Date: July 24th
Location: Actors' Guild Hub at Spotlight, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7RJ
Time: 14.00 - 21.00

In this 6 hour workshop Laurence Moody, one of TV’s longest serving directors (recent credits include WATERLOO ROAD & CORONATION STREET), offers an insider’s approach to screen acting and auditions.

"Speak softly and think loud" is how the great American screen actor Montgomery Clift summed up his craft.

Discover what directors and producers are looking for from you and learn new ways to improve your chances of getting that part.

Participants should have a monologue of their own available for this workshop. 

Laurence has recently finished a two year spell back at Granada TV directing Coronation Street and is currently working in Dublin on Fair City.

Laurence Moody graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge before training as a director at Granada. His work for Granada has included the acclaimed TV dramas SPOILS OF WAR, KNIFE EDGE and TRAVELLING MAN. He left Granada in 1980, joining the BBC to direct SHOESTRING (with Trevor Eve) followed by the first 3 series of the hugely successful detective series BERGERAC, and THE CHINESE DETECTIVE. He also directed the one off dramas ALEXA – A LOVE STORY, and IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE.

In 1983, he directed the Scottish BAFTA award winning TV film KILLER, which became the hit detective series TAGGART (which is still running over 20 years later) and for which he has directed numerous feature length episodes. In 1986 he directed the pilot and several series of the popular series BOON, starring Michael Elphick, before directing dramas SARACEN and TRUCKERS. IN 1990 he directed the pilot and subsequent series of the highly acclaimed CHANCER, giving Clive Owen his first starring role. He then originated and directed the first two series of the hit army drama SOLDIER, SOLDIER for ITV which starred amongst others a young Samantha Morton, Mark Strong and Dougray Scott.

Since 1999 Laurence has worked with Brian Parks' Shed Productions in originating and directing many series of the internationally syndicated and hugely popular prison drama BAD GIRLS, followed by the equally popular FOOTBALLERS WIVES and WATERLOO ROAD.

His other TV work includes series of LOVE HURTS with Adam Faith and Zoe Wanamaker, RUNAWAY BAY with Naomie Harris, HARRY with Michael Elphick and Tom Hollander, BIG DEAL and KING AND CASTLE - as well as a feature length BILL special.

Laurence has also directed several plays including David Hare's SLAG and Howard Brenton's HEADS at the prestigious Stables Theatre in Manchester, and Chekhov's THREE SISTERS at the Tron Theatre, and the Theatre Royal Haymarket (West End).