Busselton Workshops

“I've dreamt of attending WAAPA ever since I first found out about the university when I was in Grade 7. However, the dream fizzled out quite significantly through the years of struggling at school and trying to navigate the real world.Just by luck, I found out that a week-long Acting for Camera workshop was to be held by Myles Pollard at the start of this year. I am EXTREMELY grateful that I signed up for the opportunity.Myles really sees people and the potential they each hold as an individual. He has a way of teaching that truly caters for everyone and ends up bringing out their best. I learnt so much in such a short amount of time. As someone who struggles with anxiety, I was amazed at how much my confidence grew in that one week.Myles gave me the courage and inspiration to FINALLY apply for the Diploma of Screen Acting course at WAAPA. We continued to have private coaching lessons online, to prepare me for my audition. The result... I GOT ACCEPTED!!I am so so thankful to Myles for believing in me and for helping me turn my dream into a reality. He has been immensely supportive throughout this whole process. He's a brilliant actor, a fantastic teacher and a wonderful person overall.”

“Myles Pollard's acting workshops were invaluable to not only my acting skills but to my entire acting career. I had just begun my acting journey when I attended his beginner workshops and was instantly hooked! He provided me with such an amazing array of acting tools and knowledge, many of which I still use to this day. Myles breaks down the most technical of acting skills in a simplistic and understandable way, whilst providing such an open and comfortable environment. I was one of six in the audition workshop for WAAPA and NIDA, and can say with confidence that what I learnt from Myles is a major reason as to why my WAAPA audition was successful. Thanks to Myles and his teachings, myself and 4 others who attended the workshop were accepted into WAAPA and are now working in the industry. I am have since graduated from WAAPA with a Bachelor of Performing Arts majoring in Performance Making. Since graduating I have co-founded the production company 'Lazy Films' with Oscar Millar (who also attended the same workshop and studied in the same course as myself). We are currently working on our first feature 'Transition' to be filmed in 2021. All of this was possible thanks to Myles' training, belief and support. Thanks Myles!"

A huge thank you to Myles for his drama workshops. Our daughter has attended Myles’ workshop 4 times now and it has been incredible for her confidence. The first she attended she was very nervous and anxious, but over the course of the two days we could see her grow in confidence. Over the additional workshops she blossomed and learnt practical acting skills for both camera and skills for presenting and life in general.

Myles has been an instrumental pillar and mentor along my creative journey, and I can’t put to words how inspired I’ve felt every time I’ve worked with him. His passion and love for the craft is so contagious; and as a teacher, the faith he instills in every student brings out such truth and vulnerability.

Myles has been one of my favourite acting coaches I have worked with over the years. I first worked with him in a 10 week course and then private sessions following that. He really helped me deal with nerves and simple techniques to have multiple tools on set so I could troubleshoot as needed. One of the many helpful coaching cues he gave me was to simply ‘put all of your focus onto the other actor in the scene’. It sounds simple, but I use that in every moment I perform, if I ever begin to get that nervous twitch in my neck, I simply breath and then just focus on the fellow performer in the scene. I highly recommend anyone at any stage of their careers can learn a lot from him. Thanks mate. 

My name is Josefine. I'm from Norway, and I felt so lucky when Covid opened up for online classes with Myles Pollard.  I learned so much from his classes. And even though the classes were online it felt collaborative both in the one to one classes and in the group classes. I really really recommend investing in this, you will definitely see things you might know in a different way and understand much more about the process and the craft. Also you will get receive feedback with your classmates and that helps so much.

Myles has an incredible ability to put people at ease, and coax them out of their shells. I have had the pleasure of working with him multiple times and he never fails to impress. The first time I met him I was nervous and unsure about my chosen path, but he made me feel comfortable, and excited about the future.

I’ve attended Myles’s workshops and can’t recommend them highly enough! I've learnt new skills as well as building on current skills, including relaxation techniques for stressful environments, effective communication and listening all while being immersed in the incredible world of acting.