Jo Hawes was the leading children's casting director in the UK. After training as a stage manager at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art she became a Children's Casting Director. In the course of her career she worked on over 75 major productions including Les Misérables, Mary Poppins, Oliver!, Shrek, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Sound of Music and many others. In 2010 Jo began giving Masterclasses in the Art of Auditioning and she taught many hundreds of children all over the UK.
