Meet and get an insight in to the process of TV / Film Director Charles Sturridge. 100% of all Donations go to Medecins Sans Frontieres. https://www.msf.org Television: World In Action (Granada 1978) Coronation Street (1977) Brideshead Revisited (1981, Granada), Soft Targets (1983, BBC), The Storyteller (1988, C4), A Foreign Field (1993, BBC), Gull…

Q&A Format Meet and get an insight in to the process of TV / Film Director Edward Hall! 100% of all Donations go to Dementia UK! Acclaimed theater, television, and film director Edward Hall returns to Chicago Shakespeare to take on the role of Artistic Director, Carl and Marilynn Thoma Chair. The appointment marks a homecoming for Hall, who has mai…

The Actors Home presents an in-depth insight into casting workshops with Luci Lennox and Run At It Shouting founder Charlie MacGechan.

Q&A Format Get an insight in to the process of Director Matthew Moore Matthew made his debut as writer/director with the short films Julian and The Amber Amulet, which won back to back Crystal Bears at The 62nd and 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. Most recently Matthew directed 6 episodes across seasons 2 and 3 of Tony McNamara's Emmy winni…

Get an insight in to the process of Writer / Director ALICE SEABRIGHT! Alice Seabright is a writer and director based in London who was named as a 2019 Screen International Star of Tomorrow. Alice is currently show running her original series Chloe for the BBC – she will write four out of six episodes, direct the 1st block, and serve as executive p…

Q&A Format Get an insight in to the process of four time Emmy award-winning casting director John Frank Levy. John recently published his new book RIGHT FOR THE ROLE where he shares his experiences. John hasn't just witnessed some of the greatest acting talents in Hollywood, in many cases, he's had a major hand in it! What began in 1988 as a way of…

Jonny is currently an associate at Shaheen Baig Casting. Jonny has worked on TV shows such as Three Girls, I AM series and independent films such as Supernova, Pirates, The Phantom of the Open and most recently Scrapper. Jonny has co-cast with Shaheen on the TV project Hanna and currently the TV series of Boiling Point. After 12 years of working fo…

*After 23 years in Los Angeles, Kate Caldwell packed up and took her casting skills to the UK where she currently works with Emmy-winning Casting Director Suzanne Smith. Kate has experience in many areas of casting having worked the studio and network side at ABC Television and on both voice-over and live-action feature films at 20th Century Fox Fe…

*After 23 years in Los Angeles, Kate Caldwell packed up and took her casting skills to the UK where she currently works with Emmy-winning Casting Director Suzanne Smith. Kate has experience in many areas of casting having worked the studio and network side at ABC Television and on both voice-over and live-action feature films at 20th Century Fox Fe…

Francesca has been working in casting since 2010, with her first job being on Captain America: The First Avenger, since then she worked across multiple genres in both film and television including sci-fi, action, horror, crime and mystery. Her credits include Logan, 6 Underground, Ford vs. Ferrari and Transformers: The Last Knight. More recently sh…

Winner of BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor for Broadchurch - 2013 Nominated for 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for NO MAN'S LAND. Nominated for 2006 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for HENRY IV PART I & II at the National Theatre. Nominated for 1993 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for HENRY IV …

Kelly is an award-nominated Casting Director and the founder of her own casting company. Projects include Bridgerton (2020), The Wheel of Time (2021), The Last Kingdom (2015-2023), and Fleabag (2016). Based in London but working internationally, the KVH office fights for diversity across the media.

Susan Ferris is CEO of the Bohemia Group, an International Management Group, representing talent across the entertainment landscape, including a number of musicians and acting talent. A Boston native with a degree in theater and film from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Ferris found herself where many others have feared to tread, in the …

Castañeda has been involved in acting since he was 17 but only started taking acting more seriously after he volunteered for a role when a director asked for actors to participate in his film during a seminar while at university. He played various minor roles in a number of productions, such as End of Watch, and also acted as a main character in a …

Lucy is Daniel Edwards Associate. She has worked for a number of well-known Casting Directors including Kate Rhodes James CDG, Laura Scott CDG, Rachel Freck CDG, Lucinda Syson CDG and Daniel Edwards CDG. Lucy has been working for Vicki Thomson CDG since January 2018. Casting Assistant credits with Daniel Edwards – THE INNOCENTS (New Pictures). Cath…

Rebecca Wright has been in Casting since 1998 having previously worked as a Second Assistant Director in TV and film. She began her Casting career as Assistant to Joyce Gallie and then Ann Fielden before working with Di Carling. After 10 great years with Di she set up on her own as REBECCA WRIGHT CASTING in November 2011. She casts for TV and Film.…

Seth has most recently been co-casting director on The Split 3 (BBC / Sister) and Get Even 2 (Netflix / iPlayer), both due to air in 2022. As casting associate, he recently worked on Des (New Pictures), Starstruck (HBO Max / BBC Three), Unforgotten 4 (Mainstreet Pictures), Worzel Gummidge (Leopard Pictures), World On Fire (Mammoth), Silent Witness …

Katy (or Dedikaty as she is known in the office) joined as Ali’s nimble right hand in 2009 and now is an acclaimed casting director. She’s proud of her roots having recently had her colour refreshed and also her Corkonian heritage. Whilst Ali has always had a personal aversion to formal education she is damn proud of Katy who is a Masters Graduate …

Get an Insight into the Process of Casting Director Katie Mozumder! Katie worked in TV production before moving into casting in 2017. Now a Casting Associate at Crowley Poole Casting, working for Casting Directors Suzanne Crowley and Gilly Poole. Most notable projects include the Emmy and Bafta award winning Killing Eve seasons 1-4 (BBC America) wi…

Get an Insight into the Process of Casting Director Carolyn McLeod! Casting for over 15 years, Carolyn is a freelance Casting Director, who specialises in Film, Theatre, TV and streaming content. She has worked with directors including Paul Schrader, Stephen Herek, Michael Caton-Jones and Sofia Coppola on independent features and projects for Netfl…

Get an Insight into the Process of Casting Director LAUREN EVANS! Lauren began her casting career working for Kate Dowd. From there she spent six years working with Nina Gold on various feature films and TV series. Notable projects include, Game of Thrones, Star Wars – the Force Awakens, The Theory of Everything, The Imitation Game, King Lear, Mr T…

Get an Insight into the Process of Casting Director Sharon Sorrentino! Sharon is a UK based casting director, she has worked across all mediums of screen and stage on many award-winning productions. She primarily casts for the screen. Her film credits include: The Journey (multi-award winning), Jericho's Walls Are Falling. TV credits include: S…

Get an Insight into the Process of Casting Director Anna Dawson! Anna is a Scotland-based Casting Director and is currently associate Casting Director to Simone Pereira Hind, working from Edinburgh and London. She is a probationary member of the CDG and has worked in casting for over 8 years. Anna’s associate and assistant television credits includ…

Get an Insight into the Process of Casting Director Des Hamilton! Des Hamilton is a Glasgow born, London based, Casting Director. He’s worked in film and television for over twenty years, and recently won a BAFTA for Best Casting on Top Boy (this being the first time scripted casting was recognised as a category). His career began in 2001 when fell…

Mike worked at a London agency for 4 years before moving into casting and relocating to Barcelona where he is currently based. He presently works as an associate to Luci Lenox where they cast a variety of projects ranging from independent feature films to international TV series. Recent projects include The One (Netflix), Westworld (HBO), Warrior N…

Get an insight into the process of casting director Sophie Kingston-Smith! Sophie primarily works as Co-Casting Director at Rose Wicksteed Casting, whilst also pursuing her own projects under her own company Kingston-Smith Casting. Previously she has worked with Casting Directors including Lucinda Syson, Karen Lindsey-Stewart and Kharmel Cochrane, …

Get an insight into the process of casting director Olivia Brittain! Olivia Brittain has worked with casting director Jina Jay on film and TV projects for over 8 years, as assistant then associate casting director. During that time she has worked with numerous acclaimed producers and directors. Notable credits include ‘Black Mirror’ and ‘Enola Holm…

Ceri has worked in Casting for the past four years across TV, Film, Theatre & Commercial projects with Casting Directors; Rachel Freck, Aisha Bywaters, Isabella Odoffin, Rose Wicksteed, Dixie Chassay, Jill Green & Emily Tilelli. Most recently she has worked as Casting Director on independent feature film MY HOUSE directed by Nick Norman-Butler and …

Get an insight into the process of casting director Rory Okey! Rory is a Casting Associate who is currently working at Dan Hubbard Casting. In 2013 Rory started as a studio assistant then studio manager at a casting studio in central London and was lucky enough to work on some incredible feature films, tv shows and commercials that initially ignite…

Get an insight into the process of casting director Luci Lenox! Luci Lenox is originally from Ireland but has been based in Spain for the last couple of decades. She has cast over 100 productions. She has always combined her career between working on international high budget co-productions with independent films. Her clients include some of Spain'…

Millie is a freelancer working in casting. She started her career with Casting Director Gemma Sykes, after an internship with Dan Hubbard. She then moved over to talent management, and spent nearly two years at Independent Talent Group, before joining Sam Jones Casting at the beginning of 2020. She is currently working on projects for Amazon, ITV, …

Hayley has worked in casting for over ten years. Her career has been across theatre, film and television and she has worked across many different offices. Some theatre credits as Casting Director include: Wuthering Heights (Nuffield Southampton) Corpse! ( Park Theatre 2020 to be restaged this summer), Skin In The Game, (Old Red Lion), Black Chiffon…

Olissa Rogers is currently working as a Casting Associate to Fiona Weir. She began working in the industry back in Germany in 2008. She worked there until 2016 mainly on TV Series. In 2016 she met casting director, Jeremy Zimmermann, and went to be casting assistant for him on several films until 2018. She then moved on to become casting assistant …

Georgie Henley (star of Ridley’s ANGRY and TARANTULA) discusses working with Philip Ridley and shares insight and wisdom on her latest triumph TARANTULA - currently streaming on STREAM.THEATRE until 06/06/2021!

Clare has worked in casting for over 8 years. Her most recent film SETTLERS, starring Brooklynn Prince, Sofia Boutella and Johnny Lee Miller is currently in post production. Other recent credits include Associate Casting Director on Official Secrets (feature film),, Treadstone (TV series) and Jack Ryan (Amazon Studios). Clare was an Associate to Ka…

Amy Jackson is a freelance Casting Associate/Director, currently working as Associate for Amy Hubbard. She started her casting career working full time with Sasha Robertson and has gone on to work in a freelance capacity with some hugely respected Casting Directors, such as Kate Rhodes James, Rachel Freck, Julie Harkin, Jina Jay, Kate Dowd, Gemma S…

Caitlin Joseph (CDG) Caitlin is Casting Associate for Suzanne M. Smith (CSA, CDG) alongside Laura Windows (CDG), she works on multiple projects across Television & Film. Her most recent credits include 'To Olivia' (Sky), ‘Carnival Row (Amazon), ‘Good Omens’ (BBC/Amazon), Season 4 of the Emmy-award winning ‘Outlander’ (STARZ), Season 2 of ‘Knightfal…

Joining us for the Ridley Zoom we have theatre director Wiebke Green, who directed Philip Ridley’s latest masterpiece THE POLTERGEIST - The New York Times Critic’s Pick and Offie OnComm Winner! Wiebke is also directing Ridley’s recently announced new play TARANTULA - set to premiere later this month!!!…

Joining us to explore Pinter's 'NO MAN'S LAND' is Alex Lass, Associate Director on Sean Mathias's production which starred Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Also a team of distinguished Pinter scholars, and the one and only Henry Woolf, last-man-standing from the original Hackney Gang.

Episode #035 of Harry Burton's WORKING WITH PINTER Zoom looks at Pinter's harrowing masterpiece ONE FOR THE ROAD. Special guests include… Lloyd Hutchinson, who co-stared with Harold Pinter himself in ONE FOR THE ROAD and Pinter Scholar Charles Grimes, author of “HAROLD PINTER’S POLITICS”

Listen in on Episode #034 of Harry Burton’s WORKING WITH PINTER as we visit A SLIGHT ACHE with Special Guests… Writer/ Director and long-term Pinter collaborator Gari Jones and Pinter's oldest friend Henry Woolf!

Joined by Joseph Potter - star of Ridley’s latest masterpiece THE POLTERGEIST. This wonderfully rich podcast looks at Joe’s journey out of Drama school and draws on some of the positives that have come out of COVID-19 pandemic - including his epic collaboration with Philip Ridley!

A fantastic discussion led by Harry Burton about THE HOMECOMING, featuring an international group of Pinter scholars, and Pinter's best friend Henry Woolf.

Matthew directed Philip Ridley's first five stage plays, including the multi-award-winning "The Fastest Clock in the Universe" Starring Jude Law and "The Pitchfork Disney”. No one is better placed to talk about staging Ridley's plays than Matthew Lloyd!

Week 8 of Harry Burton's WORKING WITH PINTER Zoom class. Henry Woolf, Harold Pinter's closest friend, illuminates aspects of Pinter's masterpiece "The Birthday Party".

Listen to Working With Pinter #29 for a rich and wide-ranging discussion about Pinter's masterpiece "The Homecoming". Harry Burton was joined by Pinter's oldest and best friend Henry Woolf, who was on glorious form. Others taking part include Frank Corrado, celebrated Pinterian of Seattle.

Meet acting agents Kristin Tarry & Ellis Hebden of TCG Artist Management. Listen in to hear shared tips on the industry and feedback from some of their current clients.

Jane Anderson is a Casting Director for TV and Film. She has worked in casting for over 15 years and has cast for BAFTA & Award-winning productions.

Lucy is one half of Jenkins McShane Casting. She is a member of the CDG and BAFTA. London-based casting directors Lucy Jenkins and Sooki McShane established Jenkins McShane Casting over seven years ago, and have since cast over a hundred plays. West End credits include Magic Goes Wrong, Groan Ups, The Red Lion, The Kite Runner, Warhorse and – the O…

Talent agent Molly Wansell joins us for an open "Q&A" on Zoom, giving her insight and wisdom on the current state of the industry. Molly Wansell from 42 represents some of the industry's leading actors and casting directors. 42 is a fully integrated management and production company, producing film, television and content, representing actors, writ…