Author: Spotlight Admin
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Ways to Fund Your Performing Arts Training and Career
Funds, bursaries and awards you should know about to help to pursue your passion in the arts. We all know studying doesn’t come cheap so it’s reassuring to know that there is financial help available to help talented students, performers and theatremakers. We’ve listed some of the bursaries, scholarships and awards available to help cover the costs of studying…
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Radio and Voice Studio Setups Explained
Award-winning audio writer, director and producer Jack Bowman explains the various types of radio and voice studio setups performers may encounter. Audible Studio Setup Audible like to cast big names for their audio output. If you do work for Audible, you will likely receive the script in advance however it’s not uncommon for the rest…
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How to Negotiate
Scotwork director and senior consultant Richard Savage shares his secrets to make us all better negotiators. Negotiation is an art, not a science. Richard Savage Negotiating is a key part of any agent’s role and not something you as a performer should be clueless about either. We can often feel powerless in the industry when…
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Spotlight Membership FAQs for Agents, Performers and Casting Professionals
In order to join Spotlight as an agent, casting director or performer you will need to meet certain professional criteria. This page sets out our current joining criteria. We continuously review our processes and we work alongside other industry organisations and professional bodies to support and keep in line with current industry standards. Skip to a section: Agents Joining…
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Spotlight’s Best Advice: 2019 in Review
Enjoy a recap of Spotlight’s acting industry advice from the past year. With the festive season in full swing and 2020 beckoning us ever closer, we’re taking some much-needed time out to reflect on all the great content we’ve published on Spotlight this year. We aim to bring you the best advice from industry experts…
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A Guide for Parents: Everything You Need to Know About the Industry
Prepare your child for success in a tough and vibrant industry – here’s all our best advice to get you started! Spotlight is the home of casting, where your child can get their start on stage or screen. They are eligible for membership by having representation from an agent. We work closely with agents and…
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Six Tips for Keeping Your Cool During Tech Rehearsal Week
Necessary though it is, tech rehearsal week has accrued a somewhat intimidating reputation. It’s an important part of the process – but how can you make it less gruelling? Tom Baker offers his top tips for keeping your cool during tech week. Being part of a theatre production is a magical thing. A group collaborate to…
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Vaulting the Pond
The pull and prestige of appearing in British Theatre is very strong: advice on moving from the US to the UK for work British theatre holds a special spot in theatre actors’ hearts, especially for our fellow English-speakers across the Atlantic Ocean. Even though they have Broadway and their various prestigious regional centres, Americans dream…
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Spotlight holds first Industry Forum for non-performer members
Last Saturday saw Spotlight’s first ever full day of events for our non-performer members designed to advise and guide them around how best they can work for performers. The day brought together agents, personal managers and casting directors with a mix of keynote presentations, workshops and industry panels. Sessions included: Guidelines to cast and represent…
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How Parents and Agents Work Together for Young Performers
Spotlight talks to Michelle Kirby and Diane Zetterstrom about how they work together for their young performer, Oliver. In this episode, Spotlight talks to Michelle Kirby of Daisy and Dukes Agency, along with the parent of a performer she represents, Diane Zetterstrom. Diane’s son Oliver is a young performer on Spotlight, exploring his passion for performing. We…