The Spotlight Podcast for actors navigating a career in the performing arts.
Every month we release an episode that shines a spotlight on topics that affect the everyday work of performers. Join us as we chat to entertainment industry experts about topics as varied as audition advice, performer working rights, tax, Spotlight membership tips, how projects are cast and more!
🌟 Spotlight – where performers showcase their talent and connect with the world’s best casting professionals and agents working in film, TV, and theatre. Helping great stories happen since 1927. 🌟
With casting studios in the heart of London’s West End and the global reach of parent company Talent Systems, Spotlight is firmly positioned as the cornerstone of the entertainment industry.
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Episodes
Feb 10, 2022
Feb 10, 2022
26 min
This meditation is themed around the idea of new beginnings and is designed to calm a busy mind by gently guiding you back to yourself. We get curious about how each new breath creates space for new awareness by bringing us back to the present moment.
Jan 26, 2022
Jan 26, 2022
12 min
This meditation is recommended for those aged 8+ and is designed to help calm and centre young performers before an audition or self-tape. Parents and Guardians are encouraged to listen to this meditation along with their child.
Nov 30, 2021
Nov 30, 2021
18 min
This meditation is designed to help with feelings of envy or jealousy. These feelings can come up often when you’re an actor or performer but it’s usually just a sign that you care deeply about something. In small doses, envy can motivate us to move towards what we want. With conscious awareness, we can use this energy of envy to help us to move forward.
Nov 11, 2021
Nov 11, 2021
28 min
In this meditation, we get curious about what choice means for you as an actor or performer. We explore where we make choices from and how choosing to listen to ourselves means we're much more able to honour what's important to us.
Nov 5, 2021
Nov 5, 2021
15 min
Tommy Jessop talks about being the first actor with Down syndrome to be professionally cast as Hamlet and become a full voting member of BAFTA.
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