Tag: casting news
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Full List of Artios Awards 2025 Winners
Casting Directors including Nina Gold, Martin Ware and Bernard Telsey win awards for ‘Wicked’, ‘A Complete Unknown’, ‘Emilia Pérez’, ‘Conclave’, ‘Slow Horses’ and ‘Baby Reindeer’. Last night (12 February), the Casting Society’s Artios Awards, presented by Spotlight, took place with glittering ceremonies in London, New York and Los Angeles. The Artios Awards honours the year’s…
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New West End and Touring Stage Shows Coming in 2025
Eight new stage productions that are touring the UK and coming to the West End you won’t want to miss this year. As we welcome in a brand new year, we can’t help but look back on 2024 and celebrate the productions that wowed audiences on London’s West End and up and down the UK.…
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What’s Filming in the UK and Ireland – Winter 2025
We look at some of the exciting new films and TV shows filming in the UK and Ireland over the next few months. Last year was a huge year for film and television with some record-breaking films in the cinema. We saw comic book heroes Deadpool & Wolverine smashing the summer box office and musical…
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My Casting Story: Laura Dawkes in Disney’s ‘Frozen the Musical’
Performer Laura Dawkes on playing ‘Anna’ in Disney’s ‘Frozen the Musical’, going straight from drama school to the West End, and the process of recording the show for Disney+. Laura Dawkes has had an exceptional start to her career. Within weeks of graduating from Emil Dale Academy, she was cast in the lead role of…
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What’s Filming in the UK and Ireland – Autumn 2024
Join us as we look at 11 exciting productions taking place around the UK and Ireland this coming season. As we say goodbye to a glorious summer season of sassy superheroes in Deadpool and Wolverine, Riley’s emotions in Inside Out 2 and feuding queens in House of the Dragon, we eagerly wonder what’s up next. …
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My Casting Story: Evie Templeton in ‘Return to Silent Hill’
Evie Templeton shares her experience working on horror film ‘Return to Silent Hill’, plus her top tips for dealing with nerves on set and how to stay disciplined with your schoolwork. Young performer Evie Templeton already has a career spanning across theatre, television and film, and was a finalist in the first-ever Spotlight Young Performer…
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Stage Shows Touring the UK in Spring and Summer 2024
10 fantastic shows touring the UK and Ireland this spring and summer that you won’t want to miss. Spring has finally sprung, and with it, a new theatre season has begun. We’re all looking forward to seeing some old favourites and brand-new productions in our regional theatres across the UK. From exciting new musicals to…
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What’s Filming in the UK and Ireland – Spring 2024
We take a look at 10 film and TV productions filming across London and the rest of the UK this spring. Film and television have been keeping us thoroughly entertained this year, with thrilling new releases like Netflix’s Baby Reindeer getting the nation talking and big-screen blockbusters like Dune: Part Two getting bums on seats.…
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My Casting Story: Noah Matthews Matofsky in Disney’s ‘Peter Pan and Wendy’
Young performer Noah Matthews Matofsky on playing ‘Slightly’ in Disney’s ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ and how his mum and agent have supported him on his journey. Spotlight member Noah Matthews Matofsky accomplished every young performer’s dream when he was cast in a Disney film. Disney’s Peter Pan & Wendy, a live-action adaptation of the classic…
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BAFTA TV Awards 2024 – Nominations Revealed
‘The Crown’ and ‘Black Mirror: Demon 79’ lead nominees for the BAFTA TV Awards 2024. The nominations for the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises and the BAFTA Television Craft Awards have now been announced. The awards, which celebrate the best in the TV of 2023, see Netflix’s series The Crown and Black Mirror episode…