Director Mike Alfreds about PEM
Mike Alfreds - described by Sir Ian McKellen as one of the three best directors in the country - visited the PEM international training week in London this month. He observed the PEM process for an entire day. This is what he says about his experience: "I'm very impressed by the techniques PEM has developed to facilitate actors' access to their feelings. It is absolutely in keeping with current discoveries in neuro-science and the results are more honest than a lot of the traditional strain and self-indulgence that surrounds much acting work. Actors do not have to go into autobiographical trauma [...]