Oxford produces working actors at a remarkable rate and gives almost none of them footage on the way out. Around 3 hours to a private Manchester studio, director-led sessions from £195.
Oxford actors reach the Actors Reels studio in Manchester in around three hours via Birmingham on the cross-country route. Director-led monologue showreels start at £195, with the one-hour three-monologue session at £295.
Oxford produces working actors at a remarkable rate through student theatre and gives almost none of them footage on the way out. People leave with a formidable CV of productions and nothing an agent can watch.
The Playhouse and the North Wall run serious programmes, and Oxford School of Drama is just outside the city. But the pipeline here runs on live performance and word of mouth, which works until the moment you need to submit to someone who has never met you.
Around three hours via Birmingham on the cross-country route. If you are graduating, the useful window is the term either side of finals, while the pieces you have been performing are still rehearsed.
Bring two or three prepared pieces and a couple of wardrobe options in plain mid-tones. Monologue showreels covers how a session runs, sessions & pricing lists what is included, and you can see the standard on the reels gallery before you book. To get dates, get in touch or call 0161 706 3220.
With two contrasting monologues inside the casting bracket you would realistically be submitted for. Resist showing everything you played at university — a focused reel opens more doors than a broad one.
Yes, substantially — our sessions are roughly half the typical central London rate, and Oxford to Manchester is not much dearer than Oxford to London.
Book a session or just ask us a question — we're always happy to talk through your reel.
