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🌟 Where performers amplify their talent and find their stage since 1927. Driving the creative sector forward with our SaaS platform. [email protected]
Joined November 2009
"A director once told me that it takes 30 years to make an actor. And I believe that. You have to learn your craft, learn your trade - and also you have to live a life and experience things." - Some great #ThursdayThoughts from the incredible #CillianMurphy 👏👏#peakyblinders
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"I think you should take your job seriously, but not yourself. That is the best combination." - Some #WednesdayWisdom from Spotlight Showcase 1957 winner, Dame Judi Dench.
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Actresses Emma Thompson and Olivia Colman are among those backing @ERA50_50, calling for gender parity across stage and screen. Sponsored by Spotlight, with the backing of the @MayorofLondon & @EquityUK, here's what's happening this Wednesday 👉
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"We are not nouns, we are verbs. I am not a thing - an actor, a writer - I am a person who does things - I write, I act - and I never know what I'm going to do next. I think you can be imprisoned if you think of yourself as a noun." - #WednesdayWisdom from the amazing #StephenFry
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#Heartstopper is a beautiful show on Netflix that shows the blossoming relationship between main characters Nick & Charlie. We spoke to @patwalterstv exec producer of Heartstopper, and casting director @dedwardscasting about the show & finding fresh talent
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We just wanted to say, to our members and partners, that we've heard your feedback and today we're pausing the roll-out of Premiere. The Spotlight Team.
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Spotlight Members: check your emails for the latest update from us! We'll be reaching out separately to our Young Performers and Graduates in the next week too!
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We hear you #YesOrNo and yes! We are working on including this functionality in our ongoing improvements to support the casting process. We also welcome all other suggestions at feedback@spotlight.com!.
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Spotlight is saddened to hear about the closure of ALRA this morning. We want to ensure this year's grads can take part in our Graduate Digital Showcase to provide exposure to the industry. We would love to hear from a rep from each course. Please email marketing@spotlight.com.
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Self-Represented? This one's for you 🎉 Talent Scout has officially launched at Spotlight! Simply sign into your account, click Representation and you can indicate you are #seekingrepresentation. You'll now appear to agents looking for new clients!
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Oh @thesun referring to Spotlight as 'a job website for out-of-work actors' is incorrect & unacceptable. We're very proud that The Crown is cast through Spotlight by casting royalty Nina Gold & Robert Sterne & the amount of hugely talented, professional performers you can find.
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"Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your own personality and discovering the character you're playing through your own experience - so we're all different" - Some #WednesdsayWisdom from Spotlighter, Sir Ian McKellen🙌
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‘When I was a young actor in drama school I was told I was not naturally gifted. And I would have to work at it.’ The incredible Frances McDormand picking up her #EEBAFTAs Best Actress award 👏
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Tonight is the last-ever episode of #InsideNo9 and we took a trip down memory lane in the Spotlight books to find @SP1nightonly and @ReeceShearsmith's headshots from 1999! 🤩
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@patwalterstv and @dedwardscasting talk to us about how they found the fabulous cast for @aliceOseman's #Heartstopper
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'I've worked in supermarkets, put tags in baseball caps and provided security during Wimbledon, but I never thought acting would be something I'd be any good at, or make a living from.' Inspirational #WednesdayWisdom from today's #BAFTATV nominated, Claire Foy.
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SPOTLIGHT MEMBERS: Rest assured we WILL be releasing more sessions as and when Casting Directors are available, we plan to book in as many opportunities as possible for our members 💜 #spotlight #casting #castingdirectors #CastingCrushesCorona
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We are absolutely LOVING the amount of showreels we are receiving for #ShowreelShareDay - well done @KateDaviesSpeak 🙌 keep them coming everyone!! #FridayFeeling #Showreels #Showreel.
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In case you missed it over the weekend, we are extremely happy to announce that we have now removed ‘no pay’ jobs from Spotlight to ensure that our members only receive appropriate, professional roles
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'I just want to make a living. If I can honestly say I make a living as an actor, that's my achievement.' #WednesdayWisdom from the very best, @BryanCranston.
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"I waited a long time out in the world before I gave myself permission to fail. Please don't even bother asking. Don't bother telling the world you are ready. Show it. Do it." - Some brilliant #ThursdayThoughts from the fantastic #PeterDinklage 👏👏#tyrion #gameofthrones #GoT
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Thank you to everyone who has submitted their #showreels to #ShowreelShareDay so far, we will be taking a look at all submissions early next week and announcing a winner as soon as possible after! Good luck!.
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Some #WednesdayWisdom from the woman (and Spotlighter) that everyone is talking about, #OliviaColman - "If the script's good, everything you need is in there. Just try and feel it, and do it honestly." #BAFTA #GoldenGlobes #Spotlight
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This insightful profile of Nina Gold and the world of casting is a must read.
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'It's important not to take it personally. And to remember - and it took me a long time - that you're a worthy and creative being who has something unique to bring to a script, and in bringing it to life.' #WednesdayWisdom from Oscar nominated Spotlight member, Sally Hawkins.
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Get involved with #ShowreelShareDay today!! We're looking forward to seeing tons of brilliant talent today 👏🙌.
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Is your showreel ready for #showreelshareday tomorrow? We've got an exciting competition coming your way. 🎉
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"I try to be like a sponge when I'm around other actors, picking things up about the way they work and how they do things." - Lovely #WednesdayWisdom courtesy of #DrWho herself and Spotlighter, #JodieWhittaker 🙌 (also whose birthday it was this week 🎉#happybirthday)
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"It doesn't matter who you are. What matters is your plan." - Some lovely #WednesdayWisdom from Tom Hardy (now CBE) 👌👏
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On #showreelshareday, take a look at some tips from the casting directors who are watching yours!
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Happy #ShowreelShareDay!! Any of our member taking part please make sure to follow @ShowreelShare to check the guidelines and to see which casting directors and agencies want to be tagged directly (or not!) & who is following the hashtag! We can’t wait to watch them! 🎞🤩
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Exciting news! 👏.
Netflix has announced it will be filming and adapting stage plays for the small screen, with its first project to be American Son starring @kerrywashington
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"Nobody is perfect. I just don't believe in perfection. But I do believe in saying 'this is who I am, and look at me not being perfect!' I'm proud of that" - #WednesdayWisdom courtesy of Spotlighter, Kate Winslet!
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Amazingly well deserved win at the #EEBAFTAs for Spotlight member and now #EERisingStar Daniel Kaluuya!!
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Congratulations to Spotlight member Claire Foy on her #SAGAwards2018 win for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series!
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Incredible to see representation for the D/deaf community with this signed #Oscars speech from @RachelShenton - congratulations #SilentChild!
"Millions of children all over the world live in silence.". 'The Silent Child' screenwriter and star Rachel Shenton signed her #Oscars acceptance speech for Best Live Action Short Film.
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What can we say? The Queen that is #OliviaColman has triumphed again and we are SO HAPPY for her and her #Oscars win for #BestActress - Congratulations Olivia 👏👏🎉🎉 #Oscars2019
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We love every second of this speech ❤️🎉.
O-M-G!!!.A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our Olivia Colman, who's only gone and bloody took home an Oscar for Best Leading Actress, for her incredible performance in #TheFavourite - What a speech! #Oscars
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What an absolutely incredible night at the #CDGAwards2019 tonight, here are all of our fantastic presenters and winners all together 🎉🙌👏👏👏 @CDGNews
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'Sometimes you can have the smallest role in the smallest production and still have a big impact.' #WednesdayWisdom from Neil Patrick Harris.
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Spotlighters who have been unsuccessful in getting tickets for the Casting Director 1-2-1's this morning, more are coming! We can only offer as many sessions as Casting Director's are offering at any one given time (1/3).
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Huge congratulations to all Oscar nominees, and Spotlight members Lesley Manville, Daniel Kaluuya and Sally Hawkins on their nominations! #OscarNoms
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'I might do my next job and then not work again for another four years. But having those other interests means you're constantly making work for yourself.' @CarrieHFletcher discusses how she carved a cross-platform career.
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We're looking forward to #ShowreelShareDay tomorrow and seeing so many actors showcasing their work 👏.
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We're excited to announce that today is the 1st of #RaiseYourProfile on Spotlight tips and hints! Each Monday we'll bring you simple yet effective ways to strengthen your Spotlight profile to make sure you are easily found and considered for appropriate roles! 🎉#MondayMotivation
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We are absolutely thrilled to announce the winner of the #SpotlightPrize2020 🎉 HUGE congratulations to Nimshi Kongolo of @BOVTS and repped by @CVGG - what a fantastic talent!
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Thrilled that Ros Hubbard will be honoured with the Spotlight Casting Director award at #IFTA18 this evening - hugely deserved for a legendary part of the industry who discovered Orlando Bloom, Kate Winslet, and Colin Farrell to name a few!
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Join us on our Facebook page and watch The 23rd British Independent Film Awards live at 8pm (GMT) tonight, with host @TomFelton #BIFA2020.
We've dusted off our black tie attire at BIFA HQ! 🌟 Not long to go until #BIFA2020 now, what're you wearing for this evening's ceremony? 📸
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If you're in the studios today for an audition, swing by our Macmillan coffee morning cake stand on the first floor!
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Exciting news for Spotlight; We’ve been acquired by Talent Systems. This will connect Spotlight and our members to a worldwide network of #casting opportunities, whilst continuing our position as the home of casting in the UK and European market. Read more
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Nina Gold shares her casting secrets, & the favourite characters she's cast (via @harpersbazaarus) #Mondaymotivation
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Congratulations Jodie Whittaker on being cast as the first female Doctor Who. Also a previous Spotlight Prize-r! 🎉
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Is your showreel getting you seen? Make a reel that gets you in the room, with our new How to Make a Showreel tutorial. All the practical advice you need to know - in one video! Watch now 🎥
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"Within us, there is the capacity of being anyone or anything" - Some #MondayMotivation from Spotlight member, Tom Hiddleston.
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'Acting? It was left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised'. RIP Sir Roger Moore.
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Get involved in #SpotlightPride to support this year's #Pride and be seen by some amazing #agents, #castingdirectors, #directors, #producers and #writers 👏#BlackTransLivesMatter #PRIDE2020
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Our Casting Director Panel with the amazing @aishabywaters @KVHendry and BAFTA Award nominee @laurendevans is underway!
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We are truly saddened to hear of the passing of #AlbertFinney, a wonderful and talented actor. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones
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🧵We’re excited to announce our new criteria for joining Spotlight as a performer. We’re hoping to make it easier to qualify and open up the industry to the next generation of talent.
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We’ve written to Chancellor @RishiSunak @OliverDowden and @TracyBrabin calling on a rescue package for our members from the government. Read our letter and find out how you can add your voice
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'Don't read in for yourself. Get another actor in, face the person you're reading with, and be real.' Watch: Ros Hubbard's self-tape tips.
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"You can't control how other people see you or think of you. And you have to be comfortable with that." - Dame Helen Mirren #WednesdayWisdom #Spotlight
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Need to record a self-tape audition? Here's all the practical and technical info you need to know! Watch in full:
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#ShowreelShareDay is back! We're supporting @KateDaviesSpeak with #ShowreelShareDay this Friday, giving you the chance to win feedback from a casting director and Spotlight's Emma Dyson 🙌 Find out everything you need to know here;
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We are SO EXCITED to announce the finalists for this year's #SpotlightPrize 👏👏🎉🎉 congratulations to you all!
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Casting directors are constantly juggling the highly creative aspect of their job with production budgets and deadlines - but remember, they are rooting for you and they want someone they bring into the audition room to get that job! #RaiseYourProfile #MondayMotivation
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HUGE congratulations to all of the amazing winners of this year's #CDGAwards2023. Also the biggest thanks to the wonderful presenters and sponsors this year! @AypaThe @CVGG @factoryintl @hamiltonhodell @ITG_Ltd @_jag_london @NetflixUK @TheAPartnership @UnitedAgents @wbd
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Spotlight Members: Due to the volume of emails being sent, you may not receive your email from us until Monday morning - don't worry, you'll still have plenty of time to take up the offer!.
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We will making sure to constantly provide a variety of sessions for members to book onto, so please do bear with us for the time being. All of us at Spotlight are working hard to do what we can for you all, our members 👍 (3/3).
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Such huge congratulations to Spotlighters #PhoebeWallerBridge #JodieComer #BenWhishaw and all of the amazing and well-deserved nominees at last night's #Emmys 👏🎉#Emmys2019 #EmmyAwards2019
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It's #WorldMentalHealthDay today, and at Spotlight, we truly care about the welfare of our members, which is why we want to share our tips on good #mentalhealth and create awareness of #MentalHealthDay2018. Take a look here for more info;
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We're so pleased with the announcement of the emergency rescue package and hope the support reaches our industry as quickly as possible 👇.
ARTS NEWS . 🎭A £1.57 BILLION emergency support package. 🩰 Weeks in the making to make this world leading fund to help the arts weather the storm of Covid. 🎶 I said I wouldn’t let the arts down. Culture and the arts matter, and this Govt backs you. @RishiSunak @ace_national.
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Today we pay our respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, for her exceptional service over the last 70 years. She has been an outstanding patron of the Arts. We send our condolences to her family at this sad time.
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HUGE congrats to the amazing Casting Directors nominated for a @BAFTA - #ShaynaMarkowitz #DouglasAibel #FrancineMaisler #VictoriaThomas @scrowecasting #NinaGold 👏👏👏 #BAFTA #BAFTA2020 #Casting #EEBAFTAs.
For the first time, the BAFTA nominations for Casting:. 🎥 Joker .🎥 Marriage Story .🎥 Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood .🎥 The Personal History of David Copperfield .🎥 The Two Popes . #EEBAFTAs
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“Done right, casting is an invisible act. The choice of an actor should seem obvious in retrospect. No one but #EddieRedmayne could have played #StephenHawking” - #tbt to a fab piece with top UK casting director #NinaGold on the art & business of casting 🎬
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"Actors ‘work’ constantly, learning material, rehearsing, attending workshops, yet we only feel validated if we are in ‘employment’. This is where the conflict between art and business truly lies." - @johnzer88 gives his tips on being between acting jobs 👍
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Such huge congratulations to our #SpotlightPrize2019 stage and screen winners @rhiannonclem and @lucireyrey 👏👏🎉🎉
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And we have our #SpotlightPrize 2018 winners! Congratulations to @RADA_London’s Lucie Sword on winning the stage prize and @The_GSA’s Francesco Piacienti-Smith on winning the screen prize!
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Next Tuesday at 6pm, we'll be talking to Head of Casting at @TheRSC, Hannah Miller, on Instagram live. Tweet us your questions for her and tune in to hear them answered!
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A little self-promotion can go a long way, let your circle know what you've been up to 👍#RaiseYourProfile #MondayMotivation
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We're so pleased to now be accepting qualifying short film credits as part of the four professional credits required to be eligible for Spotlight membership - find out more:.
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Huge congratulations to @DesHCasting for winning the first ever BAFTA for Scripted Casting in television for Top Boy! We're so proud to sponsor this award and see the craft of casting being celebrated! #BAFTATV.
Des Hamilton wins our first ever BAFTA for Scripted Casting in television, for his work on Top Boy!.Sponsored by @SpotlightUK.#BAFTATV
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Some brilliant #WednesdayWisdom from #OscarNominee #RichardEGrant - "Never give up. You only get one life. Go for it!" #Oscars #OscarNoms #Quotes
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@Conservatives @MattHancock Hi there @Conservatives we attempted to direct message you, but were unable to. Please remove the Spotlight breakdown above - this is a severe breach of T&C's and cannot be posted on social media. Thank you in advance, The Spotlight Team.
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