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Scala Kids Casting, the schools agency has a reputation nation-wide for providing first class, well disciplined children for film and TV. Our children regularly appear in feature films, TV programmes and commercials, with several becoming regular members of some of the country's top TV shows. |
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Film and TV |
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Red Riding Trilogy |
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Scala had two young actresses in this award winning 3 parter for Revolution Film starring Sean Bean, Martin Shaw and Mark Addy.9 year old Amber Freeman plays Claire Kemplay in "1974" for director Julian Jarrold. 8 year old Tamsin Mitchell is Hazel Atkins in "1983" directed by Anand Tucker. These are debut roles for both girls. |
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Splintered |
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13 year old Holly Messenger had a scary time acting with a red eyed monster playing the part of young "Sophie" in this new horror movie for Not a Number Productions. |
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Unforgiven—ITV Drama |
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9 year old Sophie Downham was seen early this year in the demanding role of Katy Slater, alongside Suranne Jones in Red Productions riveting 3 parter from the Sally Wainwright stable. |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |
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Matthew Lewis who landed the role of Neville Longbottom 9 years ago as an 11 year old Scala Kid is currently filming the last in the series for Warner Brothers. |
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Heartbeat |
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Emmerdale |
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Noah Tate: 8 year old Jack Downham plays Charity’s cheeky little monkey Noah. He hopes his fellow actors will all get Nintendos for Christmas so he can play online and beat them all. |
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Theatre |
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Tamsin and Eloise Mitchell are both be appearing in the Puccini opera this winter with the Opera North tour. |
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Commercials |
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11 year old Sam Laurie is currently on screen in a Co-op "Seeds" commercial. |
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8 year old Jack Downham has just spent a few days in Berlin filming a commercial for Whiskas— “I Love my Cat” for Soup Film. Jack is the little brother of Sophie who recently appeared in “Unforgiven” |
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Opera North’s production of A Midsummer Nights Dream with Scala kids as the Faeries. |
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Sam Laurie 11 and Jack Downham 7 recently appeared as brothers in a dramatic episode of this popular ITV favourite. |
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Father and Son |
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9 year old Imani McLaren has completed filming in Dublin for the soon to be transmitted four part thriller “Father and Son” for ITV Drama. Starring Dougray Scott (Desperate Housewives) and directed by Brian Kirk (The Tudors). Imani plays the daughter of Sophie Okonedo. They liked Imani’s name so much—they changed her characters name from Maya to Imani for the series. |
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Joe Switalski plays Tim, Tom Weston - Steve, and Tara Berwin — The Girl Next Door, in a series of Iceland idents for this year's "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here”. |
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Girls Aloud Christmas Special |
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Tamsin was also seen in the Girls Aloud Party—she played mini Kimberley Walsh aged 8 in this Christmas special and is also to appear in the “Iceland” TV campaign. |
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Gaby Thomas: Annelise Manojlovic – now 8 has been in the soap since birth playing vicar Ashley's daughter Gaby. A talented dancer, Annelise likes teaching the cast how to do the splits—ow! Costume Take Note: Ashley will need side vents in his cassock |
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BBC Play for Today |
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12 year old Dakota Fanning look-alike— Lauren Leak-Smith will be seen in the new BBC Play for Today series “Moving On”. She plays “Lilly” in “The Rain has Stopped”. Lauren is loved by directors as she can cry for hours on cue. |
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10 year old Luke Causebrook will be seen in cinemas across the country in a new commercial advertising the joys of Warwick Castle |
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Pipkaneli |
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11 year old Kennedy Smith recently filmed her role as “Pip” in the student film “Pipkaneli” |
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BBC Literacy |
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Several Scalakids appeared in “Hard Times” for BBC Literacy. 12 year old Jack Crabtree plays “Murray” and 14 year old Charlotte Thornton “Sarah” |
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The Forgotten Fallen |
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9 year old Jamie Spencer has just appeared in Hardy Pictures “The Forgotten Fallen” - Jamie plays “Sam” in the period drama about the Spanish flu epidemic. |
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BBC Drama—Five Days |
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7 year old Fabienne Clarke has completed filming for the new drama for BBC “Five Days”. Fabienne is also appearing in the Iceland TV commercials. |
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The Damned United |
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7 year old Sydney Wade played Brian Cloughs Daughter Elizabeth age 6 in "The Damned United" for BBC film. Syd has also been seen in a TV ad for Companion stairlifts with Sir Henry Cooper |
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Curio |
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Sydney has also recently completed filming “Curio” a spine tingling thriller. She impressed the whole crew with her faultless American accent, - not bad for a Leeds kid. |
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40 Scalakids joined the rest of the cast when the show visited the Bradford Alhambra in July. |
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Never Forget — The Take That Musical |
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Asbo |
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Ben Burman from Scala Student Workshops plays teenage hoodlum “Sam” for a public information film about knife crime and drug abuse. Ben also has a small role in a forthcoming episode of Emmerdale |
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Charlotte Thornton will soon be seen as “Marion” who appears in one forthcoming episode. |
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
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10 year old Scala kid Leah Champagnie –is making her West End debut in the Broadway sell-out production of Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” at the Novello Theatre. Starring Tony Award winners James Earl Jones (Darth Vader) and Phylicia Rashad (The Cosby Show). Directed by Debbie Allen (Fame) the show runs until April 2010. |
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Scrooge — The Musical |
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22 Scalakids joined veteran performer Tommy Steel and the adult cast of Bill Kenright’s “Scrooge The Musical” when it played at Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre. The role of Tiny Tim was shared by Jack Downham (Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, - Young Robin; Whiskers TV commercial; and Emmerdale’s Noah Tate) and Jamie Spencer (Forgotten Fallen; Spooks; and Anywhere But Here) |
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La Boheme |
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Other Cratchitt children were played by Rebecca Ferrin (Hard Times) Daniel Feltham (My Parents Are Aliens – Dan; The Royal - Tom Ormerod; Heartbeat : Ray Lomas) Sophie Downham (Unforgiven- Katie Slater; Heartbeat; Les Miserables - Young Cosette) Tamsin Mitchell (Red Riding 1983; Girls Aloud Party; Iceland Christmas TV Commercial.) and Daisy Tucker (Opera North; Midsummer Nights Dream; Falstaff and Peter Grimes) |
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“I’m a Celebrity” Idents |
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4 year old Lilly Tiplady has filmed a series of Booths supermarket TV commercials for Strudel Film. |
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Fattest Man in Britain |
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Several Scala Kids played family members in this comedy drama by Caroline Aherne and starring Timothy Spall and Bobby Ball. |
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Our Soap Kids |
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TJ Woods Here is 6 year old Conner Lee who plays Terry’s pride and joy T.J. Conner has been in the soap since birth and has inherited Terry's terrible jokes. |
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Anya King: 8 year old Millie Archer is back in the soap after a 12 month break playing Carl’s daughter Anya. She says Tom (who plays Carl) pinches all the best biscuits |
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10 year old Katy Gannon will shortly begin filming “Mam” for Vigo Film. Directed by Hugo Speer and starring Nerys Hughes and Paul Barber. Katie will play the part of Lauren in this film shot on location in Sheffield. |
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Mam |
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Jack Downham has just completed filming the new, “Robin Hood” blockbuster starring Russell Crowe and directed by Ridley Scott. Jack plays young Robin in flashback scenes and spent an exciting few days on the fabulous set. |
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Robin Hood |
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Les Miserables |
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9 year old Sophie Downham is appearing at the Palace Theatre in Manchester as “Young Cosette” in the 25th Anniversary tour of this remarkable musical. Sophie will also be performing when the company appears in Norwich. |
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Oliver |
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Well done to 11 year old Ben Radcliffe who is currently playing “Snake” in Cameron Macintosh's West End production of Oliver |
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This short film directed by Billy Prince for Falconer Film is now in production with Daniel Leach (13) as “Tom”, Lucy Hird (15) as “Emily”, Jamie Spencer (9) as “Michael” and Francesca Parker (11) as “Grace”. |
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Click |
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Waterloo Road |
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16 year old Nadine Mulkerrin is soon to film this TV drama for Shed Productions. She is looking forward to filming her dramatic scenes as “Billie” - a fourteen year old schoolgirl mum. |
