The Spotlight Podcast

This 30 minute meditation is inspired by the idea of togetherness and what gets created when we come together. It’s designed to calm and soothe the nervous system and can be helpful to listen to when things in our lives (and the world) are feeling out of control.

In this meditation, we gently invite you to celebrate all parts of you. Because all parts of you are worthy of celebration. There may have been times when things didn’t go to plan. Maybe there were some days when you felt like giving up. But you didn’t. You’re here.

This meditation is designed to support young performers to feel more confident in themselves and their abilities. It’s designed to help them to reconnect to the part of them that knows that anything is possible and to keep trying - even when things don’t go to plan. This meditation is suitable for ages 8+ and parents and guardians are encouraged to listen to this meditation along with their child....

This meditation is designed to help you to unwind and let go of the day, helping to aid in a restful night’s sleep. We use progressive muscle relaxation, a deep relaxation technique to help release stress and tension from the body. We recommend finding a cosy and comfortable place to lie down for this meditation. You may also like to have a blanket or a cover over you. 

This meditation is designed to support young performers who might be feeling a bit nervous or worried - particularly if they have an audition, self-tape or performance coming up. We spend some time relaxing the body and then we go on a short journey where we discover some very special magic clouds. This meditation is suitable for ages 8+ and parents and guardians are encouraged to listen to this m...

This meditation is themed around the idea of new beginnings and is designed to calm a busy mind by gently guiding you back to yourself. We get curious about how each new breath creates space for new awareness by bringing us back to the present moment.

This meditation is recommended for those aged 8+ and is designed to help calm and centre young performers before an audition or self-tape. Parents and Guardians are encouraged to listen to this meditation along with their child. 

This meditation is designed to help with feelings of envy or jealousy. These feelings can come up often when you’re an actor or performer but it’s usually just a sign that you care deeply about something. In small doses, envy can motivate us to move towards what we want. With conscious awareness, we can use this energy of envy to help us to move forward. 

In this meditation, we get curious about what choice means for you as an actor or performer. We explore where we make choices from and how choosing to listen to ourselves means we're much more able to honour what's important to us.

Tommy Jessop talks about being the first actor with Down syndrome to be professionally cast as Hamlet and become a full voting member of BAFTA. Never miss an episode - subscribe to The Spotlight Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. This podcast is brought to you by Spotlight, the home of casting, which has been helping professional performers...

In this meditation, you'll be guided by Presence and Impact Coach, Su Mee Tan. Su Mee invites you to connect to the full range of who you are and to get curious about who you are when you give yourself full permission to show up and to be everything that you are.   

This meditation is designed to help you to grow and expand your creativity by connecting with the breath and the body. We get curious about the range of our creativity and how this can be expanded by the connection we have with ourselves. 

We chat about the craft of good improvisation, honing your songwriting skills and the comedic and creative rewards of working in an all-female ensemble with Notflix's Aisling Groves-McKeown and Emma Read. Never miss an episode - subscribe to The Spotlight Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. This podcast is brought to you by Spotlight, the ho...

This meditation is designed to get out of your head and into your body which is one of the key steps to feeling calmer and grounded. We also take a little bit of time to reflect on the gifts that can come from adversity and how this can expand our range. 

Once an audition is over it can be hard to let go of it without an answer, closure, or some sort of clarity. This meditation is designed for actors and performers to help calm the mind from any repetitive thoughts by bringing you into the present moment.

In this episode, we cover some of the basic definitions and language used when talking about gender constructs and challenging them. We also discuss the importance of the arts in driving social change and what the industry can do to be more aware and inclusive when it comes to transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming performers. Aitch Wyley (they/them) is an actor, singer, and trans incl...

This visualisation can be a helpful antidote to the saboteur or inner critic because it is designed to reconnect you to the true essence of who you are. 

A meditation to support performers and actors to slow down, listen to your own needs and be receptive to change. 

In this meditation, we spend some time getting grounded and centred by relaxing the whole body before going on a short journey to a place of inner silence and calm.

We're joined by Kevin Grogan, the triple-threat performer behind the smash-hit drag queen persona, Veronica Green, from RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Never miss an episode - subscribe to The Spotlight Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. This podcast is brought to you by Spotlight, the home of casting, which has been helping professional performers...

If you're a performer or actor, this guided meditation is designed to be listened to before going into an audition to help with nerves and to leave you feeling calm and confident.

This guided meditation is for those of you who feel like you need to take some time out to pause and reset.

If you’re feeling like you need to take some time for yourself to pause and reset, this reignite meditation session is perfect for you.

We also chat about the teething pains of trying to make your own work as a performer, and how to keep going when you're thinking about quitting performing. We also discuss Dave's journey with Mischief Theatre, from the early days of performing in rooms above pubs, right through to the West End transfers and TV commissions that followed.  Dave is an actor and co-founder of Olivier Award-winning the...

If you’re feeling like you need to take some time for yourself to pause and reset, then this meditation session is perfect for you.