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LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC Welcome 3 Why Choose LAMDA? 5 Acting at LAMDA 7 BA (Hons) Professional Acting 9 Foundation Degree Professional Acting 12 MA for the Professional Theatre 13 Production & Technical Arts at LAMDA 15 Production & Technical Arts: Stage & Screen 17 Recent Technical Graduate Destinations 19 Other Full-Time Courses 21 MA Directing 23 LAMDA Foundation Diploma 26 LAMDA Semester Diploma Classical Acting 27 LAMDA Shakespeare Summer School 28 LAMDA Short Courses 29 Shakespeare Short Course 31 Audition Technique 32 Introduction to Drama School 32 Introduction to Screen Acting 32 English Communication Skills Through Drama (EFL) 32 How to Apply 35 Equality & Diversity 36 Fees & Funding 37 Living in 39 Our New Home 41 Our Graduates 43 Faculty & Visiting Artists 45 The Conservatoire for Dance and Drama 47 Our Supporters 49 Our Examinations 51 Contact Us 53

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Photograph by Richard Hubert Smith 7 PROSPECTUS Cumbria toNew York. Bytouring audiences fromBrecontoMoscow, across theUKandoverseas–reaching productions toprofessionalvenues Our finalyearstudentstransfer creating newwork. students theinvaluableexperience of nurture professionalartistsandofferour and screen.Throughtheseinitiatives,we annual newwritingcommissionsforstage collaborate withtheindustryonour career intheirchosenprofession.We students arepreparedforasustainable Throughout theirtrainingLAMDA UK &USIndustryConnections complement ourcoretraining. directors, agentsandtechnicalpartners lectures withactors,directors,casting the year,masterclasses,workshopsand Throughout commitments atLAMDA. the industryalongsidetheirteaching fields andmanycontinuetoworkin Our tutorsareleadersintheirrespective visiting specialistsandprofessionals. class facultyofexperiencedtutorsand LAMDA’s coursesareledbyafirst- Experienced Tutors produce innovativeandexcitingwork. encouraged toexploretheircraft developments intheirartformandare our studentsareexposedtothelatest environment forartisticdevelopment; heart ofourwork–weofferaninventive This pioneeringspiritremainsatthe institutions branchingintothisarea. it quicklybecameaprototypeforother our technicaltheatretrainingin1965, pioneer initsfield.Whenweintroduced – definingtheAcademy’sroleasa such institutiontoofferactingtuition Academy ofMusic,LAMDAwasthefirst Founded in1861astheLondon Pioneering Excellence AND VISITINGARTISTS. BY AFIRST-CLASS FACULTY OFEXPERIENCEDTUTORS 1861. OURCOURSESAREENTIRELY PRACTICALANDLED FUELLING THEDRAMATIC ARTSWITHNEWTALENT SINCE A WORLD-LEADINGCONSERVATOIRE, WEHAVE BEEN everyone who submits their application everyone whosubmits theirapplication talent alone,weauditionand/orinterview training. Committedtorecruitingon have accesstoexceptionalvocational regardless ofbackground,should webelievethateveryone, LAMDA, around theglobetotrainwithus. At attract themosttalentedstudents from leading dramaschoolmeansthatwe Our internationalreputationasaworld- Access ForAll within weeksofleavingLAMDA. graduates enjoya100%employmentrate their placementsandourtechnicaltheatre secure employmentasadirectresultof placements asstandard.Manystudents drama schooltooffertwosecondyear year. LAMDAiscurrentlytheonlyUK learning intheoptionalBA(Hons)top-up additional 10to12weeksofwork-based placements intheirsecondyear,andan students undertaketwosix-week LAMDA Production&Technical Arts Work Placements the Year Award,amongstothers. Sondheim SocietyStudentPerformerof Shakespeare’s GlobeandtheStephen including theSamWanamaker Festivalat of nationaleventsandcompetitions, exposure byparticipatinginanumber Students gainadditionalindustry directors andotherkeyindustryfigures. front ofanaudienceagents,casting provide anopportunitytoperformin students eligibletoworkintheUS, students, andinNewYork andLAfor our BAandFdAProfessionalActing Showcases inLondon’sWest End for contacts priortograduation. students toestablishvaluableindustry ties withtheprofessionandenableour LAMDA productionswestrengthenour LONDON ACADEMY OFMUSIC& DRAMATIC ART

performance spaces. performance spaces. exceptional newtrainingfacilities and experience thefullbenefitsofthese joining LAMDAin2017-18will centre fordramatraining.Students the developmentofanew£28.2m transformed theLAMDAcampus with Over thecourseof2015-16wehave Our NewHome support availableonpages36&37. need. Readmoreaboutthefinancial places eachyearforapplicantsinfinancial a numberoffreeauditionandinterview Conservatoire, wearealsoabletooffer financial circumstances.Throughthe from ourtraining,regardlessoftheir the mosttalentedstudentscanbenefit scholarships andbursariestoensurethat and theConservatoireofferarangeof LAMDA England (www.hefce.ac.uk). Higher EducationFundingCouncilfor and Drama,wereceivefundingfromthe As apartoftheConservatoireforDance maintenance costs. loans tohelpwithtuitionfeesand have accesstothesamesystemof regulated, andeligibleUK/EUstudents in England,whichmeansthatfeesare undergraduates atuniversityorcollege funded inthesamewayasallother Our FdAandBA(Hons)studentsare for HigherEducation(www.qaa.ac.uk). by theUKQualityAssuranceAgency (www.kent.ac.uk) andqualityassured are validatedbytheUniversityofKent BA(Hons)andMAcourses Our FdA, Financial Support commitment tolearn. we askonlyfortalent,passionanda for academicqualificationsorgrades; the training.We donotaskapplicants they meettheagerequirementsfor by theadvertiseddeadline,providing

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A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard at The LAMDA Linbury Studio. Photograph by Richard Hubert Smith of our curriculum. of ourcurriculum. performance, as well asthecreationof new work, at the heart 9 PROSPECTUS of a21 equip themselveswiththetechnique tomeetthedemands Our actorsstudytheclassicaland moderncanoninorderto will bedeemedacceptanceofour trainingrequirements. gender andanyraceorfaith.Acceptance ofaplaceatLAMDA any characterthesetextsmayinvolve, includingrolesofeither views andbeliefs.Ourstudentsmustthereforebewillingtoplay with playsandtextsthatexpressthewidestpossiblerangeof We arealiberalinstitution.Inpursuitofexcellence,wework communicator andcommentator.Ourtrainingdemands LAMDA definestheactor’sroleasstoryteller,artist, strengths, talentandpotential. a LAMDAproduct.Weindividual developeachstudent’s physical technique.Thereis,however,nosuchthing as and imagination andopenness,supportedbystrongvocal LAMDA actorsarecharacterisedbytheircommitment, celebration arefirmlyembeddedwithintheAcademy. only occurbecauseattitudesofmutualrespect,supportand can flourish.Risk-taking, barrier-breakingandexplorationcan environment in an which creativity of cultivation the than responsibility totheindividual.Nothingismoreimportant on theindividual’sresponsibilitytogroupandgroup’s As dramaisacollaborativeartform,weplacegreatemphasis the worldaroundthem. with our students’ emotionalandintellectualengagement st centuryaudience. We alsoplacescreenandaudio LONDON ACADEMY OFMUSIC& DRAMATIC ART

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Photograph by Richard Hubert Smith THIS THREE-YEAR COURSE OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR STUDENTS OF EXCEPTIONAL TALENT.

The course stretches students physically, Year Three emotionally, intellectually and creatively – The final year is structured around a sequence preparing them to meet the highest demands of public productions in LAMDA’s performance of the profession. spaces – some of which may tour to venues across the UK and overseas. These productions Course Content are overseen by either an experienced in-house Year One or external director and supported by technical Students undertake a wide range of classes classes as required by the work. to develop skills across the departments of acting, voice, movement, singing and music, Students complete the final phase of their alongside an introduction to screen and audio screen acting, microphone and voiceover practice. Areas covered include stage combat, training, and develop their on-camera audition Alexander Technique, mask, vocal technique, technique. These skills are showcased through dialects, singing and musicianship and group participation in a radio play and a professionally improvisation, as well as the craft, psychology directed and edited short film. and process of acting. Professional Preparation Technical classes represent 80% of course Agents and casting directors are invited to attend content in the first year; the remainder is all public productions and film screenings. In dedicated to work on modern and contemporary addition, graduating students present an industry BA (Hons) Professional Acting scenes and the development of workshop showcase in a each year. Class of 2016 BA (Hons) Professional productions of Jacobean and Greek drama. Those eligible to work in the USA are also able Acting These productions are closed to the public to to participate in LAMDA’s showcases in New encourage exploration and experimentation. York and in the autumn following What were you doing before you What’s the best thing about What do you hope to do now you Validated by the University of Kent. graduation. All students who graduate from came to LAMDA? studying at LAMDA? have graduated? Year Two LAMDA’s BA (Hons) Professional Acting leave I was at college doing a BTEC Extended The wonderful people you meet and I have two weeks off until I start rehearsals Entry Requirements The second year builds on core skills, with with a professionally-shot show reel and Diploma in Performing Arts. work with. The focus on the ensemble for a production with the Donmar Minimum entry age is 18. classwork across the departments accounting for a voice reel. is so central to LAMDA’s training. Warehouse in Covent Garden, which I’m Admission is by audition 60% of the course content. In addition, students Why did you decide to apply to Everyday at LAMDA I looked forward very excited about! So thankfully, I’ll be and interview. There are no academic pre-requisites. take part in various workshop performance Students attend lectures, masterclasses LAMDA? to pushing my boundaries, discovering very busy doing what I love. Applicants should be fluent projects, developing a range of styles and and open auditions with visiting industry My drama teacher told me about I could do something I didn’t think was English speakers. characters including Shakespearean, Restoration professionals. Career guidance is provided by LAMDA and after doing some research, possible. Those moments of revelation Describe your time at LAMDA drama, 19th century Russian naturalism and LAMDA’s careers team and an independent I decided to apply. I knew LAMDA were invaluable. in three words. Funding musical theatre. industry consultant, Sarah Trevis. offered a wide range of classes like Happy. Crazy. Unforgettable. UK/EU students on this course may be eligible dance and stage combat and that was Tell us about a time at LAMDA that for support for fees and Devised work includes a make-your-own film exactly what I needed. you’ll never forget. maintenance via the SLC assignment and a New Writing Project in which Winning Fight Night in my final year with (see page 37). US students students collaborate with a professional external my partner, Albert. When our names should note that LAMDA is writer and director on the creation of a new play. were announced I knew it was a special eligible for the US Federal moment I would never forget. The hard Direct Loan Program (school code: G21086). work was worth it!

11 PROSPECTUS LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ART WWW.LAMDA.ORG.UK PROSPECTUS 12 THIS TWO-YEAR COURSE OFFERS INTENSIVE VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS WHOSE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION OR PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ENABLES THEM TO LEARN AT A FASTER PACE.

Concentrating on process and development, this Students train with professional directors, course nurtures students’ versatility as – editors and sound and camera operators to preparing them to gain and sustain employment in create original short films; they also have the industry. screen audition practice. Alongside this work students prepare for a workshop performance of Course Content a Shakespeare text which then tours schools, in Year One preparation for future public performances. Technical classes represent 60% of the course content in the first year. Students undertake For the remainder of the year, students perform classes in acting, improvisation, voice, movement, in public productions staged in LAMDA’s new singing, textual analysis and interpretation, theatres - some of which may tour to venues Alexander Technique, physical theatre, dance across the UK and overseas. and stage combat. Many of these classes focus on developing intuition and instinct. Technical classes support students throughout the final stages of their training. Workshop performances cover Jacobean, Restoration, Russian naturalism and contemporary Professional Preparation texts; they are closed to the public to encourage Agents and casting directors are invited to FdA Professional Acting exploration and experimentation. attend all public productions and film screenings. Validated by the In addition, graduating students present an University of Kent. Television and film work begins at the end of industry showcase in a West End theatre each the first year with an intensive introduction to year. Those eligible to work in the USA are also Entry Requirements screen acting. Students also embark on a New able to participate in LAMDA’s showcases in Minimum entry age Writing Project, which continues for the duration New York and Los Angeles in the autumn is 18 but, due to the experience necessary of their course. Unique to LAMDA, it introduces following graduation. All students who graduate for this course, most students to a professional writer and director with from the FdA Professional Acting leave with a students are 21 and whom they create a new play to perform publicly professionally-shot show reel and a voice reel. over. Admission is by during their final year. Previous collaborators audition and interview. include Mike Akers, Simon Bent, Garry Lyons, Students attend lectures, masterclasses and There are no academic pre-requisites. Applicants Bola Agbaje, Kaite O’Reilly, James Dacre, Lisa open auditions with visiting industry professionals. should be fluent English Evans, Ella Hickson, Doug Lucie, Tim Luscombe, Career guidance is provided by LAMDA’s careers speakers. Amy Rosenthal, Josie Rourke, Jessica Swale, team and an independent industry consultant, Ché Walker and Steve Waters. Sarah Trevis. Funding UK/EU students on this Year Two course may be eligible for support for fees and Technical classes in the first term concentrate on Class of 2001 maintenance via the SLC disciplines and skills specific to the contemporary Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation scholarship recipient (see page 37). US students performance industry. Critics’ Circle, London Evening Standard and Olivier Award winner should note that LAMDA is Credits include: The Threepenny Opera (NT), Spectre, eligible for the US Federal Penny Dreadful (Sky) Direct Loan Program (school code: G21086).

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Prioritising ensemble work, the course builds Professional Preparation upon the ’s prior experience and encourages Agents and casting directors are invited to attend growth through conservatoire training in the public production in the UK. Students eligible classical drama. The MA culminates in a public to work in the USA are able to participate in production in London and showcases in New LAMDA’s industry showcases in New York and York and Los Angeles. Los Angeles in the autumn following graduation. They can also take part in the Next Generation Course Content showcase in Ontario, Canada. Based on a contemporary investigation into Shakespeare’s plays, the course also explores There are masterclasses with visiting actors, works from the Jacobean, Spanish Golden Age, agents, casting directors and other industry Restoration and French classical theatre periods. professionals throughout the course. Career MA Classical Acting for guidance is provided by LAMDA’s careers team the Professional Theatre Taking place over four terms, our MA is delivered and an independent industry consultant, Sarah Validated by the through a rigorous programme of classwork, Trevis. Students also receive bespoke classes University of Kent. scene study and workshop performances. Classes from a US industry expert, who works alongside – including acting, voice, movement, textual LAMDA’s own careers team to ensure student Entry Requirements analysis and contextual studies, stage combat and re-entry to the industry is as successful as This course is for historical dance – strengthen students’ existing possible. international students with a BA or BFA degree skills and prepare them for the rehearsal process. or equivalent. Students Scene study focuses on integrating technical skills Graduate Destinations without this qualification with the exploration of language and action, Graduates of the MA Classical Acting can be must demonstrate a leading to workshop performances which are seen on stage and screen across the US, comparable level of closed to the public. knowledge and experience including in recent and upcoming roles on gained in a professional Broadway (In Transit), in national tours (Once, or vocational In the final term, students perform a public Matilda the Musical, Dirty Dancing), on drama school. Admission is production of a classical text. In addition, there television screens (Law and Order: SVU, by audition and interview. is an internal thesis presentation in which Billions, I Love You But I Lied) and in movie Applicants must be fluent students devise and perform their response English speakers. theatres (The Magnificent Seven, Jack to a classical text. Reacher 2: Never Go Back). Several have Funding booked roles as a direct result of the LAMDA LAMDA is eligible for the During the course, students visit Stratford- industry showcases in New York and Los US Federal Direct Loan upon-Avon to observe the Royal Shakespeare Angeles. US theatre company Ducdame Program (school code: Company’s work and are encouraged to G21086). No UK Ensemble was founded by a group of 2014 government funding is enhance their training by seeing as much MA graduates and has since enjoyed available for this course. theatre as possible. successful fringe appearances and a residency at the International Shakespeare Center. Class of 1969 Fulbright John Wood Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award winner LAMDA Scholarship Credits include: Interstellar, Shrek, Dexter (Showtime) Please visit www.fulbright.org.uk for application details.

15 PROSPECTUS LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ART WWW.LAMDA.ORG.UK PROSPECTUS 16 the employability of ourgraduates. focus onpractical andtransferableskillscontinuesto maximise continue togainexperienceinalltechnical disciplinesandour who enjoysuccessfulcareersintheir fields,ourstudents it continuestobetaughtbyestablished industryprofessionals Though thenamehaschanged, qualityofthecoursehasnot: Construction orScreen&Audio. Sound, StageManagement,Production Management,Scenic to completetheyearcannowchoosespecialiseinLighting, options tothisone-yearBA(Hons)top-up:studentswhoopt Production &Technical Arts.We havealsoaddedseveralnew Bachelor degreequalificationhasbecometheBA(Hons) FdA Production&Technical Arts:Stage&Screen,whileour a namechange.Ourtwo-yearfoundationdegreeisnowthe graduates take,ourtechnicaltrainingdegreeshaveundergone our studentsenjoyandtheincrediblydiversecareerpaths opportunities. Inordertobetterreflectthescopeoflearning students exposuretotheverylatestindustrydevelopmentsand at thecuttingedgeofvocationaltrainingandtogivingour Across allofourcourses,wearecommittedtoremaining best intheindustry. produces competent,creativegraduateswhoareamongthe after graduation,weareproudthatourtechnicaltraining in film,televisionandtheatre.Witha100%employmentrate them astheyembarkonrewardingandlong-lastingcareers they needtotrulyunderstandtheirartformandwesupport develop thepracticalskillsandsoundtheoreticalknowledge stage managersandtechnicians.We enablestudentsto For morethanfiftyyears,LAMDAhasbeentrainingexceptional 17 PROSPECTUS LONDON ACADEMY OFMUSIC& DRAMATIC ART WWW.LAMDA.ORG.UK PROSPECTUS 18

The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht at Wilton’s Music Hall. Photograph by Richard Hubert Smith TWO-YEAR FDA PRODUCTION & TECHNICAL ARTS: STAGE & SCREEN WITH OPTIONAL SPECIALISED BA (HONS) PRODUCTION & TECHNICAL ARTS TOP-UP YEAR.

This sector-leading practical course equips Paris, Moscow and New York. As optional students with the skills, knowledge and experience modules, senior roles are available on LAMDA film they need to develop successful and long-lasting and radio projects, which are shot, recorded and careers in TV, film, theatre and beyond. edited by industry professionals.

Course Content BA (Hons) Production & Technical Arts Year One Year Three (optional top-up year) Students are given a thorough grounding in four Students who successfully complete our FdA at FdA Production & Technical Arts: Stage core disciplines – stage management, scenic the required level may apply to progress to the & Screen construction, lighting and sound – through classes one-year top-up BA (Hons) qualification. This in stage management, production management, course enables students to specialise in one BA (Hons) Production prop making, lighting (including design), rigging, discipline and develop advanced production & Technical Arts: sound, set design, scenic construction, health skills in that area. Students may choose from the Lighting OR Sound OR Stage Management OR and safety, first aid, fire safety, WYSIWYG and following specialism options: Lighting, Sound, Production Management AutoCAD. These classes introduce essential Stage Management, Production Management, OR Scenic Construction technical disciplines and provide students with Scenic Construction or Screen & Audio. Content OR Screen & Audio. an understanding of the elements involved in includes 10 to 12 weeks of work-based learning, stage and screen production. a senior production role on a number of public Subject to re-validation by the University of Kent. LAMDA productions and a self-directed project. Alongside training in these disciplines, students BA (Hons) Theatre Production Entry Requirements receive an introduction to related areas within Professional Preparation Class of 2016 Minimum entry age television and radio, including the roles of First In their second year all students complete is 18 and admission AD, Second AD and Location Manager. two six-week work placements within the is by interview. All entertainment industry, offering professional What were you doing before you construction, lighting, sound and stage Macbeth to create sounds that I thought interviews take place in London. There are no During the second and third terms, students work experience in an area of the student’s choice. came to LAMDA? management all in one qualification. would amplify the fear, tension and academic pre-requisites, on LAMDA’s productions – spending approximately LAMDA is currently the only UK drama school to I was finishing 6th form and on track to anxiety of the audience. After the show, but applicants must six weeks gaining practical experience in junior roles offer two placements as standard. Many students study engineering when I had a huge What’s the best thing about when I heard from audience members have some backstage in the stage management, construction, lighting go on to secure employment with their placement change of mind and applied for technical studying at LAMDA? about how uncomfortable and weird experience – amateur or and sound departments. These productions play companies after graduation. training at LAMDA instead! I had worked The collaboration between cast and crew they had felt, I knew I had done my job professional. Applicants should be fluent English in repertoire in LAMDA’s state-of-the-art theatres. backstage on school shows for years but – you learn so much from each other. It’s right! That was a great feeling. speakers. Throughout the course, students are encouraged had always just thought of it as a hobby. the same with the tutors. At LAMDA, they Year Two to network with current industry practitioners. They I didn’t realise how much I loved it until I look at you as a complete person and What do you hope to do now you Funding In the second year, students undertake four senior receive classes in taxation, interview technique thought I’d have to give it up. not just as a technician. The feedback have graduated? UK/EU students on production roles on LAMDA shows, enabling and creating a professional portfolio. They and guidance I got helped me to develop I spent my third-year placement with this course may be eligible for support for them to strengthen their leadership skills. They also participate in mock interviews with visiting Why did you decide to apply to both personally and professionally. the RSC and, after graduation, I started fees and maintenance via may have the opportunity to transfer productions professionals, who provide valuable feedback. LAMDA? work there as a Sound Technician. the SLC (see page 37). US to theatres elsewhere in the UK and overseas. The LAMDA course was the broadest Tell us about a time at LAMDA that students should note that Previous transfers have included venues in one out there. Leaving school I didn’t you’ll never forget. Describe your time at LAMDA LAMDA is eligible for the Bowness-on-Windermere, Bury St Edmunds, know enough about technical theatre to In my third year I was able to put some in three words. US Federal Direct Loan Program (school code: pick one field to specialise in. LAMDA of the theories from my dissertation into Constructive. Exciting. Incredible. G21086). gave me the opportunity to train in set practice. I worked with the director on

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CLASS OF 2016 CLASS OF 2014 CLASS OF 2013 CLASS OF 2012 CLASS OF 2011 Lucy Barker Bryony Blackler Tracy Abercrombie Amy Bramma Lauren Bettyes Stage Manager, Sound Technician, Stage & Lighting Senior Sound Head Stage Staff, The Roundabout Technician, Spirit Technician, Young Vic Royal Caribbean Productions at the Cruises Graeme Pugh Adam Bouras Palace Theatre, Ulrike Jurgens Sound Technician, Carpenter, Footprint South Carolina Deputy Stage Simon Brynley Royal Shakespeare Scenery Manager, Apollo Fowler Company Alison Best Theater, Stuttgart Sound #2, Top Hat Hannah Harte Deputy Stage Erin Rankin Deputy Stage Manager, April Sarson Miguel Figueiredo Stage Management, Manager, Don Garsington Opera Company Stage Dep Chief LX, and Pasquale at Manager, George’s The Cursed Child Longborough Festival Alexandra Marvellous Medicine, Opera Braithwaite Stage Helen Fletcher Victoria Skinner Sound Designer, Company Assistant Stage LX Technician, Joe Hostead Diary of a Madman Manager/Book Gangsta Granny Tour Logistics Manager, Sam Shuck Cover, A Midsummer Light Initiative Michael Burke Assistant Stage Night’s Dream, Beth Woodford Production LX, Manager, Young Vic Royal Shakespeare Dep Sound Heather Knott SBTRKT Company Technician, Sound #3, Jersey Harry Potter and Boys Rachel Harris Claire Little The Cursed Child Assistant Stage Assistant Stage Robert Perkins Manager, Royal Manager, Holland CLASS OF 2015 Tech. Assistant Stage Shakespeare Park Opera Katy Steele Manager, 1984 Company Stage Manager, David Mooney Scottish Dance Tom Smith Anna Hunscott Project Manager, Theatre Technician, Theatre Stage Manager, Light Initiative Royal York Theatre Ad Infinitum Peter West Sound #2, The Rory Jakeman Commitments Tour Assistant Stage Manager, Impossible Erin Rankin Harriet Wheatley Class of 2016 Carpenter, Mercury Gareth Prentice Credits include: Stage Management, Harry Potter Theatre, Colchester #2 Automation, The and The Cursed Child (Palace Theatre) Bodyguard Musical

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Hedda Gabler by at The LAMDA Linbury Studio. Photograph by Richard Hubert Smith THIS FOUR-TERM COURSE OFFERS TALENTED, EMERGING DIRECTORS A CONTEMPORARY AND WIDE-REACHING VOCATIONAL TRAINING.

From guide to instigator, provocateur to collaborator, the director’s role is always changing. LAMDA At the mid-point of their training, students has been training directors for almost 20 years collaborate with LAMDA actors to devise an MA Directing and our graduates have gone on to work at original piece of theatre – an opportunity to put the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare into practice what they have learned so far and Validated by the Company, the Royal Court, the Royal Exchange develop their dramaturgical skills. These pieces University of Kent. Theatre, Williamstown Theater Festival and the are presented as workshop performances which Young Vic. are closed to the public. Entry Requirements Applicants must have completed a college or The success of our training lies in our receptiveness During the third term, students work alongside university course, or have to current industry practice, coupled with our professional directors on two LAMDA shows. adequate professional commitment to preparing students for all aspects They also start pre-production work for their experience to meet the of performance production. This results in visionary own showcase productions: selecting a play, demands of the course. They must have been and versatile directors who enjoy sustainable securing the performance rights and working with sufficiently involved careers in the industry. a designer. The final term is dedicated to staging in theatre (professional these plays. or student) in order to Course Content demonstrate serious Taking place over four terms, the course is Professional Preparation professional intent in delivered through an intense programme Throughout the course, students undertake pursuing a career as a director. of practical classwork, reflective tutorials a number of assistant director attachments, and attachments as assistant directors on working with both in-house and visiting directors. The minimum entry LAMDA productions, supporting the work of Phillip Breen, Sarah Esdaile, Michael Fentiman, age is 18 but, due to the professional directors. Gwenda Hughes and Lisa Spirling are just five of experience necessary for the directors who have worked with our students this course, incoming students are usually aged During their first term, students observe and in recent times. 21 and over. There is no participate in core LAMDA acting classes upper age limit. Applicants – working across the disciplines of acting, In addition to extensive work on LAMDA must be fluent English voice, movement and singing, developing an productions, students receive masterclasses speakers or in the case understanding of the actor’s process. They receive from visiting professional directors from across of non-native speakers, be able to provide a valid tuition in pre-production planning, text analysis, the spectrum of British theatre. ILETS test report with an aesthetics and screen and audio training, as overall score of 7. well as workshops on casting and auditioning, Industry guests are invited to watch students’ programming, dramaturgy, ways of devising and final productions, which are staged at LAMDA. Funding working internationally. UK/EU students on this course may be eligible for a Postgraduate Loan In the second term, students complete two Polly Findlay via the SLC (see page 37). further attachments, one of which may be an Class of 2005 US students should note original short film created as part of our New Olivier Award winner that LAMDA is eligible Writing Project. Directing credits include: The Alchemist (RSC), (NT), for the US Federal Direct : Svengali ( & UK Tour) Loan Program (school code: G21086).

25 PROSPECTUS LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ART WWW.LAMDA.ORG.UK PROSPECTUS 26 THIS ONE-YEAR COURSE PROVIDES ENTRY-LEVEL TRAINING IN ACTING, STAGE MANAGEMENT, THEATRE DESIGN AND PLAYWRITING.

The course is designed for students with Graduate Destinations less experience and for those who wish to Graduates of this course have gone on to act develop their skills before pursuing additional professionally or to pursue further training at vocational training. The content and intensity of LAMDA and many other vocational schools the curriculum make this one of the most exciting and universities. Others are enjoying successful introductory courses in the UK. careers as writers, directors, designers and theatre critics. Course Content The course is taught through a combination of technical classes, scene study and workshop presentations, which are closed to the public.

Technical classes – including acting, audition technique, improvisation, movement, singing, textual analysis and interpretation, Alexander Technique, dance, playwriting, set design and LAMDA Foundation stage combat – represent 60% of the overall Diploma course content. Please note: this course is not validated by a higher Scene study and workshop presentations education institution (HEI). cover Shakespeare, Russian naturalism and It is part of LAMDA’s own modern drama. Students participate in a devised range of non-accredited movement performance and an extended diplomas. improvisation project. They also collaborate Entry Requirements with a writer and director to create a piece Minimum entry age is 18. of new work through a process of research, Admission is by audition improvisation and rehearsal. and/or interview dependent on experience and career Throughout the course, students are encouraged intent.There are no academic pre-requisites. to see as much theatre as possible and to attend Applicants should be fluent exhibitions at art galleries and museums. English speakers.

Funding No UK government funding is available for Henry Lewis this course. Students must Class of 2011 be self-financing. LAMDA Olivier Award-winning writer and actor and Artistic Director of Mischief Theatre offers one full tuition fee Credits include: The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (), scholarship each year for this course. Visit (), ( & UK Tour) www.lamda.org.uk for more information.

27 PROSPECTUS LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ART WWW.LAMDA.ORG.UK PROSPECTUS 28 TAKING PLACE EACH AUTUMN AND SPRING, THESE THIS IN-DEPTH EIGHT-WEEK SUMMER ACTING SCHOOL FOURTEEN-WEEK COURSES OFFER INTERNATIONAL IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP A GREATER UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS AN INTENSIVE BURST OF BRITISH OF POETIC DRAMA AND ENCOURAGE A CREATIVE CONSERVATOIRE TRAINING. APPROACH TO SOLVING THE CHALLENGES INVOLVED IN PERFORMING CLASSICAL WORK.

Shakespeare LAMDA Semester Summer School Diploma This course consists of two Our diploma consists of modules and is subject four modules, each of to validation by the which is validated by the Based on the work of Shakespeare and either University of Kent at UK Drawing on dramatic material from both the University of Kent at UK Jacobean (autumn semester) or English Comedy of HE Level 4. Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, this course HE Level 5. Manners (spring semester) playwrights, this course enables students to discover the connections and Course work is assessed Course work is assessed is designed to deepen students’ engagement with in relation to UK higher challenges inherent in performing this type of work. in relation to UK higher classical texts and develop their practical skills. education marking criteria. education marking criteria. This popular course is an exhilarating introduction Students on this programme have the opportunity to vocational training in the UK. Transcripts can be to attend productions by the Royal Shakespeare Transcripts can be provided on request upon Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, as well as shows provided on request upon successful completion of successful completion of The programme features a series of visits to West the course, along with in London theatres such as Shakespeare’s Globe. the course, along with End productions, including performances at information about grading information about grading Shakespeare’s Globe and the National Theatre, assessments to assist with Designed to challenge and inspire students in a assessments to assist with as well as a trip to Stratford-upon-Avon to see a conversion to credits, supportive environment, this course is taught by the a conversion to credits, the work of the Royal Shakespeare Company. subject to the appropriate same tutors and industry professionals who lead subject to the appropriate policies of a student’s policies of a student’s home university. our full-time training. Students gain valuable skills home university. Students are welcomed into LAMDA, taking and enjoy the full LAMDA experience at first hand. part in popular events such as Dance Night, the For further details, contact For further details, contact annual carol concert, Poetry Night and student [email protected] Course Content [email protected] union activities, while enjoying life in London. Students train in small groups, with work rooted Entry Requirements in the core LAMDA disciplines of acting, voice, Entry Requirements Minimum entry age is Minimum entry age is Course Content 18 and admission is by movement and singing. 18 and admission is by Students work in small groups and undertake a application only. application only. minimum of 30 hours practical work a week. Applicants must be fluent Students attend classes in acting, pure movement, Applicants must be fluent All classes and rehearsals are compulsory. English speakers and may physical theatre, stage combat, historical dance, English speakers and may apply to LAMDA directly Alexander Technique, singing and textual apply to LAMDA directly or through their home or through their home Technical classes in acting, improvisation, university or college. analysis alongside two scene study workshops university or college. voice, movement, singing, textual analysis and that focus on the plays of Shakespeare and his interpretation, Alexander Technique, physical Funding contemporaries; writers such as Jonson, Marlow, Funding theatre, stage combat and historical dance No UK government Middleton and Webster. Students also undertake No UK government represent 60% of the overall course content. funding is available for specialist sessions on the social and historical funding is available for these courses. Students these courses. Students must be self-financing. context of Shakespeare’s world. must be self-financing. In the autumn, scene study and workshop Your home university Your home university performances centre upon Shakespeare’s may be able to provide The course culminates in ‘open rehearsals’ may be able to provide romances and comedies, as well as Jacobean you with information on of Shakespeare and Jacobean scenes for an you with information on tragedy. Students on our spring course cover funding Study Abroad audience of students and tutors. funding Study Abroad Programmes. Programmes. Shakespeare’s histories and tragedies, as well as English Comedies of Manners. All performances Housing are closed to the public. Housing Brian Rieger Housing is available Michaela Murphy Housing is available upon request, and for upon request, and for Semester Diploma student an additional cost, for Shakespeare student an additional cost, Shakespeare Summer for Semester Diploma School students (see students (see page 39). page 39).

29 PROSPECTUS LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ART WWW.LAMDA.ORG.UK PROSPECTUS 30 20/ 21/

Are you considering a career in the performing arts? Would you like to learn more about Shakespeare, screen acting or life at drama school? Whatever your experience or ambition, there is a LAMDA Short Course to suit you.

From our two-week Introduction to Drama School to our four-week Shakespeare intensive, all of our short courses are designed to challenge and inspire you in a supportive and creative environment.

Courses are run by the same tutors and industry professionals who lead our full-time training. We also invite recent LAMDA graduates and other visiting artists to work with our short

course students. Photograph by Richard Hubert Smith

31 PROSPECTUS LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ART WWW.LAMDA.ORG.UK PROSPECTUS 32 LAMDA Short Courses Four Weeks (Summer) Two Weeks (Summer) Two Weeks (Summer) Ideal for anyone considering applying to drama school, An excellent opportunity for students considering drama These courses are not Our in-depth, practical Shakespeare short this course prepares participants to approach the audition school, this course enables participants to experience validated by a higher education institution course is suitable for students of all abilities. process with skill and confidence. vocational actor training at LAMDA. The course offers (HEI). They are LAMDA’s classes in three disciplines, acting, movement and voice, own range of non- Working in small groups, classes in acting, pure and culminates in a group project. accredited certificates. movement, physical theatre, stage combat, historical dance, Alexander Technique and singing Entry Requirements equip course participants with practical skills, while Minimum entry age for LAMDA’s short courses specialist lectures focusing on textual analysis and varies from 16 to 18, historical background ensure they understand the dependent on the course. context of Shakespeare’s writing. Shakespeare Entry is by application scene rehearsals give students a forum to apply form, sent with one written and explore the techniques they have learned. reference.

Funding Students on the Shakespeare short course have No UK government funding the opportunity to visit Stratford-upon-Avon to is available for the LAMDA see the Royal Shakespeare Company at work short courses. Students and to attend productions in London theatres must be self-financing. such as Shakespeare’s Globe. The programme Housing culminates in ‘open rehearsals’ of Shakespeare Housing is available upon scenes for an audience of students and tutors. request for LAMDA short course students over the Students interested in studying Shakespeare at age of 18 for an additional fee. Please note: housing LAMDA should also read about the Shakespeare is assigned on a first come, Summer School (see page 28). first served basis and Ann Goldman Three Weeks (Summer) Two Weeks (Summer) cannot be guaranteed (see Shakespeare Short Course student This unique English as a Foreign Language course is designed Ideal for students with some acting experience who may not page 39). for non-native speakers of English who wish to improve the way have worked on camera, this course explores the essential skills they communicate in the language. Perfect for anyone wishing required for film or television acting. Notes Courses run Monday to train as an actor and those already working in the industry, to Friday (unless the the course offers a dynamic combination of practical drama course dates include training and English language tuition. a Bank Holiday). For the latest news on LAMDA short courses, visit www. lamda.org.uk/short-courses where you’ll find full course descriptions, information on fees and application instructions.

33 PROSPECTUS LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ART WWW.LAMDA.ORG.UK PROSPECTUS 34 Heather Brooke Audition Technique short course student

35 PROSPECTUS LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ART WWW.LAMDA.ORG.UK PROSPECTUS 36 You can apply online for all courses at Entry Requirements Auditions & Interviews Audition/Interview Fee Waiver Equality & Diversity Additional Information www.lamda.org.uk. The minimum entry age for LAMDA We hold auditions and interviews for our The Conservatoire for Dance and LAMDA believes that the arts, and LAMDA reserves the right to alter the courses is 18 (with the exception of full-time courses in London, across the Drama is able to offer a small number world-class training, should be advertised courses and course content. Payment of the non-returnable some short courses, which have a UK and internationally from November of free audition/interview places across accessible to everyone and seeks to application/audition/interview fee can minimum entry age of 16). There is to June each year. We cannot accept the Conservatoire schools, including engage the largest number of people LAMDA recommends that students also be made online and must be made no upper age limit. Please see the auditions by video. Please see the LAMDA. Places are offered on a first from the widest range of backgrounds. insure themselves to cover any medical in pounds sterling only. individual course descriptions for website for audition dates and details come, first served basis and interested or transport costs and loss of fees additional entry requirements. of venues outside of London. applicants must meet specific criteria. We do not discriminate on the grounds in the event that illness or accident It is still possible to make a hard copy Please check the CDD website of disability, ethnicity, gender, sexuality prevents them from taking up their application and to pay by cheque. The visa requirements for international Applicants are usually given two to three for further details: www.cdd.ac.uk/ or religion. LAMDA does, however, judge place at the Academy. Please note that an additional charge (non-EU) students wishing to study in weeks’ notice of their audition/interview students/how-to-apply/audition-and- applicants critically on their suitability for a will apply to applications made in the UK have changed. Please visit date. However, as this varies and may interview-fee-waiver-scheme/. course, according to their ability and their In the unlikely event that LAMDA this way. For further information and www.gov.uk/tier-4-general-visa/overview depend on when an application is potential to successfully complete the is compelled to close due to a force to request the relevant application and the LAMDA website for the most received, applicants should be ready Visiting LAMDA training. The work is rigorous and requires majeure, no fees can be returned nor form, please contact Admissions at up-to-date information. Please note to audition/interview at the point of LAMDA classes are closed to the high levels of energy and commitment. compensation be made for any period [email protected] or at: that international (non-EU) students application. Please see the LAMDA public. If you would like to see our of tuition that may have been lost are currently unable to enrol on our website for more information on second work, you can attend our shows or Throughout our admissions process we through the Academy’s inability to carry Admissions Foundation Diploma due to UK auditions and recalls. watch our short films. We present 20 are committed to supporting students on its work. LAMDA visa regulations. different productions a year, some of with disabilities. Disabled students are 155 Talgarth Road Details of what you need to prepare for which tour to different venues across encouraged to disclose their needs so London W14 9DA Application Deadlines your audition/interview are available on the UK and internationally. Details of that we can endeavour to meet them Applications open on 29 September the LAMDA website. upcoming productions are available on during the audition/interview process 2016 and applicants are advised to our website. Our short films are available and the training. All incomplete applications will be apply as early as possible. Decisions are usually made within to watch on our YouTube channel returned. two weeks of the audition/interview, www..com/user/LAMDAchannel. We recognise that everyone is an The application deadline for our but this varies according to the time of individual. We will work with students to There is no need to submit transcripts BA (Hons) Professional Acting, FdA year. Due to the volume of applications, Open Days identify potential barriers to training and or headshots. Professional Acting and MA Classical auditions/interview results cannot be In February and March 2017 we will host will do what we can to remove these Acting for the Professional Theatre is discussed on the telephone under any Production & Technical Arts Open Days barriers. We will make any reasonable Cheques should be made payable 1 March 2017. circumstances. to enable prospective students to meet adjustment to ensure that disabled to LAMDA Limited and can only be our tutors and learn more about technical students can train at LAMDA. accepted from sterling bank accounts. The application deadline for our LAMDA is unable to offer deferred training at LAMDA. Please visit our Production & Technical Arts degrees, entry to any of our courses unless very website for details. Our Registrar is happy to answer queries MA Directing and Foundation Diploma exceptional circumstances apply. about disabilities and can be reached on is 1 May 2017. Take a look at the Virtual Prospectus+ [email protected] Visit www.lamda.org.uk to learn more hub on our website for videos and more There is no application deadline for our about our application process. resources to help you get to know Semester Diploma Classical Acting or LAMDA, and our courses, better. Visit any of our short courses. You should www.lamda.org.uk/drama-school/ apply as soon as possible however, virtual-prospectus. as places are limited.

Applications cannot be accepted after the advertised deadlines under any circumstances.

37 PROSPECTUS LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ART WWW.LAMDA.ORG.UK PROSPECTUS 38 Fees Funding Applicants must indicate on their LAMDA Tuition fees for LAMDA’s BA (Hons) LAMDA believes the arts should application forms if they wish to be Professional Acting, FdA Professional be accessible to everyone. We are considered for any type of financial Acting and Production & Technical Arts committed to selecting the most talented assistance. They must also complete degrees are set by the Conservatoire for students, irrespective of their financial an application to the Student Loans Dance and Drama. The confirmed fees for circumstances. To make this possible, Company as early as possible to be UK/EU students starting these courses there is a wide range of financial support assessed for the right level of financial in 2017 can be found at www.cdd.ac.uk/ available to students training with us. support. Applicants must complete students/fees-and-financial-support/ the appropriate forms in order to be – where the Conservatoire’s Fees and LAMDA’s own robust student support considered for financial assistance. Financial Assistance booklet is also system currently helps approximately a available to download. quarter of students on our BA (Hons) For US students: LAMDA is eligible for Professional Acting, FdA Professional the US Federal Direct Loan Program For further information on all LAMDA Acting and Production & Technical Arts (school code: G21086). US applicants course fees, please visit degrees. LAMDA awards over £300,000 for our BA (Hons) Professional Acting, www.lamda.org.uk. annually in scholarship, bursary and FdA Professional Acting, Production & hardship funds, with more support Technical Arts degrees, MA Directing and being made available each year. Eligible MA Classical Acting for the Professional students can receive support towards Theatre may be eligible to apply for a loan. tuition fees and living costs. Please note that fees and funding Fee waivers are also available to information is subject to change. For LAMDA students on HEFCE-funded up-to-date information please visit undergraduate courses*, as part of the www.lamda.org.uk. Conservatoire’s Scholarship Scheme. *Our HEFCE-funded undergraduate courses are: Maintenance and tuition fee loans are BA (Hons) Professional Acting; FdA Professional Acting and Production & Technical Arts degrees. available for eligible UK/EU students who are new to Higher Education and studying an undergraduate course* at the Academy. UK/EU students on the MA Directing course may also be eligible for a Postgraduate Loan. Applications for both of these schemes should be made to the Student Loans Company. To find out more, visit www.gov.uk/student-finance.

­Sam Claflin Class of 2009 Goldman Sachs International scholarship recipient Credits include: Me Before You, The Huntsman: Winter’s War, The Hunger Games

39 PROSPECTUS LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ART WWW.LAMDA.ORG.UK PROSPECTUS 40 FROM THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF SHAFTESBURY AVENUE TO THE BUSTLING SOUTH BANK, LONDON IS THE UNDISPUTED HOME OF BRITISH THEATRE.

World-class venues like the National Theatre, Like many colleges in the city, we do not have and the Donmar Warehouse our own halls of residence. We do, however, showcase the best of British; while the Fringe offer students as much information and offers an eclectic mix of experimental theatre, assistance as possible to help them find suitable music, comedy and dance. Add to this London’s accommodation. For students on our short and art galleries, museums, concert halls, open semester courses who are over 18, we are able spaces, shops and nightlife and it is easy to to offer housing for an additional fee. Housing is see why the capital has been inspiring artists assigned on a first come, first served basis and for centuries. cannot be guaranteed. Contact Admissions on [email protected] for more information. LAMDA is located in west London, in the Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. The borough LAMDA has a Students’ Union affiliated to the is a dynamic, cosmopolitan area approximately National Union of Students. Throughout the year, five miles (eight kilometres) west of central we run a series of Academy events, including London. Excellent tube and bus links mean that an annual Poetry Speaking Competition, Fight our students can reach the heart of the city in Night, Film Night, Dance Night, Christmas Carol 15 minutes and they are encouraged to take Concert, student-led performances called ‘Sleazies’ advantage of all that London has to offer. and parties.

Closer to home, local arts venues include the Lyric Hammersmith and the Hammersmith Apollo, which hosts some of today’s biggest bands and comedians. Just a few minutes’ walk from Hammersmith town centre lies the River Thames, with its historic pubs, rowing clubs and the riverside park, Furnival Gardens. Photograph by Andrew Bird

41 PROSPECTUS LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ART WWW.LAMDA.ORG.UK PROSPECTUS 42 Over the course of 2015-16, we have transformed the west end of the LAMDA campus with the development of our new £28.2 million world-leading centre for drama training. Students joining our Academy in 2017-18 will benefit from these new world-class facilities, which match the exceptional training we provide for actors, directors, stage managers and technicians.

Our new campus includes the 200-seat Sainsbury Theatre, equipped with a full-height fly tower, dress circle and teaching gallery and the fully-equipped, flexible Carne Studio Theatre. New purpose-built training spaces include a state-of-the-art, soundproofed TV, film and audio suite with editing and ADR facilities; 10 large training and rehearsal studios; The Sackler Library and Study Centre and increased technical and backstage facilities.

This is a particularly exciting time to join LAMDA as our new home acts as a cultural hub and collaborative centre for the wider performing arts industry. We are proud to train the leading artists, trailblazers and collaborators of every generation and we are passionate about the learning opportunities this new development offers our students.

Explore our new home by visiting www.lamda.org.uk CGI image by Picture Plane

43 PROSPECTUS LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ART WWW.LAMDA.ORG.UK PROSPECTUS 44 FROM ESTABLISHED AWARD WINNERS TO BRIGHT NEW TALENT, OUR GRADUATES SHINE ACROSS THE GLOBAL PERFORMING ARTS INDUSTRY.

OUR ACTING AND Charlotte Riley RECENT ALUMNI DIRECTING GRADUATES (The Five, ) (London Has Fallen) AWARDS INCLUDE: INCLUDE: Jeremy Irvine Tom Riley 2016 Critics’ Circle Theatre () (The Collection, Awards () Zeljko Ivanek Amazon Prime) Jack Tinker Award for Most Charles Babalola (Madame Secretary, CBS) Promising Newcomer – David Moorst for Violence and Son at (The Legend of Tarzan) Dana Ivey (Hobson’s Choice, the (Four-time Tony Award ) (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Nominee) Alexander Siddig 2016 WhatsOnStage Detective Agency, BBC Lesley Joseph (Peaky Blinders, BBC) Awards America & ) (Birds of a Feather, ITV) Claire Skinner Best Actor in a Play – Benedict Jim Broadbent Stacy Keach (Power Monkeys, ) Cumberbatch for at the (Bridget Jones’s Baby) (Prison Break, Fox) Barbican MyAnna Buring Rory Kinnear (13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers 2015 Olivier Awards (The Twilight Saga) (Penny Dreadful, Sky Atlantic) of Benghazi) Best New Comedy – The Gary Carr Rose Leslie CBE Play That Goes Wrong at the (Downton Abbey, ITV) (Game of Thrones, Sky) (Poirot, ITV) Duchess Theatre, written by Anna Chancellor CBE Donald Sutherland Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer (The Seagull, National Theatre) (My Mother Said I Never (The Hunger Games) and Henry Shields Sam Claflin Should, St James Theatre) Dame Janet Suzman DBE Best Supporting Actor – (Me Before You) John Lithgow (, RSC) Nathaniel Parker for Wolf Hall Dominic Cooper (Interstellar) at the RSC (Preacher, AMC) (Penny Dreadful, Sky Atlantic) Nancy Meckler 2015 Golden Globe Awards Brian Cox CBE (Artistic Director of Best Actress in a TV Drama – (Churchill) Shared Experience) (Fortitude, Sky Atlantic) Ruth Wilson for The Affair on CBE Harry Melling Dame Harriet Walter DBE Sky Atlantic (Doctor Strange) (Hand to God, Vaudeville (Shakespeare Trilogy, Donmar James D’Arcy Theatre) Warehouse) 2015 Technical Theatre (Dunkirk) Stephen Moyer Ruth Wilson Awards CBE (True Blood, HBO) (Hedda Gabler, National ‘Philips Entertainment’ Award (Doctor Strange) Hermione Norris Theatre) for Outstanding Achievement in Lighting – Andrew Murrell Polly Findlay (, ITV) OUR TECHNICAL (Director of The Alchemist, Chris O’Dowd GRADUATES INCLUDE: 2014 BAFTA Film Award RSC) (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Best Actor – Chiwetel Ejiofor Natasha Chivers Frankenstein at the National Theatre. Tony Goldwyn Peculiar Children) (Olivier Award-winning Lighting for 12 Years a Slave (Scandal, ABC) Designer) 2014 Olivier Awards (Queen of Katwe) Kevin Fitzmaurice Best Actor – Rory Kinnear for (, Savoy Nathaniel Parker (Producer, RSC) at the National Theatre Theatre) (This House, ) Chris Hesketh 2013 Olivier Awards Katherine Parkinson (Production Manager, Charlie Best Actor – Luke Treadaway (Harry Potter and the (Humans, Channel 4) and the Chocolate Factory) for The Curious Incident of the Philosopher’s Stone) Javone Prince Sir Dog in the Night-Time at the (The Javone Prince Show, (Co-Founder and Executive Claire Higgins National Theatre Benedict Cumberbatch BBC) Producer, Ambassador Theatre (, CBBC) Class of 2000 Iwan Rheon Group) Critics’ Circle, Emmy and Olivier Award winner (Game of Thrones, Sky) (Miranda, BBC) Credits include: Sherlock (BBC), Hamlet (Barbican Theatre), The Imitation Game Nick Dear’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Photograph by Catherine Ashmore

45 PROSPECTUS LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ART WWW.LAMDA.ORG.UK PROSPECTUS 46 Patron HRH Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy KG GCVO President Timothy West CBE FRSA Vice-President David Suchet CBE Dame Janet Suzman DBE Principal Joanna Read Colin Cook Emeritus Vice-Principal Rodney Cottier Head of Drama School Helena Lymbery Ita O’Brien Applied Movement Paul Rowland Senior Lighting Tutor Richard Bullwinkle Steven Hartley Audition Preparation Rob Young Head of Technical Training Sarah Malin Sinéad O’Keeffe Applied Movement Will Scarnell The LAMDA Linbury Deirdre Dwyer Jo Hawes Kids in Theatre Studio Technical Manager ACTING COURSES Sean McCann Bethan Pugh Alexander Technique Dinah England Charmian Hoare Accent Assessor Heads of Department Adam Meggido Lou Saucell Alexander Technique VISITING DIRECTORS Philip Engleheart David Johnston Spanish Golden Age John Baxter Movement Donnacadh O’Briain Diana Scrivener Historical Dance Bill Alexander Adrian Gee Andrew Killian Q-Ing From Music Caroline Leslie Acting William Oldroyd Kristina Søeborg Combat Stephen Barlow Jacob Hughes Bridget Kimak Model Making & Design Judith Phillips Voice Matthew Peover Debra Stych Movement Theatre Richard Beecham Lucy Osborne Richard Martin Lighting A J Quinn Screen & Audio Performance Veronica Quilligan Jonathan Waller Combat Philip Breen Ellan Parry Joseph May Video Games Louise Shephard Singing & Music Eleanor Rhode Terry Worroll Accompanist Ian Brown Sara Perks Saskia Mulder Agent, The Artists Partnership Senior Tutors Graham Roos Jonathan Young Movement Theatre Anthony Clark Fi Russell Penny Cherns MA Classical Acting for Dominic Rouse Sarah Esdaile Dora Schweitzer Helena Palmer CDG Deputy Head of Voice Casting, RSC the Professional Theatre Mark Sutherland Alex Bingley Speech & Text Polly Findlay Fabrice Serafino Sophie Parrott CDG Casting James Kerr Foundation Course Beth Vyse Paul Hill Dialect & Phonetics Rebecca Frecknall Nancy Surman Geraldine Pilgrim Site Specific Acting Debbie Seymour MA Directing & Mary Howland Speech, Dialect & Louise Hill Ruari Murchison Careers Annelie Powell Assistant Casting Semester Courses Laura Dickens Industry Liaison & Phonetics Gwenda Hughes VISITING LECTURERS & Director, RSC Acting & Direction Professional Development Melanie Mehta Speech & Speech Jonathan Humphries ORGANISATIONS RB Health and Safety Solutions Luke Beattie Dramaturge Sarah Trevis Industry Consultant Therapy Matthew Loughran Actors Centre Paul Ready Audition Preparation Joseph Blatchley Rachel Nicholson Speech & Text Tim Luscombe Riz Ahmed Screen Preparation Screen & Audio Stephen Rice Equity NG Bristow Robert Price Speech & Text David Mercatali Kelly Andrews Agent, BSA Michelle Bonnard Screen Performance Digby Robinson Interview Practice Kate Budgen Stevie Rickard Speech & Text Mary Papadima Paul Andrew Williams Director Tamsin Collison Audio Performance David Roylance Presentation Skills Emma Caplan Ria Parry Autograph Amy Cudden Screen Performance Singing & Music Kate Saxon Director, Mo Cap & Video Hal Chambers Lucy Pitman-Wallace Karishma Balani Casting Associate, Caroline Martin Screen Performance Ben Cox Games Janice de Bróithe Stephen Rayne Globe Theatre Simon McLinden Screen Performance Ben Holder Ginny Schiller CDG Casting Director Sarah Dickenson Dramaturge Amelia Sears BECTU Ben Morris Screen Performance Anthony Ingle Spotlight Phil Edgerley Raz Shaw British Red Cross First Aid Jeremy Mortimer Audio Performance Jon Laird Stage Electrics Gretchen Egolf Vik Sivingalam John Cannon Casting Director, BBC Alan Pearce Screen Performance Caryll Newnham Stage Management Association Hannah Eidinow Lisa Spirling Philippe Carden Tax Specialist Shaun Prendergast Screen Gary Peacock Erica Stokes Scenic Art Scott Ellis Natalie Wilson Ben Cogan Casting Director Performance PRODUCTION & TECHNICAL Liz Stoll Casting Director, BBC Abigail Graham Philip Wilson Chris Cowell Theatre Design Robert Whitelock Screen Performance ARTS COURSES John Strickland Director Rupert Hands Mike Cunningham Performance Coach Movement Jayne Byrom Stage Management Tutor Adam Suschitzsky BSC VISITING WRITERS James Daffern Dyslexia Workshop Reyes Hiraldo Elizabeth Ballinger Pure Movement Adam Crosthwaite Lighting Tutor Mike Akers Cinematography Jean Louis Diamonika Invictus Ent. NY, Nick Hutchison Isabel Baquero Spanish Dance Gareth Evans Production Sound Tutor Elinor Cook Rosemarie Swinfield Classical Style Working in the US as an Actor Martin Hutson Donna Berlin Show Dance Robert Gale Technical Director Lisa Evans Joanna Town Interview Practice Christopher Dietrich Actors Connection Peter James CBE Emeritus Principal Betty Cid Spanish Dance Sheena Heueston Wardrobe Doug Lucie Sharon Tucknott Prop Making Adam Douglas CAD Gari Jones Angie Herzberg Alexander Technique Supervisor Garry Lyons White Light Carol Dudley CDG/CSA Casting James Kemp Emily Holt Show Dance Diane Norburn Senior Stage Kaite O’Reilly Wireless Theatre Company Voice Reels Management Tutor Director Max Key Jonathan Jaynes Tai Chi & Combat Yamaha UK Digital Sound Lesley Read Deputy Wardrobe VISITING DESIGNERS Daniel Edwards CDG Casting Director Anthony Lau Vincent Manna Applied Movement Supervisor Roy Bell Equity Jenny Lipman Heriberto Montalbán Movement Chris Robinson Construction Tutor Philip Gladwell Interview Practice Theatre Micci Gorrod The Conscious Creative

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Redevelopment Campaign Supporters Zeljko Ivanek The Richard Carne Trust The Monument Trust Nigel & Caroline Keen The Royal Victoria Hall Foundation – Lilian Baylis Awards The late Jeremy Angliss & Leslie Heritage Victoria Legge-Bourke John & Mary Lithgow The Sir Charitable Trust Philip Carne MBE & Christine Carne The Snipe Charitable Trust Emmanuel & Brigitta Davidson The Mackintosh Foundation Mischief Theatre The Society of London Theatre - Laurence Garfield Weston Foundation Olivier Bursary Robert Noble HEFCE The South Square Trust Oliver & Helen Prenn Roshan Seth The Stanley Picker Trust Joanna Read Sue Stapely The David Ross Foundation Luke Rittner Stavros Niarchos Foundation The Foyle Foundation Harold Sanditen & Thanasis Kalantzis* David Suchet CBE & Sheila Suchet The Overstall Charitable Trust Dame The Sackler Trust The William & Katherine Longman Charitable Sue Stapely Trust Stavros Niarchos Foundation David Suchet CBE The Zoë Dominic Fund The Woodward Charitable Trust Dame Janet Suzman Archangels Timothy West CBE The late Robert Hudson Simon Aldridge John Lyon’s Charity Project Supporters Olga Basirov Panasonic UK Ltd HEFCE James Cane Sir Howard Panter & Rosemary Squire OBE Paul Hamlyn Foundation Kay Ellen Consolver Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Clyde Cooper Settlement Dr Neil & Sarah Brener James & Sarah Habberfield Dove-Dixon The Wolfson Foundation The Lennox Hannay Charitable Trust Victoria Legge-Bourke LVO Old Possum’s Practical Trust The American Friends of the London John Lloyd Morgan Academy of Music & Dramatic Art Scholarship & Bursary Supporters (LAMDA) Inc. Tim Oakley The American Friends of the London Georgia Oetker The Badenoch Trust Academy of Music & Dramatic Art The Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation* (LAMDA) Inc. Kevin & Anne Overstall Paul Arthur Gismondi The Foundation Dr & Mrs R.M. Williamson The Headley Trust The Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation And all those who wish to Kirby Laing Foundation Philip Carne MBE & Christine Carne* remain anonymous. The Loveday Charitable Trust The Clothworkers’ Foundation Our thanks also go to all of LAMDA’s The MLDauray Arts Initiative* The Elizabeth May Florence Mills Fund Friend, Angel and Guardian Angel The late Ann Money-Coutts Ellen Terry Fellowship Trust members. The Hon. Michael Samuel The Eranda Rothschild Foundation The late Derek John Walls Gordon Fraser For more information about how you can Wates Foundation The Genesis Foundation* support LAMDA, please visit The William & Katherine Longman The Hedley Foundation www.lamda.org.uk Charitable Trust The Joanna Butterworth Scholarship Fund E [email protected] The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust JP Jacobs Charitable Trust T 020 8834 0510 Bedford Estates LAMDA’s 40th Anniversary Stage *generously supports our work through The American Management & Technical Theatre Fund Friends of the London Academy of Music & Dramatic The Behrens Foundation The Leverhulme Trust Art (LAMDA), Inc. Jim Broadbent The Lionel Bart Foundation Please note that if you are intending to make independent Hugh Bullock applications for funding, we ask that you do not contact The Loveday Charitable Trust Theatre. by Stephen Lowe. LAMDA at Large the Tricycle Jonathan Cohen any of the supporters named here or LAMDA graduates The MLDauray Arts Initiative* Fenwick Ltd as they already choose to support our students through The Overstall Charitable Trust LAMDA. If you would like further information about making Patricia Hodge Touched Touched Oliver & Helen Prenn independent applications for funding, please contact Photograph by John Haynes Nicholas Hytner LAMDA’s Development team.

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