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CBBC Casting for ‘Sadie J’

Hey guys! Screenter have posted information on a new casting for a 14 year old boy and girl: CBBC sitcom series Sadie J has been commissioned for a second series. Georgia Lock will return in the lead role of the feisty 13 year old making her way in a male-dominated world. There are some new...

Advice on Rejection

Hey all, Alice here! A quick article I’d like to share with you all following on from Olivia’s take on Accepting Failure. Do you remember that review I wrote on the creative website Ideas Tap? Well they’ve recently published a great article to coincide with the NYT audition results released today. Thousands of young people...

Casting Call for the Inbetweeners Movie

Screen Terrier has information about a casting call for the movie of the hit British TV series ‘The Inbetweeners’. They are looking for a ‘curvy’ 18-20 year old woman: Playing Age: 18 – 20. A big, beautiful, curvy girl (size 14 – 18) whose not afraid to flaunt her assets as the character will be...
IdeasTap: Website Review

IdeasTap: Website Review

IdeasTap is a non-profit organisation that brings young people together, offering everything from job opportunities to arts funding. You can also create a portfolio online for others to view your work, apply for jobs and network. Basically, if you are at the beginning of your creative career and have been lacking anything in your life,...

No Excuses! Acting Vlog

Olivia had some interesting questions the other day on her formspring page. A young aspiring actor had questions about gaining her parent’s support in her hope for an acting career. We decided that the best way to get your parents to trust your career choice was to prove how dedicated you are to the field....
Actors' Thesaurus: Book Review

Actors’ Thesaurus: Book Review

Recently I bought an acting book that I would like to share with you all. If you are an aspiring actor and regularly attend acting classes and workshops then I would highly reccomend Actions: The Actor’s Thesaurus. The book works from Stanislavski’s acting methods of Units and Objectives, which is known as the catalyst for...