A screening of the digital theatre adaptation Truth to Power Café accompanied by Jeremy Goldstein, Henry Woolf and director Jen Heyes for an open “Q&A”.

Truth to Power Café conjures up voices of loss, hope and resistance.

Inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel prize winning playwright Harold Pinter and his Hackney Gang who included Jeremy Goldstein’s late father Mick Goldstein, and poet polymath and sole surviving member Henry Woolf. 

Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf and community participants from the UK and USA.

Digital theatre adaptation and directed by Jen Heyes 

"A highly original mix of personal memoir, pungent testimony... heartfelt, passionate and lovably odd" 
Michael Billington

"Theatre at its simplest and most direct" 
Guardian

"A haunting, lyrical meditation on personal power, family and identity" 
The Stage

"A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance" 
Attitude

“Jeremy Goldstein’s genre-busting roadshow presents a line-up of extraordinary individuals with the power to inspire.” 
Jewish Renaissance

“Hits the core of humanity and all of what is going on in the world.” 
Metro

"Theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” 
The Gay UK

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Running time: 40 mins
Followed by an open “Q&A”

A “Pay what you can” event.

Friday, Dec 11th | 7 - 9:00pm {UK}. Live on Zoom.

This New Writing event aims to bring actors, directors and writer’s together. If you have a new piece of writing or show you would like to submit for one of our New Writing sessions, please send your submission via our Contact page.

EPISODE #022

Meet Agent Molly Wansell for an open "Q&A" on Zoom. Molly will share her insight and wisdom on the current state of the industry.

Molly Wansell from 42 represents some of the industry's leading actors and casting directors.

42 is a fully integrated management and production company, producing film, television and content, representing actors, writers, directors, producers, casting directors and media book rights; with offices in London and Los Angeles.

OPEN "Q&A" LIVE ON ZOOM
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8th | 3 - 4 PM {UK}

Free Admission - Donations for this event are gratefully received.
25% of all donations go towards AGE UK
{Leading charity for older people}

Lucy is one half of Jenkins McShane Casting. She is a member of the CDG and BAFTA.

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

OPEN "Q&A" LIVE ON ZOOM
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 | 3 - 4 PM {UK}

Free Admission - Donations for this event are gratefully received.
25% of all donations go towards Alzheimer’s Society
{A charity for people with dementia and their carers}.

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

She has extensive knowledge of many aspects of the industry, having grown up with family and friends in the performing arts, specialising in performance photography in her Contemporary Media Practice degree, as well as working in production for over 3 years; covering feature films, commercials and an animation series.

She is passionate about fair representation within the industry, and as she works extensively with young performers, is keen to give support and opportunities to many starting out.

She is a Londoner, but moved to the North for a better life, and has immersed herself in the North West’s cultural scene.

OPEN "Q&A" LIVE ON ZOOM
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21st | 3 - 4 PM {UK}

Free Admission - Donations for this event are gratefully received.
25% of all donations go towards Dementia UK
{Providing Admiral Nurses for families affected by dementia}

EPISODE - #018

Mark Wakeling joins us to share his deeply personal experiences of keeping the original London Meisner Studio 'The Actors Temple' alive for the last seventeen years, the devastating effects of the pandemic on the school as well as the opportunities that are now arising from the ashes as well as his insights as an actor and teacher and his vision for a global community of art activists.

Mark has been an army officer, personal fitness trainer, drama school graduate and actor. He co- founded The Actors’ Temple in his living room in 2003. As an actor Mark has worked with Ken loach, appeared in TV shows such as Primeval and Peep Show as well as playing Hamlet on stage. He describes his journey in life so far as going from ‘a killer to a Vegan Hippie'.

JOIN US FOR HIS OPEN "Q&A"
LIVE ON ZOOM
NOVEMBER 9th | 7 - 8:30 PM {UK}

#017

Want to breakthrough your own limitations and fears?

Ashlie Walker is a personal life coach and acting teacher integrating the powerful benefits of Meditation, Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy & Embodiment. She began her career as an actress in TV & Film, before moving into Coaching. She has dedicated her life to understanding the way of the actor and teaches Meisner technique in London and Internationally. Alongside industry knowledge and experience, Ashlie holds a Bsc in Psychology and is a trained Cognitive Behavioural Hypotherapist.

OPEN "Q&A" LIVE ON ZOOM
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13th | 7 - 8:30 PM {UK}

75% of all donations go towards the O.U.R.
{Paving The Way for permanent eradication of child sex trafficking}

Ashlie Walker will match any donations given!

THANK YOU!

Episode #012

JOIN us for a “Q&A” about theatrical casting with "The Royal Court" casting department…

Amy Ball
&
Arthur Carrington

Live on Zoom | Monday, July 13th | 7pm - 8pm {UK}

75% of all donations go to the 'OPEN DOOR' charity.
25% go to RUN AT IT SHOUTING LTD.

Have you got a question about the Meisner technique?

JOIN Tom Radcliffe for a “Q & A”.
Monday, August 31st | 7 pm - 9 pm {UK}
Live on Zoom.

Tom studied with Sanford Meisner and his assistant Martin Barter in America from 1991 to 1996 and now leads workshops and lectures on the work of Sanford Meisner internationally.

To JOIN, make a donation, follow the SIGN UP details and receive a Zoom link for the course, via your email.

A “Pay what you can” event.

Margie has taught countless actors including Brad Pitt, Tiffany Haddish, Halle Berry, Madelaine Petsch, Vince Vaughn, Owen Teague, Storm Reid, Kyle Chandler  at her studio in Los Angeles and around the world. Author of How to get the Part without Falling Apart, Margie has transformed the audition experience for thousands of actors. Her trademark Haber Phrasing continues to be the gold standard for cold reading.

JOIN Margie Haber for her
“Q&A” live on Zoom.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27th | 7 pm {UK} | 11 am {PST}

75% OF ALL DONATIONS GO TO IMPACT LEBANON
(Disaster relief for the Beirut explosion)

Episode #015

Iain Gillie the managing director of PW Productions, one of the West End's most prolific and significant theatre producers, responsible for some of the most successful UK theatre productions

JOIN us for his “Q&A”
live on Zoom.
Thursday, August 20th | 7 - 8pm {UK}

75% of all donations go to the Sam Mendes THEATRE ARTIST FUND
{providing emergency support for theatre workers and freelancers across the UK}.

EPISODE #013

Charlie Hanson's work as a director and producer spans over three decades of drama and comedy.  His award-winning work includes DESMONDS, CHEF, GARTH MARENGHI, THE BIG IMPRESSION, THE REAL McCOY, WHITES, EXTRAS, LIFE’S TOO SHORT, DEREK, IN THE LONG RUN and AFTER LIFE.

In 2004 he produced his first feature film, Amma Asante's BAFTA award-winning A WAY OF LIFE. The film went on to win 12 international awards, including the Grand Jury Prize for Best Film and International  Critics' Prize at the Miami International Film Festival in 2005, and four BAFTA Cymru awards. In 2010 he produced his second feature, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's CEMETERY JUNCTION.

He produced his third feature LIFE ON THE ROAD, which follows Ricky Gervais' infamous David Brent character as he goes on tour with his band Foregone Conclusion in search of musical fame and glory.   

WHERE HANDS TOUCH, written and directed by Amma Asante was his fourth feature film and had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2018.

Recently he produced Ricky Gervais’ series AFTER  LIFE for Netflix, and is currently producing the third season.

JOIN Charlie Hanson for his
“Q&A” live on Zoom.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13TH | 7 PM- 8 PM {UK}
75% OF ALL DONATIONS GO TO “THE WHITECHAPEL MISSION” CHARITY!

Join GARY CONDÉS for a “Q&A”.
Live on Zoom.
Wednesday, August 5th | 8pm - 9:30pm {UK}

Gary has over 30 years experience as a professional actor and has now been teaching & coaching acting for 15 years in London and all over Europe.  He has worked with many fantastic actors, privately coaching them and developing their roles on a large portfolio of high-profile Film, TV & Theatre productions. Clients include:
Stacy Martin (Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac), Ed Speleers (Outlander), Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange), Freddie Fox (White House Farm).

Gary has directed plays in London’s West End and Off-West End theatres including; 
Trafalgar Studios and Park Theatre and has written, directed and produced a number of short films that have won major awards at numerous International film festivals.

EPISODE #014

JOIN Kharmel Cochrane for her “Q&A”
live on Zoom.

Kharmel first cut her cast teeth as a Casting Director on the acclaimed Daniel Wolfe music video " Time to Dance" starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Callum Turner. She followed up with award winning films such as Lilting (2014) and the BAFTA award-winning Home (2016)

Over the past 11 years, she has earned a reputation for championing new and diverse talent and projects like The Witch (2015), The End of the F**king World (2017 - 2019), Intergalactic (2020) and The Lighthouse (2019) firmly cement her position as one of the most exciting British Casting Directors working today.

75% OF ALL DONATIONS GO TO CHARITY.

THURSDAY, JULY 30TH | 7PM - 8PM {UK}

Have you got a question about the Meisner technique?

JOIN Tom Radcliffe for a “Q & A”.
Monday, July 27th | 7 pm - 9 pm {UK}
Live on Zoom.

Tom studied with Sanford Meisner and his assistant Martin Barter in America from 1991 to 1996 and now leads workshops and lectures on the work of Sanford Meisner internationally.

To JOIN, make a donation, follow the SIGN UP details and receive a Zoom link for the course, via your email.

A “Pay what you can” event.

EPISODE #011

Amma Asante is a British BAFTA award winning screenwriter and director, known for Belle (2013), A United Kingdom (2016) and A Way of Life (2004).

JOIN US for her Q & A, Live on Zoom!

Thursday, July 16th | 7 pm - 8 pm {UK}.

75% of all donations go to THE NIA PROJECT
{Services for women and girls who have been subjected to sexual and domestic violence}

EPISODE #008

Bruce Robinson is an English director, screenwriter, novelist and actor. He wrote and directed the cult classic
Withnail and I.

JOIN US for his “Q&A”, Live on Zoom!

Saturday, July 4th | 7 pm - 8 pm {UK}.

75% of all donations go to the Anno’s Africa Charity.

EPISODE #007

Meet TCG Artist Management acting agents…

Kristin Tarry & Ellis Hebden

JOIN us for their Q & A live on Zoom | Wednesday, 1st July |
9 PM- 10 PM {UK}

75% OF ALL DONATIONS GO TO A CHARITY CHOSEN BY TCG!

EPISODE #009

75% OF ALL DONATIONS GO TOWARDS THE NHS!

Meet with casting director Susie Parriss as she joins us for a “Q&A” live on Zoom.

Susie has worked as an independent casting director for more than 30 years in television. Her recent work includes Victora, Poldark, Endeavour, Agatha Raisin, Noughts + Crosses.

Tues, June 30th | 3 - 4pm {UK}.

EPISODE #007

Join GARY CONDÉS for a “Q & A”.
Saturday, June 27th | 7 pm - 8 pm {UK}.
Live on Zoom.

Gary has over 30 years experience as a professional actor and has now been teaching acting for 15 years. He has worked with many fantastic actors, privately coaching them and developing their roles on a large portfolio of high-profile Film, TV & Theatre productions.

Gary has directed plays in London’s West End and Off-West End theatres including; 
Trafalgar Studios and Park Theatre and has written, directed and produced a number of short films that have won major awards at numerous International film festivals.

75% OF ALL DONATIONS GO TOWARDS THE NHS!

EPISODE #006

75% of all donations go towards the NHS!

Get an insight into the directorial process of Mike Leigh, as he JOINS US for a Q&A, Live on Zoom!

Saturday, 13th June, 3 - 4pm {UK}.

EPISODE #004
75% OF ALL DONATIONS GO TOWARDS THE NHS!

Meet with casting director MATT WESTERN as he joins us for a Q & A.
Only 20 spaces available!

To JOIN, sign up and make a donation. Receive a Zoom link for the event, via your email.

Thursday, 4th June, 7 - 8pm {UK}.

EPISODE #004
75% OF ALL DONATIONS GO TOWARDS THE NHS!

Meet with casting director MATT WESTERN as he joins us for a Q & A.
Only 20 spaces available!

To JOIN, sign up and make a donation. Receive a Zoom link for the event, via your email.

Tuesday, 2nd June, 7 - 8pm {UK}.

Have you got a question about the Meisner technique?

JOIN Tom Radcliffe for a “Q & A”.
Monday, June 1st @ 7pm - 9pm {UK}. Live on Zoom.

Tom Radcliffe began his career as an actor in 1987. In the ten years that followed he played leading roles in film, television and theatre. Tom studied with Sanford Meisner and his assistant Martin Barter in America from 1991 to 1996. Tom has now taught Meisner Technique for many years with occasional forays into writing and directing.

To JOIN, make a donation, follow the SIGN UP details and receive a Zoom link for the course, via your email.

A “Pay what you can” event.

EPISODE #003
75% OF ALL DONATIONS GO TOWARDS THE NHS!

Get an insight into the process of casting director Simone Pereira Hind, currently working on features Munich, Mrs Robinson’s Disgrace and How to Please a Woman.

To JOIN, sign up and make a donation. Receive a Zoom link for the event, via your email.

Tuesday, 19th May, 7 - 8pm {UK}.

EPISODE #002
75% OF ALL DONATIONS GO TOWARDS THE NHS!

Get an insight into the process of an acting agent. TCG Artist Management founder, Kristin Tarry joins us for an interactive Q&A live on Zoom.

To JOIN, sign up below. Receive a Zoom link for the event, via your email.

Thursday, 14th May, 3 - 4pm {UK}.

EPISODE #001
75% OF ALL DONATIONS GO TOWARDS THE NHS!

Get an insight into the process of writer, director and producer, Dee Meaden, as she screens her short film “Good News” and joins us after for a Q&A live on Zoom.

To JOIN, sign up below. Receive a Zoom link for the event, via your email.