THE EVENT WORKS:

- Everyone is given a 12 minute time block upon booking

- You have the option to submit a self tape to be reviewed by the agents (no more than 1 and a half minutes in length)

- The agent will review and give feedback on your spotlight page

- You will get to ask any questions you want answers to in your allocated time block with the agents

Disclaimer: Feedback provided by panel agents is intended to be constructive and honest. Any critiques are given with professionalism and kindness. Additionally, please refrain from signing up if you find it challenging to handle feedback. We encourage participants who can engage with critiques in a constructive manner.

We strictly prohibit bullying, and our community values a positive and supportive environment. Our panels are closely monitored to ensure a respectful and secure environment for all participants.

Please note that refunds will not be issued in the event of dissatisfaction with provided feedback. We appreciate your understanding of this policy.

Join us for our next Monthly Mixer for a welcoming coffee afternoon where you can listen to an open and honest Q&A session followed by a chance to connect with other actors.
Whether you're seeking advice, looking to expand your network, or simply want to enjoy a cup of coffee in good company, the Monthly Mixers provides a relaxed and friendly environment for meaningful conversations and connections.

For our next Monthly Mixer we are joined by Casting Director Amy Jackson. Amy Jackson is a freelance Casting Director. Before that she worked 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 Sykes, Rachel Sheridan, amongst others. Her most recent credits include, ‘In My Skin’ (BBC), The Other One (BBC), Four Weddings and a Funeral (Hulu), Flack Series 2 (Pop and UKTV) She is currently working on a high profile and confidential project for a major streaming service with Amy Hubbard.

*This is a free event for our premium members but places are limited so you will have to book your ticket via our website to ensure your name is on the list*

Gemma is currently working at BBC casting the dramas like ‘Casualty’ and ‘Doctors’. Gemma’s other recent TV work includes: Don’t Take My Baby, Our World War – nominated for Best Miniseries BAFTA 2015, and Glasgow Girls (BBC3).

The day will consist of the following:

Morning session:
- Brief introduction
- Individual 'mock auditions' 1 on 1 (an authentic replication of what you might expect in a TV casting situation)
- Group session: An in depth talk about what is expected of an actor in the audition room and how you might improve your level of preparation like how to break down a scene

Lunch

Afternoon session:
- Second round of 'mock auditions' 1 on 1 having had an hour or so to digest the notes from the morning session
- Group review of the tapes with Gemmas constructive feedback
- Group Q & A session

*Please note as with all our events, our prices are inclusive of VAT*

*PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ZOOM APP AND HAVE A STRONG INTERNET CONNECTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS WORKSHOP. IS IT ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE A LAPTOP AND WEBCAM BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE*

How the workshop will work:

The session will start off with a Q&A about the voiceover business – We will discuss how to get started as a voiceover actor, where to find potential work/auditions, figuring out your voice type/brand, home studios, voiceover reels, and more.
Actors will be assigned a selection of commercial voiceover scripts to choose from to perform in an online zoom meeting. Each student will be coached on the “commercial read” and critiqued by myself. No home studio required, but if you have a mic feel free to record your coaching session. Marisa uses her experience working on both sides of the business to get the best commercial read out of you – the one that will book you the job.

Marisa works in all genres of voiceover (animation, corporate, video games, etc), but commercial voiceover is her area of expertise. She has voiced hundreds of national and international commercials for clients such as McDonald’s, Starbucks, Nivea, Coca-Cola, Mastercard, and many more. In addition to being a voiceover artist, Marisa also worked as a Casting Associate at one of the top On-camera commercial/voiceover casting offices in New York City, Grande/Morris Casting for three years.

Marisa uses her experience working on both sides of the business to get the best commercial read out of you – the one that will book you the job.

*This is an in person workshop. Everyone is put on tape in the workshop and sent the link to the footage afterwards*

Simon is currently a Casting Associate at Olivia Scott-Webb Casting.
Credits include, The Pope's Exorcist, directed by Julius Avery & starring Russell Crowe; announced but yet to be released feature films, The Fountain of Youth, In the Grey and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, all directed by Guy Ritchie; Verona, a new original musical based on Romeo & Juliet directed by Timothy Scott Bogart; Canary Black, directed by Pierre Morel, the director of 'Taken' & starring Kate Beckinsale; Midas Man, a biopic of Brian Epstein, the man who discovered The Beatles, directed by Joe Stephenson; Arcadian, directed by Benjamin Brewer & starring Nicolas Cage & Magpie, directed by Sam Yates & starring Daisy Ridley - all due for release in 2024/25.

He plugged away as an actor for 10 years, before deciding to sidestep into the world of casting, and is now lucky enough to have seen things from both perspectives and thoroughly enjoys offering as many nuggets of new found wisdom as he can!

Simon has just finished working on series 2 of BBC's The Gold, and is currently working on a new feature film for Netflix, among other projects in development.  

*Please note as with all our events, our prices are inclusive of VAT*

*This is an in person workshop. Everyone is put on tape in the workshop and sent the link to the footage afterwards*

Olivia Brittain is an experienced film and TV casting associate, having worked with casting director Jina Jay on projects including ‘Enola Holmes’ and ‘Black Mirror’ for Netflix, ‘The Night Manager’ and ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ for BBC/AMC and ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ for LucasFilm. Most recently she has worked on the live-action ‘Halo’ series for Showtime as co-casting director.

*Please note as with all our events, our prices are inclusive of VAT*

*This is an in person workshop. Everyone is put on tape in the workshop and sent the link to the footage afterwards*

Gabby has worked with Shaheen Baig for over 5 years. Working across both film and tv project such as Peaky Blinders, GIRI / Haji, How to Build a Girl and Adult Material.

*Please note as with all our events, our prices are inclusive of VAT*

THE EVENT WORKS:

- Everyone is given a 12 minute time block upon booking

- You have the option to submit a self tape to be reviewed by the agents (no more than 1 and a half minutes in length)

- The agent will review and give feedback on your spotlight page

- You will get to ask any questions you want answers to in your allocated time block with the agents

Disclaimer: Feedback provided by panel agents is intended to be constructive and honest. Any critiques are given with professionalism and kindness. Additionally, please refrain from signing up if you find it challenging to handle feedback. We encourage participants who can engage with critiques in a constructive manner.

We strictly prohibit bullying, and our community values a positive and supportive environment. Our panels are closely monitored to ensure a respectful and secure environment for all participants.

Please note that refunds will not be issued in the event of dissatisfaction with provided feedback. We appreciate your understanding of this policy.

Faye worked as an agent for three years before moving into casting. She is currently working at Sophie Holland casting. She is also the Casting Director for the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum which is chaired and run by TV and film producer Farah Abushwesha (The ABC Murders, The Singapore Grip).

Recent credits as Casting Director include The Playlist (U.K. Casting for Netflix), RIPD 2 (U.K. Casting for Netflix). Recent Associate credits include YOU S4 (Netflix), Heads of State (Amazon) Knuckles (Paramount), Shadow & Bone S2.

The day will consist of the following:

Morning session:
- Brief introduction
- Individual 'mock auditions' 1 on 1 (an authentic replication of what you might expect in a TV casting situation)
- Group session: An in depth talk about what is expected of an actor in the audition room and how you might improve your level of preparation like how to break down a scene

Lunch

Afternoon session:
- Second round of 'mock auditions' 1 on 1 having had an hour or so to digest the notes from the morning session
- Group review of the tapes with Fayes constructive feedback
- Group Q & A session

*Please note as with all our events, our prices are inclusive of VAT*

*This is an in person workshop. Everyone is put on tape in the workshop and sent the link to the footage afterwards*

Kate has been Casting Associate with the multiple award winning Casting Directors Nina Gold & Robert Sterne since 2013. Kate went to drama school at eighteen and worked as a professional actress for ten years. From here she moved into feature film production and worked her way up to Production Coordinator and worked on major feature films including Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, Green Zone, World War Z, Snow White and The Huntsman & Maleficent. Kate left production to pursue a more creative role and joined Nina Gold casting in 2013.
She has cast on high profile projects including Netflix The Crown, Chernobyl, Succession (UK Casting), Slow Horses, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Morbius and Game of Thrones amongst many others.

*Please note as with all our events, our prices are inclusive of VAT*

*This is an in person workshop. Everyone is put on tape in the workshop and sent the link to the footage afterwards*

Kate has been Casting Associate with the multiple award winning Casting Directors Nina Gold & Robert Sterne since 2013. Kate went to drama school at eighteen and worked as a professional actress for ten years. From here she moved into feature film production and worked her way up to Production Coordinator and worked on major feature films including Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, Green Zone, World War Z, Snow White and The Huntsman & Maleficent. Kate left production to pursue a more creative role and joined Nina Gold casting in 2013.
She has cast on high profile projects including Netflix The Crown, Chernobyl, Succession (UK Casting), Slow Horses, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Morbius and Game of Thrones amongst many others.

*Please note as with all our events, our prices are inclusive of VAT*

*This is an in person workshop. Everyone is put on tape in the workshop and sent the link to the footage afterwards*

Ollie currently works at Harkin Toth Casting with recent credits include 'The Serpent Queen' and the upcoming series 'Dune: Prophecy'. He started as an agent’s assistant at Curtis Brown, where he worked for nearly 3 years, before making the move over to casting, where he could continue to develop his love for TV and film, and nurturing talent. Ollie has a passion for amplifying voices that have historically not been the most prevalent on screen, and TV and film that focusses on telling stories with a social message.

*Please note as with all our events, our prices are inclusive of VAT*