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Equity
Equity is the only Trade Union to represent artists from across the entire spectrum of arts and entertainment. Formed in 1930 by a group of West End performers, Equity quickly spread to encompass the whole range of professional entertainment, Membership includes actors, singers, dancers, choreographers, stage managers, theatre directors and designers, variety and circus artists, television...
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Top Tips for Aspiring Lighting Designers
Here are some useful bits of information in hands bullet point form:
It's all about experience - what you've seen and what you've done. See as much performance as possible and be inspired.
Consider all aspects of lighting design, this article concentrates on theatrical lighting (which includes opera, musicals, dance etc), but there are also...
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How to be a Lighting Designer
Below are some suggestions and advice on how to go about being a lighting designer. Life is obviously not quite that simple, but hopefully it will give you some idea of the various options and choices you can make. This is a fairly personal view and obviously every lighting designer will have their own take on the best way into the profession.
Firstly, you don't...
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Mickey Fellowes is an Arts Fundraiser with over five years experience. He is currently working for Showhow on the Arts Council Fellowship programme for Black, Ethnic minority and Disabled arts managers.
Mickey also works in marketing for National Disability Arts Forum (NDAF) on Arts Access UK - the online database of access facilities at Arts venues.
Mickey has raised over £250, 000 for arts...
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Tony Vincent
Tony Vincent is one of the biggest stars in musical theatre today having taken West End and Broadway leads in We Will Rock You, Jesus Christ Superstar and Rent
We are thrilled to have Tony join our masterclass program.
Here he answers questions posed by members about a career in musical theatre.
How did you get started?
It all started when I heard my first...
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Julie Kinsella
Actor, Writer and Director, Julie Kinsella has been acting, writing and directing for most of her life and has an enviable record of work in film, television and theatre both at home and abroad. Recently she has held positions with the BBC, BD films, Kinetic Theatre Company and the Oxford Shakespeare Festival as well as producing material for her own theatre company Indian Ink.
Most...
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Fiz Marcus
Fiz Marcus trained at Bristol University. Her experience takes in screen, radio and television and includes roles in Leon The Pig Farmer, Wild West and The Bill as well as acclaimed stage performances both nationally and internationally.
She can soon be seen in the feature film Suzie Gold, scheduled for release later this year.
In addition to acting and directing Fiz is also...
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Izzy Mant
Top director and producer Izzy Mant joins The PTC masterclass advice programme next month. Here's a sneak preview of her latest project, the groundbreaking radio drama...
The Dark House
The Dark House is a ground-breaking interactive radio drama in which the audience dictate how the drama is played out. Three people are trapped in a haunted building. As the listeners...
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Arts Council England and Jemima Lee
Between 2003 and 2006 Arts Council England will invest £2 billion of public funds in the arts in England, including funding from the National Lottery.
The Arts Council England believe in the transforming power of the arts - power to change the lives of people throughout the country. Their ambition is to place the arts at the heart of national life, reflecting...
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Mike Craig
Mike Craig was born in Batley, Yorkshire - a fact he will tell you within seconds of meeting. Almost educated at Wheelwright Grammar School, Dewsbury, he's been a writer, performer and producer since 1964 and until recently held the post of head of light entertainment at BBC radio.
He has been involved in writing or producing over 1200 comedy programmes for television and radio,...
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