WORKSHOPS
Industry Season Programme 2020/21
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As part of our New Industry Season:
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Coming up on Sept 15th: Hannah Wilkinson from Emptage Hallett.
The agency represents clients such as Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Caitriona Balfe (Outlander), Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad), ...
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Sept 30th & Nov 4th - Bex Elliff (C.A.M.) - returns in the new year
Oct 12th - Michael Keane (Elaine Murphy Associates) - returns soon
Oct 27th - Olissa Rogers (Fiona Weir Casting) - returns soon
Nov 11th - Kevin McNally - returns soon
Dec 2nd - Kristian Wall (42 Management) - returns soon
Dec 7th & 9th - Faye Timby (Sophie Holland Casting) - returns soon
Dec 16th - Steven Lewis (agent)
June 14th - Andrea Clark (Andrea Clark Casting) - returns soon
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We have room for a couple of experienced actors to join our classes for the programme. Some attendance in between workshops will be necessary to prepare scenes in advance, and hold debrief/note sessions the week after. Please send a CV in the first instance.
Our workshop with Bex Elliff from C.A.M. was a resounding success. She was frank and informative and really knew her stuff. And the actors chose their scenes and roles very very well. So well in fact that we're welcoming Bex back later in the year for another workshop!
Our workshops and frequent showcases have led to over 60 offers of representation from agents such as Felix de Wolfe, Elaine Murphy, Shane Collins, Billboard, Forbes–Sutherland Management, Dee Boss, Union Management, West Central Management and RD Casting.
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We invite filmmakers, directors and producers to watch our classes when seeking to cast their projects.
We have had actors directly cast in roles for TV (including BBC and Channel Four), leads for The Discovery Channel, numerous feature films (Community, Kick Ass 2, Killer Weekend), two internet series, numerous short films, plus our showcases at Bread and Roses Theatre, the Phoenix Artist’s Club in the West End of London and The Winterflood Theatre, St. Paul’s.
WHAT THEY SAY
I am amazed at the standard
Beth Charkham, Casting Director, Birds of a Feather, The Queen Of The Desert, Man Behaving Badly, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries​​
Go to this people…if last night’s show at the Phoenix is anything to go by, these are the ones to watch
Barry Ryan, Executive Producer ‘Agatha Raisin, Sky TV, Free at Last TV, 2Queens TV (with Martina Cole)
I would suggest looking no further than The Bubble and Squeak Actor’s Workshop if the development of your discipline is acting. Nowhere will you be exposed to a greater plethora of experiences within the study. Paul McNeilly’s generous approach and meticulous teaching style will guide you through the nuances of the industry.
Doug Tang, Writer/ Producer
PRICE
£ 20
Casting Director/Industry Workshop Syllabus 2019
Kevin R McNally – actor (Pirates of the Caribbean, Downton Abbey, Maigret), scene study
David Bottomley – writer (Literary Manager at the Brockley Jack Theatre) ‘Gentrified’, and ‘The Reunion’, Sept – Oct
John Haman – writer (Convergences TC, New York), ‘I Am Frankenstein’, 3rd June
Natalie Ekberg – writer (BBC) ‘Him’ 13th May
Emma Crompton – CD – acting for TV, 24th April
Catriona Dickie – CD – self-taping, 9th April
Emma Crompton – CD – auditioning for TV, 11th March
Andrea Clark – CD – auditioning for film and commercials, Feb 21st
Syllabus 2018
Theatre of the Oppressed (Augustu Boal),
Ur Text (Charles Marowitz),
Acting and Shamanism (Brian Bates),
The practices of Anton Artaud
Play study, including Look Back In Anger, The Writer, Miss Julie, After Miss Julie, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Cardiff East.
Performance Programme
2017
Performance preparation for camera. Intensive theatre study. Public showcase.
Syllabus Spring- Summer 2016
Four month, in-depth, screen acting course
Jamie Eastlake – Artistic Director, Theatre N16
Doug Tang – Producer/Writer/Director
James Hughes – Producer/Writer/Director
Syllabus Spring- Summer 2015
Irene Cotton – Casting Director (Steppenwolf Theatre Co, Chicago)
Andrea Clark – Casting Director (Hellboy, Mutant Chronicles)
Beth Charkham – Casting Director (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Men Behaving Badly, Birds of a Feather)
Suzy Catliff – Casting Director (Sense and Sensibility, Murdoch Mysteries)
Thomas Adams – Casting Director (Fruitcake London)
Lance Steen Anthony Nielsen – Film Maker/Director (The Journey – Winner, Best Director, St Tropez Film Festival)
Sharon Sorrentino – Casting Director (Pegasus Bridge)
Summer Programme 2014
Nichola Whitworth – Agent (Michelle Braidman Associates)
Gavin Denton Jones – Agent (CAM)
Sarah Leung – Casting Director (Children of Men, Law and Order, Waterloo Road)
Paul Knight – Feature Film Director/Producer
Jane Deitch – Casting Director (formerly Head of Casting at BBC, Waking The Dead)
Dan Hubbard – (The Bourne Ultimatum, King Kong, The Bourne Supremacy)
Lucy Jenkins – (RSC, Warhorse, Vampire Diaries)
Carl Proctor – (Rome, The Bible, The Kidnap Diaries)
Hammond Cox Casting – (Feature films – Spaceship, Hollows. Theatre – Othello)
Sarah Hughes – (Frantic Assembly T.C. and Alan Ayckborn’s CD. TV – Jonathan Creek, Rock and Chips)
Nigel Douglas – TV Director (Bad Girls, Hotel Babylon, Wild at Heart)
Simone Reynolds – CDG (Theatre – Royal Court, Films – Lamb, The Firm)
Michael Keane – Agent (Elaine Murphy Associates)
Gavin Denton-Jones – Agent (CAM)
We also hold talks and workshops given by film-makers, producers, and agents. As well as the names above, this impressive list also includes:
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Greg Loftin – Director/writer of Saxon (European Independent Feature Film of the Year, 2008)
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Kathleen Hutchison – Executive Producer of Holby City, EastEnders, BBC1
Barry Ryan – MD of Free@Last TV, and Two Queens TV (with Martina Cole)
John McDonald – Award winning author, screenwriter, ‘Tribe’
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Sam Holland – Writer/director ‘Zebra Crossing’ (European Independent Feature Film of the Year 2009)
Daniel Tatarsky – Agent, Billboard Personal Management
Gary Holding – Features Producer at Loud Mouse Films
New Town Films – Producers of feature films ‘Community’, and ‘This Is Essex’
Bertie Watkins – Producer ‘Jack The Ripper’, Crow Theatre
Oli Rose – Director ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’, Associate Director, ‘Chariots of Fire’, Gielgud Theatre, West End
Stephanie Rodriguez – Casting Associate to Sarah Crowe, BBC1, Channel Four
Shaka Bunsie – Producer ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’, ‘New Voices’ Producer at the Old Vic
Shane Collins – Agent
A.J. McAndrews – Film Producer, LA and London