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Tragicomic presentations of self: starring Phil Silvers as Bilko: (2016)
Journal Article
Wilkie, I. (2016). Tragicomic presentations of self: starring Phil Silvers as Bilko:. Comedy Studies, 7(2), 182-192. https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2016.1197663

When a performer becomes over-associated with a particular, celebrated comic character, can this lead to problems, not merely in terms of type-casting, but in creating confusions for the actor's own perception of self? In instances where a comic crea... Read More about Tragicomic presentations of self: starring Phil Silvers as Bilko:.

Tragicomic presentations of self : starring Phil Silvers as Bilko : the incomplete comic human (2016)
Journal Article
Wilkie, I. (2016). Tragicomic presentations of self : starring Phil Silvers as Bilko : the incomplete comic human. Comedy Studies, 7(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2016.1197663

When a performer becomes over-associated with a particular, celebrated comic character can this lead to problems, not merely in terms of type-casting, but in creating confusions for the actor’s own perception of self? In instances where a comic crea... Read More about Tragicomic presentations of self : starring Phil Silvers as Bilko : the incomplete comic human.

Reflecting on the process : actors' documentation of comic performance (and the case of Bull fighting Beckett) (2016)
Journal Article
Wilkie, I. (2016). Reflecting on the process : actors' documentation of comic performance (and the case of Bull fighting Beckett). Comedy Studies, 7(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2016.1139807

This article considers actors' documentation of their process and suggest how performers' ‘reflection-on action’ might become more formalised in the study and recording of performance. While ‘autobiographical’ material is generally regarded as being... Read More about Reflecting on the process : actors' documentation of comic performance (and the case of Bull fighting Beckett).

“Too many actors and too few jobs” : a case for curriculum extension in UK vocational actor training (2015)
Journal Article
Wilkie, I. (2015). “Too many actors and too few jobs” : a case for curriculum extension in UK vocational actor training. London Review of Education, 13(1), 31-42. https://doi.org/10.18546/LRE.13.1.04

This article questions the current situation for vocational acting training (VAT) in the UK. It aims to provide an update on the report into burgeoning provision of acting training (and the attempt to address subsequent high rates of actor unemployme... Read More about “Too many actors and too few jobs” : a case for curriculum extension in UK vocational actor training.