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A really nice little corporate job before Christmas with Kru live, a company who look after their actors. Suitable for personable actors and actresses with little corporate experience and a good chance to get in with a company with a lot of work. Rebecca is happy to answer any questions you have if you e mail her on the address below Paul We are looking for more than 300 fantastic hosts and hostesses to assist and support the HP DISCOVER 2015 event in London! Dates: Tuesday 1st Wednesday 2nd Thursday 3rd (You do not need to be available for all dates.) Roles: There will be over 12,000 delegates arriving from all over the world to attend the event! With this in mind, we required 300+ staff members over the 5 days, where roles will include meeting and greeting delegates at Paddington, Heathrow and St. Pancras. We will also have staff based at ExCeL, where the event is taking place. Hours: The average shift is 6/7 hours long but we have 4hr shifts as wel

Art thou content?

As I prepare to enter my fifth decade as an actor - for the next two years I'm referring to myself as "approaching 60" rather than giving people the benefit of a specific number - I begin to wonder whether I will ever achieve a state of content. I certainly didn't come into this profession for security. The idea of having to leave the house every day at the same time to get to the same place to do the same work would drive me to distraction as the incredible variety of work that I am given is part of what keeps me going. I suppose people looking in from the outside might regard me as doing well. The joy of having been in two great sitcoms. Jobs as regular characters in soap operas, other fun television appearances and theatre stuff besides. I know I've been lucky. Thanks to a healthy corporate career I manage to keep my bank manager happy too. And yet I haven't got to that stage whereby I feel I can rest on my laurels. Job finishes. On the f

To Talk Talk or not to Talk Talk

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It's that time of year when a whole new batch of drama graduates are beginning to realise that they are heading towards the moment when the real world beckons. Already in the middle of their autumn term of the final year of drama school, a sword of Damocles, is hanging over their head in the form of agent selection, employment possibilities, and the real wide world of making a living as an actor. Over the last couple years, The Actors Centre has engaged in a much more positive and immediate way with graduates. The Alan Bates award has become much sought after and over 60% of graduates from manageable schools next year will probably apply for it. I think I would too as one looks at the prize fund. Not only a huge selection of work goodies such as Equity membership, Spotlight membership, show reel, voice reel, workshop credit and professional mentoring, but a goodie bag of books, fabulous Ted Baker clothes, and the sort of things that just make you feel good. As part of