Date: November 6th
Location: Theatre Deli, 2 Finsbury Ave, London EC2M 2PF
Time: 10.30-13.30

We are delighted to welcome Leah Lawry-Johns who is currently Kate Dowd's Casting Assistant.

This workshop offers the opportunity to master the process from the moment you walk through the door - what is expected of an actor in the room, and how to hone technical audition skills. There will be opportunity for questions to be answered as they come up during the workshop as well as a Q & A towards the end of the session.

Having looked at your Spotlight CV and Showreel, Leah will send you a specific scene to prepare, two-three days before the workshop. Each actor will have the opportunity to 'audition' for the group and Leah will offer feedback and the opportunity for participants to work the notes into a second reading.

Leah Lawry-Johns is Casting Assistant for Kate Dowd (CDG) alongside Emma Bolton. Leah has worked on multiple projects across Television and Film and is currently working on Season 3 of Tom Clancy’s: Jack Ryan. 

Leah has been working in casting since 2016. Starting her career as casting assistant to Sasha Robertson and later working with Belinda Norcliffe, Nina Gold, Laura Windows, Suzanne Smith and Robert Sterne.

Leah is also the resident casting director for award winning production company: Secret Garden Pictures with two feature films currently in development for 2022. 

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Matt James is a London based voice coach and graduate of the Central School of Speech and Drama’s Voice Studies MA programme. 

Matt has taught at East 15 and Rose Bruford with an emphasis on confidence of expression and enjoyment of voicing. 

Previously an actor and recently a coach for TedX, Matt’s work focuses on getting performers and public speakers physically ready and in the mindset to deliver.