The Acting Business and Audition Bootcamp

16th - 17th April 2011

We are very pleased to be able to offer you the opportunity of attending a linked series of Masterclasses led by top Casting Director, Suzy Catliff and experienced film & TV actor, James Coombes.

The Acting Business - Saturday 16th April 2011

Suzy is a renowned and highly experienced Casting Director in Film, Television and Theatre, for programmes such as Silent Witness, Holby City and Casualty. She offers advice on photos, CV's, approaching agents and finding work.

Her Intensive One Day Masterclass will involve you participating in a mock casting session, identifying your casting type and some individual sight reading which will help you gain the practical tools to turn your dream into a workable reality.

Suzie has requested that everyone participating in the workshop submits their CV and photo (does not have to be a professional headshot) by 11th April. Once we have confirmed your place we will send you details of where and how to submit your CV and Photo.

Audition Bootcamp - Saturday 17th April 2011

James has had over 30 years experience in all aspects of the business and, as a currently busy actor, knows from the sharp end what auditions and castings can throw at you and how to handle them. His mantra is 'Stand out from the crowd, you are unique!'

His Intensive One Day Masterclass explores the secrets of successful auditions by investigating all the types of audition that an actor will come up against in their career. The day consists of practical work in small groups and solo, mock auditions, sightreading, body language, the monologue and much more. Scripts will be provided but students are encouraged to bring along a prepared piece for the mock audition and get good advice on how to improve it. This course is equally valuable for those intending to apply for Drama School or those looking to start the rounds of professional castings.

Fees & Dates

The Masterclasses cost £75 each.
Students already attending ACT (Two-Year, Foundation or Playground) pay £45 per Masterclass

The Acting Business Saturday 16th April 2011 11am - 5.30pm
Audition Bootcamp Sunday 17th April 10am - 5pm.

Places are extremely limited and a deposit of £25 is required to secure a place.

The balance of fees must be paid one week prior to the start of the course. It is still possible to book a place within one week of the start date - if a place is available - but fees must be paid in full.

When applying/paying on line please note that we will not take payment unless a place is available.

Location

ACT Hove 170a Church Road, Hove BN3 2DJ

Church Road, Hove BN3 2DJ. Church Road runs between Kingsway (Seafront) and Blachington Road. We are about 10 minutes walking distance from Hove Station (direct connection to London & Brighton Main Line Station). Hove to Victoria is just over an hour. From Brighton Station - 18 Mins bus ride (no 6, 7), 7 Mins by car and 40 Mins walk.

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Booking

To book a place and pay your deposit online via Google Checkout please go to our Masterclass Booking Page.

If you want to pay by cheque or cash (in person via the office) please contact our office 01273 818266 info@actbrighton.org.

We will not take payment unless a place is available.

Please note that we do not have the facilities to accept credit card payments by phone or in person.

James Coombes was Born in Newport, South Wales. Trained at The Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and has been a professional actor for 30 years. He has worked extensively in theatre, film and tv. Work includes seasons at major theatres across the country including seasons at Chichester festival, Bristol Old Vic, Young Vic, Pitlochry, Sgrypt Cymru in Cardiff, Southampton, Birmingham, Ludlow Festival, Scarborough with Alan Ayckbourn amongst many others, and musicals such as A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, LOVE OFF THE SHELF, CARMEN NEGRA, and GOOD FUN By Victoria Wood. He has worked extensively in TV and film, including: THE COUNTRY DIARY OF AN EDWARDIAN LADY, ROBIN OF SHERWOOD, BUGS, HOWARDS WAY, POIROT, SHERLOCK HOLMES, WILLIAM TELL, Canadian sci-fi series: STARHUNTER, BOON, DOCTORS, HOLBY CITY, THE BILL, MY FAMILY, DR. WHO, A VOTE FOR HITLER, MCCREADY AND DAUGHTER, HARPUR AND ILES and most recently a 15 part series for BBC - DINOSAPIEN. Films include: KING DAVID with Richard Gere, MONARCH, MURDER WITH MIRRORS with Bette Davis, NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE, and A KNIGHT IN CAMELOT with Whoopi Goldberg playing Lancelot. He has also worked in the corporate sector as a presenter for many major organisations including McKinsey Management Consultants, Cisco Systems, Nokia, Ford, Vauxhall and has for the last few years been the presenter for BT online. He is also a veteran of many major TV commercials over the years including Boddingtons for which he won a BAFTA award, and was the iconic Milk Tray man in the eighties.

Suzy Catliff gained a BA (Hons) in Dramatic Arts from Bretton Hall and then later trained as a director at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Suzy currently works as a theatre director, lecturer and casting director for television, theatre and film. Current film and television casting credits include the feature film A BUNCH OF AMATEURS with Burt Reynolds; the number one UK tour of SINGLE SPIES with Nigel Havers and Diana Quick. Film credits include: STORMBREAKER , SWIMMING POOL, THE GATHERING as an associate, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, THE ENGLISH PATIENT and WILDE as an Assistant. Television credits include LIFELINE and EMPATHY , two series of SILENT WITNESS , three seasons of CASUALTY for the BBC, two series of the award-winning children's series SIR GADABOUT . One-off dramas include THE SECRET and THE BEST MAN . Teaching and lecturing work includes: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Mountview Arts Educational, Birmingham School of Acting, Ohio University School of Film, Northern Film School, University of Ripon and York St. John.

Dying For It by Moira Buffini

Rehearsal photos... Coming Soon ... Year Two Diploma Public Show...

Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton. 8th - 10th April 2011.

Semyon lives in poverty, in the hallway, his mother in law has the bedroom. He can't find a job and is supported by his wife. What is he to do?

When his last hope for self-respect disappears, Semyon decides to take his own life. But word gets out and he finds himself inundated with sympathetic visitors - begging him to die on their behalf. Suddenly, he's an important man, and on the night of his proposed suicide, events spiral to a gloriously funny climax.

Inspired by Erdman's celebrated satirical comedy The Suicide this new play is freely adapted by Moira Buffini. She is best known for her brilliant comedy Dinner at the National Theatre and the West End. Her other plays include Love Play and Doomsday Girl for the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Silence at Birmingham Rep.

This production is directed by actor and director Julian Kerridge. Julian has just completed directing his first feature film Seamonsters which is released later this year.

To book tickets online please go to brightonticketshop.com or call the Dome Box Office on 01273 709709.

AKT National Theatre New Connections

AKT National Theatre New Connections

AKT Youth Theatre are taking part in The National Theatre New Connections 2011 - the UK's most exciting festival of Youth Theatre. They will be performing BASSETT by James Graham on the 11th - 12^th of March at The Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton and the 25th of March at Chichester Festival Theatre.

Bassett by James Graham

Directed by Janette Eddisford & Daniel Finlay

Citizenship class at Wootton Bassett School and the supply teacher has gone a bit nuts, doing a runner and locking the pupils in. That's bad enough, but tensions are higher today than normal, a day when only yards from their confinement a repatriation of fallen British soldiers is happening along the high street - as it has over a hundred times before through this quiet Wiltshire town. And this one is more personal than most ...

Dean needs the toilet, Aimee needs a coffee, Amid needs to pray, and Leo ... well, Leo really, really wants to be at the repat, and is determined to escape. As factions form and secrets are revealed, maybe he's not the only one who'll want to get away.

Bassett is a pacy, funny and exhausting look at young people who have inherited a world at war; who, as they grow older, are starting to ask questions about these conflicts, their country, and themselves.

Venue: The Sallis Benney Theatre, 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton BN2 0JY

Date: 11th - 12th March 2011
Time: 8pm (doors 7.30pm)
Tickets: £7.00 (£5.00 Cons)

To book tickets on line please go to brightonticketshop.com or call the Dome Box Office on 01273 709709.