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HUGE break a leg for our gorgeous DANNY HENDRIX who opens with Derby Theatre's Extra Time tomorrow. A tale of Derby County football club through the ages.

So pleased to announce these three gorgeous Ashrowians have been offered Christmas contracts today! Fab news, congratulations SHELLEY DRAPER, LAURA MAE MELLOR and CHARLES CROMWELL

Congratulations to ALEX DEE who is on set today filming for a commercial in London. Hope you're having a great day Alex!

Job in today for VIMAL KORPAL, well done! Vimal will be working on a new radio play at the end of the month.

All of us here at Ashrow are wanting to wish a huge break a leg to SARA NELSON who starts rehearsing for her stage debut in the Scottish play today. She will be playing Lady Macbeth!

New headshots new job! A little teaser post for our very wonderful DAVID MONTEITH who had to head into London town today to do some last minute paperwork for a huge job starting very soon! All will be revealed in good time.

News just in, hot off the press - our amazing EMILY VINNICOMBE has just landed herself a very fabulous Christmas contract! She is one happy bunny! 

It's only Tuesday and already 3 job offers in this week! Well done JORDAN LAIDLEY, MATT HESLOP and TOBY BADDELEY.

ELLIS J WELLS starts work today on an RnD with Paper Mug Theatre (Large and) In Charge - a "Big Fat Queer Rom Com". Sounds fabulous! Can't wait to see the streamed showings on Friday! 

SARAH CARLETON has gone from no acting jobs in years (by choice) to two in a month! Well Done Sarah, have fun today on the shoot.

HUGEST CONGRATS to our gorgeous ELLIS J WELLS who has been on a bit of a roll lately after booking various jobs has now landed his first ever panto! 👏very excited to see it. Wells done Ellis! 

The very lovely CAROLYN MURRAY is off to the big smoke today for a wardrobe call on a huge TV series. She'll be shooting her scenes in November! Exciting times.

Just your casual 5 job offers today! Well done TIM MURPHY, DOM CURTIS, CHANDNI MISTRY, SARAH CARLETON and REBECCA HOLMES. And that's not to mention all the castings and auditions that have come through today too! Well done team Ashrow, we're smashing it.

Wishing MAX KINDER all the love and luck in the world for his performance today in 'The Gentleman Barrister' in Piccadilly.

Our very lovely TOBY BADDELEY starts rehearsals today for an overseas Autumn tour of S4K International’s ALADDIN touring the UAE and Arabian Gulf. Toby is playing ALADDIN and SWING. This is his debut job since graduating right in the middle of a pandemic! Toby is very...

CONGRATULATIONS to our fab JAMES BLAKE-BUTLER on landing a Christmas contract this week. More news as we are allowed to say!

FRANCES EVA LEA is on set this week filming a comedy series in London, she's playing a character that looks lots of fun to play! Break a leg Frances, have fun! 

EDWARD SPENCE was performing at Peterborough Cathedral in the title role of a production of Dr Faustus last week, then straight into filming a short film! hope you had the best time ED!

JESS WOODWARD had a nice little theatre job for the last two weeks in Manchester. Well done Jess, keep up the good work! https://ashrowtm.com/people/jess-woodward/

Congratulations to all these fab Ashrowians ALEX DEE /CHANDNI MISTRY/ MAX KINDER /TOBY BADDELELY / ELLIS J WELLS who landed jobs this week (some of them landed two!) Keep up the great work everyone.

Hugest congrats to our Rose Bruford grad MAX KINDER who has landed his first job this week! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the work he'll do with us! Talented chap. 

Congratulations to our fabulous DENISE PITTER who has landed her first job since joining Ashrow - the first of very many! She'll be on set working on a commercial for a Healthcare Recruitment campaign. Have the best time today Denise!

Having a brilliant time at our AGM, so wonderful that things are **almost** back to normal, it's the first time we've all been in the room together post Covid. Brill spread from our fab Shell.

Congratulations to the fabulous BHAWNA BHAWSAR who is on set today filming a commercial for a well known shopping brand! We like to keep her very busy 😁 Looking forward to seeing this one! https://ashrowtm.com/people/bhawna-bhawsar/

You can see our very lovely CHANDNI MISTRY on the latest GoCompare adverts! Go on, have a compare...! https://ashrowtm.com/people/chandni-mistry/

Massive CONGRATULATIONS to the very gorgeous ELLISHA BLAKE who's filming on a well known TV Soap today in London. Have the best day Ellie! 

Anyone catch our RAV MOORE in the new Budweiser ad? Here he is sporting his foxes scarf. https://ashrowtm.com/people/rav-moore/

Excited for our Aaron Virdee who starts work this week on an Enter Stage Write and Amplified fringe scratch performance that'll be filmed at The Hippodrome Theatre in Birmingham for online use. Enjoy Aaron! 

Hugest congratulations to both TOBY BADDELEY and ELLIS J WELLS who've landed themselves some fab jobs this week! Ellis landed two! More to come in the following weeks.

Our very lovely VICTORIA BOYCE is working on RnD this week for Musical Theatre and All That Jazz’ Research Network, funded by the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council. She's really enjoying it, have the best time Vic!

CONGRATULATIONS to DENISE PITTER and BHAWNA BHAWSAR who've both landed fab commercials filming at the end of the week! Well done both!

Our lovely James McDowall has flown over to Norway this week to perform in My First Play again! Have the best time James!

Elated here at Ashrow to announce Rianna Ash has joined the cast of RSC production The Magician's Elephant as Swing. She's over the moon to be in a rehearsal room again, we can't wait to see it!  https://www.rsc.org.uk/the-magicians-elephant/cast-and-creatives...

Our fab Jordan Laidley is working on Green House TP project A Night On The Tiles. It looks like a fantastic immersive project- 'Join us for a Night on the Tiles, re-live the music, the laughs, the atmosphere…?'

Sending lots of love to MADDISON NIXON today who starts filming on a brilliant feature film! There was a bit of a discussion over Maddi's hair but thankfully she's staying Ginger for the role. Have the best time Maddi!

Well this has got to stop happening!? Frank and Rowan just randomly bumped into Toby Baddeley when they we were walking through Regents Park! Toby joined us from Guildford school of acting during the pandemic and it's the first time they've actually met!

Congratulations to FRANCES EVA LEA who will be shooting a commercial for a well known pharmaceutical brand today! Every time she books a holiday - a job comes in, never stop booking them Frances! 

Hugest congratulations to our superstar RIANNA ASH who landed herself a dream job this week with an immediate start! Hoping to share exactly what this is very soon (mainly because Rowan is bursting at the seams to tell everyone!)! WELL DONE RIANNA!!

Seeing double? Well so are we! Double good news for Carolyn Murray this week who has not only landed herself a fantastic Christmas theatre contract but she's also landed a fab part in a huge TV Series! Couldn't be more made up for her.

Today we've got another Ashrowian Commercial Takeover! These 5 gorge Ashrowians are all working today on a commercial for a well known brand filming in Nottingham. Have the best day Emily Vinnicombe, Frank Simms, Edward Spence, Neville Cann and Matthew...

ALEX DEE and DAVID SHACKLETON spent their day filming a nice corporate job in London yesterday. Hope you both had a blast!

Laura is on set filming a commercial today, break a leg and enjoy yourself! We can't wait to spot you on telly!

This week was Matt's first week working on Frozen Light Theatre's production of 2065. We hope you had a great time and enjoyed putting that trombone to work Matt!

Five of our Ashrowians have been working on the same corporate job these past few days, we love to see them working together!

Carolyn and Tracey both landed themselves a job on Tuesday, way to go ladies! Keep up the great work!

Maddison has not long been on the books but has already been offered an amazing role in an upcoming feature film, what a star!

Danny starts rehearsals today for an exciting new play produced by Derby Theatre, we'll keep you informed and let you know when tickets are available. We hope you're all as excited as we are! https://www.derbytheatre.co.uk/whatson...

Chandni's first performance with Story Explorers is today, break a leg! It's an immersive storytelling adventure aimed at young children, developed by Nottingham Playhouse and Inspire Libraries....

Bhawna is in rehearsals today for Mashi Theatre's latest performance coming to Nottingham Mela. The festival is a fantastic celebration of South Asian culture. To learn more about Mashi Theatre's previous works or the Nottingham Mela, please see the links below:...

Keep your eyes peeled folks, starting from today you might be able to spot Chandni in the latest Go Compare advert! Go Chandni!

Woohoo! Ellisha has just been offered a role in a major TV soap, completely out of the blue, amazing!

Check out Georgia in Gymshark's 'Together' campaign! We've linked the page and video below for you to have a look: https://central.gymshark.com/article/gymshark-community-built-together https://youtu.be/1nSsJt0pbr0

Matt and Toby are having an absolute blast working at Beaulieu on The Importance of Being Earnest. Enjoy the last two days boys! 

Danny has recently booked yet another amazing job, It's a well deserved win, Danny is booking job after job at the moment and that's because he is brilliant!

Yesterday evening was Matt and Toby's opening night for The Importance of Being Earnest, It's an incredible show and they are both brilliant, So make sure you see it while you can! "Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest presented by London Touring Players....

Keep an eye out and you might be able to catch James in the latest episode of Emmerdale this evening, we're all very excited to see him on the small screen!

Today is Georgia's first day working on Oliver Twist again, she will be playing the role of Fingers, exciting! Just in case you don't know the story of Oliver Twist, please check out the description below: "Born into poverty and misfortune, Oliver Twist escapes the...

You can now join Danny for a limited time at The Spark Arts for Children's Fun Café. A make-believe café in the heart of Leicester, determined to feed families creativity this summer! 'Join The Spark this summer in our fun café, a pop-up shop in the heart of the city...

Bhawna is on set today filming a corporate training video, break a leg, we hope all goes well! Busy is an understatement when it comes to Bhawna, she never stops! This week alone she has another two self-tapes to get done, keep up the great work.

David is doing mo-cap today for an exciting upcoming video game! For those of you who don't know, David is highly skilled in mo-cap and stage combat, he loves to put his skills to use as often as he can. We'll share some more information with you as soon as possible.

Roxana will soon be on tour, performing live in The Hound of the Baskervilles, a brilliant show based on the classic Sherlock Holmes story. Please see the description below for some more info or visit The Watermill Theatre website. 'A mysterious murder, an ancient...

We are so stupidly excited to see the next stages of Tokyo Rose! Soon coming to Southwark theatre from the 23rd September - 16th October, catch it while you can! https://www.burntlemontheatre.com/tokyo-rose https://ashrowtm.com/people/hannah-benson/

The commercial queen strikes again! This time for Always' latest campaign. Has anyone spotted Shelley on TV? Because we certainly haven't, we have searched long and hard to no avail. If you do manage to get a glimpse of the commercial queen next time you're sat down...

We are anticipating feedback on tons of auditions and pencils this week, the suspense is killing us! Fingers crossed it'll be good news across the board. We just can't stand all this waiting...

Rebecca and Bhawna were on set this week getting stills taken for a well known brand, we wished them luck but they didn't need it because they're both fabulous!

We have some more information regarding the sharing of Georgia's latest work in The Royal Society of Beastologists on Saturday, please take a look at the information provided on the Farnham Maltings website below: The Royal Society of Beastologists Sat 24 July venue: ...

This is Georgia's second week of R&D for Bucket Club's exciting new project called The Royal Society of Beastologists, a playful and hilariously funny outdoor show for families. Their will be an outdoor sharing at Farnham Maltings later this week, we will let you...

A short break from being Eko the sea giant this week, James has shrunken down and will be taking part in research and development for an exciting new project! Best of luck, we hope you have a great time. https://ashrowtm.com/people/james-blake-butler/

Benji Starts rehearsals for the upcoming summer tour of Once Upon a Panto this week, showing at Haven Holiday Parks. Benji will be playing the role of Doc an enthusiastic, scatter-brained, steampunk scientist who conducts amazing scientific experiments....

Earlier this year Danny Hendrix returned to work with Tall Stories ahead of their forthcoming production of The Smeds and the smoos: https://www.tallstories.org.uk/the-smeds-and-the-smoos He is currently working hard preparing to perform the show next year. What could...

Today is Cat's first day performing as part of The Grimm Sisters! To find out some more information or book tickets to hear some slightly gory stories, told by the Grimm sisters themselves, check out the summary and link below: "You know the Brothers Grimm? The famous...

Tomorrow is the first performance of Quill and Inkling's The Scarlet Pimpernel, we know Ellis has been working really hard so make sure you book a ticket for the show to see him live! "Quill and Inkling presents: The Scarlet Pimpernel! The famous story of a bold...

Today Georgia is shooting her first commercial, we're so proud of her! We not long ago said it looks like she'll be booked up all summer, which is turning into a reality, she barely gets a day's rest! This is just a short break from her jam packed theatre schedule.

This evening six of our Ashrowians will be taking part in a zoom reading for an upcoming educational audio drama, With a recording day to follow later this week! How exciting to have so many Ashrowians working on one project, we can't wait to hear it.

Tomorrow is Kat's first day working on the library toy of Thingamabobas. She recently worked at the installation held at Nottingham Lakeside and had a great time! "Thingamabobas is a playful, contactless sensory installation where participants meet and interact with a...

Jordan is currently workshopping on The Wagon of Dreams, the caravan theatre extraordinaire! It is a hilarious dreamy adventure packed full of puppetry, fun and original music. The Wagon of Dreams centres around a travelling caravan, bringing outdoor, Covid- 19 safe...

Georgia has been in rehearsals recently for Spontaneous Productions Animal Farm, her first show is tomorrow, Best of luck Georgia! "Told with the clarity of a fairytale but exploring dark themes and through comic exaggeration, our production is faithful to the...

Today is Danny and Chandni's first day of R&D for Story Explorers! It is a fantastically imaginative multi-sensory performance, soon touring across Nottinghamshire libraries. Researched and developed with children and families at its heart, these will be...

James is making his on screen debut tomorrow in BBC Doctors! We couldn't be more pleased for him, what a great show to be a part of. BBC Doctors is currently in it's twenty second season, James will feature in episode 58 titled Bindweed....

Mike and Chandni are currently working together, we'd love to share some more information about it with you, but Mike has signed an NDA and made it clear that this project is top secret! We can't wait to hear all about it and give you some more insight once it's...

Our very own Kat Engall will be heading over to the Nottingham Lakeside for their production of Thingamabobas workshop! Thingamabobas invites you into a wonderful world where mechanical and kinetic structures meet artificial intelligence in an animatronic and robotic...

We are very excited to share some information with you about James Blake Butler's latest work at Autin Dance Theatre. James will be performing as Eko the sea giant in Out of the Deep Blue, an outdoor physical theatre performance featuring a large-scale Sea Giant...

The very talented Ellis J. Wells will soon be touring as part of Quill and Inkling's production: The Scarlet Pimpernel, playing the wealthy fop Sir Percy Blakeney. Have a great time Ellis! For some more information on the production and dates you can see it, please...

Three of our lovely actors are heading to curve for their 'Welcome Back!' weekend - Hannah Benson will be previewing new work from Burnt Lemon Theatre while Danny Hendrix and Kat Engall will be showcasing new play 'Oh For Fucks Sake' directed by Cara Nolan......

Roxy will be busy these next few months performing in The Hound of The Baskervilles at The Watermill Theatre. "A mysterious murder, an ancient curse and a legendary detective… Back by popular demand following last year’s sell-out summer run, join us on the wild moors...

Since he needed the practice, Matt got in some trombone work during 02's latest advert. While his appearance here was fleeting, thankfully we can look forward to seeing a lot more of Matt's actor musician skills later in the year. Check out 02's It's Good To Be Back...

Pavan Maru, David Monteith and Shelley Draper had a blast on set together last week! Another successful day filming for the Ashrow team, they had a lot of fun working together, we can't wait to tell you more about this project.

Congratulations to Bhawna who just launched her HEY GIRLS campaign, highlighting period poverty. We are delighted to be able to share the campaign with you! Full version: https://app.frame.io/presentations/d72615a4-6680-4c90-85cb-c2a27af8a0f4 Also you can find a...

Subtle right. Here we are again with our not so cryptic teasers! James will be seen making his TV debut on screens across the UK a little later this year - no prizes for guessing the show.

Late last year Matthew worked with Frozen Light Theatre on their initial production of 2065: The Multisensory Movie which is due to be streamed this Spring. Well tickets have already sold out! Fingers crossed for another batch of tickets soon and for a traditional...

Congratulations to Edward Spence who following one of the best self-tapes we have had the pleasure of submitting can soon be seen in Arrows and Traps production of Pygmalion. The show forms part of their Talking Gods season and will be available to stream soon!...

The outstanding new musical Tokyo Rose continues it's incredible development heading through 2021. You will have to watch this space for more news on the show but Hannah and all the Burnt Lemon team have been burning the midnight oil getting everything in place and we...

Alex Dee returns as a series regular for series 2 of This Time with Alan Partridge which airs on the BBC later this year. You can check out series 1 on BBC Iplayer while you wait: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0002v3d/this-time-with-alan-partridge...

Congratulations to Jordan Laidley who joins the cast of the forthcoming webseries SeaView which is being produced by Strictly Arts Theatre alongside Belgrade Theatre Coventry. Developed by Strictly Arts Theatre Company and Belgrade Film and Digital...

As is the cat by the looks of things! Charles can currently be seen in the Sunlife campaign airing across the UK and you can check out the campaign anytime at the following link: https://vimeo.com/511655442

A number of our actors were on set earlier this week filming a new seatbelt campaign for Zeddy productions here in the East Midlands.

Congratulations to Hannah Benson https://ashrowtm.com/people/hannah-benson/ Cara and Tanya aka Burnt Lemon theatre who have been names resident creatives at Curve Leicester... CURVE RESIDENT CREATIVES As part of our commitment to supporting and developing local...

Ellis has been sharing his memories of playing Mario! I would say his childhood memories but we all know that's not true! We're sure you all have great memories of the iconic plumber so why not check out the video below... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x48CcmdcioU...

The Son's run at the Duke of York Theatre featured the wonderful Rebecca D'Souza. https://ashrowtm.com/people/rebecca-dsouza/

Georgia Jackson is touring with Leeds Playhouse production of Oliver Twist until Summer 2020.

Emily is touring with Selladoors production of Mr Men and Little Miss until summer 2020.

Ellisha can currently be seen in multiple episodes of The Stand up Sketch Show for ITV and will also make a guest appearance in 'Brave New World' later in the year!

Matthew Biddulph has been working on the R&D of a new project with Anonymous is a Woman Theatre company who he previously worked with on 'Think of England'. We look forward to the development of the project and telling you all more soon!

Jessica Frances is currently touring in Web of Lies for Vienna's English Theatre.

Roxana is currently touring with Vienna's English Theatre's tour of Pretty Shrewd.

Beth Granvilles latest Radio Comedy sketch show 'Welcome Strangers' is currently being broadcast on Radio Wales / BBC Sounds

Justin and Chris continuing sailing the seven seas as principal vocalist for Headliners Theatre Company / P&O

Monty Leigh can currently be seen in the Peter Crouch Carphone Warehouse campaign as well as curating and directing a number of new writing projects.

Catherine Davies continues work on the immersive production of Crystal Maze.

We are over the moon that Georgia Jackson will be making her professional debut this Christmas as Wendy in Storyhouse Chesters production of Peter Pan! Knowing what we do about the production we honestly couldn't think of a better role for her and she will be grinning...

East Midlands based Sheep Soup are a new writing team containing many of our favourite midlands creative minds, so it's no shock at all that Rebecca D'Souza is the latest member of the team to join them on their latest musical project as one of Curve Leicester's...