What Do Casting Directors REALLY Do? | Stories, Self-Tapes & The Secrets of the Audition Room – Lucy Jenkins & Sooki McShane

Podcast: You're On Tonight · Kara Alberts-Turner, Liam Horrigan and The Sound Company Ltd

Opublikowano: 2026-10-13

Lucy Jenkins and Sooki McShane have cast some of the biggest hits in British theatre, including The Play That Goes Wrong, the original cast of War Horse and A Comedy About Spies. But what does a casting director actually do? In this episode, they take us behind the scenes of the casting process, revealing how the industry works, what a casting director is really looking for, and how the job has changed dramatically over the course of their careers. From delivering scripts by hand to actors’ front doors (and their favourite Soho pubs) to...