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.

Anand Tucker is an award winning director, producer and writer, whose 1999 film, Hilary and Jackie, won him the BIFA Best Director Award and was called 'one of the best British films of the decade' by The Sunday Times.
Anand was the producer behind the multi-award winning film Girl With a Pearl Earring, which starred Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth and was nominated for a BIFA for Best Achievement in Production, a BAFTA for Best British Film and a host of Academy Awards.
His film And When Did You Last See Your Father? was released in 2007 and starred Jim Broadbent and Colin Firth. It was nominated for seven BIFAs including Best British Film and Best Director.
In 2009 Anand returned to his television roots, directing the critically acclaimed adaptation of David Peace's novel, Red Riding: Nineteen Eighty Three for Channel 4. In 2013 he directed the ABC pilot Gothica, which weaves together the mythology of various Gothic novels in a modern setting.
Anand directed the opening block of Indian Summers, an original drama series about the final years of British colonial rule in India, produced by New Pictures for Channel 4 and PBS. The opening episode drew 2.9 million viewers, making it the most successful Channel 4 drama launch in 20 years.
Most recently, Anand directed The Critic, a 2024 British period thriller film written by Patrick Marber, based on the 2015 novel Curtain Call by Anthony Quinn. The film stars Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Ben Barnes, Alfred Enoch, Romola Garai, and Lesley Manville.

*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*

Welcome to Hell Week where actors will do FOUR back to back Casting Workshops in one week! Plus you get the chance to meet and mingle with each other at our Monthly Mixer on the Friday before it all kicks off!

Here is the current line up of events included in this package:


FRIDAY 28th MARCH 3pm - 5pm - JOIN OUR MONTHLY MIXER WITH DIRECTOR/PRODUCER ANAND TUCKER

This event is usually for our premium members but actors who book onto Hell Week will be granted a ticket! Meet the other actors joining you for Hell week plus our members for a welcoming coffee afternoon where you can listen to an open and honest Q&A session. The Monthly Mixers provide a relaxed and friendly environment for meaningful conversations and connections.
Our guest is Anand Tucker, an award winning director, producer and writer, whose 1999 film, Hilary and Jackie, won him the BIFA Best Director Award and was called 'one of the best British films of the decade' by The Sunday Times. Most recently, Anand directed The Critic, a 2024 British period thriller film written by Patrick Marber, based on the 2015 novel Curtain Call by Anthony Quinn. The film stars Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Ben Barnes, Alfred Enoch, Romola Garai, and Lesley Manville.


MONDAY 31st MARCH 6.30pm - 9.30pm - ABIR MOHAMMED (BBC Studios) TV CASTING WORKSHOP

Abir currently casts for the in-house casting department at BBC Studios where he was the main assistant for 'EastEnders'. Here he was able to assist the casting team with over 100 episodes of the soap, which included many actors' first TV credit as well as the new Mitchell family. He has a passion for platforming up and coming talent, and was able to cast for his own play 'Bhaijaan' in early 2025. Before that he worked as a Casting Assistant since 2022, where he assisted Vicki Thomson on shows such as 'FBI: International', 'Finders Keepers', 'The Mallorca Files' and more.


TUESDAY 1st APRIL 7pm - 10pm - STEPH TATARYN (Rachel Sheridan Casting) FILM & TV CASTING WORKSHOP

Steph is currently at Rachel Sheridan Sheridan Casting. She has worked across many film & TV projects including “Dodger” (BBC/NBC), Catherine Tate’s upcoming comedy “Hard Cell” (Netflix), TV series “Bulletproof” (Sky One), new limited series “Flowers in the Attic: The Origins (A&E)” and various others currently in development. She has previously assisted Catriona Dickie and Amanda Tabak.


WEDNESDAY 2nd APRIL 6.30pm - 9.30pm - ABBY GALVIN (Jessica Ronane Casting) THEATRE CASTING WORKSHOP

Abby is an associate at Jessica Ronane Casting, working across Film, TV and Stage projects, as well as pursuing her own projects as a freelance Casting Director. As a Casting Director she has worked on: The Book Thief (Curve Theatre Leicester, Belgrade Theatre Coventry), We’ll Have Nun Of It (Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe), Yours Unfaithfully (Jermyn Street Theatre), A Sherlock Carol (Marylebone Theatre), Time and Tide (Norwich Theatres + Tour), Anything is Possible If You Think About It Hard Enough (Southwark Playhouse).
As Casting Associate for Jessica Ronane Casting, Abby credits include: Theatre includes: Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Sonia Friedman Productions), A Mirror (Second Half Productions, The Almeida) The Lehman Trilogy (West End 2023), The Glass Menagerie (Second Half Productions, West End); 2.22: A Ghost Story (West End); Girl from the North Country (The Old Vic/West End/UK Tour); A Number, Camp Siegfried, 4000 Miles, Present Laughter, SYLVIA, A Monster Calls, Mood Music, Fanny & Alexander, Woyzeck, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, King Lear, The Caretaker, The Master Builder, The Hairy Ape, Future Conditional (The Old Vic); The Divide (The Old Vic/EIF).


THURSDAY 3rd APRIL 6.30pm - 9.30pm - SETH MASON (Own Casting Director) FILM & TV CASTING WORKSHOP

Seth has most recently been co-casting director on Unforgotten 6 (Mainstreet for ITV), due for release in 2025. He was casting director on The Catch (Projector Pictures for Channel 5), the feature film Embers (Mini Productions) and also recently co-cast The Split 3 (BBC / Sister), This Time Next Year (BlackBox / Projector Pictures), The Serial Killer’s Wife (Paramount Plus) and Rebel Cheer Squad (Netflix / iPlayer)
He also cast the BAFTA-nominated short Nant and Her Majesty – both of which had official selection at the London Film Festival 2022.
As casting associate, he recently worked on the BAFTA-winning The Long Shadow (Mainstreet for ITV1), AIDS: The Unheard Tapes (Wall To Wall for BBC), Sherwood (House Productions), The Bubble (Netflix), Des (New Pictures), Starstruck (HBO Max / BBC Three), Worzel Gummidge (Leopard Pictures), Crossfire (Dancing Ledge Productions), World On Fire (Mammoth), Silent Witness (BBC), Baz Luhrmann’s The Secret Life of Flowers for ERDEM x H&M and the hit feature film Crawl (Paramount).
Upcoming projects as casting associate include Hijack – series 2 (Apple), The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (New Line Cinema), Disclaimer (Alfonso Cuaran’s new series for Apple) and I, Jack Wright (Federation for UKTV / BBC)
Other past projects with Victor and Andy include The Rook (Starz/Lionsgate), Leonardo (Lux Vide / Big Light), The Watch (BBC America), Innocent II (TXTV for ITV1), Cleaning Up (Sister Pictures), Dark Money (The Forge), Deep Water (Kudos), The Tunnel III (Sky) and Troy: Fall of A City (BBC).
In theatre, Seth was casting director on I Wish You Well (Underbelly Edinburgh), the Offie-nominated Homos, or Everyone in America at the Finborough Theatre and the Southwark Playhouse production of Constellations (sadly curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic). He was also casting director on Seven Decades at the V & A and the short films Ouzo and Blackcurrant (Mini Productions), Muse (NFTS) and Bus Driver (NFTS).


Please note when booking you are expected to make all the events and if you miss one you won't be compensated.
*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*

Abir currently casts for the in-house casting department at BBC Studios where he was the main assistant for 'EastEnders'. Here he was able to assist the casting team with over 100 episodes of the soap, which included many actors' first TV credit as well as the new Mitchell family. He has a passion for platforming up and coming talent, and was able to cast for his own play 'Bhaijaan' in early 2025. Before that he worked as a Casting Assistant since 2022, where he assisted Vicki Thomson on shows such as 'FBI: International', 'Finders Keepers', 'The Mallorca Files' and more.

*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*

Steph is currently at Rachel Sheridan Sheridan Casting. She has worked across many film & TV projects including “Dodger” (BBC/NBC), Catherine Tate’s upcoming comedy “Hard Cell” (Netflix), TV series “Bulletproof” (Sky One), new limited series “Flowers in the Attic: The Origins (A&E)” and various others currently in development. She has previously assisted Catriona Dickie and Amanda Tabak.

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

*This is an in person workshop*

Abby Galvin | Casting Director

As Casting Director –
The Gift (Park Theatre), The LeftBehinds (National Theatre), Murder on the Orient Express (UK Tour), The 39 Steps (UK Tour and West End), The Lonely Londoners (Kiln and Jermyn Street Theatre), Between Two Fires (The London Library), The Book Thief (Curve Theatre Leicester, Belgrade Theatre Coventry), We’ll Have Nun Of It (Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe), Yours Unfaithfully (Jermyn Street Theatre), A Sherlock Carol (Marylebone Theatre), Time and Tide (Norwich Theatres + Tour), Anything is Possible If You Think About It Hard Enough (Southwark Playhouse).

As Casting Associate for Jessica Ronane Casting –
Theatre includes: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (Chichester Festival Theatre), People Places and Things (West End), Long Day’s Journey Into Night (West End), Ulster American (Riverside Studios), Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Sonia Friedman Productions), A Mirror (Second Half Productions, The Almeida) The Lehman Trilogy (West End 2023), The Glass Menagerie (Second Half Productions, West End); 2.22: A Ghost Story (West End); Girl from the North Country (The Old Vic/West End/UK Tour); A Number, Camp Siegfried, 4000 Miles, Present Laughter, SYLVIA, A Monster Calls, Mood Music, Fanny & Alexander, Woyzeck, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, King Lear, The Caretaker, The Master Builder, The Hairy Ape, Future Conditional (The Old Vic); The Divide (The Old Vic/EIF).

Film includes: After The Hunt (Amazon), Queer (The Apartment), Good Grief (Netflix), Mickey 17 (Warner Brothers), Rumpelstilzchen (Ballet Boyz).
Television includes: True Detective: Night Country (UK Casting, HBO), The Amazing Mr Blunden (Sky)
Children’s Casting: Matilda The Musical (West End & UK Tour, Matthew Warchus) School of Rock The Musical (West End, Laurence Connor)


*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*

Seth has most recently been co-casting director on Unforgotten 6 (Mainstreet for ITV), due for release in 2025. He was casting director on The Catch (Projector Pictures for Channel 5), the feature film Embers (Mini Productions) and also recently co-cast The Split 3 (BBC / Sister), This Time Next Year (BlackBox / Projector Pictures), The Serial Killer’s Wife (Paramount Plus) and Rebel Cheer Squad (Netflix / iPlayer)
He also cast the BAFTA-nominated short Nant and Her Majesty – both of which had official selection at the London Film Festival 2022.

As casting associate, he recently worked on the BAFTA-winning The Long Shadow (Mainstreet for ITV1), AIDS: The Unheard Tapes (Wall To Wall for BBC), Sherwood (House Productions), The Bubble (Netflix), Des (New Pictures), Starstruck (HBO Max / BBC Three), Worzel Gummidge (Leopard Pictures), Crossfire (Dancing Ledge Productions), World On Fire (Mammoth), Silent Witness (BBC), Baz Luhrmann’s The Secret Life of Flowers for ERDEM x H&M and the hit feature film Crawl (Paramount).
Upcoming projects as casting associate include Hijack – series 2 (Apple), The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (New Line Cinema), Disclaimer (Alfonso Cuaran’s new series for Apple) and I, Jack Wright (Federation for UKTV / BBC)

Other past projects with Victor and Andy include The Rook (Starz/Lionsgate), Leonardo (Lux Vide / Big Light), The Watch (BBC America), Innocent II (TXTV for ITV1), Cleaning Up (Sister Pictures), Dark Money (The Forge), Deep Water (Kudos), The Tunnel III (Sky) and Troy: Fall of A City (BBC).
In theatre, Seth was casting director on I Wish You Well (Underbelly Edinburgh), the Offie-nominated Homos, or Everyone in America at the Finborough Theatre and the Southwark Playhouse production of Constellations (sadly curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic). He was also casting director on Seven Decades at the V & A and the short films Ouzo and Blackcurrant (Mini Productions), Muse (NFTS) and Bus Driver (NFTS).

*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*

Caitlin is Casting Associate for Suzanne M. Smith (CSA, CDG) alongside Laura Windows (CDG), she works on multiple projects for Television & Film. Her recent credits include ‘Carnival Row (Amazon), ‘Origin’ (YouTube Red), ‘Nightflyers’ (SyFy/Netflix), ‘Good Omens’ (BBC/Amazon) Season 4 of the Emmy-award winning ‘Outlander’ (STARZ) & Season 2 of ‘Knightfall’ (A&E/History). Caitlin is currently working on several exciting projects including the new series ‘Warrior Nun’ for Netflix.

*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
Actors will be assigned a scene or assigned a selection of scenes to choose from to self tape and submit back. The whole class will then join an online zoom meeting where each self tape is played back and critiqued one by one by the casting director. The session will then end in a Q&A.

Please pay attention to the cut off times of when you can get your credit back and when the event closes to new bookings.

*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*

Sarah is currently at Catherine Willis and has worked on the Full Monty, Ladhood, The Power of Parker, And Mrs, Romantic Getaway, has just finished Good Girl's Guide to Murder and is currently working on The Gathering.
Having trained as an actor and worked on and off in the industry for over 10 years, Sarah transitioned into casting over 4 years ago and has since worked across theatre, television, commercials, and films. She has worked with Annelie Powell on “What’s New Pussycat “and Coming to England, Julia Horan on Macbeth at The Almeida with Saoirse Ronan, along with Ginny Schiller, Dan Hubbard, she is currently at Catherine Willis Casting. Sarah has also freelanced with Changelings Theatres rep seasons amongst other projects.

*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*

Kitty is currently working as a Freelance casting assistant between the casting offices of Nina Gold, Nanw Rowlands and Lauren Evans.
Soon after graduating from Musical Theatre school, she started working as a freelance casting assistant for TV / Film. She started her casting journey at Elaine Grainger Casting in 2020, where she helped with various TV and Film projects.
She has since then worked on a various range of TV/Film projects including Disney+ series ‘A Small Light’, S4 Netflix ‘Sex Education’ and S2 Apple TV series ‘Bad Sisters’.

*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*

Faye 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
- On camera work and review of the tapes with Fayes constructive feedback
- Group session: An in depth talk about what is expected of an actor in the audition room

Afternoon session:
- On camera work and 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 two part course will take you through from the basic sounds and features of general American to working with text, to seeing how your accent stands up under the pressure of a self tape.

The course dates run as follows:
Saturday 10th of May 11am-5pm
Saturday the 17th of May 11am- 5pm

In session one we will cover all of the key sounds of general American. If you are new to the accent this will give you the essential foundation you need to build upon. If you are more experienced it will be a chance to further refine and hone your understanding of the subtleties of placement and resonance we will then be putting our accents into action, playing with the complexities of text and language.

In session two we bring character into play, work shopping scenes that you’ll have had the chance to rehearse over the past week.
It’s an excellent opportunity to see how you perform under the pressure of a deadline and gain valuable insight in a professional yet supportive environment.

Material/ scenes will be different from prior courses making it suitable for those new to Rachel’s workshops as well as those who have attended before.

Rachel is an established voice and dialect coach who has worked in the industry - Theatre, T.V. and film - for over 25 years. Having herself begun her career as an actor, Rachel has a deep understanding of the needs of a performer and the vocal challenges they may face.
With a Masters in Professional Voice Practice, gained in association with the RSC Rachel’s clients include Oscar nominees, Bafta award winners as well as those working regularly in the West End and on Broadway. Theatre, TV and film companies she works with include Netflix, Amazon, Warner Brothers, BBC, Apple TV, Disney, Royal Court and National Theatre. She is also on call for many leading agents to help their talent build confidence and learn an accent quickly when the pressure is on and a big audition comes in!

Please note that once you have signed up, you are expected to attend both classes and if you miss a class, you will not get any credit back.

*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*

Ceri Bedingfield is a freelance Casting Associate & Casting Director.Most recently she has worked as an associate with Casting Director’s Rachel Freck, Isabella Odoffin & Jessie Frost across TV and film projects; TEN PERCENT, TRYING S4, YOUR CHRISTMAS OR MINE, RIDE OUT, JACKDAW, DI RAY S2 among 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*

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*