These screen, stage, and voice projects need talent in the UK right now, so sharpen your self-taping and audition skills and get busy.
UN film about abuse and exploitation
A short film for the UN Office of the Victims' Rights Advocate is casting for a range of performers to play victims of abuse and exploitation. Young Adult Female Speaker: playing age 22–35, and white. A woman who is pregnant after an exploitative relationship with a humanitarian consultant. Adult Female Speaker: playing age 38–45, and Middle Eastern. A widow who is harassed by an older male colleague and is fearful of reporting it. Young Male Adult Speaker: playing age 19–26, and Latino. An intern who is harassed at work. The project shoots soon at Fleetwood Studios in Mortimer, Reading. Roles are paid professionally and the team are seeking people in or near London. Head to the casting notice for extra child roles and to apply now.
Short film seeking athletic male
A short about an MMA fighter hiding a heart condition is casting in London for a leading male actor, playing age 18–30, and any ethnicity. Leo is a young fighter who wants to compete professionally but hides his health condition for fear of being abandoned by his coaching team. The project shoots in London for one or two days in May 2022 and the role is paid. Head to the casting notice for more details and to apply now.
Cruise show needs performers now
Casting director and manager Ashley Bentham is seeking male dancers and singers, aged 18+, and any ethnicity. Ashley is casting for cruise show contracts and is seeking performers with immediate availability. Roles are paid. Check out the casting notice for more info and to apply now.
Short film casting mother and young children
Short Half + Half explores shared parental custody and the toll it can take on families. Bianca is female, playing age 30–40, and Black. Her son Jamal is male, and daughter Jade is female, playing ages 6–10, and Black. They are both close with their mother but anxious about spending time at their father’s house. Andrew is male, playing age 30–40, and Black. A caring father, he’s entered into a new relationship with another woman. Linda is female, playing age 30–40, and any ethnicity. Andrew’s new partner, she’s not close to his children. The team are also casting for a family with a mother, father and child, to play a family walking by. The project rehearses and shoots in late January and shoots 4–6 February in London. Roles are paid. Check out the casting notice for more info and to apply now.