Author: Natasha Raymond
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Full List of Golden Globes Winners 2025
Emilia Pérez and Shōgun win big with four awards while The Brutalist, Hacks and Baby Reindeer among other winners at the Golden Globes 2025. The winners of the 82nd Golden Globes have been announced at a ceremony in The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, hosted by comedian and actress Nikki Glaser. In the Film category, musical…
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Rachel Freck on Casting ‘That Christmas’
Christmas and comedy casting connoisseur Rachel Freck on That Christmas, how she got started as a casting director and what she wants to see in auditions. Rachel Freck is an Emmy-award-winning casting director whose work you’ll most definitely be familiar with. Her impressive list of credits includes comedy big-hitters The Office, Twenty Twelve, Green Wing,…
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Danny Sapani on His Extensive Career Performing on Stage and Screen
‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare‘ actor Danny Sapani tells us about auditioning for ‘Killing Eve’ and ‘Penny Dreadful’, being recognised in public and his top acting tip. Acclaimed actor Danny Sapani has an impressive list of stage performances under his belt. His extensive theatre work includes playing ‘Brutus’ in Julius Caesar at Shakespeare’s Globe, ‘Jason’…
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Full List of Golden Globes Nominations 2025
Musical ‘Emilia Pérez’ leads Golden Globes 2025 with 10 nominations – ‘The Brutalist’, ‘Conclave’, ‘The Bear’ and ‘Shōgun’ among other nominees. The nominees for the 82nd Golden Globes have now been revealed, with musical Emilia Pérez leading the charge in the film category. Its 10 nominations include Best Musical or Comedy Film, Best Non-English Language,…
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8 Ways to Find Your Audition Monologue
Tips for finding your perfect audition monologue from how to begin your research, where to find monologues for free and what to look for. Choosing a monologue for your audition shouldn’t be rushed or done on a whim. With so many monologues out there, you need to play an active role in narrowing down the…
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The Winners of the Black British Theatre Awards 2024
Choir Boy, MJ the Musical, and actors Layton Williams, Joshua-Alexander Williams and Danny Sapani among winners at the Black British Theatre Awards 2024. On 4 November 2024, the 6th Black British Theatre Awards took place at the Lyceum Theatre in London – home of Disney’s acclaimed musical, The Lion King. The awards, which celebrate the…
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How to Make the Most of Your Time at Drama School
Six tips from our Spotlight Prize winners and finalists to help you get the most out of your drama school experience. So you’ve decided that drama school is the right path for you, you’ve succeeded with your drama school audition and you’re finally in. You now have three years (or less, depending on your course)…
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My Casting Story: Marta Svetek in ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach’
Voice and motion capture artist Marta Svetek tells us what to expect during voiceover and mocap auditions for video games and how she landed her role in ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach’. Video games have come a long way since Pong and Tetris. They’re now so creative, so technologically advanced and so full of…
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Meet the Casting Director: Susan Shopmaker
US casting director Susan Shopmaker talks casting ‘The Holdovers’ and ‘The Iron Claw’, how commercial casting differs from film and how to get cast in US-based productions. Susan Shopmaker’s casting career spans decades. With over 30 years’ experience casting for feature films, as well as plenty of credits in commercials, she is one of the…
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The Spotlight Prize Finalists’ Best Acting Advice
The winners and finalists from the Spotlight Prize 2024 each share the best piece of acting advice they were ever given. While we progress as actors, we’re surrounded by those who offer us advice. Whether it comes from actors with more experience, actors with different experience, famous actors we admire, or those who come from…