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West End producer Iain Gillie shares hot tips for actors, writers and directors, as well as his insights as a producer, and his vision on the state of the theatrical market during the pandemic.

Iain Gillie the managing director of PW Productions, one of the West End's most prolific and significant theatre producers, responsible for some of the most successful UK theatre productions.

Joining us for the Ridley Zoom we have theatre director Wiebke Green, who directed Philip Ridley’s latest masterpiece THE POLTERGEIST -  The New York Times Critic’s Pick and Offie OnComm Winner! Wiebke is also directing Ridley’s recently announced new play TARANTULA - set to premiere later this month!!!

Susie Parriss shares her valuable insights on the future of the UK television industry in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Susie Parriss has worked as an independent casting director for more than 30 years. Her recent work includes Victoria (2016-2019), Poldark (2015-2019), Endeavour (2012-2020),  Agatha Raisin (2016-2020) and
Noughts + Crosses (2020).

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

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.

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!

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Get an insight in to the process of four time Emmy award-winning casting director John Frank Levy. John recently published his new book RIGHT FOR THE ROLE where he shares his experiences. John hasn't just witnessed some of the greatest acting talents in Hollywood, in many cases, he's had a major hand in it!

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John's Bio

John Frank Levey is a four-time Emmy Award-winning casting director. He has cast such iconic television shows as China Beach, ER, The West Wing and Shameless, as well as dozens of other television series, miniseries, TV movies, digital series, video games and feature films. Levey is also a five-time winner of the Casting Society of America’s Artios Award and the recipient of its prestigious Hoyt Bowers Award, given for excellence in casting and outstanding contributions to the casting profession. Right for the Role is his first book. After decades at Warner Bros., Levey became Vice President of Casting for John Wells Productions before launching his own casting company. Throughout his career, he has been a proud collaborator with many great writers, actors, producers and directors—he is most gratified for the friendships he’s forged and the talent he has helped foster.

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Georgie Henley (star of Ridley’s ANGRY and TARANTULA) discusses working with Philip Ridley and shares insight and wisdom on her latest triumph TARANTULA - currently streaming on STREAM.THEATRE until 06/06/2021!

Mike Leigh OBE FRSL is an award-winning writer and director of film and theatre. Known for Abigail’s Party (1977), Secrets & Lies (1996), Topsy-Turvy (1999), All or Nothing (2002), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) and
Another Year (2010).

Get an Insight into the Process of Casting Director Katie Mozumder!

Katie worked in TV production before moving into casting in 2017. Now a Casting Associate at Crowley Poole Casting, working for Casting Directors Suzanne Crowley and Gilly Poole.

Most notable projects include the Emmy and Bafta award winning Killing Eve seasons 1-4 (BBC America) with Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer; The Durrells (ITV), Trollied (Sky 1), We Hunt Together (UKTV) Finding Alice (ITV) and most recently Hollington Drive (ITV).

Katie has assisted in casting for several theatre projects for Hampstead Theatre and Sunset Limited (Boulevard Theatre) in 2019. In 2021, Katie worked as a Casting Director for Tara Theatre and The Lodger at the Coronet Theatre.

Katie is a probationary member of the CDG and recently became a member of the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion committee.

Get an insight into the process of casting director Luci Lenox!

Luci Lenox is originally from Ireland but has been based in Spain for the last couple of decades. She has cast over 100 productions. She has always combined her career between working on international high budget co-productions with independent films. Her clients include some of Spain's leading independent directors such as Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Benito Zambrano and Isabel Coixet as well as many of the major US studios or platforms, Netflix, Amazon, NBC, ABC.
Films she has cast have won over 200 awards at International Film Festivals.

Recent credits include “Baby” directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa which has just been released to great critical acclaim and “The Head” (HBO TV series), "Warrior Nun" & "The One" (Netflix TV series). She cast the lead in “Victoria” dir. Sebastian Schipper which is one of Europe’s most successful low-budget independent films.

She is an active member of ICDN and CSA. She was on the board of CSA Europe for two years and was the head of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee in Europe.

She founded Frank Stein Studio in 2012 which is a leading training centre for professional actors and which has been the launching pad for many successful careers and which is now operating online, like nearly everything else, with students from all over the world.

Amma Asante is a British BAFTA award winning screenwriter and director, known for A Way of Life (2004), Belle (2013), A United Kingdom (2016), Where Hands Touch (2018) and Mrs. America (2020).

Meet and get an insight in to the process of TV / Film Director Charles Sturridge.
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Television: World In Action (Granada 1978) Coronation Street (1977) Brideshead Revisited (1981, Granada), Soft Targets (1983, BBC), The Storyteller (1988, C4), A Foreign Field (1993, BBC), Gulliver’s Travels (1996, C4/NBC), Longitude (2000, C4), Ohio Impromptu (2001, BBC), Shackleton (2002, C4), No 1 Ladies Detective Agency (2009 BBC/HBO), The Road To Coronation Street (2010, BBC 4), Dates (2013), Da Vinci’s Demons (2015, Starz), Churchill’s Secret (2016, ITV) Career of Evil (BBC 2018) Marcella (ITV 2018) MotherFatherSon (BBC2 2019) Sanditon (ITV 2019-2022) Cobra Rebellion (Sky 2023)

Films: Runners (1982), Aria (1987), A Handful of Dust (1988), Where Angel Fear To Tread (1991), Fairytale A True Story (1997), Lassie (2005), The Scapegoat (2012)

Kelly is an award-nominated Casting Director and the founder of her own casting company. Projects include Bridgerton (2020), The Wheel of Time (2021), The Last Kingdom (2015-2023), and Fleabag (2016). Based in London but working internationally, the KVH office fights for diversity across the media.

Meet acting agents Kristin Tarry & Ellis Hebden of TCG Artist Management.
Listen in to hear shared tips on the industry and feedback from some of their current clients.

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Get an insight in to the process of Director Matthew Moore

Matthew made his debut as writer/director with the short films Julian and The Amber Amulet, which won back to back Crystal Bears at The 62nd and 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Most recently Matthew directed 6 episodes across seasons 2 and 3 of Tony McNamara's Emmy winning comedy series The Great for Hulu and MRC Entertainment, starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult. In addition to directing, Matthew was also a part of the writers room for season 2 Other SVOD and network directing credits include Colin from Accounts for CBS Studios, BBC2 and Binge, Diary of an Uber Driver, a half hour limited comedy series for ABC which Matthew set up and directed all 6 episodes, Bump for Stan and Offspring for Network 10. Awards include the AACTA Award for Best short fiction film, The AWGIE Award for for best short screenplay, selection at Les Cesars Golden Night of The Best Short Films of the Year in Paris and the Oscar Qualifying Grand Prix from the Heartland Film Festival. Matthew has also beennominated three times for Best Direction of a TV Comedy at the Australian Director Guild Awards for Diary of an Uber Driver and The Great and Colin from Accounts respectively.

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".

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Meet and get an insight in to the process of TV / Film Director Edward Hall!
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Acclaimed theater, television, and film director Edward Hall returns to Chicago Shakespeare to take on the role of Artistic Director, Carl and Marilynn Thoma Chair. The appointment marks a homecoming for Hall, who has maintained close ties with the company since he directed the Rose Rage trilogy of Henry VI, Parts 1, 2, and 3 at Chicago Shakespeare in 2003, garnering significant critical acclaim and the Jeff Award for Best Direction. This epic theatrical event went on to play the Duke on 42nd Street, marking Chicago Shakespeare’s off-Broadway and NYC debut. In February 2024, he is set to direct this season’s Richard III starring 2023 Tony Award-nominee Katy Sullivan in the Courtyard Theater.

Son of British theater legend and Royal Shakespeare Company founder Sir Peter Hall, Edward Hall has built his love of Shakespeare around original interpretations of the Bard’s plays, making this a central focus of his own career. In 1997, he founded the ensemble-based Propeller Theatre Company, performing Shakespeare’s plays in London’s West End and on tour to Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the United States, and beyond. He has directed Julius Caesar, Henry V, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona for the Royal Shakespeare Company; and his production of The Taming of the Shrew was included alongside Barbara Gaines’ Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 as part of the RSC’s Complete Works Festival in 2006/07. The New York Times Magazine raved of his career, “what Edward Hall seems to do is work at the cellular level, cracking the DNA code of the text and replicating it onstage.”

Hall led London’s Hampstead Theatre for nearly a decade as Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive, where he was known for ground-breaking work, including the Olivier Award-winning Sunny Afternoon, Chariots of Fire, The Judas Kiss, and Ecstasy—all of which transferred to the West End. In 2019, he staged the UK premiere of the Pulitzer prize-winning Cost of Living, starring Adrian Lester and Katy Sullivan. Following his appointment to Hampstead Theatre in 2010, Hall took the company from the brink of bankruptcy through a dramatic transformation into one of the nation’s most successful theaters for new work development—producing over 100 world premieres. While at Hampstead, he championed wider accessibility in the theater industry: he launched the Downstairs incubator space for early career playwrights, rolled out discount ticket programs, young writers’ programs, and as far back as 2013 began innovating with “freestreaming” on global digital platforms.

His extensive film and television credits include 2019’s Blithe Spirit starring Dame Judi Dench, Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, and Leslie Mann, as well as Gentleman Jack, Restless starring Hayley Atwell and Charlotte Rampling, Partners in Crime, The Durrells, and the season finale for series 4 of the resoundingly successful Downton Abbey. Upcoming releases include the Sky TV holiday film Joy To The World, starring Timothy Spall as Father Christmas.

Get an insight into the process of casting director Rory Okey!

Rory is a Casting Associate who is currently working at Dan Hubbard Casting. In 2013 Rory started as a studio assistant then studio manager at a casting studio in central London and was lucky enough to work on some incredible feature films, tv shows and commercials that initially ignited his desire to work in casting. After 2 and a half years he moved to Spotlight. He used his time there to meet other casting directors and to use Spotlight's resources to learn as much as he could about the industry and actors.

He left Spotlight after a year and went straight into casting offices working in commercials, tv and film and hasn't stopped since. Notable projects include, Luther (BBC), Good Omens (BBC/AMAZON), Rocketman (PARAMOUNT/MARV FILMS), Men In Black: International (SONY), The Dark Crystal (NETFLIX) Jingle Jangle (NETFLIX) Elizabeth Is Missing (BBC) and Guy Ritchie’s Wrath Of Man (MIRAMAX). Don’t Breathe Sequel (LIONSGATE/SONY)

Hayley has worked in casting for over ten years. Her career has been across theatre, film and television and she has worked across many different offices.

Some theatre credits as Casting Director include: Wuthering Heights (Nuffield Southampton) Corpse! ( Park Theatre 2020 to be restaged this summer), Skin In The Game, (Old Red Lion), Black Chiffon (Park Theatre), One For The Road (Jermyn Street Theatre), Frinton Summer Season 2019, Molly Davies’ Chickens (Paines Plough and Eastern Angles), Anya Reiss’ Uncle Vanya with John Hannah in the title role (St James Theatre), Nick Payne's critically acclaimed Incognito (HighTide/Newcastle Live/Bush Theatre); Girl's Guide (HighTide), Stuart: A Life Backwards (Edinburgh/Watford Palace Theatre/Sheffield Crucible); Neighbors (HighTide/Nuffield Southampton); Mudlarks (Bush Theatre); The Tempest Suitcase Shakespeare (RSC); Pitcairn Workshop (Out of Joint/RSC); The Only True History of Lizzie Finn (Southwark Playhouse); Firewatchers (Old Red Lion); Amphibians (The Bridewell) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Wirksworth Festival/Riverside Studios) and casting for West Yorkshire Playhouse's Graduate Programme 2014.

Casting Associate credits: House of Shades (forthcoming Almeida), Romeo and Juliet (Regents Park Open Air forthcoming), Headlong’s Faustus (Lyric Hammersmith and Tour), Shakespeare In Love, (Noel Coward Theatre) Brave New World (Royal and Derngate and tour) and many other productions.

As Casting Director for the Finborough productions include; Facts, the award winning Accolade and FoxFinder, Don Juan, Crush, Rigor Mortis, Fanta Orange, Drama at Inish, Me and Juliet, Love on The Dole, Miss Lilly Gets Boned,The Northerners and numerous Vibrant seasons.

TV credits include: NFTS Screenwriters showcase Soho Theatre, Holby City, Doctors, Casualty, Very Few Fish, Autumn Leaves, Father Brown, The Break, Shakespeare and Hathaway and she is currently working as

Annelie Powell’s associate on Nickelodeon's Goldie’s Oldies.

Get an insight into the process of casting director Olivia Brittain!

Olivia Brittain has worked with casting director Jina Jay on film and TV projects for over 8 years, as assistant then associate casting director. During that time she has worked with numerous acclaimed producers and directors. Notable credits include ‘Black Mirror’ and ‘Enola Holmes’ for Netflix, ‘The Night Manager’ and ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ for BBC/AMC, ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ for LucasFilm. Most recently she has worked on the live-action ‘Halo’ series for Showtime as co-casting director and is currently working on her own projects including UK casting for a Netflix South Korea production.

Lucy is one half of Jenkins McShane Casting. She is a member of the CDG and BAFTA.

London-based casting directors Lucy Jenkins and Sooki McShane established Jenkins McShane Casting over seven years ago, and have since cast over a hundred plays. West End credits include Magic Goes Wrong, Groan Ups, The Red Lion, The Kite Runner, Warhorse and – the  Olivier Award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong and A Comedy About a Bank Robbery.

For screen, they have worked on several films including the Oscar-winning short The Confession, and  recent  features include Deus, Dark Encounter, For Love or Money, Widow’s Walk, Bliss! and The Comedian’s Guide to Survival.

Get an Insight into the Process of Casting Director LAUREN EVANS!

Lauren began her casting career working for Kate Dowd. From there she spent six years working with Nina Gold on various feature films and TV series. Notable projects include, Game of Thrones, Star Wars – the Force Awakens, The Theory of Everything, The Imitation Game, King Lear, Mr Turner and The Danish Girl. Lauren’s co-casting Director credits with Nina Gold are Paddington 2 and Taboo.

More recently Lauren has independently cast three seasons of Sex Education for Netflix, Season two of Miracle Workers (TBS), The Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special (BBC), The One (Netflix) and Season 3 of the critically acclaimed series The Girlfriend Experience (Starz). Lauren is proud to have been recognised for her work on Sex Education with the ‘Best Casting in a TV Comedy’ award from The Casting Directors’ Guild UK (2020 & 2021), and two BAFTA nominations for ‘Scripted Casting.’

Susan Ferris is CEO of the Bohemia Group, an International Management Group, representing talent across the entertainment landscape, including a number of musicians and acting talent. A Boston native with a degree in theater and film from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Ferris found herself where many others have feared to tread, in the heart of the entertainment industry: Hollywood. As she learned the landscape, she worked at the Coast Playhouse for the world premieres of “Strange Snow” starring Jean Smart, Brian Kerwin, Dan Blocker, and “Bent” directed by David Marshall Grant.

Learning and honing her skills working at AM Records in Sales Marketing on bands: Soundgarden, The Neville Brothers, Tony Childs, Breath, The Dead Milkmen, Janet Jackson, and Extreme; and as a rock journalist for LA Rock Review and Thrasher, Ferris had developed great connections. It was after writing a piece on a local band that the direction her life changed dramatically. Based on that one article the band asked Ferris to manage them and eventually, Ferris launched her own management company.

There are now 17 managers that are part of the Bohemia Group representing more than 500 clients globally, producing films, TV and web series and a book about management by Ferris is also on the horizon.

Get an insight in to the process of Writer / Director ALICE SEABRIGHT!

Alice Seabright is a writer and director based in London who was named as a 2019 Screen International Star of Tomorrow. Alice is currently show running her original series Chloe for the BBC – she will write four out of six episodes, direct the 1st block, and serve as executive producer.

She recently directed episodes 4 and 5 of Sex Education Series 2, which dropped on Netflix earlier this year, as well as writing episode 3 for Sex Education Series 3. Prior to life as a writer/director, Alice has worked in Development at Heyday Films and Brilliant Films.

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!

Caitlin Joseph (CDG)

Caitlin is Casting Associate for Suzanne M. Smith (CSA, CDG) alongside Laura Windows (CDG), she works on multiple projects across Television & Film. Her most recent credits include 'To Olivia' (Sky), ‘Carnival Row (Amazon), ‘Good Omens’ (BBC/Amazon), Season 4 of the Emmy-award winning ‘Outlander’ (STARZ), Season 2 of ‘Knightfall’ (A&E/History), ‘In From The Cold’ (Netflix) & ‘Warrior Nun’ (Netflix) as well as the much-anticipated TV adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s best-selling books ’Shadow & Bone’(Netflix). Caitlin is currently working on several exciting projects and has a passion for championing and working with actors, having come from an acting background herself.

Clare has worked in casting for over 8 years. Her most recent film SETTLERS, starring Brooklynn Prince, Sofia Boutella and Johnny Lee Miller is currently in post production. Other recent credits include Associate Casting Director on Official Secrets (feature film),, Treadstone (TV series) and Jack Ryan (Amazon Studios).

Clare was an Associate to Kate Dowd for several years where she worked on a variety of film and TV projects.

Previous credits include Eye in the Sky (feature film), Me Before You (feature film),The Hurricane Heist (feature film), Still Star Crossed (TV) We Die Young (feature film), The Book Thief (feature film), Stonehearst Asylum (feature film), Galavant (TV Series), The Assets (TV mini-series), as well as Pilot Season for ABC (2012-16) and Warner Brothers (2012-2019.)

Clare has also cast a variety of short films including BEAST (Billie Piper and Sinead Cusack) and VERT (Nick Frost, Nikki Amuka Bird & Olivia Vinall)

Ceri has worked in Casting for the past four years across TV, Film, Theatre & Commercial projects with Casting Directors; Rachel Freck, Aisha Bywaters, Isabella Odoffin, Rose Wicksteed, Dixie Chassay, Jill Green & Emily Tilelli.

Most recently she has worked as Casting Director on independent feature film MY HOUSE directed by Nick Norman-Butler and alongside Isabella Odoffin on feature film BOXING DAY and TV series THE LAST BUS.

She is currently working alongside Rachel Freck on a new TV comedy project, after previously working with Rachel on Series 3 of the thrilling TIN STAR. Prior to this she worked with Dixie Chassay on feature film LOUIS WAIN, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and with Aisha Bywaters on independent feature films THE LAST TREE, MARI, DIRTY GOD, BODY OF WATER & COUNTY LINES.

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

Jane Anderson is a Casting Director for TV and Film. She has worked in casting for over 15 years and has cast for BAFTA & Award-winning productions.

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

Charlie Hanson's work as a director and producer spans over three decades of drama and comedy.  His award-winning work includes DESMONDS, CHEF, GARTH MARENGHI, THE BIG IMPRESSION, THE REAL McCOY, WHITES, EXTRAS, LIFE’S TOO SHORT, DEREK, IN THE LONG RUN and AFTER LIFE.

In 2004 he produced his first feature film, Amma Asante's BAFTA award-winning A WAY OF LIFE. The film went on to win 12 international awards, including the Grand Jury Prize for Best Film and International  Critics' Prize at the Miami International Film Festival in 2005, and four BAFTA Cymru awards. In 2010 he produced his second feature, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's CEMETERY JUNCTION.

He produced his third feature LIFE ON THE ROAD, which follows Ricky Gervais' infamous David Brent character as he goes on tour with his band Foregone Conclusion in search of musical fame and glory.

WHERE HANDS TOUCH, written and directed by Amma Asante was his fourth feature film and had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2018.

Recently he produced Ricky Gervais’ series AFTER  LIFE for Netflix, and is currently producing the third season.

Francesca has been working in casting since 2010, with her first job being on Captain America: The First Avenger, since then she worked across multiple genres in both film and television including sci-fi, action, horror, crime and mystery. Her credits include Logan, 6 Underground, Ford vs. Ferrari and Transformers: The Last Knight. More recently she worked on co-casting the third series of the critically-acclaimed Das Boot.
Francesca Bradley is currently a Casting Associate at Casting Pictures, run by Priscilla John and Orla Maxwell.

Get an insight into the process of casting director Sophie Kingston-Smith!

Sophie primarily works as Co-Casting Director at Rose Wicksteed Casting, whilst also pursuing her own projects under her own company Kingston-Smith Casting. Previously she has worked with Casting Directors including Lucinda Syson, Karen Lindsey-Stewart and Kharmel Cochrane, and was also associate to Alex Johnson on ITV's period drama Beecham House.

Her most notable projects have been with Rose Wicksteed and include TV series Genius: Picasso, (National Geographic), UK casting for Homeland series 8 (Showtime) plus upcoming series The Dropout (Hulu) and Invasion (Apple), both due to air in 2021. Films include The Nun (Warner Bros) and Escape Room (Sony). Sophie has just finished a short film concerning racial stereotypes in modern Britain, and is currently co-casting a socially conscious feature regarding forced marriage and obstetric fistula among young girls. She was also Casting Director on short films Edicius (Crispy Biscuit), Lynch (Oxygene Films) and Mr Whippy (Elation Pictures).

Seth has most recently been co-casting director on The Split 3 (BBC / Sister) and Get Even 2 (Netflix / iPlayer), both due to air in 2022.

As casting associate, he recently worked on Des (New Pictures), Starstruck (HBO Max / BBC Three), Unforgotten 4 (Mainstreet Pictures), Worzel Gummidge (Leopard Pictures), World On Fire (Mammoth), Silent Witness (BBC), Baz Luhrmann’s The Secret Life of Flowers for ERDEM x H&M and the hit feature film Crawl (Paramount).

Upcoming projects as casting associate include Sherwood (House Productions for BBC One), The Bubble (Judd Apatow’s new film for Netflix), Crossfire (Dancing Ledge for BBC One) and The Undeclared War (Playground Productions for Channel 4)

Other past projects with Victor and Andy include The Rook (Starz/Lionsgate), Leonardo (Lux Vide / Big Light), The Watch (BBC America), Innocent II (TXTV for ITV1), Cleaning Up (Sister Pictures), Dark Money (The Forge), Deep Water (Kudos), Unforgotten III (Mainstreet), The Tunnel III (Sky) and Troy: Fall of A City (BBC)

In theatre, Seth was casting director on the Offie-nominated Homos, or Everyone in America at the Finborough Theatre in 2018 and the Southwark Playhouse production of Constellations (sadly curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic). He was also casting director on Seven Decades at the V & A in 2019 and the short films Ouzo and Blackcurrant (Mini Productions), Muse (NFTS), Nant (Strike Pictres) and Bus Driver (NFTS).

Seth previously worked as casting assistant at Catherine Willis Casting, on a range of projects from Flowers (Channel 4) and Upstart Crow (BBC Two) to Hetty Feather (CBBC) and Plebs (ITV2). He has also worked for Daniel Edwards on Mr Selfridge (ITV) and Born To Kill (Channel 4). Prior to this, he also worked for Gary Davy and Julie Harkin.

Castañeda has been involved in acting since he was 17 but only started taking acting more seriously after he volunteered for a role when a director asked for actors to participate in his film during a seminar while at university. He played various minor roles in a number of productions, such as End of Watch, and also acted as a main character in a short film Maddoggin', which won the audience award at the NBC Universal Short Cut Film Festival. In 2013, he landed a role playing Jorge on ABC Family's TV series Switched at Birth. In late 2016, he was cast in the role of Hector in the film Sicario: Day of the Soldado released in 2018. He also has a major role in an independent film El Chicano, a supporting role in Jean-Claude Van Damme's We Die Young as well as minor roles in films such as the Billy Crystal's film Standing Up, Falling Down.

In 2017, he was cast in his most prominent role yet playing Diego Hargreeves / Number 2 in The Umbrella Academy, which was released on Netflix in February 2019.

Castañeda was born in Los Angeles, but raised in Sinaloa, Mexico. He returned to the United States where he attended William Workman high school when he was 14. Castañeda initially studied civil engineering in college with the intention of taking over the family business after he finished his studies. However, he became interested in film direction, and switched to major in film production and international business in 2007 at California State University, Fullerton. Castañeda then moved into acting and started auditioning for roles. He studied part-time while pursuing an acting career, eventually graduating in 2015.

A fantastic discussion led by Harry Burton about THE HOMECOMING, featuring an international group of Pinter scholars, and Pinter's best friend Henry Woolf.

Rebecca Wright has been in Casting since 1998 having previously worked as a Second Assistant Director in TV and film. She began her Casting career as Assistant to Joyce Gallie and then Ann Fielden before working with Di Carling. After 10 great years with Di she set up on her own as REBECCA WRIGHT CASTING in November 2011.

She casts for TV and Film. Rebecca has recently finished casting Series 3 of Jez Butterworth's drama Britannia for Sky Atlantic and Series 10 of Call The Midwife for BBC1.

She lives in London and is a member of the Casting Directors' Guild of Great Britain and Ireland.

Get an Insight into the Process of Casting Director Des Hamilton!

Des Hamilton is a Glasgow born, London based, Casting Director. He’s worked in film and television for over twenty years, and recently won a BAFTA for Best Casting on Top Boy (this being the first time scripted casting was recognised as a category).

His career began in 2001 when fellow Glaswegian Lynne Ramsay asked him to find a non-actress to play the co-lead opposite Samantha Morton in Morvern Callar. Des went on to cast the whole film, famously street casting Kathleen McDermott, who went on to win a BAFTA for Best Newcomer.

He’s predominantly known for his work on Jojo Rabbit, Four Lions, The King, Bullet Boy, and Claire Denis’ High Life. But it’s his interest in projects regardless of budget or size, as well as his willingness to work with new directors, that sets him apart.

Des and his team have continued to cast via a combination of traditional methods (theatrical agents, drama schools, etc.) and from the street; most notably casting Thomas Turgoose in This is England.

Kharmel first cut her cast teeth as a Casting Director on the acclaimed Daniel Wolfe music video " Time to Dance"  starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Callum Turner. She followed up with award winning films such as Lilting (2014) and the BAFTA award-winning Home (2016)

Over the past 11 years, she has earned a reputation for championing new and diverse talent and projects like The Witch (2015), The End of the F**king World (2017 - 2019), Intergalactic (2020) and The Lighthouse (2019) firmly cement her position as one of the most exciting British Casting Directors working today.

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.

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.

Mike worked at a London agency for 4 years before moving into casting and relocating to Barcelona where he is currently based. He presently works as an associate to Luci Lenox where they cast a variety of projects ranging from independent feature films to international TV series. Recent projects include The One (Netflix), Westworld (HBO), Warrior Nun (Netflix), Hanna (Amazon Prime) among others.

Winner of BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor for Broadchurch - 2013

Nominated for 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for NO MAN'S LAND. Nominated for 2006 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for HENRY IV PART I & II at the National Theatre. Nominated for 1993 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for HENRY IV PART II at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Winner of 1993 Clarence Derwent Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role of Polonius in HAMLET and Shallow in HENRY IV PART II at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Winner of 1990 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for KING LEAR at the National Theatre.

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”

Bruce answers questions on his work, shares his views on the industry in light of the current pandemic, as-well as giving us an update on his future projects!

Bruce Robinson is an English director, screenwriter, novelist and actor. He wrote and directed the cult classic
Withnail & I (1987).

Get an Insight into the Process of Casting Director Anna Dawson!

Anna is a Scotland-based Casting Director and is currently associate Casting Director to Simone Pereira Hind, working from Edinburgh and London. She is a probationary member of the CDG and has worked in casting for over 8 years.

Anna’s associate and assistant television credits include the internationally successful series Outlander, BBC’s The Replacement and CBBC’s teen series Logan High. Simone and Anna have recently cast Lewis-set feature film Nobody has to know for Barry Crerar, Australian/Scottish co-production Falling For Figaro for Black Camel Pictures and from the producer of The Crown, they this year cast ‘Munich' for Netflix starring Jeremy Irons and George Mackay. Welsh comedy ‘The Toll’ will be premiering at this years Glasgow Film Festival and Aberdeen set thriller ‘Repression’ can now be seen on major streaming platforms, Amazon, Sky and Now Tv.

Casting Director credits include CBBC’s Scottish BAFTA winner Last Commanders, BBC’s Pancake and Life Is A Dream for The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh. This year Anna cast the animated adaptation of the much loved Tom Gates books for Sky TV, starring Mark Bonnar and Catherine Tate. Episodes to air on Sky Jan 2021.

Simone and Anna both love working on the many short films they have cast, supporting new talent and helping get people's ambitions onto the screen.

Lucy is Daniel Edwards Associate. She has worked for a number of well-known Casting Directors including Kate Rhodes James CDG, Laura Scott CDG, Rachel Freck CDG, Lucinda Syson CDG and Daniel Edwards CDG. Lucy has been working for Vicki Thomson CDG since January 2018.

Casting Assistant credits with Daniel Edwards – THE INNOCENTS (New Pictures). 

Catherine is a Casting Assistant who worked for Jina Jay Casting from February 2018, and is now currently working for Daniel Edwards Casting since January 2020.

She worked on a variety of Film & TV Projects with Jina Jay that include Emmy award-winning ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’, ‘Black Mirror’ Season 5 (Netflix) and ‘Temple’ (Sky). Also ‘Enola Holmes’ (Netflix/Legendary Pictures) and upcoming films ‘Dune’ (Legendary Pictures) and ‘Operation Mincemeat’ (SeeSaw) to name a few.

Tom worked as an actor, agents assistant and producer before starting his casting career with Daniel Edwards Casting in January 2020.

Talent agent Molly Wansell joins us for an open "Q&A" on Zoom, giving her insight and wisdom on the current state of the industry.

Molly Wansell from 42 represents some of the industry's leading actors and casting directors.

42 is a fully integrated management and production company, producing film, television and content, representing actors, writers, directors, producers, casting directors and media book rights; with offices in London and Los Angeles.

Olissa Rogers is currently working as a Casting Associate to Fiona Weir. She began working in the industry back in Germany in 2008. She worked there until 2016 mainly on TV Series. In 2016 she met casting director, Jeremy Zimmermann, and went to be casting assistant for him on several films until 2018. She then moved on to become casting assistant to Kharmel Cochrane for commercials and TV/Film projects. In March 2019 Olissa was approached by Theo Park and was working on big TV projects as her associate.

Amy Jackson is a freelance Casting Associate/Director, currently working as Associate for Amy Hubbard. She started her casting career working full time with Sasha Robertson and has gone on to work in a freelance capacity with some hugely respected Casting Directors, such as Kate Rhodes James, Rachel Freck, Julie Harkin, Jina Jay, Kate Dowd, Gemma Sykes, Rachel Sheridan, amongst others. Her most recent credits include, In My Skin (BBC), The Other One (BBC), Flack Series 2 (Pop and UKTV) Suspicion (Apple TV) and My Name Is Lizzie (Channel 4) She is currently working on BBC and HBO Max’s newly announced TV series, The Girl Before (based on the global bestselling book) with Amy Hubbard and Stephen Merchant’s new tv series, The Offenders (BBC/Amazon) Amy prides herself on her ability to connect and work with an understanding of actors, having come from an acting background and family.

She is currently working on a high profile and confidential project with Amy Hubbard. Amy prides herself on her ability to connect and work with an understanding of actors, having come from an acting family.

Millie is a freelancer working in casting. She started her career with Casting Director Gemma Sykes, after an internship with Dan Hubbard. She then moved over to talent management, and spent nearly two years at Independent Talent Group, before joining Sam Jones Casting at the beginning of 2020. She is currently working on projects for Amazon, ITV, the BBC and The National.

Katy (or Dedikaty as she is known in the office) joined as Ali’s nimble right hand in 2009 and now is an acclaimed casting director. She’s proud of her roots having recently had her colour refreshed and also her Corkonian heritage. Whilst Ali has always had a personal aversion to formal education she is damn proud of Katy who is a Masters Graduate from Trinity College Dublin and Royal Holloway University of London. Katy’s superpower is recognising any actor any time anywhere no matter how out of context or heavy the blindfold—it really is extraordinary and on that basis we’re happy to say she’s sticking around.

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.

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.

*After 23 years in Los Angeles, Kate Caldwell packed up and took her casting skills to the UK where she currently works with Emmy-winning Casting Director Suzanne Smith.

Kate has experience in many areas of casting having worked the studio and network side at ABC Television and on both voice-over and live-action feature films at 20th Century Fox Feature Casting.

Her favorite, though, is being in the trenches of independent casting. Her credits include the Netflix series UNBELIEVABLE for which she was nominated alongside Laura Rosenthal, Jodi Angstreich and Melissa Kostenbauder for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting For a Limited Series, Movie or Special, KINGDOM with Frank Grillo and Nick Jonas, HERCULES with Dwayne Johnson, OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN with Gerard Butler, the western series HELL ON WHEELS and KRAMPUS.*

*After 23 years in Los Angeles, Kate Caldwell packed up and took her casting skills to the UK where she currently works with Emmy-winning Casting Director Suzanne Smith.

Kate has experience in many areas of casting having worked the studio and network side at ABC Television and on both voice-over and live-action feature films at 20th Century Fox Feature Casting.

Her favorite, though, is being in the trenches of independent casting. Her credits include the Netflix series UNBELIEVABLE for which she was nominated alongside Laura Rosenthal, Jodi Angstreich and Melissa Kostenbauder for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting For a Limited Series, Movie or Special, KINGDOM with Frank Grillo and Nick Jonas, HERCULES with Dwayne Johnson, OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN with Gerard Butler, the western series HELL ON WHEELS and KRAMPUS.*

Get an Insight into the Process of Casting Director Carolyn McLeod!

Casting for over 15 years, Carolyn is a freelance Casting Director, who specialises in Film, Theatre, TV and streaming content.  She has worked with directors including Paul Schrader, Stephen Herek, Michael Caton-Jones and Sofia Coppola on independent features and projects for Netflix, BBC, Disney, Warner Bros, Hallmark and the Sci-Fi Channel.

She is a Bafta member and is on the board of the European Chapter of the Casting Society of America.

Jonny is currently an associate at Shaheen Baig Casting. Jonny has worked on TV shows such as Three Girls, I AM series and independent films such as Supernova, Pirates, The Phantom of the Open and most recently Scrapper. Jonny has co-cast with Shaheen on the TV project Hanna and currently the TV series of Boiling Point.

After 12 years of working for some of the most brilliant Casting Directors the UK has. Jonny will be venturing out on his own in 2023.

Get an Insight into the Process of Casting Director Sharon Sorrentino!

Sharon is a UK based casting director, she has worked across all mediums of screen and stage on many award-winning productions. She primarily casts for the screen.

Her film credits include: The Journey (multi-award winning), Jericho's Walls Are Falling.

TV credits include: Sugarbabies (pilot); Murdered For Love? Samia Shahid; Elizabeth I’s Secret Agents (RTS award winning and BAFTA nominated). Amongst the many multi-award winning short films she has cast are: Oblivious, The Outer Circle, White, Sticky, Grandfather, The Storyteller, The Chop, Crack, No Playground for Little Cowboys and Invisible. She has cast countless commercials and music videos.

Theatre credits include: Borderlands (Hen & Chickens), 12 Angry Women(Lion and Unicorn), Fragile (Landor), Making Time (Old Red Lion) and Who Killed Wendy (The Malthouse, Nottingham).