Good Morning, World! #93. EMAIL Q&A!

[@rosadiaz1739]

carrie and oliver talking about how proud they are of each other is the cutest thing ever🥺🥺i love them

[@loganh6086]

Rachel Smith if they break up i won’t know what to do with myself lmfaooo

[@nataliasikorska941]

@@loganh6086 this didn’t age well :(

[@loganh6086]

@@nataliasikorska941 u didnt need to SAY THIS

[@rubywells4358]

"Oh my God, the tigers are coming" - that had me in stitches 😂😂

[@rpesce518]

I'd like to request something: a discussion on "showmances" and how they work. Like does everyone in the cast know about what's going on? My friend is beginning one and as an outsider I'm curious how it works in a big theatre production like Les Mis or even Addams Family tour.

[@emialice3825]

“Oh my god, the tigers are coming” 😂 😂 😂

[@NarutoDragonWarrior]

Oli- Americans use forks more than we do Carrie- Where are you getting your information from? Cite your sources. Oli- I guessed a cat's name last night. BYEEEE. I don't know how I would get through quarantine without these two

[@imaris]

same! they made my day

[@carolinekelly4267]

The image in my mind of Oli crying being so proud of Carrie actually made me well up with tears. Youve had such a rough hand in romance with some of those "boys" Carrie, im so happy you and Oli found each other 🥺❤️

[@harryilyk]

Ollie shouting at Edgar was THE CUTEST thing I’ve witnessed

[@vcaudley]

I'm an American who now lives in the UK and I totally didn't think about dessert forks being weird until I got here! It's not every dessert but like, a fork for cake or something like that never seemed weird to me. Here it seems to always be spoons and that's totally fine but it's just one of those weird things that no one seems to mention about the transatlantic move!

[@samanthajones8854]

littleleotas I’m from the UK (but live in Australia) and I always use a fork with cake. 🍴 🍰

[@artiehughes7918]

I love that Carrie and Oliver are each others biggest fans!!

[@robynclark6946]

it was really wonderful to hear Oliver using gender neutral pronouns for the email senders today! Thank you for that extra effort! 🧡💛

[@charlottemccormack8418]

Bath Spa University do what they call a “drama school course within a university setting”.. when I studied there I was in Monday - Friday, 9-5, doing 90% practical and 10% theory.. I thoroughly recommend if anyone wishes to study performing arts but within a University environment! Also, the town is SO lovely!

[@cheese5633]

Leeds Uni does this too!

[@ellispaigeknox]

cheese5633 what course is this x

[@alicebarlow3736]

I was at spa from 2013 to 2016, I did music and art combined degree! I did an opera module so I was in three operas!

[@harryilyk]

I (think) Northampton uni and Falmouth uni do this as well

[@poppycrabb6438]

@Charlotte McCormack I'm the girl that asked the question about Uni vs Drama school, I currently study Drama and psychology at Bath Spa Uni as I'm hoping to go into drama therapy. I just find the topic so interesting as there are a lot of actors who go to Uni but do a postgrad at a Drama school. I guess if you want to solely be an actor or be in the West end then Drama school is the way to go but it depends on the course and direction you want to go in. I love the whole Uni experience and opted for that.

[@rosadiaz1739]

also can you please do a cover of crazier than you for the 100th video xx

[@healthyholemealbread]

the tigers are coming! hehe

[@lailam1292]

good morning! have a great day and drink water :)

[@bethburnett3883]

I always eat ice cream with a fork. And soup etc, it started as a challenge and just became my life 😂😂

[@jamesgough8284]

One of the firsts, keep it up all 186 have been amazing!!!

[@alyssamaehurley6090]

with lines i love to record myself saying the other lines and leaving myself gaps !!

[@madcaptainsundy]

Carrie's always been a star. And Oliver too. P.S. My family is American, and we use spoons a lot more than forks. There are few things more frustrating than not being able to scoop up that last bit of ice cream because the fork doesn't fit properly with the bowl, and spoons are generally more useful. Therefore, Oliver's right that you shouldn't eat ice cream with a fork, and Carrie's right that Americans don't use forks more than spoons (as far as I know). But you should really use a knife to eat your ice cream. :)

[@xzonia1]

I don't know how many times I've seen people here in the US eat ice cream cake with a fork instead of a spoon, but enough that I tend to think we like forks more (though, like you, I prefer spoons). Maybe generalizing about Americans is more difficult because every state has its own personality. Texan here. :) Lol about the knife! I've seen people do that for a laugh! X)

[@XheyJJx]

I saw heathers at hay market and other palace and I loved it at the other palace. I love the other palace as a whole really. I love how intimate it is and the fact that the front row is RIGHT THERE!!

[@fairylights2632]

I love hearing you talk about being proud of one another :) Also, Carrie, I have a suggestion for the adjective to describe Wednesday + Lucas vs. Les Mis. When things are very teenager-y and real but not big if that makes sense, I often use the word ‘fizzy,’ like for soda. I find it works, so maybe you’ll find it useful as well? “Oh my god, the tigers are coming...” was beautiful btw xD

[@lozzyroo84]

I live near Nottingham and work in Nottingham. Had to smile when you said you like Nottingham. I actually saw you both in Addams family and Carrie in Chitty in Nottingham.

[@charlottesreadsthings211]

I adore watching these videos but it's so sad and scary we're nearly at 100 days! Bradford is on of my favourite theatres been going there ever since i was a kid!

[@EEN63]

As an American and a lover of desserts, I can say in my family we use the appropriate utensils for whatever our dessert experiences! If the dessert is served in a bowl, we use a spoon for things like ice cream, custards, berries, sorbets, etc. If it is served on a plate, we use a fork for things like cake, pie, tortes, brownies, etc. And because my mom likes foo-foo things, we also use ice cream forks (fancy, sterling silver sporks) for when you have a fork item and spoon item... e.g. cake and ice cream, brownie a la mode, bread pudding with extra creme anglaise, etc.! 🍧🍰🍮

[@AndreaHeckler]

As an American who lives in France, I can definitely say we use forks for dessert more than French people, at least (but never for ice cream! 😂😂 just cakes and maybe pies)

[@sophiehare3131]

Good morning! Have a great day

[@carysellen3656]

I go to Falmouth university and we have Academy of Music and Theatre Arts. I’m on theatre and performance, but we also have acting, musical theatre and technical theatre arts. Also have dance and choreography as well as 3 music courses. I love Falmouth and we have tonnes of contact hours and with a decent amount of theory. The other great thing is that every course at Falmouth is creative so you can feature in film and productions for the tv and film students or model for photography or fine art students. Like the collaboration aspect Falmouth is such an experience and opens you up to wider avenues.

[@lucycooksley]

I go to Falmouth too and study Press Photography in the IOP, being able to collaborate with actors from AMATA has really emphasised how creative and inclusive the Uni is! Going to an Arts University definitely helps integrate each course and create some amazing projects through collaboration!

[@LVFarrant]

Just some advice I have had when it comes to Uni and Drama School. If you want to be generally involved in theatre but don’t know exactly what you want to do then go to Uni. The courses are more general so you get to try more things out and have a look into more roles. If you want something specific like an actor/dancer/performer then go to drama school. Saying that - I go to drama school but study Applied Theatre and Community Drama, as I want to be a director/facilitator. And the course I’m on is specifically for that. So yeah all depends if you are like 100% for one specific job or you still want to explore. Also some unis have great extracurricular drama but don’t have a drama course - so definitely look into that as well. :)

[@llm210]

I did a thatre degree and personally i preferred doing that. I have cerebral palsy so the idea of going flat out all year might have been physically too challenging to do drama school. That being said at least 2 semesters of the year we were in say 16 hours contact time and then an additional 10 hours rehearsal plus hours spent on essays etc. AND then i worked a part time job as well. I preferred it just so i could meet a variety of people not just strictly theatre, and because I didn't think i JUST wanted to perform it worked out better for me. The way we were taught also relied on us wanting to be self employed freelancers rather than getting agents so we had to be multifascited not just in acting skills. I have since written a stage play that sadly had to be scrapped due to fiances but I had a sit down with myself and really thought about where my talents lied. I found that writing was really my strength and am currently editing my first children's novel! In the future I think I'll be grateful i did this as it puts less stress on my body and allows me to live my best housecat life here in the South West. :) x

[@katiemunro1887]

good morning everybody! have an amazing day💕

[@FabulousFrostine]

Always eat ice cream with a spoon! You can't get all the good melty stuff with a fork. It is true at a birthday party forks are normally handed out instead of spoons which now seems weird to me...

[@miacoss9809]

I'm from Nottingham and I'm so glad you like the theatre. Backstage is pretty cool! Hopefully you get to come back soon!

[@rachelmcnally8144]

I went to Cardiff University and I will forever miss Cardiff! It's a capital city but it's tiny so easy to get round and loads to do!

[@moderatelyerika05]

There are literally people in my school who eat ice cream with a fork

[@canofbeanie]

I’m loving beginning and ending my day with you guys ❤️

[@NeenerT56]

she is a star to us!!!

[@katrinarose1503]

I live in bath and our theatre is so wonderful!! I performed on it at an awards ceremony and it is small but such a stunning place:)))

[@Fenyally]

i don't comment as much as i should, but honestly - these videos always absolutely make my day, thank you two so much for making them every day!!

[@beautybear9761]

We can’t lose you to Broadway Carrie 🤧

[@katiemunro1887]

i'm from near bradford and it's so lovely to hear people say nice things about it and not say it's a shit hole 😂

[@KatyJanex]

It's because Bradford has a bad rep and you're right its a very small town centre, but the Alambra looks amazing. It's where I came to see the show! If you ever come back, and you have the time too, Bradfords pretty near a lot of nice little towns less than half an hour train journey away. Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge (I'm biased with that one because I live there haha), Halifax (mainly the Piece Hall) among others which I think are worth exploring.

[@RoannaCat]

Yasss fellow West Yorkshire pal!

[@zombiesandteaparties]

Drama school will rigorously train you to be a performer and that's what those courses are for. They will mould you into their ideal of what a performer should be. For example most Acting courses will teach Stanislvaski which is just one approach to acting. University drama/ theatre courses are academic and are aimed at getting you to critically think about theatre but that doesn't always mean you're just reading books all day! The theatre course I did (which has now been sadly discontinued) had a mixture of practical and theoretical modules with a lot of choice so you could pursue acting or do practise-based research. And we studied a lot of contemporary theatre and. the politics, philosophy, etc, so it wasn't just reading and analysing Shakespeare. Different courses have wildly different approaches so it really depends on what you like. My impression of drama school courses over university degrees is that you don't get the freedom to explore and add more string to your bow and I personally am more of a free spirit and so loved being able to study what interested me at uni. Basically don't count Uni out because if you do decide you definitely want to be a performer you can go on to do a Master's at a drama school and still have the same kind of experience of training.

[@iamcorinward]

I started working at the Alhambra in January been going since I was a kid I'm sad that I'd just started and.then lockdown happened :'(

[@billieadam2449]

Aww yay! Loved the shout-out to my home town. Sending love from Aberystwyth xx

[@chiaraa9880]

Ayooo Wolverhampton represent!!

[@rosadiaz1739]

good morning everyone❤️sending love xx

[@KirstenD2]

I'm English and eat cake & icecream with a fork... not ice cream on it's own but if it's with cake then yes

[@willowarmstrong5136]

morning:))

[@lisalecompte2239]

I sing Taylor Swifts ‘another day another drama, drama’ every single time Oliver says it without fail

[@hiilary7194]

I've chosen a course at Uni because I would like to have a job related to theatre (not as an actress but like a front-of-house one) or music or cinema We only have 2 theatre exams over 20 and we only study the history of the theatre I mean, it's interesting but I don't think it's not enough. I don't wanna say "It's not useful" but in my view there are others important things to know. Marketing stuff, how to handle booking reservations etc

[@poppycook5079]

Morning!!❤️

[@SamWest96]

ICTheatre (Brighton and Manchester) recently registered as a university so you graduate with a degree and much less student debt but they have the links to agents and west end masterclasses like any other drama school. I'm applying to the big 3 and ICTheatre in September ☺️

[@justanotheryt13]

Yes I saw you I’m Addams in Nottingham !!

[@alicebarlow3736]

Bath!!! Where I was at uni, its beautiful isn't it!, love it, don't eat icecream with a fork!

[@davidcooper1978]

I'm American, and I prefer to eat pretty much every dessert with a spoon, even cakes and pies. My brother, on the other hand, eats absolutely everything with a fork. Even ice cream! It's crazy.

[@jennyupabove]

I made the choice to go to uni to do performance as I wanted to act. I have to say it was the wrong choice. Drama school would have been better. Drama schools often have the connections to agents, etc so when you leave you're better set up. Uni doesn't. You finish and then have to work out your next step. Ultimately I failed and don't have a job connected to acting at all.

[@zombiesandteaparties]

Yeah I went you uni with a few people who just wanted to perform but surely that doesn't mean you won't have gained any other valuable skills, particularly critical thinking. I've also believe that having the life experience is really useful before going to drama school because you've had time to mature and they really like that in candidates. So don't be so hard on yourself and say you've failed because it's not such a straight trajectory to becoming a performer and I bet you've got loads to offer!

[@jennyupabove]

@@zombiesandteaparties Thank you, that's really kind of you to say I'm sure I gained so much from the uni experience. With the course though there was no "here's what you need to do to try and achieve X", "this is how the audition process works", "here's how to prepare for a role" and I feel that's why it's not as good as drama school. But I did love uni and the friends I made there are my friends for life. It was great as an experience. Thank you for reminding me of that.

[@emmaweb2006]

Oliver you are so funny 🤣 I am like Carrie where is your source this from love the video ps Stay safe send my love you and Carrie the cat ❤️❤️x

[@briannabahlmann8488]

I have the feeling that it’s the stage management company that decides prices. No matter the show in Toronto, the sections are their set prices.

[@XheyJJx]

I haven’t been to drama school or uni but I would have thought that going somewhere specialised would be better than uni. Also, if you are like me, and not the most academic, you’d be better off going down the practical road of drama school

[@xAbbieCx13]

Yes, Heathers was sooooo much better at The Other Palace. I think it was just the vibe of the building and it felt so much more intimate than the Haymarket. Idk its hard to explain but I remember the first time I went to the Haymarket it just doesn't have the same vibe, the show was still amazing obviously, but I did prefer Shine A Light at The Other Palace. xx

[@PetitChouPumpkin]

Just FYI Madison Square Garden is not really used for shows. More sports and concerts.

[@rebieroo99]

oli theres a thing called a cake fork in the uk

[@faytodd1271]

I knew nothing about basketball but I loved it!

[@faytodd1271]

The last dance referring to that from Netflix

[@xzonia1]

Haha, I loved when Joey lied about his dancing abilities and did all those crazy steps! So funny!! I've always wondered what would happen if someone actually did that in a real cast, though? (Probably not as funny then!) :) Well, if Americans are eating pie or cake a la mode, we'll often eat the ice cream and pastry with a fork. In my experience, Americans in general prefer forks over spoons (I prefer spoons, but I'm not normal). So I'd say Ollie's right in general ... but if someone's just eating ice cream by itself, we go with spoons unless they're all dirty, and then it's fork time. ;) Lol

[@LoveTheDevine]

i know deh westend does cover runs during the day

[@madeleinetierney8993]

"oh my god, the tigers are coming!"

[@NinjaCupcakeAttack]

Just a minor thing but I really appreciate you going to "they" for people's pronouns by default 😊

[@noelkempster]

I thought the exact same thing while watching!

[@MouldyMilkshake]

I seen it at the Alhambra

[@Avril.]

😀

[@amwoWOAH]

I'm really curious how many years you study in drama school? Maybe it's different if you actually live in like New York City, but in the U.S. from what I know from my friends who have studied theatre in college (university) with the goal of doing of live theatre, not like TV and movies, is that the first couple years of your degree you do have to do a mix of courses but the last year or two are almost entirely theatre courses and you're required to be in x amount of plays and musicals and projects at the university. And as far as I know, unless you want to do film acting and move to LA, really the only way to get formal training is at a university. Unless you find like a local acting class or hire a voice coach. But there aren't really any theatre programs outside of universities. Again, I imagine they might exist in NYC, but I'm not from NYC and the people I know got their degrees and then moved to NYC.

[@zombiesandteaparties]

Drama courses are 3 years. You will just study one discipline, such as Acting or Dance or Musical theatre, there isn't any overlap. If you do an Acting course, for example, there will probably be a module on acting for the screen, otherwise you're just training to act for the stage and in your final year you're just rehearsing for performances. UK universities that offer Drama courses are more similar, however because you can choose modules that are broad in the first year but later on lean more towards acting or directing, etc, or for some degrees you can Major/Minor but those tend to be something with a language. Drama schools offer 9-5 training that intends to mould you into a performer whereas uni degrees are, like I said, more broad and are about critical thinking and so tend to be more academic. That's not to say university degrees aren't more practical and can't offer good performance training, it's just the objectives of drama school v uni are different. And a quick hit take from me here: In the UK there tend to be more prestige attached to drama schools but to me that's just snobbery and University is just as good if you want to become more well-rounded and be free to explore your practise. Hope that answered your question

[@rachelgadd2543]

I actually do prefer eating ice cream with a fork!

[@zahraabbas9654]

What about eating ice cream with a fork when it's on a waflle???

[@hannahffion]

HANG ON DID CARRIE JUST SAY ABERYSTWYTH?! IM HIGHKEY SHOCKED THAT YOUVE HEARD OF US 🥺

[@joywilson5299]

I can sight sing. You have to know how to sight sing in choir. I sing mezzo soprano.