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- Sat Feb 21, 2015 7:29 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: September 2015
- Replies: 848
- Views: 532355
Re: September 2015
Blimey! Hope I spelt it right then
- Sat Feb 21, 2015 1:44 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: September 2015
- Replies: 848
- Views: 532355
Re: September 2015
I have been reading the posts on here over the last few weeks and I really feel for all of you and your DCs going through this. A couple of months ago my 17 yo, maths genius DD announced she wants to act! I am one year away from all this having, up to now, been looking at courses for actuaries and a...
- Thu Feb 12, 2015 2:05 pm
- Forum: Castings and Auditions
- Topic: Lack of information from agent re understudy job.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7983
Re: Lack of information from agent re understudy job.
I always want to know how much my DS is getting paid (and so does he!). No it's not all about money but we spend a fortune travelling to auditions, getting headshots etc so earning pay some of this back. Your agent should tell you - if they don't just ask. They take their cut so its in their interes...
- Fri Feb 06, 2015 9:15 am
- Forum: Can You Help?
- Topic: Licence to perform
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8570
Re: Licence to perform
This varies wildly and there are a few threads on here about this already. My DS's agent does require him to have a valid medical certificate at all times as castings can often be very short notice and I think they find it easier if everyone is 'ready to go'. However it does work out expensive as a ...
- Mon Feb 02, 2015 6:49 pm
- Forum: Agencies
- Topic: Leeds Based Agent
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5949
Re: Leeds Based Agent
Does anyone know if Scala insist on kids attending their classes? My DS has a fair CV (CBBC, Radio 4, Disney Channel, theatre etc) but no way I can take him to classes in Leeds. Would like an agent rather than a theatre school.
- Wed Jan 28, 2015 2:52 pm
- Forum: Can You Help?
- Topic: School work experience year 10 - any ideas?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15634
Re: School work experience year 10 - any ideas?
Paulears - just out of curiosity how to show like Matilda, Charlie, Billy etc get by then? And what about all the pantos? My DS worked in a main provincial theatre last year with a whole raft of other kids - were they all illegal?
- Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:04 am
- Forum: Can You Help?
- Topic: School work experience year 10 - any ideas?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15634
Re: School work experience year 10 - any ideas?
Hi Littlemum!!
Hope you're all doing well. I think your DS has done the right thing using his existing contacts - I got work experience for my DD (in year 12) this way. West Yorkshire Playhouse offer work experience - see their website. x
Hope you're all doing well. I think your DS has done the right thing using his existing contacts - I got work experience for my DD (in year 12) this way. West Yorkshire Playhouse offer work experience - see their website. x
- Wed Dec 17, 2014 2:30 pm
- Forum: Dance section
- Topic: Ballet/tap classes for 12 year old boy
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10107
Re: Ballet/tap classes for 12 year old boy
Just out of interest - why are we talking boys only classes? My DS went up to grade 3 tap and ballet in a mixed class quite happily. After that, I do think they need a male teacher but for the basics most good teachers are fine surely? Go see the school, meet the teacher, fine out if there are any o...
- Mon Nov 03, 2014 9:07 am
- Forum: Can You Help?
- Topic: Musical theatre vocal Duet ideas
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6626
Re: Musical theatre vocal Duet ideas
Sisters? (Not sure where it's from but you know the one - 'sisters, sisters... there were never such devoted sisters...) seen this done at festivals and it can be funny with props etc. Or how about Anything You Can Do?
- Sun Nov 02, 2014 5:10 pm
- Forum: Can You Help?
- Topic: Exactly what does your agent do?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6945
Re: Exactly what does your agent do?
Thanks PG - I'll push them harder for explanations etc this time. I just wasn't sure if that was their job.
- Sun Nov 02, 2014 4:00 pm
- Forum: Can You Help?
- Topic: Exactly what does your agent do?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6945
Exactly what does your agent do?
It's looking increasingly likely that my DS will soon be asked to sign a contract with a major entertainment corporation (begins with D ends in Y). We signed a contact for a pilot in Feb of this year - in fact we signed 3 because they kept sending revisions :roll: There were a lot of clauses about o...
- Fri Oct 24, 2014 1:46 pm
- Forum: Subjects of Debate
- Topic: School mums
- Replies: 17
- Views: 19813
Re: School mums
I agree about tipping lyndahill. At Christmas our local butchers and grocers put boxes covered with giftwrap on their counters with 'Thank You & Merry Christmas' written on them. I think this is tantamount to begging frankly. I own and work in a shop and would NEVER allow this kind of behaviour ...
- Fri Oct 24, 2014 9:28 am
- Forum: Subjects of Debate
- Topic: School mums
- Replies: 17
- Views: 19813
Re: School mums
I run a sweet/gift shop and we often get people in buying teacher gifts. We once had a teacher in who said that she didn't 'expect' gifts but she DID expect parents to come in and thank her for teaching their child :shock: Good customer service prevented us pointing out that that's what her, not inc...
- Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:27 am
- Forum: Stage Reviews
- Topic: Two Gents - Taming of the Shrew
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4432
Re: Two Gents - Taming of the Shrew
Sounds fabulous! They don't seem to be appearing near us unfortunately - my A level theatre studying DD would've LOVED this. Will bookmark their page for future so ta for the heads up Francescasmum x
- Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:53 pm
- Forum: Can You Help?
- Topic: can anyone explain 'buy outs'?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5414
can anyone explain 'buy outs'?
DS has just filmed a commercial for Morrisons. After making me sign a 'contract' at the audition they also stuck a contract on my knee in the pitch black on Friday night when filming was half way through and said I had to sign again so I did. Agent has since said I should have phoned her at home but...