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The finalists of the Spotlight Prize 2024 on stage at the end of the showcase
The Spotlight Prize 2025 Finalists Announced
The 20 drama school graduates who’ll be performing at this year’s Spotlight Prize showcase. Once again, the Spotlight Prize is here to recognise and celebrate the very best drama school talent that the UK and Ireland have to offer.  65 drama schools and universities nominated a student from their graduating class to submit a self-tape […]
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Lifestyle & Wellbeing
The Foundations of Good Mental Health

Setting the tone for resilience this Mental Health Awareness Week The “bottom of the pyramid” according to Carol Chapman, registered Psychologist and Performance Coach, centres around lifestyle choices and self-awareness. “Basic lifestyle is really important [for] just maintaining a basic level of mood.” Getting those fundamentals right is essential to good health in general, and […]

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The Industry
Vaulting the Pond

The pull and prestige of appearing in British Theatre is very strong: advice on moving from the US to the UK for work British theatre holds a special spot in theatre actors’ hearts, especially for our fellow English-speakers across the Atlantic Ocean. Even though they have Broadway and their various prestigious regional centres, Americans dream […]

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The Industry
Screenwriter Carl Ellsworth on Writing For Actors

Behind the scenes with screenwriter Carl Ellsworth Carl Ellsworth is an American screenwriter best known for his movies, which include Red Eye, Disturbia and The Last House On The Left. Domenique Fragale spoke to Carl on behalf of Spotlight to tell us more about the role of the screenwriter and how performers influence his writing […]

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Directing Your Own Work with Holly Race Roughan

Theatre director Holly Race Roughan gives us her practical tips on directing your own work and what makes for a successful director… [We are] an entire industry founded on coffees. Holly Race Roughan During our most recent Open House, Holly Race Roughan led a fantastic and practical session on directing for theatre. Holly has worked […]

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Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Putting the Spotlight on Mental Health

Raffaella Covino, actress and Founder and Director of triple award-winning organisation Applause for thought, talks about mental health awareness, support and training as a mental health first aider. Mental health should be at the forefront as we navigate our way out of the turbulent waters of 2020 Back in December 2017, after four years working […]

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The Spotlight Podcast with Andrew Stewart MP
How Political Parties Shape Cultural Policy with Stuart Andrew MP

The Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Stuart Andrew, joins us on The Spotlight Podcast to discuss how cultural policies impact performers. The Rt. Hon. Stuart Andrews MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, joins us in the Spotlight studio to discuss how cultural policies impact performers. He […]

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