Overview
Internationally renowned theatre director Anthony Nicholl has travelled
the globe on a life-long quest to discover the true essence of theatre.
Today, he gives a masterclass, demonstrating first-hand the methods he
cultivated in Africa and throughout the world. Promise, an aspiring
actress, has been hand-picked to participate. What unfolds between them
forces Nicholl to question all of his assumptions about his life and
art.
How to Act explores the contemporary realities of personal, cultural and
economic exploitation through two individuals drawn together in the
theatre. Both believe in truth, but each has their own version of it.