Michael Sheen explores the strange art of acting.

Today, there's a lot of talk about the "fragility" of young actors and audiences. But has that fragility always existed? And is it in fact necessary to the task of getting into character?

In the final installment of this series, Michael finds out what it's like to be a young actor today, in an industry that has changed so much since he started out.

As the world of acting evolves, are the teachings of Stanislavski and Adler still relevant? Mia McKenna-Bruce is a 26 year old actress who has never been to drama school but has just won a BAFTA. She tells Michael how she developed her own unique way of getting into character. Meanwhile, Brandon Grace remembers his struggle to break into drama school as a working class actor.

On-set therapists and intimacy co-ordinators are becoming the new normal. Many actors and directors worry that these mediators will dampen "the spark." Dramatherapist Lou Platt tells us how an actor getting in touch with their inner child helped them to learn their lines, while intimacy co-ordinator David Thackeray explores the freedom of performance that can be found within the choreography of movement.

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