Month: June 2009

Richard J Loftus impressed our panel with his pitch to interview the cast of Spring Awakening. It was one of their last interviews as a company before the show finally bowed out at the Novello. […]

One of the key services Equity provides for its members is insurance cover. This includes Public Liability, Accident and Backstage plus special schemes for fire artists, dancers and stunt artists. Student members were not included […]

Striding back across Waterloo Bridge the other day after a matinee at the NT, I was struck by two things. The brilliant sunshine bouncing off the Thames, and the incredible energies required to give and […]

PPA is the only college of its kind in the country that solely concentrates on the training of students between GCSE's and Degree level. TDS discovers a school that is going from strength to strength. […]

So you've carefully selected a good range of speeches for your drama school auditions – and checked the audition requirements of each of the schools that you're applying to. What's the best way to prepare […]

Applying to drama school is a fraught business. To start with, it's hugely competitive with more than 30,000 students every year trying to win a place – almost as tough as trying to get into […]

One of the highlights of my year is the annual Lilian Baylis Awards, held at the famous Old Vic Theatre. This year I accompanied second year acting student Carla Kingham, who had been nominated for […]

It's the time of year when many young people discover that they haven't got into drama school, but, argues Gill Foreman, Arts Educational Head of Outreach, this can be an opportunity – not a door […]