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LUCI LENOX AND CHARLIE MACGECHAN DISCUSS CASTING WORKSHOPS 12/04/2024

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The Actors Home presents an in-depth insight into casting workshops with Luci Lennox and Run At It Shouting founder Charlie MacGechan.

CHARLIE BIO

Charlie is an actor and the founder of Run At It Shouting Ltd and RAIS Studios. He is also a founding member of The Actors Home.

In early 2024 Charlie brought the English language World Premiere of Sergio Blanco’s When You Pass Over My Tomb to the UK.

His other stage productions include Harold Pinter’s The Dwarfs, (Best Ensemble Acting 2022 - Broadwayworld, Standing Ovation Award for Best Ensemble Acting 2022- London Pub Theatre Magazine) and the theatrical World Premiere of Philip Ridley’s The Poltergeist (New York Times Critics Pick, 2023 Offie Award for Best Solo Performance).

Charlie is currently developing a stage adaptation of Danny Scheinmann's best selling novel Random Acts Of Heroic Love.

Within film, Charlie is Associate Producer on the forthcoming feature The World Will Tremble (2024) starring Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Anton Lesser

With Kristen Tarry he produced the short film 'Stella' which is currently enjoying festival success at various BAFTA accredited festivals including BFI Flare.

Charlie and Kristen also exec produced the 2023 award-winning short Incompatible directed by Maxine Peake which screened at multiple BAFTA and Bifa nominated festivals and joined David Harewood as exec producers on the award-winning Monochromatic which has begun it's festival run at the Oscar accredited HollyShorts film festival

Charlie's recent film & TV credits include: The World Will Tremble, A Bad Day At The Office, Pennyworth (HBO, Warner Brothers), Unforgotten (ITV), The Girl From The Song (Netflix), We Die Young (Netflix), Deus, and Squadron 42 (which hosts an all-star cast, including Gary Oldman, Mark Hamill, John Rhys-Davies, Gillian Anderson, Andy Serkis, Ben Mendelsohn, Liam Cunningham and Mark Strong).

He received a Best Actor nomination at the Mammoth Film Festival for his portrayal of Jester in the Lionsgate film "We Die Young," and won multiple awards for his performance as Mark in the theatrical production of Harold Pinter's The Dwarfs (The White Bear Theatre).

Charlie stars alongside Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Anton Lesser in the 2024 feature film The World Will Tremble directed by Emmy and Oscar nominated director Lior Geller.

He also plays opposite John Hannah and Randi Mitchell in the action movie A BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE also scheduled for release in 2024.

LUCI BIO

Luci Lenox is an award winning casting director based in Spain. She has cast over 100 productions and her client list includes Netflix, Fox, Amazon, BBC, Sky, Hulu, Lionsgate, Paramount, ABC, Disney, NBC and MediaPro as well as numerous Spanish independent producers. Films she has cast have won over 250 awards at International Film Festivals.

Luci’s career and education previous to becoming a casting director have given her a unique insight into different worlds. This includes running nightclubs in Barcelona combined with a stint at MTV Europe, tour managing for a rock band and subsequently Europe’s leading avant-garde theatre company, LA FURA DELS BAUS. She was a producer for the Millennium Event in Barcelona as well as producing Barcelona’s alternative fashion week “Circuit” for several years. She has a multi-layered knowledge of urban culture, musicians, fashion and professional actors.

Luci has lived, toured, and worked in many different parts of the world, including Algeria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ukraine, Namibia and Zambia. Her contact list is truly international which allows her to locate talent from across the globe.

Luci is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion in our industry. In Europe, she was on the board of the CSA and was the head of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She is on the committee for Diversity and Inclusion for both CSA (Europe) and APDICE (Spanish Casting Directors Association). She is also an active participant in ACTORS BEYOND BORDERS to help actors from around the world who are currently refugees.

Luci has been on the jury or panels at numerous film festivals including Sitges, the London Film Festival and Cannes. She is a member of the Catalan and European Film Academies, CSA, ICDN and APDICE.

Most importantly of all, Luci’s true love and passion in life is being a casting director!

ALEX LASS - 'NO MAN'S LAND' / WORKING WITH PINTER #037 12/03/2021

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Joining us to explore Pinter's 'NO MAN'S LAND' is Alex Lass, Associate Director on Sean Mathias's production which starred Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Also a team of distinguished Pinter scholars, and the one and only Henry Woolf, last-man-standing from the original Hackney Gang.

LLOYD HUTCHINSON - 'ONE FOR THE ROAD' / WORKING WITH PINTER #035 - 26/02/2021

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Episode #035 of Harry Burton's WORKING WITH PINTER Zoom looks at Pinter's harrowing masterpiece ONE FOR THE ROAD. Special guests include… Lloyd Hutchinson, who co-stared with Harold Pinter himself in ONE FOR THE ROAD and Pinter Scholar Charles Grimes, author of “HAROLD PINTER’S POLITICS”

GARI JONES - 'A SLIGHT ACHE' / WORKING WITH PINTER #034 - 19/02/2021

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Listen in on Episode #034 of Harry Burton’s WORKING WITH PINTER as we visit A SLIGHT ACHE with Special Guest…
Writer/ Director and long-term Pinter collaborator Gari Jones!

If you would like to participate in Harry’s weekly Working With Pinter Zoom click below!

JOSEPH POTTER - WORKING WITH PHILIP RIDLEY (S1-EP#002 - 17/03/2021)

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Episode #002 - WORKING WITH PHILIP RIDLEY. Joined by Joseph Potter - star of Ridley’s latest masterpiece THE POLTERGEIST. This wonderfully rich podcast looks at Joe’s journey out of Drama school and draws on some of the positives that have come out of COVID-19 pandemic - including his epic collaboration with Philip Ridley!

MATTHEW LLOYD - WORKING WITH PHILIP RIDLEY (S1-EP#001 - 23/02/2021)

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Episode #001 - Matthew Lloyd on Working With Philip Ridley!

Matthew directed Philip Ridley's first five stage plays, including the multi-award-winning "The Fastest Clock in the Universe" Starring Jude Law and "The Pitchfork Disney”. No one is better placed to talk about staging Ridley's plays than Matthew Lloyd!

EVE BEST 'THE HOMECOMING' - WORKING WITH PINTER #031 - 29/01/2021

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Eve Best joins Harry Burton for Episode #031 - WORKING WITH PINTER to share her memories of playing RUTH in THE HOMECOMING on Broadway in 2007. A rich discussion follows.

If you would like to participate in Harry’s weekly Working With Pinter Zoom click below!

LESLEY MANVILLE | THE ACTING MACHINE with JULIA CAREY 12/02/2021

Listen in on episode #006 of Julia Carey’s The Acting Machine with star guest Lesley Manville!

Lesley was my student initially. Later we worked on a couple of TV series together. She went on to become this amazing actor - her work is stunning both on stage and in film.”
- JULIA CAREY

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BIO

CBE Lesley Manville was born on March 12, 1956 in Brighton, East Sussex, England. She is a multi award-winning actress of theatre, film, and television, and has worked extensively with director Mike Leigh. She is known for Another Year (2010), All or Nothing (2002), Topsy-Turvy (1999), and Secrets & Lies (1996), and her performance in Phantom Thread (2017), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also had a supporting role in Maleficent (2014). Manville's extensive stage career includes roles in As You Like It, Les Liaisons Dangereuses and The Alchemist. Her film debut was in Dance with a Stranger (1985).

This event supported:
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DOUGLAS HODGE - 'THE CARETAKER' / WORKING WITH PINTER #022 - 16/09/2020

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A special guest joins us this week on the Working With Pinter Zoom session: star of BLACK MIRROR and THE GREAT, one of Harold Pinter's favourite actors Douglas Hodge is with us to assist in our exploration of THE CARETAKER. Olivier/Tony-winner Hodge not only played Aston opposite Michael Gambon, he also acted in Pinter's BETRAYAL, MOONLIGHT, THE LOVER and NO MAN'S LAND (with Pinter himself). Doug also directed a 2015 Broadway revival of OLD TIMES.

Doug elaborates on aspects of THE CARETAKER, and reflects on the ups and downs of working at close quarters with Harold Pinter consistently over a 10 year period.

If you would like to participate in Harry’s weekly Working With Pinter Zoom click below!

HENRY WOOLF - THE HOMECOMING / WORKING WITH PINTER #029 - 15/01/2021

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Listen to Working With Pinter #29 for a rich and wide-ranging discussion about Pinter's masterpiece "The Homecoming". Harry Burton was joined by Pinter's oldest and best friend Henry Woolf, who was on glorious form. Others taking part include Frank Corrado, celebrated Pinterian of Seattle.

If you would like to participate in Harry’s weekly Working With Pinter Zoom click below!

CHARLIE COX - 'BETRAYAL' / WORKING WITH PINTER #017 - 04/09/2021

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Week 17 of Harry Burton's WORKING WITH PINTER Zoom class. Charlie Cox star of Jamie Lloyd’s recent West End/ Broadway hit production of “Betrayal” illuminates aspects of Pinter's masterpiece.

If you would like to participate in Harry’s weekly Working With Pinter Zoom click below!

HENRY WOOLF - 'THE BIRTHDAY PARTY' / WORKING WITH PINTER #008 - 03/07/2020

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Week 8 of Harry Burton's WORKING WITH PINTER Zoom class. Henry Woolf, Harold Pinter's closest friend, illuminates aspects of Pinter's masterpiece "The Birthday Party".

If you would like to participate in Harry’s weekly Working With Pinter Zoom click below!