From the Page to the Stage Narrative, Exposition, Subtext, Dialogue... In addition to his directing credits, Park Theatre Artistic Director Jez Bond has co-written numerous plays, been dramaturge on over a hundred and developed work with actors including Ian McKellen, Miriam Margolyes and Juliet Stevenson. This one-day workshop provides vital tools for actors – and indeed any theatre makers – in understanding, analysing and mounting text. Throughout the day you will engage in practical exercises, both individually and more often in subgroups. These are aimed at unlocking some of the key components of drama: from narrative structure to exposition to creating, and speaking, dialogue that ‘rings true’, and to discerning the power of the subtext. You’ll get to act, improvise and even write a scene – and, most importantly, have fun while doing it.

This 3 week course covers the nuts and bolts of screen-acting auditions. Each week Eliza will send you a different genre scene to prepare testing your versatility as an actor. Sides will be sent out for you to prepare 4/5 days prior to the session. The classes will be filmed on broadcast quality equipment and sent to you after each session, with the aim of giving you a portfolio of top quality tapes for your professional development. Below is week by week breakdown of how the course will play out...!

WEEK 1

Fantasy Scenes. This week will focus on fantasy scenes from projects Sara has worked on.

WEEK 2

Accents. This week will focus on US accents.

WEEK 3

Scenes specific to you. Chosen by Sara. This week Sara will choose a scene specific to you to prepare.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

{This workshop adheres to CDG guidelines and isn’t an audition}.

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Sara initially started out as an actor, having graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Glasgow in 2015. In 2021, she made a leap into casting and landed an assistant job at Sophie Holland Casting where she has been working ever since. Throughout her time there she has worked on some incredible projects such as The Continental [Lionsgate/Starz], The Witcher [Netflix] and Constellations [Apple].

Please note all contact or questions regarding this workshop should come through the RAIS office. Please do not contact the workshop leader directly with questions

Nail the scene and stand out in auditions; Understanding Storytelling and Screenplay Form.

Sending self-tapes into the void makes one wonder... ‘Am I good enough?’ And what does that mean? What kind of good? What makes one performance more ‘suitable’ than another? What is a ‘good choice’, by what rules is it judged and how do you make a ‘bold’ one? Often, the only way actors know how to measure the success of their performance is by the degree of realism. However, in screen auditions, the actor’s understanding of the scene and their contribution to the requirements of the storytelling are paramount. So... does your storytelling suck?

In this workshop, Linda & James will share the storytelling standard all film and TV adhere to and practically workshop and film scenes with you.

• Prior to the workshop, you will receive a screenplay scene and have a role allocated. • Early on, you will deliver a take as you would for a self-tape or audition. • From here, you will learn how to extract the essential conflict and storytelling from the scene and how to avoid being 'on the text' or ‘on the plot'. Armed with new theoretical knowledge of how a film/TV screenwriter constructs a screenplay to UK standards, you will... • ... do lots of acting and practically evolve your scene over the course of the day – and put increasingly more captivating, conflict-driven takes to camera.

Linda & James train screen acting from a storytelling point of view; how to satisfy the narrative, how to identify and hit all the beats, how to create tension etc., which will help you gain confidence in judging what to supply and will build the foundation for any successful screen audition.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

Focusing on FOOL FOR LOVE by Sam Shepard, this 2 day workshop will be an opportunity to explore and experience a condensed version of Jeremy's approach to rehearsals and process – including script analysis, creating character, and how to vividly bring both to life. It’ll be a chance to jump into a specific scene with detail and guidance.

Having looked at your Spotlight CV beforehand, Jeremy will put you into groups. During the 2 days, there will be time to explore the play together as a company, before moving on to work on and rehearse your own individual scenes in your groups, perform them, receive feedback and direction. All within a focused, creative and supportive environment.

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Theatre includes: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Chichester); People, Places and Things (Trafalgar Theatre); Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Wyndham’s Theatre); A Mirror (Trafalgar Theatre); Ulster American (Riverside Studios); A Mirror (Almeida); Best of Enemies (Young Vic/ West End, South Bank Show Award for Best Theatre Production); All My Sons (The Old Vic); The Visit, or the Old Lady Comes to Call; The Plough and the Stars; Statement of Regret (National Theatre); People, Places and Things (National Theatre/ Headlong/ West End/ UK tour/ St Ann’s Warehouse, New York); This House (National Theatre/ Chichester Festival Theatres/ West End); Labour of Love(Olivier Award for Best Comedy); The Nether; That Face; South Downs; Absent Friends; Death and the Maiden; The Glass Menagerie (West End); Wolf Hall; Bring Up the Bodies(RSC/ West End/ Broadway, Evening Standard Award for Best Director); Junkyard; The Absence of War; The Nether (Headlong); Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (International Tour); The Tempest; Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare’s Globe); Almost Famous (Old Globe, San Diego); Noises Off (Lyric Hammersmith/ West End); Haunted Child; The Heretic; Kin; Spur of the Moment; Off the Endz; The Priory (Olivier Award for Best Comedy); Tusk Tusk; The Vertical Hour; That Face (Royal Court); South Downs; Uncle Vanya (Chichester Festival Theatre); The Moderate Soprano (Hampstead Theatre); Marble (The Abbey, Dublin); The Family Reunion (Donmar Warehouse); Blackbird(Market Theatre, Johannesburg).

Jeremy Herrin was previously Artistic Director of Headlong and is a Founding Director of Second Half Production

SESSION 1 - Self-tape Feedback 26/11/2024:

Having looked at your online CV, Glenda Mariani will send you a scene before the workshop that’s specifically tailored to suit you! You will then be asked to submit a self-tape of this scene before the workshop.

There will then be a live Zoom session where each self-tape will be shown to the whole class. Glenda will give specific feedback & direction to each participant.

SESSION 2 - Taking Direction 27/11/2024:

Prior to the second session, with Glenda’s feedback and direction - you will tape your scene again.

There will be time at the end of the final session for a Q&A.

{This workshop adheres to CDG guidelines and isn’t an audition}.

This workshop will focus on the specific requirements of screen acting for comedy. We’ll be looking at how the camera and the edit affect performance and how the actor can arm themselves for the set. We will explore building a comedy character for the screen and blocking and choreographing comic routines for film.

The sessions will be practical as well as theoretical. We’ll be using existing scripts and creating new ones and we’ll make micro-short films in rough format. This workshop isn’t only for funny people it is also for those that haven’t yet released their inner funny!

The process will be filmed and sent to you (upon request) for no extra charge. Which will allow you to showcase what you have developed together over the two days.

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Gordon Anderson is an award-winning television director. He trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama and trained as a film director at the BBC. He went on to set up, write for and direct THE CATHERINE TATE SHOW (BBC).

He has directed many of the UK’s most successful prime time television dramas including: ENDEAVOUR (ITV), SHETLAND (BBC), LOVESICK (Netflix), FRESH MEAT (Channel 4), GRANTCHESTER (ITV), SILENT WITNESS (BBC), SHAMELESS (Channel 4), THE INBETWEENERS (Channel 4), SUBURBAN SHOOTOUT (Channel 5), MOVING WALLPAPER (ITV1), BADULTS (BBC3), HOFF THE RECORD (UKTV), GATES (Sky TV) and THE MALLORCA FILES (BBC).

He has been commissioned as a screen writer by Working Title Films, the BBC, UKTV and Dragonfly Films.

He began his career in the theatre, directing for many of the UK’s leading theatre and opera companies, including the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court Theatre, Manchester Royal Exchange, Bristol Old Vic, Scottish Opera and English Touring Opera. He was Artistic Director of ATC where he commissioned, developed and directed new work that toured throughout the UK. He also co-founded THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN comedy group and directed their first live performances.

He has been nominated for a BAFTA four times with three different television series.

This full day workshop will focus on screen acting techniques and give the actor a feel for what it's like to work on set with Brian Kelly. There will be an opportunity to discuss all things screen-acting, including how to prepare for an audition and make the most of the material? How to make the most of the subtext in a scene? Discuss blocking a scene and working with the camera’s choreography. Explore all the above through practical exercises, discussion and acting from scripts.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

SESSION 1 - Self-tape Feedback: 4th Dec 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM

Having looked at your online CV, Kat will send out a selection of scenes for you to choose one from regardless of age, gender or ethnicity. You will then be asked to submit a self-tape of this scene before the workshop.

There will then be a live Zoom session where each self-tape will be shown to the whole class. Kat will give specific feedback & direction to each participant.

SESSION 2 - Taking Direction: 5th Dec 07:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Prior to the second session, with Kat’s feedback and direction - you will tape your scene again. There will be time at the end of the final session for a Q&A.

{This workshop adheres to CDG guidelines and isn’t an audition}.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

This full day workshop will focus on screen acting techniques and give the actor a feel for what it's like to work on set with Joss Agnew. Explore all the all things screen-acting through practical exercises, discussion and acting from scripts. Exercises will be recorded on a live feed and in real-world conditions.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

Focusing on a play that Jeremy is working on, this 2 day workshop will be an opportunity to explore and experience a condensed version of Jeremy's approach to rehearsals and process – including script analysis, creating character, and how to vividly bring both to life. It’ll be a chance to jump into a specific scene with detail and guidance.

Having looked at your Spotlight CV beforehand, Jeremy will put you into groups. During the 2 days, there will be time to explore the play together as a company, before moving on to work on and rehearse your own individual scenes in your groups, perform them, receive feedback and direction. All within a focused, creative and supportive environment.

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Theatre includes: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Chichester); People, Places and Things (Trafalgar Theatre); Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Wyndham’s Theatre); A Mirror (Trafalgar Theatre); Ulster American (Riverside Studios); A Mirror (Almeida); Best of Enemies (Young Vic/ West End, South Bank Show Award for Best Theatre Production); All My Sons (The Old Vic); The Visit, or the Old Lady Comes to Call; The Plough and the Stars; Statement of Regret (National Theatre); People, Places and Things (National Theatre/ Headlong/ West End/ UK tour/ St Ann’s Warehouse, New York); This House (National Theatre/ Chichester Festival Theatres/ West End); Labour of Love(Olivier Award for Best Comedy); The Nether; That Face; South Downs; Absent Friends; Death and the Maiden; The Glass Menagerie (West End); Wolf Hall; Bring Up the Bodies(RSC/ West End/ Broadway, Evening Standard Award for Best Director); Junkyard; The Absence of War; The Nether (Headlong); Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (International Tour); The Tempest; Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare’s Globe); Almost Famous (Old Globe, San Diego); Noises Off (Lyric Hammersmith/ West End); Haunted Child; The Heretic; Kin; Spur of the Moment; Off the Endz; The Priory (Olivier Award for Best Comedy); Tusk Tusk; The Vertical Hour; That Face (Royal Court); South Downs; Uncle Vanya (Chichester Festival Theatre); The Moderate Soprano (Hampstead Theatre); Marble (The Abbey, Dublin); The Family Reunion (Donmar Warehouse); Blackbird(Market Theatre, Johannesburg).

Jeremy Herrin was previously Artistic Director of Headlong and is a Founding Director of Second Half Production

This full day workshop will focus on screen acting techniques, to give the actor a feel for what it's like to work on set with Farren Blackburn Discover how to make the most of the material. How to make the most of the subtext in a scene! Discuss blocking a scene and working with the camera’s choreography. We will explore all the above through practical exercises, discussion and acting from scripts.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

This full day workshop will focus on screen acting techniques, to give the actor a feel for what it's like to work on set with Julian Jarrold. Discover how to make the most of the material. How to make the most of the subtext in a scene! Discuss blocking a scene and working with the camera’s choreography. We will explore all the above through practical exercises, discussion and acting from scripts.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

*Exclusive: A One-Day Intensive with Anna Dawson CDG.

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Join Anna Dawson CDG for an exclusive one-day workshop that is designed specifically for professional actors who are keen to refine their professional presence and up their game in the TV/Film industry.

Prior to the workshop, Anna will distribute scenes for participants to self-tape. These self-tapes will be reviewed in the workshop, offering a unique opportunity for direct feedback. Following this, participants will engage in paired filming exercises, simulating callback and chemistry test scenarios. This hands-on approach ensures that you leave the workshop with not only new knowledge but practical experience and improved material.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

{This workshop adheres to CDG guidelines and isn’t an audition}.

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Anna is a Scotland based Casting Director. She works across Film, TV and Theatre. Beginning her career in casting over a decade ago in London she now works both independently and alongside Simone Pereira Hind from the office in Edinburgh.

Screen credits include:

Float (BBC), 3 series of the BAFTA award winning The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (Sky) and upcoming features Midwinter Break (Film 4) and Hidden (Screen Scotland). Upcoming Series include The Island (BBC), Gifted (BBC) & adaptation of The Railway Children starring Kevin Mckidd.

Theatre credits include:

Macbeth (RSC), Sunset Song (Finn Den Hertog), Life is A Dream (Wils Wilson), Dracula (Sally Cookson), Macbeth – An Undoing (Zinnie Harris).

Associate credits include 8 series of Outlander (STARZ), Munich: The Edge of War (Netflix), Falling For Figaro (Netflix),Nobody Has To Know (Barry Crerar), Blood of My Blood (STARZ) and Good Omens 2 (Amazon Prime).

In 2021 Anna co-created and developed a tool with Tagmin to ensure all actors get an answer on auditions in support of the equity Yes/No campaign - https://yesno.tagmin.com .

Please note all contact or questions regarding this workshop should come through the RAIS office. Please do not contact the workshop leader directly with questions

In this full day course, actors will learn practical strategies for approaching on-camera auditions and self-tapes. The day will startwith ice-breaking exercises that cover improvisation, and identifying an objective. In the afternoon actors will view pre-assigned self tapes with one on one critique from Nancy. Having looked at your Spotlight CV and Showreel, Nancy Bishop will tailor sides to specifically suit you.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

{This workshop adheres to CDG guidelines and isn’t an audition}.

*Exclusive: A One-Day Intensive with Anna Dawson CDG.

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Join Anna Dawson CDG for an exclusive one-day workshop that is designed specifically for professional actors who are keen to refine their professional presence and up their game in the TV/Film industry.

Prior to the workshop, Anna will distribute scenes for participants to self-tape. These self-tapes will be reviewed in the workshop, offering a unique opportunity for direct feedback. Following this, participants will engage in paired filming exercises, simulating callback and chemistry test scenarios. This hands-on approach ensures that you leave the workshop with not only new knowledge but practical experience and improved material.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

{This workshop adheres to CDG guidelines and isn’t an audition}.

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Anna is a Scotland based Casting Director. She works across Film, TV and Theatre. Beginning her career in casting over a decade ago in London she now works both independently and alongside Simone Pereira Hind from the office in Edinburgh.

Screen credits include:

Float (BBC), 3 series of the BAFTA award winning The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (Sky) and upcoming features Midwinter Break (Film 4) and Hidden (Screen Scotland). Upcoming Series include The Island (BBC), Gifted (BBC) & adaptation of The Railway Children starring Kevin Mckidd.

Theatre credits include:

Macbeth (RSC), Sunset Song (Finn Den Hertog), Life is A Dream (Wils Wilson), Dracula (Sally Cookson), Macbeth – An Undoing (Zinnie Harris).

Associate credits include 8 series of Outlander (STARZ), Munich: The Edge of War (Netflix), Falling For Figaro (Netflix),Nobody Has To Know (Barry Crerar), Blood of My Blood (STARZ) and Good Omens 2 (Amazon Prime).

In 2021 Anna co-created and developed a tool with Tagmin to ensure all actors get an answer on auditions in support of the equity Yes/No campaign - https://yesno.tagmin.com .

Please note all contact or questions regarding this workshop should come through the RAIS office. Please do not contact the workshop leader directly with questions

This 4 week course covers the nuts and bolts of screen-acting auditions. Each week Chandra will send you a different genre scene to prepare testing your versatility as an actor. Sides will be sent out for you to prepare 4/5 days prior to the session. The classes will be filmed on broadcast quality equipment and sent to you after each session, with the aim of giving you a portfolio of top quality tapes for your professional development.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

{This workshop adheres to CDG guidelines and isn’t an audition}.

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Lucy is a Casting Director with a decade in the industry and has Chandra Ruegg started working in the industry as a child actress.

After more than twenty years, she moved into the world of casting and works across screen as a Casting Associate and theatre as a Casting Director.

She is currently at Sophie Holland Casting.

Recent credits there include The Peripheral (Amazon), Wednesday (Netflix), Constellations (Apple TV) and The Witcher 3 (Netflix)

For theatre she was a Casting Consultant on An Octoroon (Abbey Theatre Dublin) and Casting Director on Lava (Bush Theatre), Running With Lions (Lyric Hammersmith) and Grenfell: In The Words of Survivors (National Theatre).

She also had a stint as an associate for Olivia Scott Webb, working on Ballerina (Lionsgate).

Please note all contact or questions regarding this workshop should come through the RAIS office. Please do not contact the workshop leader directly with questions

**THE COMIC ACTOR **

Mark Ravenhill is a playwright and theatre maker. He has been an Associate Artist of the National Theatre and Playwright in Residence for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is currently a trustee of the Royal Court Theatre.

Actors who have appeared in the premieres of Mark's plays include: Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville, Juliet Stevenson, Matt Smith, Andrew Garfield, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jimmy Akingbola and Nicola Walker.

In this workshop, we'll use mask work, clowning and improvisation to unleash each actor's comic potential. A safe space in which to play, explore and laugh through a series of practical on your feet exercises.

Using Commedia scenarios first published in 1611, Mark will bring newly written pages to the group each week, culminating in an in-house reading of a brand new full length comedy in week 4. This workshop will particularly appeal to actors looking to develop their skills in comedy, physical theatre and improvisation, as well as those who want to work on a new text by a leading playwright or who are interested in writing their own material.

We have confirmed The Wilton's Music Hall on the 9th & 10th of May where actors will showcase their work from Mark's workshop. This public rehearsed reading will showcase 10 of Mark's never-seen-before plays! Actors will be auditioned and chosen from Mark's workshops. As well as a terrific Spotlight credit, this is also a exciting project to be involved with! 🤩

The showcase is in aid of The NIA project (ending violence against women and children in the Hackney area). All our proceeds from the showcase will go to the given charity

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Mark Ravenhill made his playwriting debut with 'Shopping and F-ing' at the Royal Court Theatre in 1996. His other plays include 'Mother Clap's Molly House' and 'Citizenship' (National Theatre), 'The Cane' (Royal Court), 'Ben and Imo' (Royal Shakespeare Company) and Pool No Water (Frantic Assembly). His plays have been widely produced internationally including the Schaubeuhne and Berliner Ensemble, the Market Theatre Johannesburg and New York Theatre Workshop. Mark has been an associate artist of the National Theatre and writer in residence for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has led workshops across the world in cities including Madrid. Istanbul, Krakow, Mexico City, Venice and Honolulu. His plays are published by Methuen.

• MEMET ERGEN

SESSION 1 - Self-tape Feedback 06/01/2025:

Having looked at your online CV, Hannah will send out a selection of scenes for you to choose one from regardless of age, gender or ethnicity. You will then be asked to submit a self-tape of this scene before the workshop.

There will then be a live Zoom session where each self-tape will be shown to the whole class. Haannah will give specific feedback & direction to each participant.

SESSION 2 - Taking Direction 07/01/2025:

Prior to the second session, with Hannah’s feedback and direction - you will tape your scene again. There will be time at the end of the final session for a Q&A.

{This workshop adheres to CDG guidelines and isn’t an audition}.

In this 4 week Intensive, you will work on a different play each week. You will be cast individual scenes based on your Spotlight or Acting Cv and paired up weekly. Sides will be sent out shortly before each session along with character breakdowns, as she would for a real casting! Honest feedback will be given in a supportive environment!

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Lucy is one half of Jenkins McShane Casting. She is a member of the CDG and BAFTA. Jenkins McShane Casting have cast over a hundred plays. West End credits include Magic Goes Wrong, Groan Ups, The Red Lion, The Kite Runner, Warhorse and – the Olivier Award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong and A Comedy About a Bank Robbery. For screen, they have worked on several films including the Oscar-winning short The Confession, and recent features include Deus, Dark Encounter, For Love or Money, Widow’s Walk, Bliss! and The Comedian’s Guide to Survival.

Listen to Lucy’s open “Q&A” PODCAST with Run At It SHOUTING 26/11/2020

{This workshop adheres to CDG guidelines and isn’t an audition}.

**THE COMIC ACTOR **

Mark Ravenhill is a playwright and theatre maker. He has been an Associate Artist of the National Theatre and Playwright in Residence for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is currently a trustee of the Royal Court Theatre.

Actors who have appeared in the premieres of Mark's plays include: Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville, Juliet Stevenson, Matt Smith, Andrew Garfield, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jimmy Akingbola and Nicola Walker.

In this workshop, we'll use mask work, clowning and improvisation to unleash each actor's comic potential. A safe space in which to play, explore and laugh through a series of practical on your feet exercises.

Using Commedia scenarios first published in 1611, Mark will bring newly written pages to the group each week, culminating in an in-house reading of a brand new full length comedy in week 4. This workshop will particularly appeal to actors looking to develop their skills in comedy, physical theatre and improvisation, as well as those who want to work on a new text by a leading playwright or who are interested in writing their own material.

We have confirmed The Wilton's Music Hall on the 9th & 10th of May where actors will showcase their work from Mark's workshop. This public rehearsed reading will showcase 10 of Mark's never-seen-before plays! Actors will be auditioned and chosen from Mark's workshops. As well as a terrific Spotlight credit, this is also a exciting project to be involved with! 🤩

The showcase is in aid of The NIA project (ending violence against women and children in the Hackney area). All our proceeds from the showcase will go to the given charity

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Mark Ravenhill made his playwriting debut with 'Shopping and F-ing' at the Royal Court Theatre in 1996. His other plays include 'Mother Clap's Molly House' and 'Citizenship' (National Theatre), 'The Cane' (Royal Court), 'Ben and Imo' (Royal Shakespeare Company) and Pool No Water (Frantic Assembly). His plays have been widely produced internationally including the Schaubeuhne and Berliner Ensemble, the Market Theatre Johannesburg and New York Theatre Workshop. Mark has been an associate artist of the National Theatre and writer in residence for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has led workshops across the world in cities including Madrid. Istanbul, Krakow, Mexico City, Venice and Honolulu. His plays are published by Methuen.

• MEMET ERGEN

This 4 week course covers the nuts and bolts of screen-acting auditions. Each week Lucy will send you a different genre scene to prepare testing your versatility as an actor. Sides will be sent out for you to prepare 4/5 days prior to the session. The classes will be filmed on broadcast quality equipment and sent to you after each session, with the aim of giving you a portfolio of top quality tapes for your professional development.

WEEK 1 Film Scenes. This week will focus on scenes from feature films.

WEEK 2 TV scenes. This week will focus on scenes from TV shows.

WEEK 3 Day players This week focuses on the day player roles. Whether this is a one line role, or a one scene role, how best to approach them and give your best.

WEEK 4 Scenes specific to you. Chosen by Simon. This week Simon will choose a scene specific to you to prepare.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

{This workshop adheres to CDG guidelines and isn’t an audition}.

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Lucy is a Casting Director with a decade in the industry and has predominantly worked alongside Dixie Chassay. Lucy has frequently collaborated with director Yorgos Lanthimos, including on the Academy Award-winning THE FAVOURITE and subsequently on Lanthimos' upcoming features POOR THINGS and AND. Additionally, Lucy has been Casting Associate on all three seasons of Hulu’s Emmy Award-winning series THE GREAT.

Other recent credits include PERSUASION (Dir. Carrie Cracknell) , HOUSE OF CLARENCE (Dir. Jaymes Samuel) and THE POD GENERATION (Dir. Sophie Barthes).

Please note all contact or questions regarding this workshop should come through the RAIS office. Please do not contact the workshop leader directly with questions

This full day workshop will focus on screen acting techniques, to give the actor a feel for what it's like to work on set with Stefan Schwarz. Discover how to make the most of the material. How to make the most of the subtext in a scene! Discuss blocking a scene. We will explore all the above through practical exercises, discussion and acting from scripts.

STEFAN'S BIO

Stefan Schwartz (born 1 May 1963) is an English and Canadian film and television director, writer and actor,[1][2] most known for the feature film Shooting Fish and his work on the BBC's Spooks and Luther, AMC's The Walking Dead and Fear The Walking Dead as well as The Americans and The Boys. He is also the creator of Talking Scripts with business partner Idris Elba - An IOS app that reads Film and TV scripts using different voices for the characters.

1992–2007 He directed his feature film debut Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1992) starring Peter Capaldi and Phyllis Logan, which won two BAFTAs in Scotland and the London Film Festival's prestigious audience award. Building on this success in 1995 he directed Giving Tongue, shown as part of BBC2′s Wicked Women series[8] and in 1997 wrote and directed Shooting Fish, a crime-caper comedy starring Kate Beckinsale which won several awards and made over 20M $ worldwide.[9]

He then signed a three-year deal to write and direct for Miramax and wrote screenplays for them, teaming up with notable producers such as Laurence Bender and Jennifer and Suzanne Todd[10] before directing The Abduction Club (2002) for Pathe Films.[11]

His next film as writer/director was the romantic comedy The Best Man starring Stuart Townsend, Amy Smart and Seth Green in 2005.[12]

2007–2015 After finishing Being Human for Syfy Stefan directed in the final season of House and worked in New York on White Collar. He then went back to Showtime for another episode of Dexter.

Autumn 2012 he worked in Paris with Jean Reno on the series Jo, before travelling to Atlanta to shoot The Walking Dead.

Early 2013 he directed the mid-season finale of ABC's hit show Revenge, then went back to work on the final season of Dexter.

AMC then asked him back to direct Low Winters Sun in Detroit before heading back to New York to shoot the season opener of White Collar. From there to Pittsburgh to direct Chloe Sevigny and James D'Arcy in Those Who Kill, and then to South Africa to shoot the first episode of Black Sails for Starz, (second season).

In 2014 he started the year in New York on The Americans then worked with Diane Kruger on The Bridge. He won the OFTA award for Best Direction in a Drama Series – The walking Dead.

Summer 2014 he completed an episode of the new Starz show called Flesh and Bone set in the world of ballet and written by Adam Rapp and Moira Walley-Beckett. Then Power.

2015–2018 In 2015 Stefan returned to Cape Town to shoot two new episodes of Black Sails directing some of the most complex action/vfx sequences on television at that time. In the same year, he also directed the season finale of Fear the Walking Dead season 1 in Los Angeles, before crossing the country to direct episode 4 of The Americans season 4 in New York. He finished out the year with the season finale of NOS4A2, and episodes of the Suites spin-off Pearson and Netflix’s Nightflyers.

2019-2023 Season 2 of The Boys and executive producer and pilot director of Fortunate Son, followed by episodes of Apples Suspicion and Executive producing The Mosquito Coast. He has just completed work on Amazons new show My Lady Jane.

Please note all contact or questions regarding this workshop should come through the RAIS office. Please do not contact the workshop leader directly with questions

This 4 week course covers the nuts and bolts of screen-acting auditions. Each week Gaby will send you a different genre scene to prepare testing your versitility as an actor. Sides will be sent out for you to prepare 4/5 days prior to the session. The classes will be filmed on broadcast quatlity equiptment and sent to you after each session, with the aim of giving you a portfollio of top quality tapes for your proffessional development. Below is week by week breakdown of how the course will play out...!

WEEK ONE: ACCENTS

• The first week will ask you to challenge yourself in a different accent to your own! 🇺🇸

WEEK TWO: HORROR

• Horror themed casting workshop 👻

WEEK THREE: COMEDY

• Comedy themed casting workshop 🤪

WEEK FOUR: TAILORED SCENES

• Based on the last 3 weeks Gaby will assign you a specifically tailored scene to suit you! 👌

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With a career spanning more than 15 years, Gaby started in film at the age of 17. She attended the New York Film academy at Kings University in London, where she received her master’s in producing for the screen. Gaby subsequently went on to produce and direct several short films, which performed successfully at various film festivals globally, gathering 4 nominations and 1 win. She produced and cast her first feature film Dead End in 2011, which was nominated at the Washington DC film festival, and won best UK Feature Film at the International TV and Screen awards in London. This led to Gaby’s move to Los Angeles, where in 2019 she produced and cast the Feature film Becoming, starring Toby Kebbell, Jason Patric and Penelope Mitchell. Becoming was listed in the top 20 horror films to watch in 2020 by Thrillist and is currently available to watch on Amazon. Gaby also runs Filmtrax Casting and works with talent such as Harvey Keitel, Harry Melling, Maggie Q, Lenny Kravitz,Toby Kebbel, and Nicholas Cage to name a few.

Gaby’s latest film that she has just cast is DIRTY ANGELS, directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, Goldeneye) which was shooting in Greece. Gaby has cast stars such as Ruby Rose, Eva Green, Maria Bakalova, and several actors from Netlfix’s hit show Fauda. Such as Rona Lee Shim’on and George Iskandar. Gaby is currently working with director Phillip Noyce (The bone collector, Rabbit proof fence) on Wall of White – a feature about the 1982 avalance diaster in California. As well as having just cast James & Lucia starring Rupert Friend, Evanna Lynch and Anna Friel.

**THE COMIC ACTOR **

Mark Ravenhill is a playwright and theatre maker. He has been an Associate Artist of the National Theatre and Playwright in Residence for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is currently a trustee of the Royal Court Theatre.

Actors who have appeared in the premieres of Mark's plays include: Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville, Juliet Stevenson, Matt Smith, Andrew Garfield, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jimmy Akingbola and Nicola Walker.

In this workshop, we'll use mask work, clowning and improvisation to unleash each actor's comic potential. A safe space in which to play, explore and laugh through a series of practical on your feet exercises.

Using Commedia scenarios first published in 1611, Mark will bring newly written pages to the group each week, culminating in an in-house reading of a brand new full length comedy in week 4. This workshop will particularly appeal to actors looking to develop their skills in comedy, physical theatre and improvisation, as well as those who want to work on a new text by a leading playwright or who are interested in writing their own material.

We have confirmed The Wilton's Music Hall on the 9th & 10th of May where actors will showcase their work from Mark's workshop. This public rehearsed reading will showcase 10 of Mark's never-seen-before plays! Actors will be auditioned and chosen from Mark's workshops. As well as a terrific Spotlight credit, this is also a exciting project to be involved with! 🤩

The showcase is in aid of The NIA project (ending violence against women and children in the Hackney area). All our proceeds from the showcase will go to the given charity

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Mark Ravenhill made his playwriting debut with 'Shopping and F-ing' at the Royal Court Theatre in 1996. His other plays include 'Mother Clap's Molly House' and 'Citizenship' (National Theatre), 'The Cane' (Royal Court), 'Ben and Imo' (Royal Shakespeare Company) and Pool No Water (Frantic Assembly). His plays have been widely produced internationally including the Schaubeuhne and Berliner Ensemble, the Market Theatre Johannesburg and New York Theatre Workshop. Mark has been an associate artist of the National Theatre and writer in residence for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has led workshops across the world in cities including Madrid. Istanbul, Krakow, Mexico City, Venice and Honolulu. His plays are published by Methuen.

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This full day workshop will focus on screen acting techniques, to give the actor a feel for what it's like to work on set with Dominic Leclerc. Discover how to make the most of the material. How to make the most of the subtext in a scene! Discuss blocking a scene and working with the camera’s choreography. We will explore all the above through practical exercises, discussion and acting from scripts.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

ON YOUR MARKS! - Tips and Techniques for a Trouble-free performance on set.

In this one-day workshop on screen acting, the primary focus will be on-set performance. We’ll explore the detail of a filming day, covering preparation, on-set etiquette, acting for the camera, and other technical demands. We’ll cover both TV Drama and Comedy, and discuss the practical differences and similarities between the two.

With exercises that replicate a filming situation, you’ll experience some of the difficulties and distractions encountered on set and work on techniques to avoid them derailing your performance. We’ll explore pick-ups, lenses, marks, continuity, repetition, variable eyelines, working under pressure - can you deliver when the sun’s going down and there’s only time for one take? The aim is to help equip you technically and mentally for working on set, but in an enjoyable and safe learning environment.

Camera fairies

Do you have them? The name David has given to the apparently magic process the best actors have where they appear to be doing absolutely nothing to the eye, or even on a monitor on set, and yet when you see them in rushes, they are delivering a spellbinding performance. How?

With 35 years experience working with actors such as Timothy Spall, Jack O’Connell and Keeley Hawes, David has seen first hand how professional actors are able to engage an audience with captivating performances.

What makes an actor so compelling on screen? And how do you tell the truth whilst still keeping it ‘camera size’? In this practical workshop, David takes you through the technical aspects of acting for camera, how to prepare a scene, as well as harnessing the individual spark that makes an actor captivating to watch. The workshop will also explore the art of subtlety, how some actors say so much without doing anything at all, how to hone your uniqueness as a performer, and the techniques that encourage you to ’stop acting’ and live in the moment.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

This full day workshop will focus on screen acting techniques, to give the actor a feel for what it's like to work on set with Bill Eagles. Discover how to make the most of the material. How to make the most of the subtext in a scene! Discuss blocking a scene and working with the camera’s choreography. We will explore all the above through practical exercises, discussion and acting from scripts.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

This workshop aims to provide an invaluable and practical set of tools and guidelines that can be immediately implemented. The practical full day workshop will focus on screen acting techniques and also give the actor a feel for what it's like to work on set with Emma. This workshop aims to give you a whole new perspective on the process of screen acting.

Performances will be delivered to camera on a 'live' feed. Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

At the end of the course, actors will be given a reel of their filmed performances, showcasing their development throughout the intensive.

WEEK ONE (12 OCTOBER / 10:30 - 13:30 GMT )

Small roles – During the first week, actors will be given 2 scenes in which they will read for the small roles. The objective will be to get actors used to delivering their lines in a way that fits the purpose of the scene and not over emphasise or draw much attention during the scene.

WEEK TWO (19 OCTOBER / 10:30 - 13:30 GMT )

Supporting lead / lead roles - This week we will focus on lead or supporting lead roles. Actors will be given a scene with more dialogue and an arc. This will be an opportunity for actors to show me what they’re capable of and receive feedback to iron out any bad audition habits.

WEEK THREE (26 OCTOBER / 10:30 - 13:30 GMT )

Recall – Following on from week two, actors will be given a recall scene for the same role that we worked on during week two. The additional scene will be provided, and more context given around the scenes and project. This will give actors more material to work with and we will engage in discussion regarding character and script as well as putting the new scene on tape.

WEEK FOUR (2 NOVEMBER / 10:30 - 13:30 GMT )

Chemistry reads – This week will be chemistry reads. Actors will work in pairs and read a scene together. This week will show actors how chemistry reads work and give them an opportunity to work collaboratively with another actor during the workshop.

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Originally from Birmingham, Yvonne moved to London to train as an actor at Rose Bruford College in 2014. She graduated in 2017 with a 1st class honours degree in BA Acting. Yvonne’s work as an actor, writer and in production has given her a taste for noticing talent and this led her into casting. Yvonne began her casting journey at Julie Harkin Casting in 2019. Yvonne is passionate about promoting undiscovered talent. Diversity and equality are of the upmost importance to Julie Harkin Casting; as a company we are committed to creating equal opportunities for all actors regardless of gender, race, sexuality, disability or social background. Yvonne has a lot of acting coach experience which helps guide actors during auditions and helps them place themselves in the world of the project. Yvonne is now Daniel Edwards Associate

{This workshop adheres to CDG guidelines and isn’t an audition}.

Please note all contact or questions regarding this workshop should come through the RAIS office. Please do not contact the workshop leader directly with questions.

{This workshop adheres to CDG guidelines and isn’t an audition}.

Making Visible The Invisible: A directing and acting masterclass which will focus on the way in which theatre, as an act of collective imagination, can help us explicitly see things that are normally only suggested. Together examining what this means, and how theatre can be a space in which seemingly ungraspable ideas can be given concrete life. Max will take specific examples from his recent productions.

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Jeremy Herrin trained as a theatre director at both the National Max is a Tony & Olivier Award nominated director specialising in new work, opera and live music events.

Credits include: Macbeth (West End & Donmar Warehouse); Minority Report (Simon Friend Entertainment/UK Tour); Henry V (Donmar Warehouse); Life of Pi (West End, Boston ART, Broadway & UK Tour); La Bohème (Göteborgsoperan, Sweden); The Real Thing, Fanny and Alexander, Cover My Tracks (Old Vic); The Merry Widow (English National Opera); Antigone, As You Like It and Twelfth Night (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (Old Vic/San Diego Old Globe/Minneapolis Children’s Theatre); The Jungle Book (Fiery Angel); The Twits (Curve Theatre Leicester); The Winter’s Tale (The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh); The Sea of Fertility, Mary Stuart (Parco Productions Tokyo); Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare’s Globe); Shostakovich’s Hamlet (City of London Sinfonia); Orlando, To Kill a Mockingbird, My Young and Foolish Heart (Royal Exchange Manchester); James and the Giant Peach, My Generation (Leeds Playhouse); Carnival Under the Rainbow and Feast Kakulu (Hilton Festival, South Africa) & Caucasian Chalk Circle (Aarohan Theatre, Kathmandu). Upcoming work includes: The Importance of Being Earnest (National Theatre).

The process will be filmed and sent to you (upon request) for no extra charge. Which will allow you to showcase what you have developed together.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

“We all have unconscious mechanisms that limit the range of emotions we feel safe expressing and their intensity. For actors these limits can negatively impact their performances, often requiring them to substitute phony ‘indicating’ for genuine ‘experiencing’. My forty-year study of body-psychotherapy has revealed that fortunately, for us and our audiences, remedial tools exist.” Jon East

In this workshop combining a little theory and a lot of practice, BAFTA winning director Jon East (Killing Eve, Downton Abbey, The Last Kingdom, Lost in Space etc) and his wife Jay East (psychotherapist & former state registered nurse) will focus constructively on the difficulties and challenges involved in emotionally truthful acting that are presented by an individual’s ‘character armour’, (ie their habitual and unconscious defence structure).

On DAY 1, Jon & Jay will briefly fill in the workshop’s conceptual background and then lead participants in a series of enjoyably playful physical and verbal exercises, specially adapted by them from several modalities of body-psychotherapy. These are designed to create awareness of any limiting blockages to emotional expression and begin to loosen them, and by so doing introduce a pathway to further personal & professional growth.

On DAY 2, after a warm up, Jon will direct the participants on camera, (in groups of three), in scenes that they’ll have received in advance, replicating the on-set experience and with Jay’s help giving them a chance to explore putting the previous day’s ‘body-mind’ learnings into practice. Q&A sessions ending each day will provide an opportunity to address any outstanding issues. (Filmed scenes from Day 2 will be made available after the workshop to its participants).

Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

This workshop is designed to ensure you don't leave your best performance in the rehearsal, or in the read through you did the day before, but that you deliver it when it matters most.

Sean will be working from a pre-delivered script, on ways to access and maintain levels of emotion for the camera. Using both technical and practical methods to deliver performances of a high emotional intensity the session will be supportive and collaborative. Participants will also explore the subtle differences in acting for the camera, as opposed to acting for the stage, with non-verbal and physical communication, playing with shot size and framing. Performances will be delivered to camera on a 'live' feed.

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

In this 2 day workshop there will be an opportunity to explore and experience a condensed version of Tom's approach to rehearsals and process – including script analysis, creating character, and how to vividly bring both to life. It’ll be a chance to jump into a specific scene with detail and guidance.

Having looked at your Spotlight CV beforehand, Tom will put you into groups. During the 2 days, there will be time to explore a play together as a company, before moving on to work on and rehearse your own individual scenes in your groups, perform them, receive feedback and direction. All within a focused, creative and supportive environment.

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Tom is Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive of the Orange Tom is Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive of the Orange Tree. He joined in 2022, and has directed a number of record-breaking shows there, including The Circle by Somerset Maugham with Jane Asher and Clive Francis, She Stoops to Conquer starring Freddie Fox and Tanya Reynolds, , and the upcoming Churchill in Moscow by Howard Brenton with Roger Allam. Before this, Tom was Artistic Director and Executive Producer of Jermyn Street Theatre from 2017 to 2022, during which he won the OffWestEnd Award for Best Artistic Director, and the theatre won the Critics’ Circle Award for Exceptional Theatremaking in Lockdown and the Stage Award for Best Fringe Theatre. Previous to this, Tom was Artistic Director of Primavera, Associate Director of Theatre503, and Associate Director of the Peter Hall Company. He has nine OffWestEnd Award nominations for Best Director.

Tom has directed over seventy productions. He has collaborated with contemporary writers including Howard Brenton, six of whose recent plays Tom has premiered, Lorna French, Natalie Haynes, Charlotte Jones, Hannah Khalil, Bryony Lavery, Isley Lynn, Joanna Murray-Smith, Lucy Shaw, Timberlake Wertenbaker and Alexandra Wood. Tom trained as an assistant and associate to directors including Peter Gill, Peter Hall, and Trevor Nunn. He read English at the University of Oxford and has postgraduate degrees from the Open University and the University of Cambridge, where he subsequently taught eighteenth-century literature.

THE COMIC ACTOR

Mark Ravenhill is a playwright and theatre maker. He has been an Associate Artist of the National Theatre and Playwright in Residence for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is currently a trustee of the Royal Court Theatre.

Actors who have appeared in the premieres of Mark's plays include: Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville, Juliet Stevenson, Matt Smith, Andrew Garfield, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jimmy Akingbola and Nicola Walker.

In this workshop, we'll use mask work, clowning and improvisation to unleash each actor's comic potential. A safe space in which to play, explore and laugh through a series of practical on your feet exercises.

Using Commedia scenarios first published in 1611, Mark will bring newly written pages to the group each week, culminating in an in-house reading of a brand new full length comedy in week 4. This workshop will particularly appeal to actors looking to develop their skills in comedy, physical theatre and improvisation, as well as those who want to work on a new text by a leading playwright or who are interested in writing their own material.

We have confirmed The Wilton Music Hall on the 9th & 10th of May where actors will showcase their work from Mark's workshop. This public rehearsed reading will showcase 8 of Mark's never-seen-before plays! Actors will be auditioned and chosen from Mark's workshops. As well as a terrific Spotlight credit, this is also a exciting project to be involved with! 🤩

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Mark Ravenhill made his playwriting debut with 'Shopping and F-ing' at the Royal Court Theatre in 1996. His other plays include 'Mother Clap's Molly House' and 'Citizenship' (National Theatre), 'The Cane' (Royal Court), 'Ben and Imo' (Royal Shakespeare Company) and Pool No Water (Frantic Assembly). His plays have been widely produced internationally including the Schaubeuhne and Berliner Ensemble, the Market Theatre Johannesburg and New York Theatre Workshop. Mark has been an associate artist of the National Theatre and writer in residence for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has led workshops across the world in cities including Madrid. Istanbul, Krakow, Mexico City, Venice and Honolulu. His plays are published by Methuen.

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THE COMIC ACTOR

Mark Ravenhill is a playwright and theatre maker. He has been an Associate Artist of the National Theatre and Playwright in Residence for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is currently a trustee of the Royal Court Theatre.

Actors who have appeared in the premieres of Mark's plays include: Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville, Juliet Stevenson, Matt Smith, Andrew Garfield, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jimmy Akingbola and Nicola Walker.

In this workshop, we'll use mask work, clowning and improvisation to unleash each actor's comic potential. A safe space in which to play, explore and laugh through a series of practical on your feet exercises.

Using Commedia scenarios first published in 1611, Mark will bring newly written pages to the group each week, culminating in an in-house reading of a brand new full length comedy in week 4. This workshop will particularly appeal to actors looking to develop their skills in comedy, physical theatre and improvisation, as well as those who want to work on a new text by a leading playwright or who are interested in writing their own material.

We have confirmed The Wilton Music Hall on the 9th & 10th of May where actors will showcase their work from Mark's workshop. This public rehearsed reading will showcase 8 of Mark's never-seen-before plays! Actors will be auditioned and chosen from Mark's workshops. As well as a terrific Spotlight credit, this is also a exciting project to be involved with! 🤩

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Mark Ravenhill made his playwriting debut with 'Shopping and F-ing' at the Royal Court Theatre in 1996. His other plays include 'Mother Clap's Molly House' and 'Citizenship' (National Theatre), 'The Cane' (Royal Court), 'Ben and Imo' (Royal Shakespeare Company) and Pool No Water (Frantic Assembly). His plays have been widely produced internationally including the Schaubeuhne and Berliner Ensemble, the Market Theatre Johannesburg and New York Theatre Workshop. Mark has been an associate artist of the National Theatre and writer in residence for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has led workshops across the world in cities including Madrid. Istanbul, Krakow, Mexico City, Venice and Honolulu. His plays are published by Methuen.

• MEMET ERGEN

In this 2 day workshop there will be an opportunity to explore and experience a condensed version of Tom's approach to rehearsals and process – including script analysis, creating character, and how to vividly bring both to life. It’ll be a chance to jump into a specific scene with detail and guidance.

Having looked at your Spotlight CV beforehand, Tom will put you into groups. During the 2 days, there will be time to explore a play together as a company, before moving on to work on and rehearse your own individual scenes in your groups, perform them, receive feedback and direction. All within a focused, creative and supportive environment.

**+ BIO **

Tom is Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive of the Orange Tree. He joined in 2022, and has directed a number of record-breaking shows there, including The Circle by Somerset Maugham with Jane Asher and Clive Francis, She Stoops to Conquer starring Freddie Fox and Tanya Reynolds, , and the upcoming Churchill in Moscow by Howard Brenton with Roger Allam. Before this, Tom was Artistic Director and Executive Producer of Jermyn Street Theatre from 2017 to 2022, during which he won the OffWestEnd Award for Best Artistic Director, and the theatre won the Critics’ Circle Award for Exceptional Theatremaking in Lockdown and the Stage Award for Best Fringe Theatre. Previous to this, Tom was Artistic Director of Primavera, Associate Director of Theatre503, and Associate Director of the Peter Hall Company. He has nine OffWestEnd Award nominations for Best Director.

Tom has directed over seventy productions. He has collaborated with contemporary writers including Howard Brenton, six of whose recent plays Tom has premiered, Lorna French, Natalie Haynes, Charlotte Jones, Hannah Khalil, Bryony Lavery, Isley Lynn, Joanna Murray-Smith, Lucy Shaw, Timberlake Wertenbaker and Alexandra Wood. Tom trained as an assistant and associate to directors including Peter Gill, Peter Hall, and Trevor Nunn. He read English at the University of Oxford and has postgraduate degrees from the Open University and the University of Cambridge, where he subsequently taught eighteenth-century literature.