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Pearson Casting for ‘Starlight Express’, Ali Fearnley and Hannah Birkett Casting among the CDA Award winners. The winners of the Casting Directors Association (CDA) Awards 2025 have been announced at a ceremony at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, hosted by the hilarious Lou Sanders. The awards, created to celebrate the crucial yet often under-appreciated work of the […]
The casting teams behind ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Dept Q’ and ‘Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy’ amongst those nominated for 41st Artios Awards. The Casting Society of America (CSA) has announced the nominees for the 2026 Artios Awards. The Awards celebrate the year’s most outstanding achievements in casting across film, television, theatre and new media, with the […]
RepresentAsian’s Ben Armstrong and Aixa Amarante Naranjo reveal how passion drives their mission to champion Asian talent and create lasting change for diversity in theatre. In an industry where meaningful representation remains a challenge, the story of RepresentAsian shows what happens when a community comes together to give a platform to performers and creatives who […]
Emmy winner and star of ‘Adolescence’ Owen Cooper discusses his acting journey from The Drama MOB to being recognised as a ‘Star of Tomorrow’. Owen Cooper is the young actor everyone’s talking about in the film and television world. He captivated audiences globally with his debut role as ‘Jamie Miller’ in the Netflix miniseries Adolescence. […]
The UK’s first Culture Secretary, Lord Chris Smith, offers a candid look behind the government’s closed doors. In this episode of The Spotlight Podcast, we discuss how policy decisions directly impact careers and outline the crucial steps artists must take to make their voices heard and shape the future of the arts. For many performers, […]
The latest films and TV shows currently shooting across the UK and Ireland in October, including Anxious People and a new Netflix series from Black Mirror’s Charlie Brooker. Autumn is finally here, and with it comes the prime season for television and film. Strictly Come Dancing is back on the dancefloor, the bakers are cooking […]
