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The Essentials
5 Top Tips for Getting Auditions

Advice from casting directors and other industry professionals on how to get more acting auditions. Auditions are an unavoidable step on the road to success in the entertainment industry, with the potential to provide you with valuable new connections and launch your career as an actor. However, they can also leave you feeling frustrated and […]

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The Industry
Watch Q&A with Kharmel Cochrane about Casting ‘Bob Marley: One Love’

Kharmel Cochrane shines a spotlight on the casting process for Bob Marley: One Love, commercials and how she likes to audition performers.  We were delighted to host a private screening of Bob Marley: One Love for Spotlight members followed by a question and answer session with the film’s casting director, Kharmel Cochrane. Kharmel Cochrane is […]

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Spotlight Prize 2024 screen prize winner Senam Akpokavi performing his monologue on stage at the showcase
8 Ways to Find Your Audition Monologue

Tips for finding your perfect audition monologue from how to begin your research, where to find monologues for free and what to look for. Choosing a monologue for your audition shouldn’t be rushed or done on a whim. With so many monologues out there, you need to play an active role in narrowing down the […]

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Training
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How to Make the Most of Your Time at Drama School

Six tips from our Spotlight Prize winners and finalists to help you get the most out of your drama school experience. So you’ve decided that drama school is the right path for you, you’ve succeeded with your drama school audition and you’re finally in. You now have three years (or less, depending on your course) […]

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Actors sharing advice with each other in a red dressing room with a mirror on the wall before the Spotlight Prize showcase.
The Spotlight Prize Finalists’ Best Acting Advice

The winners and finalists from the Spotlight Prize 2024 each share the best piece of acting advice they were ever given. While we progress as actors, we’re surrounded by those who offer us advice. Whether it comes from actors with more experience, actors with different experience, famous actors we admire, or those who come from […]

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Training
A red-haired actress smiling as she performs on stage during the Spotlight Prize showcase.
Tips for a Successful Drama School Audition

The Spotlight Prize 2024 winners and finalists share their top tips to help you prepare for your drama school auditions. Many acting careers start with a pivotal choice: should you go to drama school or not? While training at drama school is not essential for a successful career, your time there will definitely help you […]

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Getting Work
Luke Millington-Drake, Sindhu Vee and Layton Williams smiling at the camera
The Role That Changed My Career

Five performers tell us about the roles and people who made their careers.  Every role an actor plays gives them the opportunity to showcase their skills and make their mark on the industry, but some roles are so well-received, so pivotal, that they can catapult your career to new heights and audiences. At the CDG […]

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Two young actors sitting in chairs having a discussion
Is Drama School the Right Path for You?

The Spotlight Prize 2024 winners and finalists share why they went to drama school and how you can tell whether this is the right path for you. It’s no longer the case that you need to have gone to drama school to have a successful acting career. Drama school can equip you with useful and […]

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The Industry
Erin Doherty as 'Princess Anne' in 'The Crown' smiling
Erin Doherty’s Royal Role in ‘The Crown’

‘The Crown’ actress Erin Doherty relives her audition for ‘Princess Anne’.

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Layton Williams and Luke Millington-Drake standing at an orange podium during the CDG Awards 2024
5 Top Tips From 5 Top Actors

The stars of ‘Bad Education’, ‘A Discovery of Witches’, ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’ and more share their top acting tips that performers of every level should know. If you could only give only one piece of advice to your fellow actors, what would it be? Would you caution them about being prepared for auditions, or share […]

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