Author: Spotlight Team
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Headshot Tips for Young Performers
Headshot photographer Robin Savage shares his advice for finding the right photographer and getting the most out of your headshot session. Robin Savage has been a professional photographer for 15 years, photographing around 1,000 young performers per year. Like many headshot photographers, Robin also used to be a performer, and so has a brilliant understanding of…
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Transgender, Non-Binary & Gender Non-Conforming – Let’s Talk About It
We speak to Aitch Wylie (they/them), who is an actor, singer, and trans inclusivity consultant in the performing arts. In this episode of The Spotlight Podcast, we cover some of the basic definitions and language used when talking about gender constructs and challenging them. We also discuss the importance of the arts in driving social change…
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What You Need to Know About Nudity and Intimacy on Set
Advice from intimacy coordinators Ita O’Brien and Marci Liroff for actors considering roles that require nudity or intimate scenes. More than ever before, roles may ask actors to expose themselves and perform intimate scenes so it’s important you’re aware of your rights and set your boundaries. We hosted a seminar with Ita O’Brien and Marci Liroff,…
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How a Director and Writer Collaborate in Theatre
In this episode of the Spotlight podcast, we talk to playwright Ella Hickson and director Natalie Abrahami about collaboration in theatre Natalie and Ella have worked on some hugely successful projects together including Anna at the National Theatre and Swive (Elizabeth) at The Globe. In this podcast they chat to us about working in theatre, their…
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Telling Stories through Puppetry with Richard Hay
Spotlight talks with Richard Hay, puppeteer and co-creator of Sharklegs Theatre Company, about puppetry, going viral, and taking Sharklegs’ new, Amazon-exposing show, Fulfilment, to the Edinburgh Fringe. Hi Richard! How did you first get into puppetry? I graduated from drama school a long, long time ago, and I did a course at East 15 [where]…
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Spotlight Prize 2019: Directors and Panellists Announced
This year’s Spotlight Prize directors for stage and screen, alongside our panel of judges. The annual Spotlight Showcase judges and directors have been announced today, as follows: Stage Natalie Abrahami (Stage Director) Natalie Abrahami was Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre, Notting Hill from 2007-2012 and Associate Director at the Young Vic 2013-2016. She has also…
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Sonia Allam’s Audition Tips for Young Performers
Casting Director Sonia Allam shares her advice on confidence, self-tapes, and making the best impression in your next audition. At our latest Open House, our younger performers had the opportunity to work with Casting Director Sonia Allam (Plebs, Hetty Feather and The Spanish Princess) on auditioning. Participants, aged 14 to 18, had the opportunity to…
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Spotlight Prize 2018: Directors and Panellists Announced
This year’s Spotlight Prize directors for stage and screen, alongside our panel of judges. The annual Spotlight Showcase judges and directors have been announced today, as follows: Stage Sarah Frankcom (Stage Director) Image credit: Johan Persson After working as a drama teacher in the East End, Sarah started working with new writers and in drama schools.…
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The Spotlight Prize 2017: Winning Performances
Watch Cecily and Yasmin’s winning pieces. On Tuesday 11 July, 20 actors from some of the UK’s top drama schools took part in the Spotlight Stage Showcase at The UnderGlobe. Ahead of this year’s performance, the graduates also took part in a screen acting showcase with director Shimmy Marcus. The Best Stage Actor winner was…
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The 2017 Spotlight Prize Winners Are…
Cecily Redman and Yasmin Mwanza Scoop Spotlight Stage and Screen Prize. Cecily Redman from the Royal Academy of Music has been named Best Stage Actor at this year’s Spotlight Showcase, with Yasmin Mwanza from the Manchester School of Theatre being named Best Screen Actor. This year’s stage showcase was judged by acclaimed actors Sarah Parish, Mark Bonnar,…