Tag: spotlight prize
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12 Tips for Controlling Nerves
Top tips to help deal with nerves ahead of auditions, performances or rehearsals Nerves can get the better of all of us. Even established actors get nervous before auditions, performances and in rehearsals as Imelda Staunton, Josette Simon, Alex Jenning and other actors have shared with us. The trick is knowing how to deal with them when…
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Tips for Preparing for a Performance
Top tips about preparing for performing on stage or on camera. As part of the Spotlight Prize, graduate performers are asked to perform a monologue of their choice in front of the camera before performing a second piece on stage in front of an audience of industry professionals. We asked them what they did differently to prepare for each…
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Life Lessons from Drama School
We asked graduates to reveal the most valuable lessons and unforgettable experiences they’ll carry with them from drama school. The Spotlight Prize 2022 finalists come from some of the most prestigious drama schools in the country where they’ve spent years learning their craft and honing their skills. Fresh from their impressive performances at the Spotlight…
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How to Find the Perfect Audition Monologue
Tips for finding monologues for a showcase, and how to know which one is the right one for you to perform. We’re often asked where to find monologues for showcases. With so many resources available both online and in libraries, how do you go about starting your search? And how do you know which of…
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Spotlight Prize Winners 2022
We’re delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Spotlight Prize. Congratulations to Angela Jones of LAMDA for winning Best Actor (Stage) and to Aaron Hodgetts of Guildford School of Acting for winning the prize for Best Actor (Screen)! The two prize winners were chosen from 19 outstanding finalists by an expert panel of judges and walk…
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Spotlight Prize 2022 Judges Announced
We’re delighted to announce our esteemed panel of judges for this year’s Spotlight Prize. The annual Spotlight Prize, originally launched in the 50s, helps to launch the careers of outstanding graduates, offering them a platform to raise their profile within the industry and to win a cash prize. This year one of the 19 graduates…
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Finalists Announced for the Spotlight Prize 2022
We’re excited to announce that this year’s Spotlight Prize is returning to an in-person ceremony, for the first time since 2019. The Spotlight Prize is our annual event where selected graduate nominees showcase their talents in front of industry professionals. Since the 50s, its has been an exciting opportunity for graduates to perform in front of…
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Advice for Preparing for a Showcase
We asked Spotlight Prize 2021 nominees what advice they would give to anyone preparing for a showcase. Here’s what they said… “Look at it as an opportunity to do what you love doing. Nothing more. Get in there and have fun. Bounce some ideas around and bring some to the table.” Adam Isla O’Brien “Look…
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The Spotlight Prize Winner 2021
Sam Peace, a graduate of Italia Conti, has been named Best Screen Actor for this year’s Spotlight Prize and will receive the £2000 award. Sam was one of 20 students nominated from the UK’s leading drama schools who competed for the Spotlight Prize 2021. Huge congratulations to Sam – we look forward to seeing him progress…
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Tips for Preparing for a Showcase
We asked Spotlight Prize nominees from 2019 to share the advice they’d give to anyone preparing for a showcase this year. Here’s what they said… “Pick a piece that excites you. It’s great when it sparks something in you personally. One of my acting tutors always said with any script, you have to ask yourself…