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| Casting Calls for the West End | | Posted on Tuesday, 22 January 2008 07:42PM by Casting Team | | Requiring a company of young, very talented performers who have excellent folk rock/pop rock voices, accomplished acting skills and movement skills for a new west end musical.
If you wish to find out more, please log on to the casting website
Casting Calls for the West End
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| new casting website | | Posted on Thursday, 12 July 2007 02:38PM by News Desk | | The Casting Website is a brand new casting resource on the internet, created by a national youth theatre member for his fellow young actors.
It was created to aid young talented actors get into the acting profession and find work as an actor model or supporting artist.
The Casting Website is supported by the Casting Directors Guild of Great Britain.
We
also aim to keep the site up-to-date,... [ read more ] |
| Do You Speak Hindi or Urdu? | | Posted on Sunday, 10 December 2006 07:03PM by Casting | | Looking for british actress aged between 25-35 hindi/urdu speaking to
act opposite a bollywood actor. Film to be shot in uk.Castings will take place on 13th or 14th Dec.
Please email robearnshaw@theactingwebsite.com if you are intrested
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| Drummer Needed Click Here | | Posted on Thursday, 09 November 2006 09:26PM by The Acting News Desk | |
Good
standard drummer needed in the London
area for a new Indie band. Has to be London
based and owns own drum kit.
Please email
your interest to
Enquiries@theactingwebsite.com
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| Were You Kate Winslets Back? | | Posted on Friday, 28 July 2006 06:13PM by The Acting News Desk | | The Daily Express Are Looking For Women Who Have Been Body Doubles
"They would be styled and have hair and makeup done for a photo shoot"
we are looking for female case studies 25-45 years who have been employed as body doubles for famous people, for the women's section of The Daily
Express. They would be styled and have hair and makeup done for a photo shoot and do a short... [ read more ] |
| Think You Can Be A Web Presenter? | | Posted on Friday, 14 July 2006 03:24PM by The Acting News Desk | | New faces bring websites to life
VideoTile is a new presenter-led website service. http://intro.videotile.co.uk/ VideoTile removes the customary video frame to offer ‘Web Presenter’ video content ready to drop into a webpage. A VideoTile clip delivers content through live characters who present messaging, interact with the page and walk visitors around the website.
The... [ read more ] |
| Zoe Needs Your Help | | Posted on Tuesday, 06 June 2006 01:55PM by The Acting New Desk | | Eight weeks ago, I auditioned for a place at the National Youth
Theatre, and I am thrilled to say that I have been accepted! The NYT encourages
students to fundraise to subsidise their summer course. I immediately
started to brainstorm ideas and decided that I could do something that would
involve my passion for performing
So i created my own... [ read more ] |
| The Acting Website Agency is Launching!- and we need you!! | | Posted on Wednesday, 24 May 2006 03:50PM | | The Acting Website Agency is Launching!- and we need you!!
Do You Need Representation?
The Acting Website gets casting directors browsing the site all the time, and we need actors on in our books.
Have you registered with the acting website agency? if not click here
Once you have updated your CV on the acting website please send us a copy of your CV. An example CV for you to fill in is... [ read more ] |
| Search For Actors In Your Area | | Posted on Tuesday, 23 May 2006 01:22AM by The Acting News Desk | | Now you can search for actors in your area!!
As well as searching by post code you can also browse through our members and send each other messeges via the acting website!!
Click Here to browse
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| Have You Checked Out Our New Store? | | Posted on Monday, 15 May 2006 11:59AM by The Acting Website News Desk | | The Acting Website Now Has A Shop To Show Off!!
If You A Member Of The Site You Can Get Up To 25% Discount On All Products!!
Click Here To Visit Our Shop
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| Are You Ethnically Diverse? The Acting Website Needs You. | | Posted on Friday, 12 May 2006 02:13PM by The Acting Website Agency | | Ok, there is this £11,000,000 budget film being made.
Are you or friends ethnically diverse?
If so we may need you to be used as supporting artists for this film.
Unfortunately the name of the film has to be kept secret and we are unsure about the location it is being shot in.
However all we do know is that members of The Acting Website may have the opportunity to be a part of this new... [ read more ] |
| The Acting Website Needs You!! | | Posted on Tuesday, 09 May 2006 02:51PM | | The Acting Website Acting Agency
The Acting Website Is Starting Up An Agency!!!
Are You Talented?
Haven't Got A Break Yet?
THE ACTING WEBSITE NEED YOU!!!
Do you want to be a part of The Acting Website Agency?
The Acting Website gets calls and email from casting directors and film produces all the time, therefore we thought we would create an agency for you guys!
Most of the work will... [ read more ] |
| Create Your Own Website!!! | | Posted on Tuesday, 09 May 2006 02:49PM by The Acting News Desk | | It’s true! 14 day free trial
See your website in action before you pay Create your own web pages instantly Instant Resume Creator Include Your Head Shots Include Show Reels and Voice Clips Get Noticed 24 / 7 Update Pictures from anywhere Instant Messages from agents, casting directors straight to your email Unlimted number of webpages as standard Thumbnails and Large Pictures for your... [ read more ] |
| The National Youth Theatre's playathon | | Posted on Wednesday, 05 April 2006 12:32AM by Acting News Desk | | Your company needs you!
We are looking to involve as many of the membership past and present in an audacious attempt to read every play the National Youth Theatre has produced in its fifty year history.
playathon will run non stop for over two hundred hours of plays from the past six decades.
Lace up your acting shoes, pack up your energy drink, pick up your reading glasses and take part in... [ read more ] |
| Funny Stories!? | | Posted on Wednesday, 29 March 2006 06:01PM by Acting News Desk | | Hi Guys!!!!
The Acting Website wants to here any funny stories you have about acting or working in the industry!
Have you had an embarrassing moment in an audition, on stage or set?
You fallen in love with a TV extra?
Any Thing!!!
Your stories will be published on the site and the best submission each month will be entered in a yearly draw to watch any West End Theatre show of your... [ read more ] |
| Get Noticed! | | Posted on Wednesday, 15 March 2006 11:02AM by The Acting News Desk | | Do You Have A Website?
The Acting Website wants you to be noticed!
Do You Have a personal Website? If so why don’t we link to one another? The Acting Website has thousands of visitors every day and if you link to our site this will only act positively for you, traffic to your site will increase and your profile will be seen more.
It doesn’t just have to be a... [ read more ] |
| School Reviews | | Posted on Monday, 13 March 2006 04:56PM by Acting News Desk | | Reviews of the Schools!!
Are you auditioning for Drama schools and can’t choose which one’s you wish to audition for? In this section of The Acting Website. We have written reviews by students or by those who have gone through the audition process of the particular drama school
http://www.theactingwebsite.com/school-reviews!-c8.html
I hope this help you in finding out which... [ read more ] |
| Free West End Theatre Tickets!!! | | Posted on Friday, 10 March 2006 03:39PM by Robert Earnshaw | | Have You a Question About The Performing Arts Industry?
The Acting Website has teamed up with some professional actors who all have over 10 years experience in the industry, to answer your questions each month.
Any question you want can be answered.
'How do i find the right agent for me?'
'How do i get noticed as an actor?'
'How many years does it take to establish your self as an... [ read more ] |
| How to stop your hands from shaking in auditions | | Posted on Wednesday, 01 March 2006 08:53AM by The Acting News Desk | | How to stop your hands from shaking in auditions
Shaking is due to anxiety and occurs when the muscles spasmodically contract creating friction between muscles and other body tissues. This friction creates heat, which raises body temperature (causing you to sweat). During anxiety it is quite normal to experience shaking or shivering. It will pass.
As mentioned it is due to anxiety/ nerves.... [ read more ] |
| Baby Wriggle Exercise | | Posted on Friday, 10 February 2006 02:47PM by The Acting News Desk | | Baby Wriggle Exercise
My friend saw this exercise being performed at ALRA when he went round an open day at the school. He was kind enough to pass on the information to me- I’m not sure how true this exercise is to what they do actually do at ALRA however it seems to work for me when I do it either on my own or teaching it to a group of actors.
The point of this warm up is to enable... [ read more ] |
| Whats behind the door? | | Posted on Friday, 10 February 2006 02:01PM by The Fun Dept! | | What’s behind the door?
Are you bad at improvisation or lack spontaneously in your acting this game can help you out. It also enables actors to become ‘more in tune’ with each other and encourages them in thinking on the same wavelength. Along with trust exercises this game is really useful if you have two actors who seem not to ‘click on stage’ or seem not to be... [ read more ] |
| Blood- Potato | | Posted on Friday, 10 February 2006 01:05PM by The Fun Dept! | | Blood- Potato
This drama exercise is best done in-group of 20 or more.
The aim of the game is to simulate the emotion of fear as well as trust, very useful if you are doing a piece on war/ bulling or oppression. It also increases the actors’ awareness of space as well as judgment
First the group leader must make sure that the area is a safe environment to work in, as this exercise... [ read more ] |
| What to wear for an audition? | | Posted on Thursday, 09 February 2006 02:29PM by Acting News Desk | | What to wear for an audition?
Well it’s simple really. What ever feels comfortable for you! Don’t go out and buy something specially, such as a brand new frock that is ‘supposedly fashionable’ if you don’t normally wear these sorts of things, it will hinder your performance. I had a friend who was a brilliant actor and he was just a ‘jack the lad’ wore... [ read more ] |
| Who are you? Selling your self | | Posted on Thursday, 09 February 2006 11:48AM by Acting News Desk | | Who are you? – Selling your self
As an actor you must not just rely on your natural ability alone. You may be the next Al Pacino, however if nobody knows about you what is the point?
As an actor you must think of your self as a business and as any successful entrepreneur will tell you, “One has to describe the product one is selling in order to sell it” “why should... [ read more ] |
| Quotes which may cheer you up | | Posted on Thursday, 09 February 2006 09:40AM by Acting News Desk | | Just quotes which may cheer you up.
Have you been rejected somwhere or you feel the whole "acting Business" is too much WATCH THIS SPACE I will be adding new quotes each week to cheer you up.- keep coming back for inspiration!
Goethe 17th century
What ever you can do, or dream you can, begin it! Boldness has genius magic and power in it
Rada
When I was on the RADA audition... [ read more ] |
| What do I use as audition material and how do I present it? | | Posted on Thursday, 09 February 2006 12:37AM by Acting News Desk | | What do I use as audition material and how do I present it?
Ok don’t get me wrong “To be or not to be” from hamlet is a very good monologue as well as Juliet’s “Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds” and Richard 3rds “This is the winter of our discontent.” But lets take a step back a minute and think…
It’s the end of a long day... [ read more ] |
| Advertise Here | | Posted on Wednesday, 08 February 2006 10:56PM by Sales Team | | Advertise Your Company in this Space!
Would you like your company to be viewed by a highly targeted niche of the market? Viewed by thousands of actors/ theatre companies/ models/ directors a day theactingwebsite is the place to advertise if you are within the entertainment industry.
You can either purchase graphical adverts, highlighted listings or become an affiliate of the site
If... [ read more ] |
| NYT Endorsing the site! | | Posted on Wednesday, 08 February 2006 10:49PM by Acting News Desk | | Good News!!
Today the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain have decided to endorse the acting website!
The National Youth Theatre is a registered charity, which provides opportunities to young people aged between 13 and 21 the chance to develop their creative and social skills through the medium of the theatrical arts. The company invites all young people who are residents of the UK to... [ read more ] |
| Character Checklist | | Posted on Wednesday, 08 February 2006 06:52PM by Acting News Desk | | Character Checklist
You think you have cracked a character? Or you’re struggling to find the inner character integrity?
Stanislavsky used to ask actors to answer a few questions about him/ herself when creating a character there are many versions of this list here are a few questions I use and have compiled together for your benefit.
You can find out more Advise for actors including... [ read more ] |
| The Dreaded Read Through! | | Posted on Wednesday, 08 February 2006 06:08PM by Acting News Desk | | The Dreaded Read Through!
Lets get the picture straight, you either at an audition or maybe your lucky enough to be at your first company rehearsal and the director sits the ‘potential cast’ down states his intentions and what he/she wants from the play. Then says, “Ok we will have a read through of the script” at this point quite a few actors most of them young cringe... [ read more ] |
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