1. Royal National Theatre
Marketing manager: Victoria Murray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmUA2KuHOgc&index=10&list=PLJgBmjHpqgs5SvR8xSnvuHcFT
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- Her jobis to marketthe National Theatre Live cinemabroadcastaroundthe world
- Writingemails,creatingposters,lookingatvisual assets
- Communicatingwithvenues,workingwithregionaltouringpartners tosupportthembefore
a duringthe RNT visit
- ‘I couldbe writinga trailerscriptinthe morning,interviewinganactoroverlunch,doing
financesinthe afternoon’
- Findout whattheiraudience are like,reviewingsurveys
- ‘A hugelymixedbag’
- ‘ The theatre isthe lastsacred space we have’
- Bestpiece of advice giventoher:‘Work hard’
- Piece of advice fromher:‘Notpanicabout where yourcareerisgoing’,‘chase whatyouthink
isinteresting’
Course:
Marketing: UniversityofWinchester
Requirements –Passin GCSE inMaths andEnglish
TuitionFee – £9,250 (1 year)
‘Developing a critical understanding of marketing is fundamental to the course; theoretical concepts are
explored in many contexts, allowing students to gain problem-defining skills’
https://digital.ucas.com/courses/details?coursePrimaryId=dac326d8-2a7e-4eb1-3283-
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Casting Associate:Charlotte Bevan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE6eVtJDSs&index=4&list=PLJgBmjHpqgs5SvR8xSnvuHcFTbDl
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- Her jobis to provide the directors witharange of actors who can do the bestjobfor them
- ‘ It’sabout the chemistrybetweenandactor,a directorand a character
- Theirdaysvary but will usuallyconsistof beingataudience orin the office.
- To be aware of as many actors as possible
- Skills needed:Youhave toreally like playsandactors,sensitive of the needsof otherpeople,
non-one canteachyou howto do it,it’sa matter of seeingalot of plays,makinga lotof
notesoneverybody,
Course:
Casting Director: The CDG
Requirements –knowingenoughaboutdifferentlevelsandskillsof actingandunderstand artistic
taste and style.
2. Training– ‘99% hard graft,15 glamour’. To getto be a director,you’ll needtoknow enoughabout
the industry.
http://www.thecdg.co.uk/becoming-a-casting-director/
Deputy Literary Manager: Brian Walters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExrMwVmHq3A&index=7&list=PLJgBmjHpqgs5SvR8xSnvuHcFT
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- The literary departmentistosource playsandwritersand developthem.
- ‘The most satisfyingpartof the jobisseeingawriterdeveloptheircareer’
- No degree,basicA Levelsnotevenintheatre,Brianwasobsessedwithfilm.
- Brian workedinseveral differentdepartmentandaspectswithintheatre,one of whichwasa
placementforblack,Asianandotherminoritiescalledafast-trackscheme,he thenwenton
to workat Homestead Theatre inthe literallydepartment.
- Advice:‘neverunderestimatethe importance of agesture’
Course:
https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-masterclasses/how-to-be-a-literary-agent-juliet-mushens-
professional-skills-course
