Penny Dyer is an inspiration to work with" Helen Mirren " An indispensible aid for actors" Bill Nighy " Penny takes away the fear of an accent for the actor" David Morrissey " Accurate specific & enabling these CDs are as fundamental as the use of voice itself" Michael Attenborough " Invaluable for the modern actor" Michael Sheen " Penny Dyer on a CD. What more could I want" Kelly Reilly An essential tool for actors needing to develop an accent at a moments notice. Top voice coach Penny Dyer voice coach to Helen Mirren on The Queen & who has worked with Nicole Kidman Reece Witherspoon & Cate Blanchett & Gwyneth Strong (Cassandra Only Fools & Horses) present an hour long voice coaching session on CD. The audio contains examples of the accent from a locally born & bred person; a short history of the accent/dialect; a voice coaching lesson between an actor & Penny Dyer who will explain the phonetics rhythm etc with numerous examples to listen to & then try; a short extract from a play. A small booklet will include some phonetic notes transcripts of the accent examples the play example the background on the accent & an Introduction. An invaluable resource for every actor's library."