Make The Cut

Director's Cut Theatre Company

London

Pleasance London
Main House Cabaret

19:30

120 mins

15+ (Guideline)

From £16.00

Make The Cut is the hottest competition for actors and writers seeking an opportunity and a platform to showcase their talents.

Some of the UK’s most talented emerging artists are selected to compete in front of a voting audience and an industry panel.

Hoping to make the cut, writers submit their work and the top monologues are shortlisted for the competition. After a first round of auditions, actors are chosen to go head to head, performing the monologues in a series of rounds, in which the winning actor and writer is chosen!

Previous industry panel members have included agents, producers and casting directors from United Agents, Independent Talent Agency, Curtis Brown Literary Agency, Global Artists, ARG Talent, Brake Friedmann Literary Agency, Jenkins and McShane Casting, Dawn Sedgewick Management, Angel & Francis Ltd, Futerman & Rose Associates, Shane Collins Associates, Shan Ogilvie ITV Producer, Jules Haworth Education Producer at Soho Theatre, Irene Cotton CDG, Adam Spreadbury-Maher the Artistic Director of Kings Head Theatre.

WINNERS PRIZES!

‍ Supporting rising talent in moving forward with their careers!

Actors: £168 towards Equity membership (Trade Union for professional performers) or free membership to The Actors Club run by Director’s Cut Theatre Company.

Writers: Free script development service. Three dramaturgy sessions (full script analysis) on any script or piece of writing of their choice with Artistic Director Heather Ward or free membership to The Writers Club run by Director’s Cut Theatre Company.

A competition like no other. The question is – who will Make The Cut?

‍‘Such a fantastic event to have been created, really enjoyable evening.’ Giacomo Palazzo, Independent Talent Agency

‘Brilliantly organised and a great idea!’ Camilla Young, Curtis Brown Literary Agency

‘Such a very good evening with an extremely high standard all round. The evening was incredibly well run and put together.’ Irene Cotton CDG

‘I found the whole experience really quite moving. Great writing and great actors.’ Guy Rose, Futerman, Rose & Associates

‘One of the best showcases for writers I have ever been to. Just what the industry needs, emerging talent showing the raw edge of theatre.’ Shane Collins, Shane Collins Associates

More information can be found here.

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Phone: 020 7609 1800
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Make The Cut

London

Pleasance London
Main House Cabaret

(120 mins)

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