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Well known casting director Marilyn Johnson cast Crystal Yu as Ping in Diamond Geezer II playing Jimmy’s little sister, tiny, pretty college girl, looking like butter wouldn’t melt but under the meek exterior lies a martial arts expert tough as nails. Produced by Yorkshire Television Ltd.

TwoFour Communication produced short film for the British Heart Foundation. A hard-hitting and emotive film with three personal stories, to illustrate that heart disease is the UK’s biggest killer. One story is about Aditi, an Asian lady in her late 40’s played by Nirmala Martis as a primary school teacher who collapses in the staff room.

Aspect Film & Video produced a charity short film for the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. Teaching us never to forget the terrible discrimination of the Holocaust, and how we instead should embrace ethic and cultural differences building a future that celebrate difference without victimisation of ethnic groups. Michelle Lee landed the part of Cambodian lady.

Hon Ping Tang landed the role of Charlie in feature film Cash & Curry (aka Imitation of Life) written by Christine Edwards and Manish Patel and produced by Jaffa Entertainment Co.

Sarah Beardsall cast Elizabeth Tan as Lu Choi for Hustle Series 4 directed by Stefan Schwartz and produced by Kudos Film & TV. Lu Choi is the new designer in town, just arrived into the world of fashion. Stylish, black-clad and is flanked by her entourage, she is beautiful and exotic. Due out early 2007.

Hat Trick Media are producing a televised trail drama called The Candidate to be shown on four consecutive nights on ITV1 (two 90 min + two 60 min episodes. Written by Jed Mercurio (Bodies, The Grimleys, Invasion Earth) and produced by Mark Redhead. The trail will be dramatized and the jury will be made up of 12 top celebrities who will decide whether the defendant is guilty or not after the fourth night, and with out any further a do our very own Michelle Lee is one of the cast. Shooting starts mid January 2007.

As part of Michael Apted's award-winning Up series, his camera followed various youngsters, including our very own Tony Walker from the age of 7 until now with the latest 49UP aired on ITV. The UP Series has made a major impact on Broadway, NY October 2006 and is very popular with the Australian TV mass-audiences. Tony is keen to join the I’m Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2007. We will keep you posted on all developments!

Richard Woo is Johnny Wu, an overprotective father who has a weakness for Strictly Come Dancing in BBC's River City, shoot on going. Watch this space for more news.

Bruce Wang does a double take as Captain of the Tigris in Gale Force 10 (aka WindKracht 10) a Belgian adventure feature, as well as going for the role of a native American Indian in Lady Godiva: Back in the Saddle, a comedy that is '1000 years in the making' directed by Baz Taylor who has also directed episodes of BBC's My Family, Midsummer Murders and Lovejoy .

Talented and handsome young actor Alec Parkinson landed as one of the featured model for the NHS Anti-Smoking Campaign for 2007. Photographed by Nick Georhiou and cast by Sue Odell Casting.

The gorgeous Claudia Coulter was one of the models for the exclusive Virgin Airlines photographic campaign cast by Heather March Casting.

Oreke Mosheshe and Willan Shombe features again in the latest DFS Christmas campaign with newcomer Ben Lannoy.

Marco Santucci, one of the leading commercial photographer casts Ada White, Stephan Erdman and Katie Obourn for a VISA card photographic campaign.

Kyoko Morita featured for the next Nintendo DS commercial.

Alec Parkinson took part in the NHS Anti-Smoking Campaign and Dean Alexandrou, Anthony Palmer and Vitali Malko for the BT photographic shoot cast by Sue Odell Casting.

Denise Ammar – as Jazz singer for the Specsaver still campaign – Mike Redfern, producer; Paddy, photographer.

Tim McFarland cast for Lynx photographic campaign.

Paula White and Crystal Yu casr for Comfort still commercial.

Hajaz Akram take part as Turkish soldier for the BBC Jam Internet.

Alec Parkinson will be joining a cast of four in Y Touring Theatre Company’s latest project The Silencer – a new play by acclaimed playwright Rhiannon Tise that explores, challenges and informs young people’s perceptions of risk, particularly in relation to the issue of climate change. February 2007.

Funda Onal has the landed a role of Bradley Fields an American magician. Performing in London during February 2007. For more news please visits www.mathemagic.com.

Anthony Wise – will be performing for Breaking Cyles for their 2007 season production of Chapter 21 and a possible run at the National Theatre studio this autumn.

Tanya Vital took part in this Tuareg Production of The One We Left Behind – a drama project exploring migration families and the idea of home, written by Lorna Holder and directed by Leon Herbert in collaboration with the National Heritage Fund.

Matthew Waldren, Glenn Tweedie and Ian Wilson Pope are contracted for the Grange Park Opera Summer Season 2007 for performances including the Hypochondriac Gambler in The Gambler; Magic Flute at The Grange plus Gambler and Capuleti e Montecchi at Nev Holt. For more information for dates and venues please log in to www.grangeparkopera.co.uk

Glen Tweedy, tenor, was part of the cast for Merry Widows and Simon Boccanegra written for Opera UK directed Jane McCulloch and produced by Tim Heath in 2006.

After an excellent run, as U/S and played Madame Giry, with the cast of Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre, and a very successful stretch as the Woman of the World in Blues in the Night at the West Yorkshire Playhouse Josie Benson comes back to London to join the cast of Showboat at the Royal Albert Hall and now as one of the main cast of Porgy & Bess performing at the Savoy Theatre. Adapted and directed by legendary director Trevor Nun.

After a successful tour with Chicago, Dario Mazzoli returns as Dustin in Starlight Express from February 2006 until May 2007 at the Starlight Express Theatre in Bochum.

After two successful UK Tours and a fantastic first run at the Cambridge Theatre, now at the Playhouse Theatre, Paul Hazel and Siam Hurlock are the heart and soul grooving to the beat in Dancing In The Streets.

After a successful two-year run with the cast of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at Her Majesty's Theatre and an equally successful run as part of the ensemble cast of LES MISERABLES at the Queen's Theatre, Stephen John Davis made his debut as Javert in the world's best loved musical in January 2006.

Producer/Casting Director Becky Davidson cast Elena Buda to be the main character as a young mother in Barclays’ latest corporate video introducing new staff training initiatives.

Effie Gilmore did a pharmaceutical corporate video produced by Crucible Partners, Gloucester; as well as a photographic campaign for Ariel.

The Grand Opera House and Qdos Entertainment are presenting their new spectacular production of Peter Pan at the The Grand Opera House, Belfast until the 20 January 2007. Playing the lead part of Peter Pan is Aston Merrygold from the popular CiTV children’s programme Fun Song Factory. Catch him if you can.

Joanne Sandi performs in Dick Whittington at the Barbican until late January 2007.

Danny Camp performs for Chaplins Limited in their Treasure Island production until mid January 2007.

Ian Pope-Wilson and Catherine Friel showed their fantastic talent performing at the Thursford Festival to their Santa Specials Thursford Xmas Concert running until first week of January 2007.