Category: Spotlight

  • Making the Most of Your Young Performer Membership

    Making the Most of Your Young Performer Membership

    With the new year now well underway, here’s a reminder of how you can be making the most of your Young Performer membership! Update your profile Your profile includes several key things every actor requires: information about you, your best headshot, and all your credits and skills. To make sure casting directors find you as…

  • Spotlight launches improved location options for members!

    Spotlight launches improved location options for members!

    We’ve listened to your feedback, and we’re delighted to announce that we have now improved how you can list your locations on your Spotlight profile. With more and more work being produced across Europe and throughout the UK, our improved tools will help make it easier than ever for casting directors to find you based…

  • Know Your Profile: What You Need to Make the Best Impression

    Know Your Profile: What You Need to Make the Best Impression

    Wondering what power your profile holds? Here’s the list of ways you can really make the most of your Spotlight presence. With a Spotlight profile, you’re in front of some of the most important names in the industry – which is why it’s so important to get that profile right! So, how can you make…

  • What is Spotlight?

    What is Spotlight?

    Wondering what we do here at Spotlight? Here’s an introduction. Welcome to Spotlight, the home of casting. Since 1927, Spotlight has been used to cast some of the biggest film, television and theatre productions. As Europe’s largest casting service, we serve a community of over 65,000 performers, and run world class casting studios in the…

  • Spotlight at the BFI: Authenticity in Casting

    Spotlight at the BFI: Authenticity in Casting

    Spotlight, the BFI and the Casting Society of America collaborated this week to host a discussion on authenticity in casting On Monday 15th October, Spotlight held an event in conjunction with the British Film Institute and the Casting Society of America entitled, ‘Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: Authenticity in Casting’ to tackle the question…

  • The 2018 Spotlight Prize Winners Announced

    The 2018 Spotlight Prize Winners Announced

    Lucie Sword and Francesco Piacentini-Smith Scoop Spotlight Stage and Screen Prize. Lucie Sword from RADA has been named Best Stage Actor at this year’s Spotlight Showcase, with Francesco Piacentini-Smith from The GSA being named Best Screen Actor. This year’s stage showcase was judged by acclaimed actors Imelda Staunton, Alex Jennings, Josette Simon, and Pippa Bennett-Warner, along with stage director Robert…

  • Spotlight Prize 2018: Directors and Panellists Announced

    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.…

  • Your First Audition at Spotlight

    Your First Audition at Spotlight

    A sneak peek into your first audition at Spotlight! Ever wondered what an audition at Spotlight is like? Before you arrive, here’s a peek into the process and what you can expect when you arrive at 7 Leicester Place for your first audition: If you do have access requirements, or any other queries before you…

  • The Spotlight Prize 2018 Finalists Announced

    The Spotlight Prize 2018 Finalists Announced

    Nominees Revealed for the 2018 Spotlight Showcase Drama school graduates from across the UK and Ireland have been selected to perform in front of an exclusive industry panel in July at the Spotlight Showcase 2018. The finalists will be launching their career to an audience of influential industry professionals on 17th July at 8 Northumberland Avenue, with a live…

  • 7 Tips for Becoming a Spotlight Member

    7 Tips for Becoming a Spotlight Member

    Getting you started on your way to Spotlight membership. Becoming a Spotlight member gives you access to the best acting work out there, as Spotlight is used daily by the biggest names in casting. In this article, we share information about what you need to be eligible for Spotlight membership and some tips to help…