Monday 4 March 2013

Along the right lines...

Last Thursday Caroline (coloured scarf) and I (the other one in the middle with glasses) decided to do something different so we signed up for a London Literary Pub Crawl.

Well if you ever wanted to know what the great writers got up to in their down time, wondered where Fitzrovia is and wanted to chat to Charles Dickens or Virginia Woolf, this is your chance. Courtesy of the Maverick Theatre Company this was a fun, engaging and fascinating experience.

We won't issue spoilers in case you fancy giving this a go as a good night out with your colleagues, but it got us wondering how actors learn their lines. As L&D people we often need to commit things to memory so we can present ideas to others, so how do we do this? There are a few interesting discussions on the subject of memorising lines. Here are a few to get you thinking:


How do actors/actresses memorize their lines?
What Actors Can Teach Us About Memory and Learning

Una

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