Tag: interview
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Tips for Working with Directors
Advice from actors on how you can impress a director, and why the relationship between director and actor is so important. Every production will have a director, and every director is tasked with bringing that production to life using their creative vision. Sometimes, the fact that an actor has worked with a certain director can…
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Actors’ Tips for Building a Great Working Relationship with Your Agent
Three actors give their advice on how to build and maintain a successful working relationship with your agent. Your working relationship with your agent is built on trust and loyalty and, if managed correctly, can be very fruitful. After all, your agent will help find you work and ‘sell’ you and your skills as a…
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My Casting Story: Dian Biemans in MBC Studios’ ‘Slave Market’
Actress Dian Biemans talks to us about her journey to success as a self-represented performer, and how she landed her breakthrough role in television series ‘Slave Market’ Dian Biemans hails from a small countryside village in the southern part of the Netherlands. After studying for two Bachelor of Science degrees and a Master of Science…
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How to Network as an Actor
Tips from casting directors for how to successfully network yourself as an actor and get connections in acting. In the performing arts industry, who you know can be just as important as what you know. Casting directors have fantastic memories and will keep actors they’ve met in mind for future roles. Anyone you’ve worked with…
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My Casting Story: Lewis Shepherd in ‘Dear England’ at the National Theatre
Actor Lewis Shepherd talks to us about how he won the role of Dele Alli in the National Theatre’s triumphant play ‘Dear England’ Lewis Shepherd is a familiar name here at Spotlight. As a graduate, he took part in the Spotlight Prize in 2022, representing Rose Bruford College and delivering two stunning monologues, including one he penned himself.…
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Tips on How to Choose Your Monologue
Stage director Natalie Abrahami and Spotlight Prize performers share their top tips for choosing a great monologue that’s right for you. Whether you’re choosing a monologue for a showcase, an audition, or even our very own ‘Into the Spotlight’ monologue competition, the search for a piece that perfectly shows off your acting skills can be daunting. There…
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Casting Director Nina Gold on ‘Slow Horses’ and Auditions
Nina Gold talks about casting Gary Oldman in ‘Slow Horses’, wanting actors to do well in auditions and being right for a part British casting director Nina Gold could not be busier, having cast several shows currently streaming, including Apple TV+’s Slow Horses and Bad Sisters, Disney’s Andor, HBO’s Rain Dogs and Amazon Prime’s The Power. With two BAFTAs wins, and five…
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Top Tips on How to Write Your Own Show
Mark Thomas, Simon Longman, Vinay Patel, Luke Barnes and Georgia Christou share their top tips for writing your own work When opportunities don’t come your way, you need to go out and create your own. For actors, this can mean writing your own show to perform in. As screenwriter and playwright, Vinay Patel (Murdered by…
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Meet the Casting Director: Avy Kaufman
Artios Award-winning casting director, Avy Kaufman, talks about the casting process, acting resumes and how she finds the right actors for parts Avy Kaufman has had a long and hugely successful career, casting for well-loved films and TV shows such as Brokeback Mountain, The Sixth Sense, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Life of Pi. Fresh off her Artios Award…
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5 Things Performers Can Do Between Roles
Rob Brydon, Bella Ramsey, Harry Trevaldwyn, Asim Chaudhry, Toheeb Jimoh, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Laura Donnelly share how they keep themselves active between acting jobs No one, no matter how talented or famous, can spend every moment of every day acting. It’s important for us to have other passions to pursue in our spare time, especially…