Theatre actors in smaller companies may be involved in administration, staging the performance and liaising with the audience. An actor’s working hours may be long and irregular, and may include evenings and weekends. However, there are strict rules on working hours and rest periods. Actors or actresses may work indoors in a theatre, community centre, concert hall or in TV, radio and film studios. Studio and stage lighting can make indoor locations hot. For film and TV, they may also be out on location, which could be anywhere in the UK or overseas – and could mean working in all kinds of weather conditions. Outdoor filming can be very uncomfortable and usually means a lot of sitting and standing around, waiting for lights, props and sets to be organised.
