Film, TV and theatre agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates has appointed Senior Agent, Tanya Tillett to its Film & Television department.

Tanya Tillett will report to Head of Film & Television, Jodi Shields. For almost two decades she has built a list of writers across film, television and theatre, as well as the representation of dramatic rights for books, having previously worked as an agent for The Agency and the Knight Hall Agency.

She will build upon her list at Casarotto Ramsay which includes prominent writers: Anna Symon (Mrs Wilson, The Essex Serpent, Joan); Lydia Adetunji (Get Millie Black, His Dark Materials, Noughts & Crosses); Inua Ellams (Barbershop Chronicles, Three Sisters, Doctor Who); Grace Ofori-Attah (Malpractice, Playing Nice); Tim Telling (The Mash Report, The Scurry); Anna McCleery (Free Rein, A Kind of Spark, Lady Grace Mysteries).

Tanya Tillett said: “I am delighted to be joining Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, an agency I have long since admired. Having worked with them on multiple occasions I know firsthand how their dedication to the industry and to their clients’ shapes everything they do. I look forward to all the opportunities that collaborating with the world class team here will bring for my clients and myself.”

Jodi Shields, Head of Film & Television said: “I am thrilled to have Tanya join our Film and Television team. We’ve always had a great rapport with Tanya and hoped one day she would join us. She is a highly experienced executive who brings a wealth of knowledge to our company alongside an enviable list of clients. Tanya has a deep understanding of the global marketplace and her taste, tenacity and wisdom compliment our team perfectly.”

This latest hire follows the recent appointment of Theatre Agent, Kara Fitzpatrick who joined from 42 Management & Production where she worked as Literary Manager. Previously at Dalzell and Beresford and Alan Brodie Representation, Kara has brought her existing clients to Casarotto which incorporates new voices as well as established talent including: Roy Williams (Death of England Trilogy, The Lonely Londoners, Sucker Punch); Tanika Gupta (A Tupperware of Ashes, The Empress, Lions and Tigers); Dipo Baruwa-Etti (The Clinic, An unfinished man); John Donnelly (Summerwater, The Assessment, The Pass).

She reports to Head of Theatre, Mel Kenyon.

Kara Fitzpatrick said: “It’s a huge privilege to have recently joined the industry-leading Theatre department of Casarotto Ramsay. I know that I’ll be learning from and working with the best as I embark on this next chapter of my career.”

Mel Kenyon, Head of Theatre said: “I am thrilled Kara has joined Casarotto. She is a highly experienced agent: calm and compassionate and already feels very much part of the team.”