{"product_id":"9781350648487","title":"Actors’ and Performers’ Yearbook 2027","description":"\u003ch1\u003eActors’ and Performers’ Yearbook 2027\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAileen Gonsalves\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Acting \u0026amp; Auditioning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis well-established and respected directory supports actors in their training and search for work in theatre, film, TV, radio and comedy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eActors' and Performers' Yearbook 2027 \u003c\/i\u003eis fully updated and includes a new foreword by \u003cb\u003eWendy Gadian\u003c\/b\u003e, four new industry interviews, as well as new articles by \u003cb\u003eNancy Bishop \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eAlexa Ispas\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eActors' and Performers' Yearbook\u003c\/i\u003e is the only directory to provide detailed information for each listing and specific advice on how to approach companies and individuals, saving hours of further research. From agents and casting directors to producing theatres, showreel companies, photographers and much more, this essential reference book editorially selects only the most relevant and reputable contacts for the industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovering training and working in theatre, film, radio, TV and comedy, it contains invaluable resources such as a casting calendar and articles on a range of topics from your social media profile to what drama schools are looking for to financial and tax issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the listings updated every year, the \u003ci\u003eActors' and Performers' Yearbook\u003c\/i\u003e continues to be the go-to guide for help with auditions, interviews and securing\/sustaining work within the industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWendy Gadian \u003c\/b\u003eis a musical director with a career that has spanned the last three decades and has included working with many of the UK's foremost theatre performers, choreographers, writers and directors, including Sam Mendes, Jude Kelly, Stephen Mear, Bill Deamer, Joan Littlewood, Tony Harrison, Lionel Bart, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Anthony Newley, Dora Bryan, Petra Siniawski, Elizabeth Seal, Maria Friedman and Clive Rowe. In 2008, she took over the leadership of a new BA (Hons) Acting Musical Theatre course at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, currently recognised as one of the leading training courses for musical theatre both within the UK and internationally. In 2013, she created the Andrew Lloyd Webber Associate Musical Director post at Central, which supports the early career development of musical directors and in 2018 was a founder member of Ladies of the Stave, which provides training and networking opportunities for female identifying musical directors in the musical theatre industry. The Musicians' Union awarded her the honorary title of Ambassador for Women in Musical Theatre in 2019. The following year she received an honorary Visiting Professorship from the Universidad del Rosario, Colombia.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350648487\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e480\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333867176076,"sku":"9781350648487","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_d15f141f-dfbc-4ba9-a35e-b5390bf722b9.jpg?v=1783617284","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350648487","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}