The “Middle Eastern” Accent Livestream with Gurkiran Kaur

Details

  •  14 April 2026
     7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Online (Equity Members 18+)
Applications Open 23 March 2026 8:00 am
Applications Close 14 April 2026 6:30 pm
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Synopsis

  •  14 April 2026
     7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

What is this accent?: With the call for actors with Middle Eastern heritage on the recognition and increase, Gurkiran has curated a Middle Eastern accent workshop focusing on the key sounds in an attempt to honour the countries considered Middle Eastern;   This livestream is open to all Equity actors.

What will be covered in this workshop?: What may be considered a “Standard” or “General” Arabic Accent. This sound set offers a fluidity to actors to play with in auditions and jobs. When more nuance and appropriate detail is needed regarding the story as well as geography, please seek further dialect support via the production.

Please ensure to have:

  • A viewable screen to allow screen sharing.
  • Some paper and writing stationery, e.g. pencils, pens, colours, highlighters etc.
  • A short monologue you’re familiar with.

Please note: This event is at 7pm AEST (Sydney/Melbourne time) and 9pm NZ time. You will be sent a Zoom link to tune in.

 

Online (Equity Members 18+)

Host(s)

  • Gurkiran Kaur (she/her)

    Gurkiran Kaur is a voice, accent and dialect coach from London. She holds a BA Drama and Theatre Studies (Royal Holloway), completed actor training (The Bridge Theatre Training Company) and has a MA Voice Studies (The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama). Since June 2021, Gurkiran has coached over 50 productions as a  voice and dialect coach. Gurkiran is part of The Voice And Speech Teaching Associations’ EduCore Leadership Team, has served as a Junior Board Member and is the 2024 UK Symposium Director. Gurkiran honours Ancient practices to approach voice work and believes in serving the people in the space ensuring inclusivity, equity and accessibility. www.gurkirankaur.comCredits: Peanut Butter & Blueberries (Kiln Theatre); Dylan Mulvaney: FAGHAG (Soho Theatre); Refugee! (62 Gladstone Street); The Secret Garden. (Regents Park Open Air Theatre), Dugsi Dayz (Royal Court), Re Pitch (Soho Place), Sweat, Great Expectations (Royal Exchange Manchester), The Buddha of Surburbia. Falkland Sounds, The Empress (The Royal Shakespeare Company), Frankie Goes To Bollywood (Watford Palace), The Real Ones, The Cord, A Playlist For The Revolution, Paradise Now, The P Word, Favour, Red Pitch (Bush Theatre), This Much I Know, Lotus Beauty (Hampstead Theatre), The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical (Leeds Playhouse), A Poem For Rabia (Tarragon Theatre Toronto, Brassic FM (Gate Theatre), I Wanna Be Yours (Melbourne Theatre Company), Wuthering Heights, Unexpected Twist (Royal & Derngate), Anansi The Spider, Marvin’s Binoculars (Unicorn Theatre), I Wonder If..., Chasing Hares, Best of Enemies (Young Vic), A Dead Body In Taos (Fuel Theatre), Silence (Donmar Warehouse), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Simon Friend Entertainment), Finding Home (Curve Leicester), The Climbers (Theatre by The Lake), Offside (Futures Theatre), Henry VIII (Shakespeare’s Globe), Queens of Sheba (Soho Theatre), How To Save The Planet When You're A Young Career & Broke (Roundhouse), NW Trilogy (Kiln Theatre), Extinct (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Good Karma Hospital (ITV & Tiger Aspect Productions) and Hotel Portofino (ITV, PBS & Eagle Eye).
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