KNOWING OUR CLIENTS

We hold regular workshops so that we can see our clients and their development throughout the year. We are the first to know when they grow, develop new skills or even have braces fitted! That way, we can be sure that we are submitting the perfect client for every brief.

EXTENSIVE QUALITY CREDITS

D&B Management are renowned for placing their clients in featured parts in high profile jobs whether in Feature Films, Television or on the West End. We love to see our clients at work and witness what they do best!

25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

D&B have been running long enough to have developed excellent contacts within the industry and are proud to be a member of the PMA and Equity. We offer a very personal approach whether they be high profile or new talent!

IT TAKES TIME

It is a really competitive environment in this industry and making a living as an actor is hard to accomplish. With the experience we have between us we want to be here to help you on your first steps of your career and help you work your way up that ladder!

OUR TEAM

Here at D&B we have a dedicated agency team with a wealth of knowledge and experience in all areas of the industry. We commit to working with our clients and nurturing their careers within a supportive and creative environment. To be a successful performer, you need to be surrounded by a committed team.

REPRESENTATION MATTERS

We represent a diverse list of talent across television, film, and musical theatre. We want to champion our clients from all different backgrounds and be the steppingstone for all of their creative endeavours and to promote these opportunities.

PROFESSIONAL SELF TAPE SERVICE

D&B keep up to date with the latest technologies and equip our clients with facilities to create the perfect audition tape, giving them a professional edge over the competition. A really handy service for those that want the stress of self-taping taken away, we organise it all for you!

Workshops

Why do we hold regular workshops?

Acting agency workshops are crucial to the relationship between D&B Management and our clients. Children are continuously changing and it is vital that we are aware of even the slightest changes in appearance, confidence and speech patterns of our clients. As parents will know only too well, children change so quickly and a child that suits a brief in January may have changed so much that they are no longer suitable for that same role in June. We take a keen interest and care about every child on our books and we feel that is proven by wanting to regularly meet with and develop the skills of our clients.

Benefits to our clients

Auditions can be daunting to even the most seasoned professionals. So for children to get regular opportunities to be presented to a panel and carry out audition scenarios is fantastic. It is also great to give practical advice to children as often, there is little or no feedback when at a real audition.

Workshops are varied, but in the past have included:

Casting process

To keep abreast of expectations within the casting process, we expose our clients to audition techniques and scenarios that they are likely to encounter – including the fundamentals of script reading, improvisations and general audition etiquette. We invite external speakers to the studios who are experts in the field of casting to give the children practical advice and pointers. Wherever possible, we will also invite casting directors who are currently looking for children to observe our workshops, and it is not uncommon for children to be cast from a workshop.

Vocal coaching

We also recognise the need for extra, specialist skills and therefore invite dialect coaches to provide training in specific accents. In particular, we work on standard American accents – a highly requested skill by casting agents. As demand for oscar winning British acting talent from across the Atlantic reaches fever pitch, our Brits need to authentically blend in with their American counterparts.

Specialist skills

Some of our clients wish to be represented for musical theatre, so we put them with a pianist and choreographer to critique their audition songs and performance in dance auditions. Similarly, we also run screen acting workshops with a leading director and cameraman for our clients to learn firsthand what it’s like to be on set and the language, directions and set roles they will encounter.

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT D&B

“Justin just wanted to be a star. He is now thoroughly enjoying being on stage playing the lead in the international tour of Mamma Mia, following a UK tour of Dirty Dancing and playing Fiyero in Wicked in the West End.”

Patti Thomas-Verweij

Mother

“In our experience D&B management clients are committed, enthusiastic and magnificently talented”

Granada Television Limited

“Filming in Australia with the Jim Henson puppets was a dream come true!”

Macauley Keeper

Me and My Monsters