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The Essentials
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9 Tips to Enhance Your Acting Showreel
Expert advice to turn your showreel into a compelling narrative that helps you showcase your talent and stand out to casting directors.  Your showreel is your visual CV and can be key to catching the eye of casting directors, agents and other casting professionals. But how can you ensure your showreel doesn’t just blend into […]
showreels
starting out
The Essentials
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How to Be an Actor Between Roles

Motivation, mental well-being and creative resilience: Advice from a young actor on how to stay connected to your craft and identity during work lulls and personal struggles. I was sitting with my therapist discussing some frustrations I’d had about a recent self-tape I’d done when suddenly, they stopped me and said something that changed the […]

acting
first person
wellbeing
Getting Work
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How to Build Genuine Relationships with Casting Directors

Your step-by-step guide to developing genuine relationships with creative industry professionals – without getting the networking ick. Does hearing the word ‘marketing’ or ‘networking’ instantly make you want to find the nearest exit? It often feels… icky, right? Like you have to be someone you’re not just to make connections with casting directors.  But what […]

casting directors
networking
The Essentials
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Returning to Your Performing Career After a Break

Seven steps to help restart your acting career after taking a break from performing.  Whether planned or unplanned, chances are you’ll have a break in your performing career at some point. If you’re reading this, you’re likely in one right now and want to dive back into the fray.  Coming back to acting, singing or […]

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spotlight profile
wellbeing
The Industry
The cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button onstage playing musical instruments
Olivier Awards 2025: Full Winners List

Fiddler on the Roof, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Giant are the big winners at the Olivier Awards 2025, each winning three awards. The ceremony, hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter, was held at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 6 April and featured several live performances from shows, including a special […]

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musical theatre
news
The Industry
Kerry Ellis and the rest of the cast of 'If/Then' in the West End musical concert version
Bringing ‘If/Then’ to the West End as a Musical Concert

Kerry Ellis, Tom Kitt, Adam Blanshay and Jordan Langford share their experience of bringing ‘If/Then’ to the Savoy Theatre as a staged concert. In February, we offered Spotlight members the chance to book special discounted tickets to Broadway sensation If/Then in concert during its limited run at the Savoy Theatre.  Members who joined us at […]

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musical theatre
theatre
Self-Employment
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How to Get a Mortgage as a Self-Employed Performer

Expert advice for freelance actors and performers about how to increase your chance of getting a mortgage and what you can do now to prepare for future home ownership. As a performer, your income structure can be quite unique with your personal finances fluctuating depending on your working situation. Due to the particular nature of […]

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