Category: The Spotlight Podcast
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Tips for Using Spotlight When You’re a Self-Represented Performer
How to navigate the world of performing when you don’t have an agent, and how to make the most of Spotlight as a self-represented actor. We’ve recently made some changes to Spotlight to make it easier for performers representing themselves to use the platform and self-submit for jobs. In this episode of the Spotlight Podcast, we’re joined…
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The Spotlight Podcast: A Podcast for Actors and Performers
The Spotlight Podcast, brought to performers and actors from the home of casting, shares industry news, expert advice and personal acting stories from the world of performing arts and entertainment. The Spotlight Podcast is for actors and performers navigating the performing arts and entertainment industry. Brought to you by Spotlight, the home of casting, our…
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The Spotlight Podcast: Female-led Creative Spaces and Improvisation
We talk to Notflix about improvisation and working as an all-female cast In this episode of The Spotlight Podcast, we talk to Aisling Groves-McKeown and Emma Read, members of the five-star, award-winning, all-female, improvised musical comedy: Notflix the Musical! We talk at length about the craft of good improvisation, honing your songwriting skills, as well as…
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Inclusion and Representation in the Performing Arts
In this episode of The Spotlight Podcast, we talk to performer, theatre-maker and creative Edinburgh’s Programme Manager Zoë Alba Farrugia about representation and inclusion in performing arts and the importance of the artistic community Zoë Alba Farrugia shares her story about moving to the UK as a Maltese performer to follow her acting dream, the…
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Caring for Your Voice in Winter
Winter voice care tips and advice for vocal recovery after a cold or congestion. We asked spoken voice coach, podcaster and voiceover artist, Nic Redman, for her top tips for caring for your voice during the cold season and what we can be doing to look after our voices this winter. 12-minute listen. Episode Transcript Kristyn Coutts: Hello…
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Progressing Your Voice Career with The VO Social
Whether you’re a seasoned professional voiceover, or an actor looking to add another skill to your repertoire, the VO Social Podcast ladies can help you move your career along. The VO Social Podcast’s Nic Redman and Leah Marks have got more than 30 years of voice experience between them, and this episode of The Spotlight…
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Disability and Accessibility in Theatre with Robert Softley Gale
We speak to theatre-maker and performer Robert Softley Gale about accessibility in the Arts and making theatre in Scotland. In this episode of The Spotlight Podcast, we talk to Robert Softley Gale. Robert has worked in the Arts for over 20 years and sits on the board of the National Theatre of Scotland. Robert is…
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Comedy and Social Media: Jonny Weldon’s Acting Story
In this episode of the Spotlight Podcast, we chat to actor and comedian Jonny Weldon about auditions, comedy, making your own work and social media. Spotlight member Jonny Weldon is an actor, writer, comedian, and content creator who has performed on stage and screen from a young age. He can be seen in Sneakerhead, Stath Lets Flats,…
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Breaking Down Barriers: Tommy Jessop Talks about his Journey
Tommy Jessop is the first actor with Down Syndrome to play the lead in a primetime TV drama, he’s also been in Line of Duty and is the first actor with Down Syndrome to be professionally cast as Hamlet, and become a full voting member of BAFTA. 16 minute listen or a full transcript of the…
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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…