A Ripon teenager who attends a Harrogate drama school has landed a major role in a a children’s TV series.
Evie Elgie, 17, who studies at Articulate Drama School, had only done two auditions before and said she was surprised to get the part on the CBBC series.
The show, A Kind of Spark, follows the story of an autistic girl, Addie, who wants to create a memorial for women put on trial for witchcraft in her village. Addie believes many of the women condemned as witches were also autistic.
Evie plays the role of Addie’s 11-year-old best friend Jenna, who struggles with how being friends with an autistic girl affects her image at school.
A Kind of Spark is based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Elle McNicoll.
Evie Elgin (left) playing Jenna. Pic: BBC/9 Story Media Group
Talking about her experience on set, Evie said:
“It was fantastic! I filmed in Manchester for 11 weeks between August and October 2022, just after completing my GCSE exams.”
“The cast and crew were all great and I loved working with them all. It was a very friendly welcoming atmosphere.”
Evie added:
“I’ve wanted to be an actress since I was 10 years old so this was such an amazing opportunity.”
Evie has been attending weekly acting classes at the drama school in Harrogate, which trains and finds filming opportunities for child actors in the area.
The school has helped secure roles for their performers on programmes such as Gentleman Jack, All Creatures Great and Small, Waterloo Road and A Gentleman in Moscow.
A Kind of Spark is available on CBBC and BBC iPlayer.
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