The Preparation: On the day, each actor needs to come with two learnt duologue scenes, not much more than a page in length. They can be from theatre or film but mustn’t be ones the actor has performed in before (resisting, too, the temptation to seek them out on YouTube). The scenes should be emotionally confrontational. It’s much the best if the actor finds his or her own but, if all else fails and that proves difficult, click on ‘Scenes’ for s