Casting Directors Stephanie Pringle and Alison Fowler In Conversation

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This is a rare chance to hear from leading actor and theatre director Effie Nkrumah (who’s acclaimed career has spanned directing MJ the Musical and acting in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) to join interviewer Helen Dallimore and get a behind the scenes look at the creative process, how stage productions are cast, the actor/director relationship, how to have the best chance of a successful stage career, what you need to know about the industry and the steps that theatre directors take to get a production up and running.

Receiving a script is only the beginning. What happens next? How do we transform words on a page into a truthful, compelling performance?

Whether you prepare your own tax return or work with an accountant, this practical workshop will help you better understand the financial side of being a working artist. Tim will cover the fundamentals of tax for creative practitioners, (performers, crew and musicians) including how to work effectively with your accountant and the questions you should be asking.

Actors live and work in an environment that asks a lot of them. Auditions, rejections, financial uncertainty, intense rehearsal periods, performance anxiety, public scrutiny, relationship dynamics, creative vulnerability, and the challenge of sustaining a career in a highly competitive industry all place unique demands on actors.