Episode 34 - Kahleen Crawford

In this episode Elaine sat down with the wonderful Kahleen Crawford of Kahleen Crawford casting. This episode is honest, funny and genuine. With Kahleen giving great tips for actors when it comes to castings. Once again, we at P&N are bowled over by the incredible women we continue to talk to. Kahleen is an inspiration. Enjoy episode 34 and as always Stay Nasty! KCC casts for a broad range of film, television and advertising. In the UK and internationally. Most recent work includes: His Dark Materials (which can be currently seen on BBC 1 on Sunday evening and HBO on Monday evenings). Sorry we missed you (in UK Cinema’s from the 1st November 2019). The North Water (2019), The Outlaw King (2018), Wild Rose (2018) Kahleen’s childhood love of black and white films and the actors in them, and obsession with Danny Boyle’s Shallow Grave and Trainspotting, were the start of what led her graduate from Glasgow University with a degree in film and television with theatre studies. After graduation, she moved to London to work in live television production, but after several months of ludicrous lectures from her boss (the highlight being a showdown regarding the apparently life-threatening lack of decaffeinated earl grey tea in the production office) Kahleen quit her job and drove back to Glasgow. A fortnight later, and back working at the bar she had worked at when she was a student, Kahleen decided to try and get her ideal job in casting. She applied for a job as an agent’s assistant, but a lengthy telephone conversation led to the agent instead telling Kahleen about a new casting company, set up a few months earlier by Gillian Berrie of Sigma Films. Kahleen started in casting the next day. She thanks Maryam for her time, advice, and for not hiring her, and Gillian for hiring her. Kahleen set up KCC in 2006 and moved to London again in 2014. She will never yell at anyone about speciality tea. https://kahleencrawford.com https://twitter.com/kccasting We hope you all enjoy todays episode and remember to Stay Nasty. You can support Persistent & Nasty and receive exclusive members only content by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/persistentandnasty Twitter: @PersistentNasty Instagram: @PersistentandNasty Persistent and Nasty is produced in association with Edinburgh based live-arts production house Civil Disobedience. Civil Disobedience is committed to creating and supporting queer work and theatre and art that addresses issues of inequality and injustice. You can find out more about the Persistent and Nasty project and all the work that Civil Disobedience do by visiting wearecivildisobedience.com. You can also find us on all the usual social media platforms. On Twitter @weareohsocivil On Instagram @wearecivildisobedience And on Facebook at Facebook.com/wearecivildisobedience