student testimonials

4 Hour Acting Workshop - Queensland (15 years +)

  • I thought it was brilliant.  You (Paul) made it so easy to understand.  I felt very comfortable.  I've leant so much.  So much fun.  So educational.  Thank you so much.  Brooke McElligott
  • I really enjoyed this workshop.  It got me thinking more about the background or history behind the character.  It made me remember why I love acting.  Thank you Paul and thanks for your help.  Shannon Scifleet
  • So engaging and exciting.  Thank you for this amazing experience.  Kaitlyn Hoppe
  • I learnt an enormous amount today.  You are an inspiration, thanks so much!!! Jamie Bell
  • The workshop was excellent.  I learnt an amazing amount.  I will definitely use this in future dramatic activities.  Great fun for everyone and made me learn so much.  Thank you.  Finlay Holmes
  • A fun way to learn new skills.  Great opportunity in which I learnt a lot.  Louise Harding-Smith
  • Heaps of fun and learned so much.  This was absolutely fantastic.  Stuff like this makes me love drama so much.  Thank you for the experience.  Brittany Kay
  • Engaging.  Interesting.  Thanks!!! Faith Lewis
  • Great opportunity.  Lots of fun.  I learnt lots.  Thank you!  Erica Harding-Smith

5 Day Drama Workshop - Queensland

  • Paul, you were brilliant because you got in on the act and didn't just sit back.  You were always enthusiastic and engaging!  Great to see you enjoy what you teach - it makes me feel more enthusiastic.  Thankyou very much for coming.  I had a wonderful week and learnt tonnes!  Fiona
  • You were great!  So easy going - easy to talk to and ask questions of.  I felt really comfortable.  Thanx!  Stephen

Drama 16 - 18 years

  • The course was a great success because I've learnt and experienced physical theatre and now know that it takes a lot of time and patients to make a little theatre piece.  Paul's a wonderful tutor because he listens to everyone's ideas and incorporates them wonderfully to make something like our outcome performance.  Maria
  • It was awesome. Jesse
  • The course was very engaging.  There was something different every week.  I really enjoyed the warm ups/games at the start.  Paul was a very good tutor and highly approachable.  Always welcoming! Allan
  • Awesome 10/10!  I enjoyed the impulse work 10/10!  John
  • Very enjoyable!  I will be attending next term!  Paul is a very good teacher!  Thank you Paul!  Olivia
  • Loved it!  Was absolutely fabulous.  A rewarding experience.  Paul was very helpful and always ready to listen to suggestions.  Got a lot out of it!  Alexandra
  • Paul is a great organic, tolerant and open minded tutor.  His professional work comes through in his teaching.  Jess

Youth Drama 12 - 15 years

  • I had a great time and enjoyed working with Paul & all the people in our group who were all really inspiring.  Paul was awesome.  I was given really good direction & advice & feel I have improved as an actor.  Ainsley
  • I thought this course was a lot of fun and I met a lot of nice new people.  Paul was a great teacher.  He was really enthusiastic and supportive and gave good constructive criticism.  Ruby
  • It was great fun, really entertaining and so different to other courses.  There was variety and the time flew by every week.  Paul was awesome, really patient and enthusiastic the whole time.  Ella
  • Amazing. Fantastic. Great exercises/warm ups.  Paul is an encouraging tutor.  Kind yet effective.  Liam
  • The course was GREAT! and I really learnt a lot!  He (Paul) was really good and was one of my favourite teachers.  Rose
  • Paul helped me gain confidence in front of others and developed many skills.  I don't think the course can be improved because it was already so good.  Alyssa
  • It was awesome and I had heaps of fun.  Paul was good & he helped me to be not so loud.  Codie
  • Paul is a really good teacher who can really teach.  Minna
  • This course was fun, interesting and felt too short.  Paul was nice, understanding, taught us lots and made everything fun.  Kate
  • I enjoyed this course a lot.  I think Paul is a great teacher.  I learnt a lot from him and enjoyed the sessions. Dimity
  • It was great, very fun and I enjoyed it extremely.  Paul was a really good teacher, although he was tough it was for the best. Freya

Drama Advanced (13 - 16 years)

  • AWESOME! It makes me so depressed that we're finishing.  Paul's THE BEST - better than that even.  Loved it.  He's the best teacher ever.  Angela
  • It was great and very interesting.  I loved the exercises and had a lot of fun with everybody.  I never got bored with Paul.  He's a fantastic teacher.  I learnt a lot of things with him: acting and improving my English.  Penelope (French student visiting Australia)
  • Paul was FABULOUS.  He's an excellent tutor.  I'd come back to the course again just for him.  Britnie
  • Really fun!  I learnt a lot.  Paul's a really nice, serious man but really taught me stuff about myself and how to act which was soo helpful!  Fraser
  • This course was awesome, I loved every minute of it.  Lachlan
  • I thought it was fantastic.  I loved it!  FANTASTIC - heaps of fun - learned a lot.  Cecily
  • Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome.  Madeleine

Short Film Course

  • We were always busy!  I think it was great; time was managed well & our daily plans were always interesting.  I don't think it could be improved in any way.  Paul is great!  He lets us have plenty of fun whilst he stays strict.  He's a lot of fun.  Georgia (13 years)

Devising Theatre (13-16 years)

  • I loved it!!!  Paul is a fantastic teacher and I learnt a lot from his company.  I also wish him luck in the future.  Caitlin
  • So much fun!!  Definitely do the course again.  Paul is awesome!  Great teacher.  Rebekah
  • Very, very enjoyable, I am definitely doing this course again.  I love Paul Caesar.  He's a great influence and a great teacher/actor.  Angela
  • It was something unlike anything I've done.  Paul was a great tutor in that he could focus us all and had great ideas when we got stuck.  Lauren

Screen Acting (12-16 years)

  • I loved it.  Paul, WOW!  This guy is great.  He listens and understands all children.  It was a pleasure to work with him.  Best teacher I have had.  Jasmine
  • LOVED IT!  We were always doing or discussing things related to screen acting.  Paul is a brilliant teacher.  Rebecca
  • I never knew I could learn so much in one week!  It was fantastic!  I felt so comfortable, I feel so much more informed.  Paul's a really good tutor, he knows exactly how to come across to you.  Amazing.  Nadine
  • I thought it was extremely rewarding.  Paul gave a lot of insight into the process of filming and casting and constructive criticism which improved my skills.  I felt comfortable, challenged and respected.  Georgie
  • I loved the course.  It was a great experience and I'd be happy to come again.  Paul was funny and helped to improve my skills most.  Isabella
  • Brilliant!  Exceeded all of my expectations.  Paul is a study ... with a dedication to his art.  Taught me more than I can imagine about being in front of a camera.  Alisdair
  • Awesome! Couldn't have been better!  (Paul was) Friendly, really helpful and a great tutor.  He really knows what he's talking about.  Colin
  • It was great and very rewarding.  It gave me new friends, new experiences and new skills.  Paul is a great teacher, he knows how to treat and teach us.  He definitely knows his stuff. Justin
  • Heaps of fun!  Learnt a lot of different things that I didn't know about before.  Paul's a really good teacher.  Anita
  • Awesome and great fun!  Paul was great!  Adam

Screen Acting - Adelaide (12-16 years)

  • I really enjoyed it, I learnt a lot and I will go away with new techniques and fun memories.  Paul was great.  I loved getting feedback and learning from my mistakes which Paul really did encourage. Thanx!  I had a great time!!  Mavournee
  • The course taught me a lot about how to act on film, it taught me what not to do as well as good ways to look better on camera.  I loved the course, it was serious but also really great fun!!!  Paul was a really great teacher and I'm very glad I got him.  He was very thorough and got us to think for ourselves as well as helping us out with activities.  I have greatly improved as an actor.  Sarah
  • Really helped my self confidence.  Loved the mix of improvisation and scripted scenes.  taught me things that I never knew before.  Bridget
  • This course has really helped me with my acting and I'm glad I did it.  Paul was great during this course, he knew what each of us needed to improve on and helped us improve.  Eilish
  • I found the course very interesting, I have learned a lot.  Being able to review my performances was beneficial to me, understanding the things I did right and wrong.  Paul's teaching was very clear and that enabled me to understand the content.  Georgia
  • This course was exhilarating and I learnt a lot.  Paul was wonderfully serious and very good with always finding you something to improve on or to think about, he really took us seriously.  Freya 

Glen St Theatre - Acting On Stage

  • I really enjoyed the 'Acting On Stage' course with Paul.  It was the best holiday course I've ever done.  Rosie (11 years)
  • The course with Paul was great.  It was the first I have done at Glen St Theatre and also the best.  Paul is a great director and helped bring out our characters.  Sian (13 years)
  • I enjoyed the course a lot - it was perfect!  I learnt so much and had heaps of fun!  Paul was a very good teacher.  He made me feel confident and taught us a lot.  Thanks very much!  Tahlia (13 years)
  • It was really fun and informative - I had a great time.  Paul Caesar is a really nice, fun guy who always has great ideas.  Thanks Paul and thanks NIDA.  Kate (12 years)
  • Paul's course was really fun.  He was so nice and had really good tips.  It was AWESOME!  Annabelle (14 years)
  • The course was fun and I met lots of awesome people.  Paul is great - he controlled us all the time and is funny.  Eliza (13 years)
  • Great fun!  An unforgetable experience!  Paul was really funny and an excellent teacher.  He made the course so worthwhile.  Jessica (13 years)
  • It was fantastic.  I LOVED IT!  Paul was great.  Kate (13 years)

Auditions & Screen Tests

  • Paul was very experienced & I gained a lot from his knowledge.  He had well structured and organised sessions, examples and exercises. I can't offer ways to improve the course.  Very Happy.  Angus (17 years)

Drama Classes 2002-2005

  • I really enjoyed working with my character.  I found I could really become someone else, it was a great experience.  I love the way the classes are so social, yet we learn so much.  I don't think I could have had a better experience.  Lila (Secondary student for 3 years)
  • I enjoyed creating our performance individually and in a group.  I liked being able to contribute to the presentation in all the ways I could.  Tiffany (Secondary student for 3 years)
  • I gained self confidence - I can now be in front of an audience and be confident.  Rachel (Secondary student for 2 years)
  • I gained the power to not be nervous in performance and in speaking in front of a lot of people.  Marco (Primary student for 3 years)
  • I loved the hands on activities and the absence of theory which would have made it like a school away from school.  Lucien (Secondary student)
  • Lots of FUN TIMES!  I enjoyed learning techniques that help me to improve my acting skills.  Melissa (Primary student)
  • I liked the games and other stuff.  I'm better at drama now.  Lauren (Primary student for 3 years)
  • I enjoyed rehearsing the end of year play, doing the classes with the other students and having you as my teacher.  Liviu (Primary student)
  • I feel I gained a lot of courage from Semester 1 because of the play and concert.  Sam (Primary student)