Barbara Smale

Barbara's accents include neutral Scottish, North East Scottish accent, Doric dialect, Glaswegian, Edinburgh, Northern, London, standard English. She can portray many characters from young to old. Her video gaming demo is a great example of her wide range! She can sing and has appeared in musicals.

After graduating from Glasow University, Barbara trained at the Drama Studio London. She then acted professionally in community theatre, theatre-In-education, mainstream theatre, West End London and national tours, play readings, corporate videos , voiceovers and featured in an operatic Ragu commercial. She had a break from acting while bringing up a family and worked in Education as an Early Years co-ordinator and teacher in East Sussex and as a Teacher in Special Education and Support for Learning, Aberdeenshire, She is now focusing on her voiceover careerand is a member of Equity the Actors' Union in the UK Barbara has a home studio and is recording on Audacity using a Rode NT1A microphone and pop filter, Focusrite Scarlett Solo and Beyerdynamic DT700 ProX headphones. She also has access to local recording studios in the area. Past voiceover work includes Australian Broadcasting Corporation, British Rail, commercials and and the tour audio for Jorvik Centre in York. She has just recorded the voiceover for the latest UK TV commercial for Parsley Box, the popular ready made meal delivery service as well as a commercial for AXA Health Cancer Care Team.