Author: Christina Care
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Tips for Performing Your Best Monologue
Monologue tips from Guildford School of Acting audition panellist Joe Richardson By Christina Care At Spotlight’s Open House event, Joe Richardson led a wonderful session on auditioning for drama school. We went along to hear all his great advice on how to get your monologue into the best shape possible, and nail that audition! Avoid…
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Perfecting Accent Work with Dialect Coach William Conacher
All things accent related with William Conacher, dialect coach on The Crown, Peaky Blinders, Happy Valley, Dunkirk, The Reader and more… Accents have different entry points for me. Sometimes it’s the rhythm and melody, or sometimes it’s vowel and consonant changes… I believe learning an accent is much more akin to learning dance steps than…
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Work-Life Balance: The Number One Issue for Freelancers
The importance of balance in an uncertain industry Freelancers of all varieties – but especially the creative kinds – are all faced with one big issue: How on earth can I ever get any downtime? It’s easy to feel as though if you aren’t working towards the next role – the next creative outlet –…
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Laban Character Analysis with Sarah Perry
An introduction to the potential benefits of Laban Movement Analysis for actors We are all a body in a space moving with effort from shape to shape. Sarah Perry At our recent Open House, Sarah Perry hosted a session on character analysis, using Laban. Laban Movement Analysis is a theoretical framework using movement, specifically observing how…
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How to Produce a Theatre Show
Getting started as a producer of your own work with Paines Plough & DryWrite producer Francesca Moody Self-producing is a challenge: it requires spinning a lot of plates! To help you get started, we spoke to Francesca Moody, producer with Paines Plough on this year’s season, who also works regularly with DryWrite, not least on their runaway hit Fleabag,…
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Seraphina Beh: Choosing An Agent & A Role Model
Seraphina Beh on being your own role model, and choosing the right agent for you The second part of our discussion with EastEnders’ Seraphina Beh, on the importance of a good relationship with your agent and the importance of good role models. Part one was all about overcoming rejection and finding alternative training. …
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Seraphina Beh: Alternative Training & Overcoming Rejection
EastEnders star Seraphina Beh on getting past rejection with ‘unashamed confidence’ and different ways to hone your craft! Seraphina Beh talks to Spotlight about all things acting as a young performer – including her work on EastEnders, how she found her passion for acting, and her advice for other aspiring young actors. If I’d decided I…
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Top Tips for Understanding Contracts
Our tips for getting started with contracts to protect your rights as a working performer They’re not exactly a sexy topic, but contracts are super important when you’re working jobs here and there as a performer, and don’t have an agent to negotiate on your behalf. Work can come and go, and new contracts are…
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How To Be A Presenter
David McClelland talks about why he loves presenting, the reality of spinning lots of plates at once, and the things you need to make it in the tough presenting world – starting with his expert subject, tech. David McClelland is a writer, presenter, broadcaster and technology expert working across television, radio, print and online. He is the resident technology…
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Directing Your Own Work with Paines Plough
Paines Plough’s Joint Artistic Director James Grieve talks to Spotlight about moving from acting to directing – and how important it is to make your own work! James Grieve is the Joint Artistic Director of Paines Plough (“PP”) alongside George Perrin. He started out as an actor before moving over to directing, and as a result, James had a lot…