FREE Professional Development Sessions at Edinburgh Fringe!

The Stage are proud to be delivering FREE professional development taster sessions at Edinburgh Fringe this year.

Each session will give your an flavour for the full 3 hour sessions held in London throughout the year. We will be covering a range of subject from setting up and managing your own blog, creating contemporary head-shot portfolio and working with agents.

Click here for more information about all of our taster session at Edinburgh Fringe 2012.

Any questions?

Feel free to contact us at events@thestage.co.uk or follow and tweets us @TheStageEvents

See you there!

The Stage Events

Are you going to @NSDFest?

As you may already know The Stage Events will be busy a the International Student Drama Festival this year. We have three great sessions being delivered by our industry experts Jennifer Reischel and Michael Wharley. Each session is free to attend but spaces are limited so… be sure to arrive early and get your seat

Click on the links below for more info about each session, look forward to seeing you there!

Jennifer Reischel for the Stage Events – Graduate Essentials: How to Launch Your Career

Michael Wharley for The Stage Events – Market Yourself Online

Michael Wharley for The Stage Events – Headshots: Create Your Perfect Contemporary Portfolio

The Stage Events Team

For more info about our London events visit our website www.thestage.co.uk/events or feel free to Tweet us any questions @TheStageEvents

Being a Performing Arts Graduate is not easy…

Graduate essentials: how to launch your career

Thursday June 21, 2012  10:30 - 13:30

 Venue:  Prince of Wales Theatre, London

Category: Professional Development Session

Sub-category: Graduates, Theatre

Expert: Jennifer Reischel

Duration: 3 hours

Age Suitability: 16+

You’ve worked extremely hard to get where you are today. Now it’s time to make the leap from student to professional performer. How will you ensure your career takes off in the right direction at this critical moment in your professional development?Join us for this half-day session in which you’ll learn the essentials for handling life as a graduate. Our expert Jennifer Reischel will share the benefit of her experience and reveal the fascinating results of a recent survey of top industry casting directors, agents and professionals.

The expert

Jennifer Reischel is an author, theatre critic and performer. She studied musical theatre at Mountview Academy, reviews drama school showcases for The Stage and is the author of award-nominated guide ‘So you want to tread the boards’. Read more about Jennifer.

The topics

Who is this session recommended for?

• Students of performance who are about to leave college, drama school or university to enter the entertainment industry
• Professional performers at the outset of their careers with up to two years’ experience.

Click here for more information or to book

Questions? Feel free to tweet us @TheStageEvents or alternatively leave a comment below and we will get back to you asap

A Grand Total!

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The Stage does Sport Relief!

Thank you to all who took part in fundraising and donating for Sport Relief 2012. This was a great time for The Stage raising £441.53 for a great cause.

More pics from the day can be found on our Facebook Page 

Thank you,

Emma - Events Assistant

★ EXCLUSIVE STUDENT OFFER ★

This is a must-see! Attend The Pitchfork Disney produced by Danielle Tarento, a Stage Events expert & 2012 Best Producer at Offie’s @danielletarento http://wetheatre.co.uk/pitchfork/quotes.htm. Student offers also available for Q&A with Philip Ridley…

More info about the exclusive offer click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ready…? Set….? GO!

This industry is always moving at a fast pace. Give your child a head start in their career with Jo Hawes ‘How to’ session and her new book.

Renowned children’s casting director Jo Hawes will be sharing her expertise with us in her essential session How to give your child a head start and we’re delighted to be able to offer you the chance to receive a free copy of her new book.

In How to give your child a head start, taking place on February 27 at the Dominion Theatre, Jo will lead you through the key steps of how to find an audition for your child and secure an agent, what they can expect on audition day and the legal aspects of working. This 3 hour session will give you the inside track on life in the performing arts industry, enabling you to make informed decisions to support and develop your child’s career.

Book Jo’s ‘How to session’ now and receive a free copy of her book

We’re giving the next 10 people who book a ticket for How to give your child a head start a free copy of Jo’s new book.

Children in Theatre: From the audition to working in professional theatre – A guide for children and their parents is published this week and will retail at £14.99.

Having worked on over 75 productions for all the leading theatrical producers, we don’t think there’s anyone better than Jo Hawes to advise you on how to make your child’s talent flourish in the entertainment industry.

Book a ticket for How to give your child a head start now and you could receive Jo’s brand new book entirely free.

View the full events calendar

We look forward to seeing you in February!

Terms and conditions

• The next 10 people to book a place on ‘How to give your child a head start’ on February 17 will receive a free copy of ‘Children in Theatre: From the audition to working in professional theatre – A guide for children and their parents’.
• The book will be sent to the address that you provided on booking the event.
• The book will be posted within two weeks following the event.
• One book per household.
• UK addresses only.

The Stage Events @ Surviving Actors 2012

 

This year The Stage Events team were extremely busy at Surviving Actors 2012. The event was based at the IET London, where we met lots of ambitious and enthusiastic professionals within the arts industry.

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Our taster ‘How-to’ sessionwith John Bryne had completely SOLD OUT! Amazing! John shared some priceless knowledge and advice to 80 people who managed to grab a ticket for this 45 minute session. We received an overwhleming amount of great feedback from this session and evidently 45 minutes was not enough! Tickets for the full session on Monday 13th Feb 2012 at the Dominion Theatre are now available to book here!