Dominic Kelly Acting Coach

23/03/2026

The thing that plagued me the most when I first started acting was that I never felt that I was enough. And it was a quote used by many acting teachers that I studied with when I came across the Meisner Technique. ‘You are enough’. A simple instruction, but not a simple one to do the work necessary to own it.

What does that mean? How do you break free of limiting beliefs in yourself? Well, with the combination of turning up regularly to challenge your habits, and the psychological work to understand where those habits were formed, you can not only loosen the tie that these limitations have on you, but you also get to experience life, and consequently your acting, more fully and with a lot more freedom.

12/02/2026

“Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

That line from Macbeth has been ringing in my ears.
In my latest newsletter I write about why being angry can be a good thing right now. Not reactionary. Not hollow noise. But anger with depth, love, and presence underneath it.
There’s also news on workshops, coaching, and therapy availability.
If you’ve been feeling flat or furious lately, perhaps you’ll get something from reading this one.

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16/11/2025

A wonderful time spent with a brave bunch of actors in Tallinn, Estonia. Another lovely workshop thanks to 🙏 🥰 If you’re interested a year’s training with me as a lead coach, get in touch with them 💥

14/11/2025

I’ve pressed pause on the workshops lately, and in the quiet I finally saw the game I’d been playing — overdoing, proving, keeping everything afloat. When you notice the game, you can step out of it. And that’s where presence begins: not in confidence or control, but in the space you stop filling.

This month’s newsletter explores that shift — plus an acting tip on finding real presence by dropping the “try hard” and sitting in the discomfort of not knowing your cues. If you’re curious about why doing less can make you more truthful, it’s all in there.

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26/09/2025

As autumn comes the sun’s angle changes and we get long shadows being cast all around us. What is your relationship to your shadow side? Peter Pan kept losing his, or was he avoiding it?

Our shadow side is often shamed; is it our anger we’re scared to express or our sadness? We’re taught to control our emotions and behaviour, and this can be a good thing, but how does that conditioning impact your acting?

The Meisner Technique offers a safe and dynamic way to access these shadow parts of ourselves and unleash them, allowing you to discover more truth and authenticity in your work.

Want to experience this for real? Our next intensive workshop is running in Hamburg 21.-23.11.25

Get in touch to ask any questions or book the workshop. It will revolutionise your acting.

18/07/2025

My experience of learning to act was often being asked to do an exercise, or run a scene, and immediately after be given far too many notes, or feedback that I couldn’t relate to because it happened in the moment and perhaps I had forgotten by the time it came to hear the feedback.

This is why I value the impact of side coaching as I work with students in the room. By doing this, we are able to talk about the very moment that the Actor is struggling with, or give them a supportive boost to follow an impulse that I can see they’re sitting on.

There is obviously a balance, and sometimes the work needs space without my meddling! But I believe that over the many years I’ve taught, I’ve achieved an intuitive balance with this.

If you’re interested in working with me in the room, I have three spaces left on my in-person London workshop this Sunday. Book via the website. Link is in bio.

15/07/2025

07/07/2025

July Newsletter: What’s the Difference Between a Choice and a Trigger?

Old emotional scripts sneak into our acting all the time.

That panic when you’re not “getting it right”?
The urge to fix, to please, to shut down or to take over takes over us.

This month’s blog looks at how to spot the difference between real choice and old patterns — and how that awareness improves your acting…and life.

Plus, in this month’s Top Tips, I break down how to connect more deeply with your scene partner (and why you might be secretly trying to control them).

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14/06/2025

☀️ Summer Double Deal ☀️
15% discount for June & July London Workshops ☀️

Before I take a break for August and September, grab this great deal to focus on your Meisner training. Bring in a scene/monologue or focus on working on other aspects of the technique.

Select the package on the booking screen - www.dominickelly.me (link also in bio)

Get in touch when you’ve booked and we can plan how to make the most of these sessions.