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How to choose your professional name for Spotlight and Equity

One of the most important decisions you take in your performing career is what your professional name will be. Most performers keep their own name, but you need to ensure this is unique and isn’t easily confused with other performers. This is an issue both Spotlight and performers’ union Equity get plenty of questions about from new members. We asked Equity’s Head of Membership Matt Hood for his advice on picking your performing name. For performers choosing a unique, professional name is key to establishing yourself in a highly competitive industry. Whether by word of mouth,...

posted on 7th February 2012 Read full article >>

Money saving deals for Spotlight members

When you join Spotlight, you don’t just get access to some of the best jobs and career advice in the industry, your membership gives you money off a range of products and services – from theatre tickets to hairdressers, acting courses to personal trainers, there’s so many ways to save money with your Spotlight membership card. These deals we’ve negotiated on your behalf are a little added extra that we like to give our members, and new offers are added all the time. Most of the time you’ll just need your Spotlight card, but make sure you check...

posted on 12th January 2012 Read full article >>

Happy New Year from Spotlight and our plans for 2012

From everybody at Spotlight we’d like to say a big Happy New Year and welcome back to all our members, subscribers and friends, as we look forward to an exciting acting-packed 2012. We have lots planned for the next 12 months and, to inspire you as you start 2012, we thought we’d let you know of a few notable events and other areas where we’ll be out and about helping our members boost their careers. Also, as it’s January, keep your eyes peeled on Spotlight’s news site for a series of pieces aimed at helping you to freshen...

posted on 3rd January 2012 Read full article >>

Earn extra money with Spotlight’s non-acting employment partners

At Spotlight, we know that many of our members often need flexible non-acting work to tie in with auditions, rehearsals and performances, which is why we’re always working hard to find positions that can bring in much-needed extra cash. If you’re looking for extra work, we’ve recently added several flexible positions in our non-acting employment section for Spotlight members. Members can log into their card offers and access a list of recruitment agencies that are actively looking for actors and performers to join their team. Below is a selection of current recruiters and available jobs:...

posted on 26th October 2011 Read full article >>

One week left for Spotlight’s male actors to renew membership

Spotlight’s male actor members have just over a week left to renew their Spotlight membership or confirm their details, to ensure they don’t miss out on being promoted to hundreds of job opportunities – as well as acting seminars and discounts exclusive to Spotlight members. This year has already been a busy one for Spotlight’s directories and website services and it isn’t set to slow down with lots of exciting developments planned for the rest of the year. Examples of projects recently cast via Spotlight include Roland Emmerich’s Anonymous, Game Of Thrones, Cool Hand Luke, Scott...

posted on 24th October 2011 Read full article >>

Just two days left for drama students to join Spotlight Graduates

If you’re a final-year student at a Conference of Drama Schools (CDS) member school and you’re graduating in 2012, then it’s time to join Spotlight Graduates. Students on two-to-three year acting or musical theatre courses need to apply before 15th October 2011 to be included in February’s directory - distributed to key industry professionals nationwide - and to receive a fully searchable, professional CV on Spotlight’s website. Postgraduate students have until 24th November 2011 to apply.   Benefits and services If you’ve already applied for Spotlight Graduate membership, congratulations!  You now qualify...

posted on 13th October 2011 Read full article >>

Spotlight Actors – renew your membership now

It’s that time of year when our actor members need to renew their Spotlight membership or confirm their details.  This year has already been a busy one for Spotlight’s directories and website services and it isn’t set to slow down with lots of exciting developments planned for the rest of the year.    This year's deadline is 15th October if you want to change your main book photo and 1st November if you want to keep it the same. To renew just click on the link below.  All you need is your update PIN, a debit/credit card and...

posted on 8th September 2010 Read full article >>

September at Spotlight is ‘Presenters Month’

This September we are operating a series of industry seminars/networking opportunities as well as career advice 1 on 1’s with a Spotlight expert for all our presenter members.  In addition we’re offering discounts on show reel uploads and 2010 copies of Contacts throughout the month.  Our first seminar is aimed at those just starting out as a presenter.  John Byrne (Career Advisor to The Stage newspaper) will be in discussion with Kathryn Wolfe, (Senior Lecturer, Media Performance University of Bedfordshire and author of 'So You Want To be a TV Presenter?') about the...

posted on 24th August 2010 Read full article >>

Spotlight Dancers – renew your membership for 2011

It’s time for our current dance members to renew their Spotlight membership.       Over the past year we have launched several new services for our dance database including online renewals, a programme of seminars for graduates given by musical theatre casting directors Pippa Ailion and David Grindrod, and Spotlight Mondays – free fifteen minute career advice sessions with a Spotlight expert. Examples of projects recently cast using the Spotlight Dancers database include Flashdance (Musical), Life of Pi (Feature Film), Aladdin (Pantomime), The Dancing Couples (Still Photography), Grayboy 2010 – Cruise Ship Auditions (Stage), Goldfrapp – Alive...

posted on 14th June 2010 Read full article >>

Children and Young Performers 2010-2011 – New directory out now!

This directory features child artists from leading theatre schools and agencies – showing photos, brief descriptions and agent / school contact details. It is the best place to source talented, professional child artists and young performers, for any type of performance work. To browse a preview of the book or to order a copy, visit the Spotlight Shop. If you are interested in advertising on our Children and Young Performers database, please click here Tags: director, membership

posted on 9th June 2010 Read full article >>

Spotlight Presenters – renew your membership for 2011

It’s time for our current presenter members to renew their Spotlight membership. Over the past year we have launched several new services for our presenter database including online renewals, a programme of industry seminars and a new section called ‘Emerging Talent’ for aspiring presenters.  We are also branding September here at Spotlight as ‘Presenters Month’ and will be offering our members a range of free advice sessions and seminars plus discounts on showreels and voice clip uploads.  Examples of projects recently cast using the Spotlight Presenters database include CBBC (Television), QVC (Television), Visa - World...

posted on 2nd June 2010 Read full article >>

Tip of the day - How to renew your Spotlight Actress membership for 2010

If you haven’t managed to confirm your contact details and renew your membership yet, there are three methods to ensure your continued Spotlight website and directory presence. 1. Online – visit www.spotlight.com/renew - all you need is your Spotlight Update PIN, a debit/credit card (please note the online payment system does not accept AMEX or Laser cards) and a high-res digital copy of your new photo if you want to change it. It’s very easy and takes a matter of minutes. 2. Over the phone – call our Accounts department on 020 7440 5005 - all you...

posted on 6th May 2010 Read full article >>

Spotlight Actresses – renew your membership now

It’s that time of year when our actress members need to renew their Spotlight membership or confirm their details. This year is gearing up to be an exciting one for Spotlight’s directories, website services and outreach work, with lots more planned in the coming months  - you don’t want to miss out! To renew visit www.spotlight.com/renew. Paper forms are also being sent to actress members in the post, but please note that it will take longer for us to update your CV and/or photo if you choose to complete these. The deadline is 15 April...

posted on 1st March 2010 Read full article >>