section - UK newspaper
Dance magazine
Dancing Times magazine
Scene 4 Magazine (international)
Local theatres
The Barnfield Theatre
Palace Avenue Theatre
Princess Theatre
Babbacombe Theatre
Exeter Nothcott
Plymouth Theatre Royal
The Carlton Theatre
The Barbican Theatre
Musical related websites
Contemplator (lyrics and Midi files of sea shanties and folk music)
Sidmouth Folk Week an annual folk music festival in Sidmouth
Sound Gallery (studio for hire, Exeter)
Free karaoke backing tracks
Guitar backing tracks (free)
Legal free software for sound, video, graphics etc.
Audacity (audio)
Wavepad (audio)
Videopad (video)
Blender 3D (this is a powerful CGI creation program similar to Pixar)
The GIMP (a graphics program similar to Photoshop)
Openoffice (this is free office software, but very useful)
MuseScore - free music composition / notation software
Free media files (pictures, music, video. Please check licences in each item before using)
Copyright free music
You can also search these websites below for lots more free video/audio software for other functions. These sites are legal, and virus free.
NCH Software
Download.com
A Clipart History (historical themed clipart)
Document templates/ examples for download
Film/TV storyboard (PDF)
Legal paperwork templates for film making (PDF/ XLS)
Theatre lighting plan example
Film Making Links
A directory of film festivals
A directory of film festivals (2)
South West Screen (film making)
Audience Southwest
Mandy - auditions/networking.
Filmmaking.net International site for film makers.
UK Screen (Film, music and some theatre. Auditions, information, discussion)
Training at the BBC
FlickerNow (Film making in Cornwall and the South West)
Skillset (Sector Skills Council For Creative Media)
Reciprocal links
BigDirectory.org - free url submission, online website directory