Leith McPherson

Leith has worked as a performer, director and voice coach in Australia and the U.K

She was a Lecturer in Voice at WAAPA for many years and has taught in London at a number of drama schools including Central, Rose Bruford College, Drama Studio London, East 15 Acting School, Mountview Arts School, London Centre for Theatre Studies, The Actors' Company and The Courtyard Theatre Company.

A graduate The Central School of Speech and Drama in London, Leith is currently completing a Masters in Creative Arts focusing on Shakespeare's Verse and the Training Actor.

Leith's practical voice work is heavily based on the work of Kristen Linklater, Cicely Berry, Patsy Rodenburg and David Carey (now Head of Voice at RADA).

Her work focuses on a dynamic physical integration between breath, body, text and audience.

Leith identifies the vocal needs and the vocal potential of individual actors and adapts the training to help realise that potential in the most efficient and effective way for that actor.

Leith's Philosophy

A true voice expresses what is thought and felt without censorship: to free the actor of the barriers between their internal experience and external expression.

All voice work is about becoming a better actor, not just having a better voice. When breath, body and word connect, the actor is truly present in the moment. Voice work is about making the rich inner life audible; it's about finding dynamic connection and expression and developing the craft of good performance.

Voice is the actor's calling card.