How Can an Actor Stand Out from the Crowd?

Tips to turn your new industry contact into a genuine, career-boosting relationship. In my previous article, we tackled that ’icky’ feeling around networking and started building your authentic, system-based strategy. You prepped with purpose, wrangled your contacts into the all-important contacts tracker, and (hopefully!) sent that first crucial follow-up – the one that actually reflected […]

Actor Ros Watt discusses how they approached performing as ‘Malcolm’ in a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth alongside David Tennant and Cush Jumbo. Ros Watt is a Scottish trans masculine actor (pronouns they/he), who is best known for their recent performance in the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Macbeth, directed by Max Webster. The production starred […]

Your step-by-step guide to developing genuine relationships with creative industry professionals – without getting the networking ick. Does hearing the word ‘marketing’ or ‘networking’ instantly make you want to find the nearest exit? It often feels… icky, right? Like you have to be someone you’re not just to make connections with casting directors.  But what […]