Date: March 7th
Location: Actors' Guild Hub at Spotlight, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7RJ
Time: 18.00 - 21.00

Ben Cogan is a freelance Casting Director who has a huge wealth of experience casting for screen - Ben's classes get brilliant feedback.

Ben has a huge amount of experience working as a Casting Director as part of the on-going drama Casting Department team at the BBC. Ben recently went freelance and in his first year he cast 3 feature films (JUST CHARLIE, TRENDY, AMARYLLIS) as well as an exciting selection of short films. In December 2016 Ben named CCP's Casting Director of the Year.

Ben has just completed casting a feature film and is currently casting another.

Ben has been responsible for casting shows such as Casualty, EastEnders, Holby City, In Deep, Doctors and Waking the Dead as well as projects such as Kiss of Death (TV movie) and The Real Deal & The Trouble with George (Afternoon Plays).

This three hour workshop will start with a brief intro covering Ben's professional background and how he likes to work with members in this workshop environment. Ben will then set a short fun improvisation in groups of four. 

Ben will be sent your Spotlight CV before the workshop so that he can cast participants appropriately - sides will be provided on the day. Each pairing will be given 20 minutes to prepare, during which you can ask Ben any questions you may have about character and plot. Direction will be given before running through the scenes again. Honest feedback will be given. 

Ben will then talk through his casting process and offer tips on how to prepare and perform for an audition - taking questions throughout.