ABOUT DR LUKE BEATTIE

Audition coach for drama school success.

Having trained and studied as an actor and director in the UK and Canada, I gained internationally regarded expertise in Shakespeare and Early Modern drama with a full-scholarship PhD.

I served as a department head at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts for a number of years, and have led masterclasses and directed at other leading London drama schools, including LAMDA, Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company, and Identity School of Acting, plus several universities.

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As a professional actor, I have worked internationally, for clients like Netflix, the BBC, Warner Horizon, and Lifetime, and in London's West End. I've worked prolifically as a voiceover artist, and am an award-winning director who has staged the modern world-premiere productions of many neglected Early Modern British plays. I have also been professionally produced as a playwright.

I have sat on drama school audition panels, and have coached hundreds of students on their audition speeches. I have published scholarly articles, presented conference papers at institutions including Shakespeare’s Globe and Guildhall, and have been cited in various books and articles as a respected authority in Early Modern dramatic verse.