Date: February 8th
Location: Actors' Guild Hub at Spotlight, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7RJ
Time: 18.30 - 21.30

We are delighted to welcome Casting Director Finnian Tweed who will share his experience in this practical workshop. Finnian works at the BBC casting department.

The workshop will start with an introduction and Q&A.

There will then be an opportunity to get up on your feet and work practically. Finnian asks participants to prepare a contemporary scene where the focus is on your character.  A screen script is preferable but if the piece is originally from a stage script then it should be suitable so that it can be presented ‘as if’ for camera. Finnian will offer feedback and direction. Please be really familiar with your scene and please know the know really well in context of the whole play / screenplay.

Please bring 2 copies of your chosen scene.

Finnian Tweed has worked with some of the leading casting directors in the UK on a number of major film, theatre and television projects. Prior to working in casting he worked as an agent’s assistant for an emerging talent agency and then at Rossmore Management looking after an exciting roster of acting talent. He is currently working under Casting Executive, Julia Crampsie, at the BBC Drama Casting department, Elstree Studios, working on several award winning shows including: ‘Holby City’, ‘Father Brown’, and ‘Shakespeare and Hathaway’. Casting director credits for the BBC include ‘Doctors’, ‘The Break’ Series 2 (BBC3 iplayer online) and most recently the October ‘Sky Drama Table Read’, hosted by the BBC Writersroom which discovers, develops and champions new and experienced writing talent across the whole of the UK.

Further television projects as assistant include: ‘HIM’ for ITV ‘BORN TO KILL’ for Channel 4 ‘OUTLANDER’ SERIES 2 for Starz ‘HILDA’ (animated series) for Netflix ‘THE DUMPING GROUND’ Series 5 for CBBC ‘THE WORST WITCH’ for CBBC. Notable theatre projects as assistant include: ‘HARRY POTTER & THE CURSED CHILD’, Palace Theatre. (Director: John Tiffany). ‘ORESTEIA’ at Almeida & Trafalgar Studios. (Director: Robert Icke). ‘BLUE/ORANGE’ at Young Vic. (Director: Matthew Xia) ‘YERMA’ at Young Vic with Billie Piper. (Director: Simon Stone). ‘Hamlet’ at the Barbican (Sonia Friedman Productions, (Director: Lyndsey Turner). ‘Tipping the Velvet’ at Lyric Hammersmith. (Director: Lyndsey Turner). ‘Martyr’, a Co-Production of Actors Touring Company and the Unicorn Theatre, (Director Ramin Gray). ‘HIGH SOCIETY’ at the Old Vic. (Director: Maria Friedman) ‘BATMAN LIVE THE WORLD ARENA TOUR’ (Director: Steven Paling) Notable film projects as assistant include: ‘THE EXCEPTION’ starring Christopher Plummer and Lily James, (Director: David Leveaux). 

Finnian is a probationary member of the Casting Director’s Guild of Great Britain and Ireland.