casting director workshops

The Screen Acting Workshop is committed to fostering the creative scene in Brighton & Hove and by continuing to offer workshops with leading professionals that champion our local professionals.

INDUSTRY WORKSHOPS

Please use the booking system to secure your place on our workshops.

We must maintain a strict cancellation policy. In some cases we are able to move places to future workshops.

Please note that these workshops are suitable for professional, semi-professional and training professional actors over the age of 18. There are some exceptions to this, for example retired-professional actors. If you are unsure whether this workshop is right for you, please get in touch using the booking form at the bottom of the page.

Please note that all of our workshops adhere to CDG guidelines. Please note that these are workshops and are not auditions.

SYDNEY ALDRIDGE

20th July 2025

11am - 2pm

3pm - 6pm

Sydney Aldridge Casting has been running since 2018 casting projects for stage, TV, film and commercials.

She has cast multiple films and short films for production companies such as Academy Award Winning Production Company Slick Films, The BFI, Film London, Red Productions, Flumeri Films, Heretic Productions, AK Productions & Sonder Pictures to name a few.

Her stage work includes multiple projects for The Barn Theatre Cirencester, Papatango, Royal & Derngate Theatre, Red Rose Chain, The Park Theatre, The Arcola & Vault Festival.

Sydney's TV credits as an associate include Hotel Portofino (ITV), Churchill At War (Netflix) FDR, Lincoln, Roosevelt & Ancient Empires (History Channel).

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WORKSHOP FORMAT

Over the three hours, Sydney will be running an audition-style workshop. Actors will perform a TV/Film scene on camera for Sydney and then receive re-direction, notes and an opportunity to workshop the scene further. Each actor will get individual casting and advice from Sydney. The session will finish with a short Q & A.

Your scenes will be shot with cinema cameras in 4K and all footage will be sent to you, upon request, after the workshop.

 FAQs

  • Our workshops and how they are run will always be led by the industry professional and how they can best offer value.

    However, we will ensure that every member of the workshop performs and is seen by the industry professional. We will ensure that each person has their time for feedback/re-direction and we will always make sure that there is time for questions.

  • For most workshops, all actors are required to learn and prepare a scene that will be sent before the workshop. We aim to send these out with at least 5 days notice of the workshop.

    In some workshops, we offer the space and time for Spotlight Doctors and individual casting advice, in which case you might want to come prepared with a printed Spotlight CV or specific questions to ask. This will be made clear to you before the workshop.

  • Cancellations made 10 days before the first day of the workshop begin will eligible for a 95% refund. I only withhold the transfer fees that I am charged from the booking system.

    Cancellations made within 10 days of the first day of the workshops will only be eligible for a 50% refund.

    No refunds will be available within 2 days of the workshop.

    We must maintain a strict cancellation policy to ensure that all of our Industry Professionals are paid fairly for their commitment and time and we need to be able to deliver on our promise to them. In some circumstances, we are able to move places across to future workshops. Please get in touch if this might be an option for you.

  • We are committed to offering regular industry workshops and so chances are that if you can’t make this workshop that you might be able to make a future workshop.

    We recommend that you sign up to our mailing list. We only send out emails when we have courses and workshops available to book.

  • Yes. After the workshop, if you request your footage, this will be sent to you for no extra cost.

    All footage is recorded in 4K using cinema quality cameras.

  • These workshops are actors who are ready for, are currently in, or are working towards professional work in the acting industry. Professionals, semi-professionals and training professional actors are welcome to book onto these workshops.

    These workshops are not suitable for actors who have not trained in acting and/or do not have any experience with screen acting.

    If you are interested in working professionally on screen but are yet to receive training, you might want to consider our weekly workshops or intensive foundation courses in screen acting.

LOCATION

BN1 Arts Centre

Vantage Point

New England Road

Brighton

BN1 4GW

 

FEEL LIKE YOU NEED A BIT OF ON SCREEN PRACTICE FIRST?

WE ALSO OFFER PROFESSIONAL WEEKLY SCREEN ACTING TRAINING.

We offer professional, dedicated training for actors every week at the same venue we hold our casting directing workshops. Our ethos is all about respect, honesty and hard-work.

We challenge our members each and every week and train them to develop a fundamental understanding of what makes a strong screen performance. We offer regular time in front of the camera, in depth analysis of script and performance and honest, genuine feedback that isn’t sugar coated.

Do you feel confident that you know how to use your eyes to tell stories? How to break a TV/Film script down into beats? How to adapt performance for genre? How to play a committed, truthful objective that is effective for camera? How to intensify your stakes without overacting? We guarantee that you’ll walk away from our workshops with a greater understanding of the answers to these questions and MORE.

We also offer our actors free help, advice when it comes to getting agents, changing agents, getting onto Spotlight and landing their first TV/Film job. We also offer exclusive TV/Film auditions and opportunities with industry contacts who come straight to us for actors.

GET IN TOUCH

If you have any questions or need to get in touch for whatever reason, please send over your message using the form below!