Drama Studio London
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Drama Studio London is a drama school based in Ealing, London
, England
, United Kingdom
. It is accredited by the National Council for Drama Training
, London and is a Member of the Conference of Drama Schools
. It is one of only twenty-one specialist performing arts schools approved to offer Government funded Dance and Drama Awards
, a scheme established to subsidise the cost of professional dance and drama training for the most talented students, at leading institutions.
The school was founded in 1966, out of the need for a new, more realistic approach to actor training that took account of the professional requirements and demands of the theatre for which the students were being prepared.
The school is renowned for its flexibility of approach, its sensitivity to the needs of the students on an individual level, and its non-doctrinaire attitude to acting, allowing for wide scope in the ultimate employment prospects for the actors under our charge.
The school theatre is called The Grange Court Theatre. In 1995, Friends of DSL, under the Presidency of Dame Judi Dench
, was established in order to help provide scholarships for future students.
The current principal is the actor and director, Peter Craze
.
London
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, England
England
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It is accredited by the National Council for Drama Training
National Council for Drama Training
The National Council for Drama Training is a partnership of employers in the theatre, broadcast and media industry, employee representatives and training providers....
, London and is a Member of the Conference of Drama Schools
Conference of Drama Schools
The Conference of Drama Schools comprises 22 accredited drama schools in Britain. Founded in 1969, the 22 member schools offer courses in Acting, Musical Theatre, Directing and Technical Theatre training.-Members:...
. It is one of only twenty-one specialist performing arts schools approved to offer Government funded Dance and Drama Awards
Dance and Drama Awards
The Dance and Drama Awards are a scholarship scheme which subsidises professional vocational training at some of the leading performing arts schools in the United Kingdom...
, a scheme established to subsidise the cost of professional dance and drama training for the most talented students, at leading institutions.
The school was founded in 1966, out of the need for a new, more realistic approach to actor training that took account of the professional requirements and demands of the theatre for which the students were being prepared.
The school is renowned for its flexibility of approach, its sensitivity to the needs of the students on an individual level, and its non-doctrinaire attitude to acting, allowing for wide scope in the ultimate employment prospects for the actors under our charge.
The school theatre is called The Grange Court Theatre. In 1995, Friends of DSL, under the Presidency of Dame Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Dame Judith Olivia "Judi" Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA is an English film, stage and television actress.Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years she played in several of William Shakespeare's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo...
, was established in order to help provide scholarships for future students.
The current principal is the actor and director, Peter Craze
Peter Craze
Peter Craze is a British actor. He is the brother of actor Michael Craze. He has had many film and television appearances including in Doctor Who, EastEnders and Blake's 7.He is the principal at Drama Studio London....
.
Notable alumni
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- Roma DowneyRoma DowneyRoma Downey is an actress, singer, and producer, from Derry, Northern Ireland. She is best known as Tess's angel/employee, Monica, the main character of the TV series Touched by an Angel. She is also the wife of television producer, Mark Burnett.-Early life:Downey was born and raised in Derry...
- Cory EnglishCory EnglishCory English , is an American actor.Born into a blue collar family in upstate New York, Cory was the youngest of four boys. Cory attended Wayne Central in Ontario, New York...
- Laura HarlingLaura HarlingLaura Harling in England, is a British actress.In 1995, aged nine, she played the granddaughter of Belle, Scrooge's former fiancée, in an adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol with the Royal Shakespeare Company...
- Ursula Holden-GillUrsula Holden-GillUrsula Holden-Gill is an English actress best known for her role as cancer sufferer Alice Dingle on ITV's Emmerdale....
- Gerald HomeGerald HomeGerald Home is the actor who played Tessek-Squid Head and the Mon Calamari Officer in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.-Early life:...
- Peter HowittPeter HowittPeter Howitt is an English actor and film director. He grew up in Eltham, London and Bromley, Kent, Peter used to be a part of the Priory Players in the Priory behind Christ Church, Eltham. He studied at the Drama Studio London. He has two children, Luke and Amy...
- Adrian LukisAdrian LukisAdrian Lukis, born in 1958 in Birmingham, is an actor who has appeared regularly in British television drama since the late 1980s. He trained at Drama Studio London...
- Lesley VickerageLesley VickerageLesley Vickerage is an English actress best known for her roles as WPC Jenny Dean in the British television series Between the Lines and as Helen Lynley in the British television series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries....
- Emily WatsonEmily WatsonEmily Watson is an English actress. She gave an acclaimed debut film performance in Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves.- Early life :...
- Forest WhitakerForest WhitakerForest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, producer, and director. He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and for his recurring role as ex-LAPD Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the gritty, award-winning television...
- Hayley J WilliamsHayley J WilliamsHayley Joann Williams is a British actress. She has had an extensive theater and film career, most notably playing the lead role of Marie in the award-winning film chiller The Shadow Within, for which she was awarded Best Supporting Actress at the 2008 B-Movie Film Festival , and Best Actress at...
External links
- http://www.dramastudiolondon.co.uk/ Drama Studio London's website
- http://www.drama.ac.uk/ Conference of Drama Schools
- http://www.ncdt.co.uk/ National Council for Drama Training