Voice - Text Work | Prose from 'St Joan' | National Theatre

Jeannette Nelson, Head of Voice at the National Theatre, works with actress Sioned Jones on a speech from George Bernard Shaw's 'St Joan'.
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[@oeu3669]

MY GOD SHE HAS A BLOODY INCREDIBLE RICH VOICE!!!!! I had to REWIND!!!! She’s made me want to do vocal exercises every single day!!!

[@NationalTheatre]

We are very proud of Jeanette and the actors here at the NT really love working with her. Thanks for commenting.

[@marysaraha1580]

What a wonder is Sioned! I was tearful when they were reading together..... to watch them sink into the moment together. So beautiful to feel the emotional power.

[@amyoungil]

Very exciting to watch the actor's and director's craft. So much can happen in 10 minutes. Thanks for posting!

[@gordonbartlett1921]

Her voice is God-given. No amount of exercises in the world is going to transform the reedy-weedy into what she has.

[@RachQLD]

Such an AMAZING video! The entire meaning of the script for me changed from the start to the end! Powerful.

[@englishpinkish6835]

It gives me goosebumps. Incredible job, well done all of you

[@Auroral3orealis]

This is absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@NationalTheatre]

Thank you for your comment. Do take a look at the rest of our voice collection on UA-cam and iTunesU.

[@SeeYourStar]

LOVE THIS SO MUCH! I love this speech so much! Just saw St Joan in movie theater today, it was wonderful!

[@theuglyninja]

many thanks for these videos ,i love the technical work as much as the performance , wish i could train with you

[@averyvolk3355]

I love this! I'm working on the other monologue ("Yes: they told me you were fools...") but these exercises will be useful for that as well! I loved it when he was saying it with her. I think I might try that with my coach too. ^_^ Thank you for this video!

[@taylorMFilms]

This is excellent process and excellent work

[@lillysterenberg1400]

thanks so much for posting this! it's so helpful!

[@StrawberryNinjaNibbles]

Was the point of the chairs tho? I didn’t quite get it

[@idawilliams3528]

I have always been alone owner

[@IPERGAMES]

Like si venis por Cristina

[@tizianorosso5178]

joaco siempre humilde

[@chrisprobert5340]

silly idea, just concentrate on her wonderful voice. most distracting..

[@alfieconn2692]

This is like a spoof of a bad acting class.

[@RmZD]

+Alfie Conn a fool cant recognize capable people, thinking himself the wiser one

[@ferdinandthecrow]

A good acting class is like a spoof of a bad acting class

[@AHam-re9zy]

She’s lacking belief. I don’t believe she’s the character, excellent reading but poor acting

[@marielalla]

It is an exercise not a performance. Totally different things......

[@Jcrobo5]

Lmao, she JUST got the text. It takes actors 6-10 weeks of exploration to get depth that an audience can believe in. And as good an actor as you can be, it ALWAYS takes outside perspective, inspiration, and time to make something so multifaceted...especially when the thoughts aren't yours and the circumstances are drastic.

[@Seagull_J.Livingston]

@@Jcrobo5 well said

[@actorscrib5932]

She just got the text . It takes time to get depth . You don’t get it when just handed the text .

[@gordonbartlett1921]

You, sir, are nuts.