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- Feb 8, 202445 min
The Bruntwood Prize For Playwriting with Royal Exchange Theatre Dramaturg Suzanne Bell
Suzanne Bell is currently the New Writing Associate and Dramaturg at the Royal Exchange Theatre. She has worked on a number of award-winning productions of new work and has led writer development workshops at Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, Royal Court Theatre, Soho Theatre, Live Theatre, Gate Theatre, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Theatre West, various universities and for companies in Brazil, Turkey, Canada and the USA. Suzanne was the first Literary Manager and Dramaturg to be appointed at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, where she worked with a number of playwrights including Jonathan Harvey, Chloe Moss, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Esther Wilson and Lizzie Nunnery. She also worked on the award-winning production of UNPROTECTED, winner of the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award. In her role at the Royal Exchange Theatre, she oversees the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Britain’s biggest national playwriting competition. A partnership between the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester and property company Bruntwood, the Prize is an opportunity for writers of any background and experience to enter unperformed plays to be judged by a panel of industry experts for a chance to win part of a prize fund totalling £40,000. At the heart of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting is the principal that anyone and everyone can enter the Prize – it is entirely anonymous and scripts are judged purely on the basis of the work alone and with no knowledge of the identity of the playwright. Since its inception in 2005 over 15,000 scripts have been entered, £304,000 has been awarded to 34 prize winning writers and 26 winning productions have been staged in 38 UK wide venues. In 2015 it celebrated its 10th anniversary and is now recognised as a launch-pad for some of the country’s most respected and produced playwrights. Each winner enters into a development process with the Royal Exchange Theatre in an endeavour to bring their work to production. It is not guaranteed but we aspire to produce each play and find co-producers to give the plays a longer life and further reach. There have been co-productions with Lyric Hammersmith, Live Theatre, Soho Theatre, Bush Theatre, Orange Tree Theatre, Sherman Theatre, High Tide and the Royal Court Theatre. Work has also gone on to be produced internationally from Australia, USA, Germany, France, to Canada and Sweden. InTheRoom Series Three is sponsored by Actors Coaching International. An Acting school with an ethos of trust, authenticity, and connection. At ACI, everyone has a voice, everyone will be seen and heard. Please visit: actorscoachinginternational.com/#home to find out more. Actors Matthew Philip Harris and Christian Lee Smith, want to try and answer the question “how do I get in the room?” While it’s a multifaceted question they believe every creative can find their answer. They hope to do this for themselves and their audience. Discussions packed with advice, motivation, and entertainment from the top professionals in our industry. Casting Directors, Agents, Actors, Directors, Writers, Producers and more! Come and join Matthew and Christian, InTheRoom.
- Feb 1, 202449 min
JBR Creative Management - An agent sells, a casting director buys
JBR has been in the industry for almost 40 years, having made their West End debut at the London Coliseum in 1985. Interposed with a long career as a performer, JBR picked up degrees in Film, TV & Drama from Bristol University, a PGCE in English, Media & Drama from London Met and an MA in Performance from Mountview. They have been Editor of The Drama Student Magazine, a theatre journalist for First Act Magazine, Musical Stages and The Irish Tribune. They have been a judge on the Olivier panel, the Amateur Stages playwriting competition, a recurring judge for the Stiles & Drewe New Musical Award and adjudicated on various film festival panels. They have also been a venue manager, a comedy host, a drag queen, a cabaret performer, a producer and a director. After retiring from performing, JBR joined Simon & How Agency building their musical theatre book and developing the company as Chief Operating Officer. With a wealth of industry experience across a number of fields JBR launched JBR Creative Management in 2019. In 2021 Nick Hern Books published JBR’s first book, Getting, Keeping & Working With Your Acting Agent - a complete guide for actors which explains everything actors need to know about agents. JBR also teaches at Associated Studios Drama School on the BA and MA Musical Theatre courses. They became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2022. InTheRoom Series Three is sponsored by Actors Coaching International. An Acting school with an ethos of trust, authenticity, and connection. At ACI, everyone has a voice, everyone will be seen and heard. Please visit: actorscoachinginternational.com/#home to find out more. Actors Matthew Philip Harris and Christian Lee Smith, want to try and answer the question “how do I get in the room?” While it’s a multifaceted question they believe every creative can find their answer. They hope to do this for themselves and their audience. Discussions packed with advice, motivation, and entertainment from the top professionals in our industry. Casting Directors, Agents, Actors, Directors, Writers, Producers and more! Come and join Matthew and Christian, InTheRoom.
- Jan 26, 202443 min
ID Talent - You get ahead by being excellent and kind
iD Talent is a sole agency representing talented adults and children for roles in film, TV, commercials, theatre, radio and voice-overs. Their team is committed to personal attention, quality preparation and working with clients who enjoy performing. Above all, they want their clients to enjoy sharing their talents and they want to showcase their unique clients. InTheRoom Series Three is sponsored by Actors Coaching International. An Acting school with an ethos of trust, authenticity, and connection. At ACI, everyone has a voice, everyone will be seen and heard. Please visit: actorscoachinginternational.com/#home to find out more. Actors Matthew Philip Harris and Christian Lee Smith, want to try and answer the question “how do I get in the room?” While it’s a multifaceted question they believe every creative can find their answer. They hope to do this for themselves and their audience. Discussions packed with advice, motivation, and entertainment from the top professionals in our industry. Casting Directors, Agents, Actors, Directors, Writers, Producers and more! Come and join Matthew and Christian, InTheRoom.
- Jan 18, 20241h 30m
Bronagh Waugh – If something isn’t working, you’ve got to change it up
Bronagh is a leading screen actress whose career effortlessly crosses drama and comedy. She plays the lead role of Carol Forman in RIDLEY (ITV / West Road) opposite Adrian Dunbar, and was recently seen in THE SUSPECT (World / ITV) opposite Aidan Turner. Previous credits include the dark thriller OUR HOUSE (Red Planet / ITV) joining Tuppence Middleton, Martin Compston and Rupert Penry Jones as well as series regular DC Stella Beckett in ITV / Tiger Aspects VIEWPOINT. Bronagh's television credits include the multi-award winning DES opposite David Tennant and Danny Mays, series regular Jessica Reid in UNFORGOTTEN (ITV), and as Jamie Dornan's broken wife in BBC / Netflix THE FALL. In comedy she joined the cast for the second series of BBC's comedy KING GARY. In film Bronagh took the female lead in the feature STEEL COUNTRY opposite Andrew Scott. InTheRoom Series Three is sponsored by Actors Coaching International. An Acting school with an ethos of trust, authenticity, and connection. At ACI, everyone has a voice, everyone will be seen and heard. Please visit: actorscoachinginternational.com/#home to find out more. Actors Matthew Philip Harris and Christian Lee Smith, want to try and answer the question “how do I get in the room?” While it’s a multifaceted question they believe every creative can find their answer. They hope to do this for themselves and their audience. Discussions packed with advice, motivation, and entertainment from the top professionals in our industry. Casting Directors, Agents, Actors, Directors, Writers, Producers and more! Come and join Matthew and Christian, InTheRoom.
- Jan 11, 202435 min
Charlie Brooks - Eastenders, iampro and whatever ever works for you is the right way
Charlie is an actress best known for playing Janine Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Recently she also appeared in the Network 10 drama Lie with Me starring as Anna Fallmont. On stage, she played Tamora in ‘All in a Row’ by Alex Oates, starred as Blanche Dubois in Nikolai Foster’s thrilling production of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and most recently as Ursula / Skarthach in the UK Tour of ‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’. InTheRoom Series Three is sponsored by Actors Coaching International. An Acting school with an ethos of trust, authenticity, and connection. At ACI, everyone has a voice, everyone will be seen and heard. Please visit: actorscoachinginternational.com/#home to find out more. Actors Matthew Philip Harris and Christian Lee Smith, want to try and answer the question “how do I get in the room?” While it’s a multifaceted question they believe every creative can find their answer. They hope to do this for themselves and their audience. Discussions packed with advice, motivation, and entertainment from the top professionals in our industry. Casting Directors, Agents, Actors, Directors, Writers, Producers and more! Come and join Matthew and Christian, InTheRoom.
- Dec 21, 20231h 2m
ITR Christmas Special 2023
We have gone for the trilogy, our third InTheRoom Christmas Special sees the brilliant duo of Jack Crutch and Gareth Morgan join us again. An episode packed full of festive fun, acting chat and a complete lack of professionalism. Grab yourself a Christmas drink for this one, you are going to need it. InTheRoom Series Three is sponsored by Actors Coaching International. An Acting school with an ethos of trust, authenticity, and connection. At ACI, everyone has a voice, everyone will be seen and heard. Please visit: actorscoachinginternational.com/#home to find out more. Actors Matthew Philip Harris and Christian Lee Smith, want to try and answer the question “how do I get in the room?” While it’s a multifaceted question they believe every creative can find their answer. They hope to do this for themselves and their audience. Discussions packed with advice, motivation, and entertainment from the top professionals in our industry. Casting Directors, Agents, Actors, Directors, Writers, Producers and more! Come and join Matthew and Christian, InTheRoom.
- Dec 14, 20231h 17m
The 98% - ‘We Want To Leave Our Mark’
We would be shocked to hear of any of our listeners who haven’t listened to The 98%. A brilliant industry recognised podcast run by Alexa Morden and Katie Elin-Salt. Our words would not be able to sum up this great pod better than their own website so here is their about the podcast section from their website: The 98% is a podcast that will make you laugh, nod along in agreement/frustration, bring you comfort and help remind you that you are not alone in an industry that can, at times, feel impossible. We started The 98% because we felt that the daily frustrations of being an actor had to be kept under wraps. In a time where social media is taking over, actors feel like they have to constantly be "on" and any signs of vulnerability or broadcasting the times you're not on set or in a rehearsal room seem nowhere to be seen, for fear of being viewed as not a 'proper, working actor.' But with only 2% of actors earning £20,000 a year from acting work that leaves 98% of us with uninspiring day jobs, less than 24 hours to learn 10 pages of script for an audition, trying to figure out how to pay for our Spotlight subscription and waiting for the phone to ring...only our stories are never heard. Whilst listening to interviews with actors who are well known can be interesting and inspiring, their stories of the hard times are usually looked back on in hindsight. We are in the thick of the hard graft, laughing and lamenting about the realities of being an actor. Being part of The 98% may mean that we aren't working consistently but there's still a lot of laughs, lessons and value in our experiences...and we're here to share them. InTheRoom Series Three is sponsored by Actors Coaching International. An Acting school with an ethos of trust, authenticity, and connection. At ACI, everyone has a voice, everyone will be seen and heard. Please visit: actorscoachinginternational.com/#home to find out more. Actors Matthew Philip Harris and Christian Lee Smith, want to try and answer the question “how do I get in the room?” While it’s a multifaceted question they believe every creative can find their answer. They hope to do this for themselves and their audience. Discussions packed with advice, motivation, and entertainment from the top professionals in our industry. Casting Directors, Agents, Actors, Directors, Writers, Producers and more! Come and join Matthew and Christian, InTheRoom.
- Dec 7, 202325 min
Four Eighteen Films - 'Work Gets Work'
FOUR EIGHTEEN FILMS: Nick Psinakis & Kevin Ignatius are an independent creative team that writes, acts, directs and scores film, television and music videos. Together, they established FOUR EIGHTEEN FILMS, a production company committed to conceptualizing and developing low-cost, high quality, independently produced films. Four Eighteen stems from the birthday they both share, April 18th. InTheRoom Series Three is sponsored by Actors Coaching International. An Acting school with an ethos of trust, authenticity, and connection. At ACI, everyone has a voice, everyone will be seen and heard. Please visit: actorscoachinginternational.com/#home to find out more. Actors Matthew Philip Harris and Christian Lee Smith, want to try and answer the question “how do I get in the room?” While it’s a multifaceted question they believe every creative can find their answer. They hope to do this for themselves and their audience. Discussions packed with advice, motivation, and entertainment from the top professionals in our industry. Casting Directors, Agents, Actors, Directors, Writers, Producers and more! Come and join Matthew and Christian, InTheRoom.
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Actors Matthew Philip Harris and Christian Lee Smith, want to try and answer the question “how do I get in the room?”While it’s a multifaceted question they believe every creative can find their answer. They hope to do this for themselves and their audience. Discussions packed with advice, motivation and entertainment from the top professionals in our industry. Casting Directors, Agents, Actors, Directors, Writers, Producers and more! Come and join Matthew and Christian, InTheRoom.
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