Sam Stevenson Casting
@samstevenson.net
I cast stuff for money.
Casting Directors’ Guild member.
Happy to have left the Dark Place.
samstevenson.net
Author of Auditioning: A Backstage Guide, published by Bloomsbury
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/auditioning-9781350384972/
Casting Directors’ Guild member.
Happy to have left the Dark Place.
samstevenson.net
Author of Auditioning: A Backstage Guide, published by Bloomsbury
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/auditioning-9781350384972/
Delighted (and surprised!) to see that Our World War, cast by me and my ex partner in crime, Gemma Hancock, is being encouraged back for a second series. #CastingBy #OurWorldWar
www.hellomagazine.com/film/847969/...
www.hellomagazine.com/film/847969/...
BBC's 'perfect' war drama has viewers begging for a second season
Fans demand more of BBC's Our World War
www.hellomagazine.com
August 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Delighted (and surprised!) to see that Our World War, cast by me and my ex partner in crime, Gemma Hancock, is being encouraged back for a second series. #CastingBy #OurWorldWar
www.hellomagazine.com/film/847969/...
www.hellomagazine.com/film/847969/...
For any actors who follow me on here, I'm doing a Meet the Authors event with Lucian Msamati on 10 August at the National Theatre. Do come! 👇
📚💙Join us for Meet the Authors – Acting and Auditioning Backstage Guides with Lucian Msamati, and Auditioning, casting director Sam Stevenson, as they share their experiences and tips on working in the industry. 📚💙
FREE ticket - tinyurl.com/2jte9k8w
FREE ticket - tinyurl.com/2jte9k8w
July 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
For any actors who follow me on here, I'm doing a Meet the Authors event with Lucian Msamati on 10 August at the National Theatre. Do come! 👇
Thank you!!
Highly recommend this brilliant guide from casting director extraordinaire @samstevenson.net @cdgnews.bsky.social 🎭📺
July 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Thank you!!
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This is the last thing the BBC needs
June 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
This is the last thing the BBC needs
I don't know what I've done today but it's taken me all day to do it.
June 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I don't know what I've done today but it's taken me all day to do it.
Just when I thought I couldn’t love Eddie Marsan any more, he rightfully corrects everyone who has been pronouncing Beigel wrong. FYI, on this side of the Atlantic it’s ‘bye’ not ‘bay’. This is a hill that I will die on.
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Is Keir Starmer prioritising warfare over welfare?
Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 02/06/2025 · 46m
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June 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Just when I thought I couldn’t love Eddie Marsan any more, he rightfully corrects everyone who has been pronouncing Beigel wrong. FYI, on this side of the Atlantic it’s ‘bye’ not ‘bay’. This is a hill that I will die on.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Publishing today!
Step behind the curtain with two exciting new additions to the National Theatre Backstage Guides series, offering practical insights and behind-the-scenes knowledge.
📙 Acting by Lucian Msamati
📘 Auditioning by Sam Stevenson
🔗 bit.ly/4mGrZU8
Step behind the curtain with two exciting new additions to the National Theatre Backstage Guides series, offering practical insights and behind-the-scenes knowledge.
📙 Acting by Lucian Msamati
📘 Auditioning by Sam Stevenson
🔗 bit.ly/4mGrZU8
May 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Publishing today!
Step behind the curtain with two exciting new additions to the National Theatre Backstage Guides series, offering practical insights and behind-the-scenes knowledge.
📙 Acting by Lucian Msamati
📘 Auditioning by Sam Stevenson
🔗 bit.ly/4mGrZU8
Step behind the curtain with two exciting new additions to the National Theatre Backstage Guides series, offering practical insights and behind-the-scenes knowledge.
📙 Acting by Lucian Msamati
📘 Auditioning by Sam Stevenson
🔗 bit.ly/4mGrZU8
Shameless self-promo post. My book, Auditioning, is out now. Written for novice actors or anyone who is interested in the casting process, it is published by @methuendrama for the Nat Theatre’s ace Backstage Guides series. Drop me a comment if you have any questions.
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Auditioning: A Backstage Guide a book by Sam Stevenson.
Auditions can often be the most feared aspect of being an actor and yet, as the author points out, casting directors are on the side of everyone who auditions for them. They want you to do well, feel ...
uk.bookshop.org
June 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Shameless self-promo post. My book, Auditioning, is out now. Written for novice actors or anyone who is interested in the casting process, it is published by @methuendrama for the Nat Theatre’s ace Backstage Guides series. Drop me a comment if you have any questions.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/audi...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/audi...
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I know this isn't the point. But Liverpool has great museums and galleries, superb nightlife for all tastes, two awesome cathedrals, an attractive docklands, rich musical and footballing heritage, and a boycott of the Sun. If you believe it's a shithole, you're both intellectually lazy and wrong.
May 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I know this isn't the point. But Liverpool has great museums and galleries, superb nightlife for all tastes, two awesome cathedrals, an attractive docklands, rich musical and footballing heritage, and a boycott of the Sun. If you believe it's a shithole, you're both intellectually lazy and wrong.
*Screams into the void* Will hotels please stop allowing influencers to ruin everyone else’s relaxation. A bunch of twats roving round the pool with their iPhone on a tripod just ruins the vibe.
*Normal service will resume soon*
*Normal service will resume soon*
May 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
*Screams into the void* Will hotels please stop allowing influencers to ruin everyone else’s relaxation. A bunch of twats roving round the pool with their iPhone on a tripod just ruins the vibe.
*Normal service will resume soon*
*Normal service will resume soon*
May 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I grudgingly understood why Starmer invited him back in Feb. But not now. He has disappeared innocent people from US streets. He has abandoned Ukraine while also subjecting it to extortion. He’s the world’s mob boss and it’s time to leave him out in the cold.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Donald Trump ‘expecting to make second state visit to UK in September’
US president and first lady received invitation in February from King Charles for unprecedented repeat trip
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I grudgingly understood why Starmer invited him back in Feb. But not now. He has disappeared innocent people from US streets. He has abandoned Ukraine while also subjecting it to extortion. He’s the world’s mob boss and it’s time to leave him out in the cold.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Does anyone know of any consumer pushback to the 40% Thames Water increase? I’m all for paying for the services that I use, but I resent subsidising the shareholders when they’ve been siphoning off money for years.
April 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Does anyone know of any consumer pushback to the 40% Thames Water increase? I’m all for paying for the services that I use, but I resent subsidising the shareholders when they’ve been siphoning off money for years.
Yes we Panican!
Lutnick: "We have so many countries who want to do deals with us. It's just not possible to talk with all over 75 companies -- uh, countries, sorry."
April 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Yes we Panican!
Apologies for posting this. It seems that it's an apocryphal story.
April 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Apologies for posting this. It seems that it's an apocryphal story.
I couldn't agree more with this. The narrative of actors coming out of nowhere is ridiculous and lazily ignores the hard reality that it takes a village to nurture and 'find' talent. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Adolescence: drama schools hit out at ‘stars from nowhere’ narrative
The drama teachers behind the young actors in the Netflix smash say their lack of recognition ‘has caused wide upset’
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I couldn't agree more with this. The narrative of actors coming out of nowhere is ridiculous and lazily ignores the hard reality that it takes a village to nurture and 'find' talent. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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I mean fine, but it’s only because of France that the United States exists.
"It's only because of the United States of America that the French aren't speaking German right now."
Unbelievable ignorance
Unbelievable ignorance
March 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I mean fine, but it’s only because of France that the United States exists.
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You know, I've never once had a LGBTQ person force their "lifestyle" on me.
But these miserable greedy billionaires, man, they are in my face every goddamn day.
But these miserable greedy billionaires, man, they are in my face every goddamn day.
March 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
You know, I've never once had a LGBTQ person force their "lifestyle" on me.
But these miserable greedy billionaires, man, they are in my face every goddamn day.
But these miserable greedy billionaires, man, they are in my face every goddamn day.
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As a professor & a Jew I’m sick to my heart about the attack on Columbia—which is a) escalation of the war on all of higher ed; b) Jew-washing fascism, with the intention of inciting more antisemitism, which in turn will be used as cover for more fascism.
March 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
As a professor & a Jew I’m sick to my heart about the attack on Columbia—which is a) escalation of the war on all of higher ed; b) Jew-washing fascism, with the intention of inciting more antisemitism, which in turn will be used as cover for more fascism.
Horrifying!
This is madness. Khalid Abdalla is a fine actor and a good man. I am honoured that he has been in two of my plays. Horrifying that he is being summoned to a formal interview for what? For standing up for the humanity of the Palestinian people.
Police to interview The Crown actor Khalid Abdalla over Gaza protest
Actor says he has received letter from Met over January march in London, and says right to protest is ‘under attack’
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Horrifying!
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Donate now to help Ukraine finish the war — so we can all suit up after🕴️
If you’re feeling disappointed — turn your frustration into donations. Show solidarity with those who defend freedom and democracy — donate $24 towards armored evacuation vehicles to help save them: donorbox.org/help-ukraine...
If you’re feeling disappointed — turn your frustration into donations. Show solidarity with those who defend freedom and democracy — donate $24 towards armored evacuation vehicles to help save them: donorbox.org/help-ukraine...
March 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Donate now to help Ukraine finish the war — so we can all suit up after🕴️
If you’re feeling disappointed — turn your frustration into donations. Show solidarity with those who defend freedom and democracy — donate $24 towards armored evacuation vehicles to help save them: donorbox.org/help-ukraine...
If you’re feeling disappointed — turn your frustration into donations. Show solidarity with those who defend freedom and democracy — donate $24 towards armored evacuation vehicles to help save them: donorbox.org/help-ukraine...
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Dolly Parton is a god damn National treasure.
March 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Dolly Parton is a god damn National treasure.