PRODUCTIONS, EVENTS & NEWS SUMMER 2018
WELCOME... The Summer Season is always rather poignant – as for many taking part this will be their last public work at Central. Soon they will graduate and be out in the professional world. Central has a very high record for alumni going on to work … so you will soon see them in the public realm of theatre, film and TV. But you can say you saw them first at Central! You will also find news of alumni at the back of this brochure and a list of our donors and supporters – without whom we would not be bringing you such a season as this. We thank them most warmly.
PROFESSOR GAVIN HENDERSON CBE, PRINCIPAL
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HOW TO FIND US
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BOOKING FOR PUBLIC PRODUCTIONS
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PUBLIC PRODUCTIONS
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SHOWCASES & SCREENINGS
10 EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS 12 RESEARCH@CENTRAL 16 BUSINESS SHORT COURSES 18 SHORT COURSES 20 CENTRAL NEWS 27 ALUMNI NEWS 39 SUPPORTING CENTRAL
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HOW TO FIND US The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Eton Avenue London NW3 3HY T: +44 (0)20 7722 8183 E: boxoffice@cssd.ac.uk www.cssd.ac.uk
BOOKING FOR PUBLIC PRODUCTIONS BOX OFFICE T: +44 (0)20 7722 8183 E: boxoffice@cssd.ac.uk www.cssd.ac.uk/events
Tube Central is opposite Swiss Cottage station (Jubilee Line, exit 2), or approximately eight minutes walk from Finchley Road station (Metropolitan Line).
Open on-site: Monday – Friday, 10.00am – 4.30pm Saturday, 12.00pm – 2.30pm Additional opening on performance nights 6.00pm – 7.30pm
Rail Finchley Road & Frognal (Overground) is approximately a ten minute walk.
Tickets: £10/ £5 concessions Complimentary tickets: industry and associated professionals
Bus The following routes stop nearby: C11, 13, 31, 46, 82, 113, 187, 268. Parking Central is within a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) and parking is extremely limited. There is no parking available at the School. There are two blue badge disabled parking bays directly outside. For more disabled parking see www.bluebadgelondon.org.uk. Alternatively, visitors with disabilities are welcome to call +44 (0)20 7722 8183 prior to their visit as it may be possible to arrange on-site parking.
Tickets should be collected 15 minutes prior to the start of the performance. Latecomers may not be admitted until there is a suitable break. Please note seating is limited in the Webber Douglas Studio. All public productions listings are correct at the time of going to print. Please refer to Central’s website www.cssd.ac.uk/events for updates.
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PUBLIC PRODUCTIONS
THE TWELVE CHAIRS BOOK, MUSIC & LYRICS BY DAVID MERRIMAN ADAPTED FROM THE ORIGINAL NOVEL THE TWELVE CHAIRS BY ILYA ILF & EVGENY PETROV Director Simon Greiff | Musical Director Julian Kelly Set Designer Colin Mayes | Choreographer Amanda Sim Tuesday 22 – Thursday 24 May, 2.00pm & 7.00pm Embassy Theatre Performed by MA Music Theatre Ensemble Could you be sitting on a fortune? Soviet Russia, 1927. Ippolit Vorobyaninov, a one-time nobleman turned lowly bureaucrat, teams up with con man Ostap Bender in search of a trove of priceless jewels spirited away during the Russian Revolution…in one of twelve identical dining room chairs! Their quest to discover the fate of the chairs and recover the loot will propel the unlikely duo into a series of bizarre misadventures, from the streets of Moscow to the peaks of the Caucasus Mountains, and into the path of every echelon of Soviet society. Against such steep odds, can Ippolit and Ostap possibly triumph? This adaptation of Ilf and Petrov’s classic satirical novel has been newly commissioned for MA Music Theatre.
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THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH BY LANFORD WILSON Director Sean Aita Designer Maira Vazeou Wednesday 6 – Saturday 9 June, 7.30pm Friday 8 – Saturday 9 June, 2.30pm Embassy Theatre Performed by BA (Hons) Acting, working alongside students from the BA (Hons) Theatre Practice Lanford Wilson's powerful drama The Rimers Of Eldritch is set in a small mining community in America's 'rust belt'. A sense of decay, of missed opportunities and of insularity permeates the play, which tackles the theme of intolerance in an uncompromising, but also bleakly witty fashion. Although written in the late 1960s the play has a very modern feel to it stylistically; it slips forwards and backwards in time and moves from location to location with a fluidity that counterpoints the character driven and psychologically-realistic elements of the play. This is something that we have been keen to reflect in the designs and in the production as a whole. By arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited.
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I’M AFRAID OF AMERIKANS BY JOSHUA VAL MARTIN MUSIC BY TOBY INGRAM Director Sue Dunderdale Movement Director Juri Nael Musical Director Connor Forgel Wednesday 13 – Saturday 16 June, 7.30pm Friday 15 – Saturday 16 June, 2.30pm Webber Douglas Studio Performed by BA (Hons) Acting Musical Theatre, working alongside students from the BA (Hons) Theatre Practice This new play with music, specially written for BA (Hons) Acting Musical Theatre 2018 students, is about life, death and memory. Sandra, a mum with a young family, dies. The play is made up of all the moments when people remember her after her death; her husband, her children, her friends, her work colleagues, ex-lovers, her tweeting contacts in Amerika. In scenes that are like tips of icebergs and like threads that intertwine and sometimes tangle, we learn about her life and the impact of her death on all of those who knew her. It’s a life after life, until finally no-one mentions her at all, and she dies for a second time. Val Martin received a special award in this year’s Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting for his play This Is Not America.
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THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE BY BERTOLT BRECHT A VERSION BY FRANK MCGUINNESS Directors George Evans & Jesse Fox, Engineer Theatre Set & Costume Designer Sophie Thomas Wednesday 20 - Saturday 23 June, 7.30pm Friday 22 - Saturday 23 June, 2.30pm Embassy Theatre Performed by BA (Hons) Acting CDT, working alongside students from the BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 'This was a time of terror, this was a time of hell.' A regime is overthrown and a baby abandoned. In a place turned upside-down, a servant girl does all she can to protect the child. Order restored, the child's mother wants him back. But who does he belong to now? The old ritual of the Chalk Circle will decide. Bertolt Brecht's masterpiece is retold for our own complex times. In a world of revolt, populism and displacement, how does power show itself? And who really knows best? This breathless adventure is explained with immediacy and vitality, confirming the enduring relevance of Brecht's theatre and politics. By arrangement with Samuel French Ltd.
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SCENES FROM THE END OF THE WORLD BY CHRIS BUSH Director Sarah Davey-Hull Costume & Set Designer Kate Driver Jones Tuesday 24 – Friday 27 July, 8.00pm Wednesday 25 & Friday 27 July, 3.00pm The Yard Theatre, Queen’s Yard, Hackney Wick, London E9 5EN Booking: +44 (0)20 3111 0570 www.theyardtheatre.co.uk Performed by MA Acting Contemporary ‘The ocean is boundless But of this I’m sure We must keep it clean And we must keep it pure For our sons and our daughters We must save the waters For that’s how this place ought to be... But fuck the seas! Fuck the seas! Fuck all dolphins and all manatees! I have no quarrel With poisoning coral Fuck the seas, fuck the seas, fuck the seas!’ Fourteen funny, irreverent and thought provoking scenarios that explore the end of the world. New writing commissioned from Chris Bush (The Assassination Of Katie Hopkins at Theatre Clwyd, Pericles adaptation at the National Theatre) for MA Acting Contemporary students.
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THE BURIAL AT THEBES SEAMUS HEANEY’S TRANSLATION OF SOPHOCLES’ ANTIGONE Director Martin Wylde Set & Costume Designer Sammy Dowson Wednesday 25 – Saturday 28 July, 7.30pm Saturday 28 July, 2.30pm Embassy Theatre Performed by MA Acting Classical The war is over, but the conflict is not. Seamus Heaney’s poetic rendering of Sophocles’ great tragedy, explores the social tension present immediately post-war. Where do our loyalties lie, with family or state? This strikingly beautiful and intense retelling of Antigone’s story delves into the sacrifices made by those who engage in non-violent civil disobedience, how institutional power can lack a human heart, and how peace after war is never simple to achieve. What is the cost when the dissident speaks 'truth to power'? The political world leaves little space for love, but love is also dangerous in her demands. ‘Love leads the good astray, Plays havoc in heart and home; You, love, here and now In this tormented house Are letting madness loose.’ By permission from Faber and Faber Limited.
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SHOWCASES & SCREENINGS For industry and associated professionals only. Enquiries /booking: industry.liaison@cssd.ac.uk.
MA ACTING CLASSICAL & CONTEMPORARY Friday 18 May, 1.00pm & 3.00pm Playhouse Theatre Northumberland Avenue London WC2N 5DE
SCREENING OF FOUR SHORT FILMS Wednesday 27 June, 6.30pm The Courthouse Great Marlborough Street London W1F 7HL Thursday 28 & Friday 29 June, 7.00pm Central Lab Rat written and directed by Nour Wazzi
MA ACTING FOR SCREEN SCREENING OF SHORT SCENES Directors Amanda Brennan, Justine Priestly, Gemma Round Yates Wednesday 23 May, 7.00pm Central
After written and directed by Charlotte Regan Fluid written and directed by Lauren Cooney Paparazzi written and directed by Aurora Fearnley The stories draw on contemporary issues from knife crime, the invasion of the media to a future where robots replace humans.
Ten scenes shot on location around London that showcase the actors from the MA Acting for Screen. Written and devised by the group, the stories vary in style from surreal to comedy. The screening will be approximately one hour in length.
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EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS
DESIGN & CRAFTS EXHIBITION
BRINK FESTIVAL
Showcase of work by third year BA (Hons) Theatre Practice
Thursday 21 – Friday 29 June Webber Douglas Studio and around Central
Wednesday 2 May Private View by invitation only
Presented by MA/MFA Performance Practice as Research
Thursday 3 – Friday 4 May, 1.00pm – 7.00pm Open to the public, no booking required
BRINK celebrates one year of independent postgraduate research, as part of the MA/MFA in Performance Practice as Research at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Brink hosts a myriad of works that challenge and provoke current ideas and questions around theatre, performance and visual art. The festival promises exciting new work from emerging performance innovators living, exploring and creating at the Brink of their disciplines.
Various places throughout Central Featuring the work of students from Design for the Stage, Theatre Lighting Design, Theatre Sound, Puppetry, Costume Construction, Prop Making, Scenic Art and Scenic Construction in collaboration with other Theatre Practice students.
Free event /advanced booking necessary Booking /further information: www.brinkfestival.co.uk brink.festival@cssd.ac.uk
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SCENOGRAPHY OPEN STUDIO EXHIBITION Tuesday 26 – Thursday 28 June, 10.00am – 8.00pm Dench Studio, Central MA/MFA Scenography A live presentation of final projects concluding with a Closing Event on Thursday 28 June at 5.30pm. Free entry / no booking required
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RESEARCH@CENTRAL All events take place at Central unless indicated and are free.
TRACY C. DAVIS: PERFORMING MERMAIDS Wednesday 25 April, 6.30pm
Photo by Aneta Wegryzn Rhizomatic drawing in space 2015.
BOOK LAUNCH: PERFORMING INTERDISCIPLINARITY Edited by Dr Experience Bryon Monday 23 April, 6.30pm Join Experience Bryon (Editor) at the book launch of Performing Interdisciplinarity: Working Across Disciplinary Boundaries Through an Active Aesthetic at Central. Performing Interdisciplinarity proposes new ways of engaging with performance as it crosses, collides with, integrates and/or disturbs other disciplinary concerns. From Activism and Political Philosophy to Cognitive Science and Forensics, each chapter explores the relationships between performance and another discipline. This is a volume for performance practitioners and scholars who are living, learning, writing, teaching, making and thinking at the edges of their specialisms. Experience Bryon is a performance practitioner and Senior Lecturer at Central. Booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/booklaunch-performing-interdisciplinaritytickets-44368854438
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Creative, technological, and biomechanical developments since 2000 mean that mermaids have ceased to be mythological. Indeed, they are a new category of performing artist on exhibit in aquariums around the world, performing both as ‘wet’ (in tanks) and 'dry' (in discussion forums) interpreters, adjuncts of aquariums’ education departments. The professional mermaid appears underwater in artificially created biotopes, and on land is a particularly communicative interlocutor between sea creatures and human visitors. They are, essentially, marine animals who speak languages understood by spectators (choreographic, gestural, and spoken), remain immersed for awe-inspiring periods, and take up ontological authority not just to act like, but also speak, for oceans which they inhabit as seemingly indigenous intermediaries. To elaborate on these issues, this talk addresses three cases of mermaid shows in aquariums (in Germany, Denmark, the USA), studied both by means of ethnographic interviews and performance analysis techniques. Tracy C. Davis is a specialist in performance theory, theatre historiography and research methodology. Booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ tracy-c-davis-performing-mermaidstickets-43093462707
CONFERENCE: SYSTEMIC CRISIS IN EUROPEAN THEATRE Shannon Jackson, Chris Dercon, Tracy C. Davis, Axel Haunschild Friday 27 & Saturday 28 April Goethe-Institut, 50 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2PH Across the continent we can observe significant institutional challenges and transformations: funding cuts, demographic changes, media and technological innovations, political interventions, movements in the public sphere, shifts in aesthetic tastes and moods. Each alone is seldom enough to cause a crisis, but in combination they do. There is a pressing need for robust research into the complex configuration of factors at work that are leading to significant shifts in the way theatre is understood, organised, delivered and received. The conference will bring together scholars from different disciplines and countries to examine factors that are common across Europe. Conception: Christopher Balme (LMU Munich/Leverhulme Visiting Professor, Central, Tony Fisher (Central). Booking: www.cssd.ac.uk/event/ conference-systemic-crisis-europeantheatre
Photo by Manuel Harlan.
ROBERT ICKE: LECTURE AND Q&A Wednesday 2 May, 6.00pm Robert Icke will give a brief lecture on a topic related to his work to date. This will be followed by a Q & A with Duťka Radosavljević, Reader in Contemporary Theatre and Performance at Central. Robert Icke has adapted and directed 1984 (with Duncan Macmillan in 2014), Olivierwinning Oresteia (2015), Uncle Vanya (2016), Mary Stuart (2016), Hamlet (2017) and most recently at Toneelgroep Amsterdam, Oedipus (2018). Booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/roberticke-a-lecture-and-qa-tickets-44553840737
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BOOK LAUNCH: THEATRE & DANCE BY KATE ELSWIT Dr Kate Elswit
MOVING WOMEN: THE TOURING ACTRESS AS VECTOR OF POLITICAL CHANGE
Tuesday 8 May 2018, 6.00pm Join Kate Elswit to celebrate the recent publication of Theatre & Dance (Theatre& series, 2018). This succinct and engaging text explores the interdependence between theatre and dance. Making a compelling case for the significance of resisting genre distinctions in the arts, Elswit demonstrates why and how the ampersand between theatre and dance needs to be understood as the rule, rather than the exception. This illuminating guide focuses on the interconnected ecosystems of practice that constitute performance history, the expansion of theatre and dance forms on contemporary North American and European stages, and the disciplinary methods that scholars use today to understand such practices, both past and present. ‘The ideal guide to the complex entanglements of theatre and dance. A distillation of Elswit's expertise, broad in scope and rich in elegantly formulated insights.’ Nicholas Ridout Booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/booklaunch-theatre-dance-by-kate-elswittickets-44545577020
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Dr Kate Flaherty Tuesday 12 June In 1869, one year before the first women’s suffrage bill was presented in the British parliament, John Stuart Mill published his treatise on the subjection of women. One of the lynch-pins of his argument for an end to the legal subordination of women is work. Kate Flaherty makes a provocative case for touring actresses – the ‘moving women’ of her title – as providing a crucial prologue to the Women’s Movement. Charlotte Cushman and Fanny Kemble traversed the Atlantic in one of few public professions open to women in the early 19th century. They were moving women in a second sense in that they captured the imagination of an international public. She reflects upon how, both as artists and polemicists, each made a distinctive contribution to destabilising hegemonic notions about the relationship between women, work and public influence. Booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/drkate-flaherty-moving-women-the-touringactress-as-vector-of-political-changetickets-44669129569
Photo by Alexi Pelekanos. Commissioned by WienerFestwochen 2016.
2018 STR EDWARD GORDON CRAIG LECTURE DELIVERED BY OLIVER FRLJIĆ THE REPRESENTATIONAL WEAKNESSES OF DEMOCRACY AND THEATRE IN THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY Wednesday 27 June, 6.30pm Oliver Frljić's work as a director has been characterised by a committed exploration of the intersections between the political and the theatrical. Flags, crosses, disputed maps and other symbolically charged imagery often provide central points of reference in his productions which are frequently intended to tackle taboos and therefore open up uncomfortable but necessary discussions.
In this first public appearance in the UK, Frljić will reflect on the ways in which his recent, controversial productions – Our Violence and Your Violence, The Curse and Gorki – an Alternative for Germany? – have used the theatrical medium as a performative tool in a broader social arena. Frljić will also discuss the overlaps and intersections of political and theatrical representation in his work, examining the ways in which the 21st century has revealed some deep crises of democracy as a form of political representation and what the implications of these are for theatre in Britain and Britain’s relationship to Europe. Booking: www.cssd.ac.uk/event/2018-stredward-gordon-craig-lecture-oliver-frljic
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BUSINESS SHORT COURSES Each course has a maximum of 10 participants to ensure individual feedback and are led by a fully qualified trainer. It may not be possible to offer all courses publicised if numbers do not justify them. Please note that places are not confirmed until we are in receipt of an online application and the full fee. All courses take place at Cervantes Theatre, 229 Union St, London SE1 0LR. The fee for each course is ÂŁ350.
THE CREATIVE COMMUNICATOR
THE CREATIVE FACILITATOR
Thursday 31 May, 10.00am - 5.00pm
Participants will learn innovative, dramatic tools and techniques to lead facilitation and deliver training sessions with creativity and impact.
A workshop focusing on discovering the art of building impact, influence and rapport in communication and one-to-one conversations. How to build rapport with a stakeholder? How to manage status? How to influence up and down? How to initiate and lead the agenda? Discover how to flex your approach to achieve your desired outcome and voice and performance techniques that increase the impact and gravitas of your communication style. Learn tools to give feedback and deal with communicating in the moment, how to engage and inspire a team, and active listening techniques and creative approaches to ensure you deliver your message with impact and authenticity.
Wednesday 6 June, 10.00am – 5.00pm
Drawn from our training in voice, actor training, applied theatre and education, participants will discover creative techniques and innovative approaches to ensemble work, creative teaching and group facilitation. Discover how to energise and focus a group, how to use drama to bring difficult content to life, and tools and techniques to unlock creativity and enthuse and engage a group. Explore how to weave dramatic approaches into your own material.
The workshop culminates in scenario-based training.
Take part in fast-paced, experiential exercises and leave with a toolbox of techniques to lead facilitation and training with confidence and creativity.
Booking: www.cssd.ac.uk/course/creativecommunicator
Booking: www.cssd.ac.uk/course/creativefacilitator
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THE CREATIVE PRESENTER Thursday 14 June, 10.00am – 5.00pm Discover how to incorporate voice, performance practice and actor training techniques into pitches and presentations. Explore theatrical devices and dramatic techniques to increase the impact and resonance of your presentation style. Discover tools to read your audience and flex your approach accordingly. Employ dramatic devices to bring content to life and build an emotional connection to your audience. Learn how to incorporate storytelling into prepared content and how to frame your message and get it heard. The workshop culminates in individual workshopping to ensure your presentation style is rehearsed and new techniques embedded.
INTERVIEWING WITH IMPACT
Booking: www.cssd.ac.uk/course/creativepresenter
Thursday 5 July, 10.00am - 5.00pm
THE CREATIVE VOICE
Discover how to prepare you and your content for all types of interviews. Learn how to distil ‘you’ and your CV to create and deliver a succinct, impactful message for any interview situation.
Tuesday 26 June, 10.00am – 5.00pm A workshop providing participants with a greater understanding of articulation, clarity, vocal power, pitch, pace and tone. Explore the fundamentals of voice and vocal technique. Discover how to increase vocal power and projection and build resonance, gravitas and tone into your vocal delivery. Understand how we support the voice through breath support and positive alignment. Increase your understanding of vocal anatomy – how do we form words and sounds, how can we alter our articulators to improve diction and vocal clarity, and employ vocal training techniques to increase vocal strength and health. The workshop culminates in individual workshopping to ensure vocal improvement and sustainable outcomes. Booking: www.cssd.ac.uk/course/creativevoice
Explore strategies that increase your selfawareness and self-confidence. Increase your ability to provide compelling answers whilst under pressure and how to stay calm and on message. Experiment with improvisation strategies to ensure you are prepared and ready to deal with the unexpected whilst remaining confident and credible. Discover how to find your natural voice for any interview situation. Rehearse your approach and increase confidence in leading the agenda, influencing stakeholders and flexing your style according to your interviewer. The full-day workshop culminates in individual interviewing to provide rehearsal space and the chance to embed newly acquired techniques. Booking: www.cssd.ac.uk/course/ interviewing-impact
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SHORT COURSES Focusing on key techniques and skills used by actors, these courses are in small groups so that tutors are able to nurture and develop creativity. Classes are open access and mixed ability and take place at Central.
EVENING COURSES
SATURDAY YOUTH THEATRE
Mondays & Wednesdays, 7.00pm – 9.30pm, these courses run on a termly basis Fee: £500 per term
Saturdays 11.00am – 1.00pm Fee: £250 per term
Minimum age for entry is 18+
To apply: www.cssd.ac.uk/course/saturdayyouth-theatre-6-17-year-olds
To apply: www.cssd.ac.uk/course/eveningcourses Central offers a variety of evening courses including: > Acting – An Introduction > Shakespeare, Acting – For Camera > Audition Techniques > Text 1, Text 2 > Voice for Performance, and Directing – An Introduction.
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Age: 6-17 (students are grouped by age)
Saturday Youth Theatre offers drama classes that are challenging, educational and enjoyable. You do not need any previous experience to take part, just enthusiasm and commitment. Classes explore a range of drama and acting techniques and different theatrical forms, including improvisation, voice, movement, devising and working with text, culminating in sharing a themed work to family, friends and carers. Recent themes have included Shakespeare, plays from the Royal Court Theatre and celebrating difference.
DIPLOMAS Central offers part-time, non-accredited, practical diplomas for those wishing to undertake an introduction to acting or performance training. Entry is by audition. To apply: www.short-courses@cssd.ac.uk
MUSICAL THEATRE January – August Fee: £3,500, bursaries are available The Musical Theatre Diploma develops skills as performers with specific classes in singing, dance, acting fundamentals, voice and movement. Students have the opportunity to perform in one of Central’s fully-equipped theatres.
GAP YEAR September – August on Saturdays, with two x one week intensives Fee: £2,700, bursaries are available The Gap Year Diploma is designed for those taking a year out from formal education who are interested in preparing to apply for an acting course at higher education level. The course develops acting skills, career skills, and audition techniques with the opportunity to perform extracts from plays in a studio-based production.
ACTING January – August Fee: £3,500, bursaries are available The Acting Diploma develops skills as an actor and is designed to be a springboard for those wishing to explore the potential of full-time actor or performance training. There are specific classes in text analysis, voice, movement, devising and character development and the opportunity to perform in one of Central’s fully-equipped theatres.
SUMMER SHORT COURSES Focusing on key techniques and skills used by actors, these courses take place in July and August from 10.00am – 4.30pm and vary from two days to three weeks. All courses, with the exception of Preparing for Higher Education, Actors Audition Pieces and Youth Theatre are for those aged over 18 years. To apply: short.courses@cssd.ac.uk Currently courses offered include: > Acting for Beginners > Acting for Camera for Beginners > Acting with Text > Actors’ Audition Pieces (aged 17+) > Directed Scenes > Introduction to Clear Spoken English > Musical Theatre > Preparing for Higher Education: Studying Drama (aged 15+) > Stage Combat > Summer Theatre Company > Summer Shakespeare > Voice Fundamentals > Youth Theatre for Actors aged 11 – 17 > Youth Theatre for Actors aged 6 – 11.
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CENTRAL NEWS A selection of highlights from the past few months. For further news see www.cssd.ac.uk/news-from-central
CENTRAL UNVEILS THE DENCH STUDIO IN COMMEMORATION OF THE DENCH DYNASTY
CENTRAL WELCOMES THE MAYOR OF LONDON TO THE EMBASSY THEATRE
On Wednesday 28 February, in a ceremony attended by staff, students, alumni and supporters, Central unveiled the newly appointed Dench Studio in commemoration of the careers and contributions of Jeffrey Dench, Judi Dench and Judi’s daughter Finty Williams – each of whom graduated from the School.
On Friday 9 March, Central and the Students’ Union were delighted to welcome the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to the Embassy Theatre for the launch of his new strategy to tackle violence against women and girls.
Alongside the renamed studio, Central installed a photographic display of images of the family’s performances. Of her relationship with the School, and remarking on its development programme, Dame Judi Dench said: ‘My brother Jeffery only ever wanted to be an actor and I caught his enthusiasm. I followed him to Central, and my daughter followed me to Central. Central grows from strength to strength, even in these difficult times financially. Embarking on a major new building is a challenge, but these facilities are much needed to keep Central at the forefront in training and research for the dramatic arts.’ Dame Judi Dench is also set to lay the foundation stone for Central’s new North Block Development, which is currently under construction and will extend the School’s teaching, rehearsal and performance spaces. The North Block Development will open later this year.
As part of the launch, the Mayor joined Central staff and students in a discussion surrounding the themes of the strategy with Imkaan (a UKbased, black feminist organisation dedicated to addressing violence against Black and Minority Ethnic Women and Girls), the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime Sophie Linden, the Victim’s Commissioner Claire Waxman, Night Czar Amy Lamé and MP Tulip Siddiq. Imkaan, a UK-based black and minority ethnic women's organisation which works to prevent and respond to violence against marginalised European girls and women, facilitated the consultation work with survivors that fed into the strategy. The Mayor’s new wide-ranging strategy, backed by a record £44m investment up to 2020, follows the biggest in-depth consultation with survivors, as well as Londoners, police and partners. It includes measures to tackle rape, sexual assault, female genital mutilation (FGM), trafficking, controlling behaviour, forced marriages, stalking, harassment, and misogyny - building on the recent international #MeToo and #TimesUp campaigns. On hosting the event Central’s Principal, Professor Gavin Henderson, said:
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Central welcomes the Mayor of London.
‘Central’s students and staff were greatly encouraged by the recent visit of Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London. Together with Central’s Students’ Union, our zero tolerance commitment in terms of sexual harassment and in protection of women and girls accords well with the GLA’s own determination. The Mayor gave freely of his time, taking part in stage workshops with staff and students facilitated by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic women’s group Imkaan. He clearly enjoyed himself … for nigh on two hours!’
bringing a zero tolerance commitment to every corner of the institution.
Central’s Students’ Union has recently led on a campaign launched together with the School Central Says Enough – to address the issue of sexual harassment and violence on campus by
Dr Catherine McNamara, Pro-Dean and Director of Learning, Teaching and Student Experience at Central said:
Jake Saunders, Students’ Union President said: ‘#CentralSaysEnough is a truly collaborative, preventative model for tackling sexual harassment and violence on our campus. We (Central SU) are working with our institution to implement a number of zero tolerance practices that we hope will begin to become engrained in life at our School.’
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Drama schools have, and continue to play, a significant role in the commissioning and development of large-cast plays in the UK. This one day symposium brought together playwrights, industry professionals and those working on the development of new work in drama schools to explore whose stories we tell, what we do well, and what we could do better. The event, which aimed to be the start of an ongoing conversation, also explored the potential for creating new networks to explore these issues and work together moving forward.
London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, for the launch of the VAWG Strategy.
‘There are several aspects to our work to tackle sexual harassment and sexual violence here at Central. A key aim for us, is to make our support and reporting systems more visible in order to rapidly build individuals’ confidence to speak with us, if they have experiences of this nature. Working in a truly collaborative way with officers of our Students’ Union and with students more broadly is proving to be invaluable. We are speaking with all staff and all students, as well as making connections with a number of organisations and institutions beyond Central.’ The publication of the London Tackling Violence against Women and Girls Strategy was a commitment in the Mayor’s Police and Crime Plan. It is published on the Mayor of London’s official website. For more information about the #CentralSaysEnough campaign, see Central Students’ Union website.
CENTRAL AND LAMDA CO-HOST PLAYWRITING SYMPOSIUM On Saturday 10 March, Central and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) co-hosted a one-day symposium in LAMDA’S Sainsbury Theatre entitled The Role of the Drama School in New Play Development.
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Panellists and speakers on the day included Catherine Alexander (Central and Associate Director, Complicite), Chris Campbell (Literary Manager, Royal Court Theatre), Sarah Davey-Hull (Central and Bold & Saucy Theatre Company), Nadia Latif (Associate Director, Young Vic), Lynda Radley (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Associate Playwright, Playwright’s Studio Scotland), Joanna Read (Principal, LAMDA), Lisa Spirling (Artistic Director, Theatre 503), and Lloyd Trott (Academy Dramaturg, RADA). The conference was convened by Central’s Sarah Grochala and Martin Wylde together with LAMDA’s Sarah Dickenson and Caroline Leslie.
PROFESSOR ANNE BOGART TO JOIN CENTRAL AS A LEVERHULME VISITING PROFESSOR Central is delighted to announce that, thanks to the generous support of The Leverhulme Trust, Professor Anne Bogart will be joining Central from May 2018 as a Leverhulme Visiting Professor. Over the past forty years, Professor Bogart has developed a reputation as one of the most important and urgent voices working at the intersection of theatre and academia. She commands respect as both a scholar and teacher, as well as a director internationally. She has been the recipient of major awards including Guggenheim, Doris Duke and Rockefeller Fellowships, as well as receiving the Career
Achievement Award from the ATHE in 1999. Co-founder of the SITI Company with Tadashi Suzuki in 1992, Bogart was one of the earliest American directors to insist on the importance of working across transnational practices and training. Building her work with SITI, as well as through her long teaching career, Professor Bogart has insisted on the value of training and in-depth research as the basis of the theatre maker’s art. The unique knowledge she brings to directing pedagogy in the United States of America is an additional expertise that will be crucial to knowledge exchange in the United Kingdom, where there is no director training involving a seminal theatre maker with a comparable history and pedigree. Professor Bogart is one of the most significant international theatre scholars working in the United States of America today, uniquely conversant with global theatre cultures, whose work has shaped and informed theatre scholarship. As a Leverhulme Visiting Professor, Professor Bogart will give a series of Leverhulme talks at Central and in universities and at public events around the UK; she will mentor both researchers and research degree students, will lead practical workshops with undergraduate and postgraduate students to explore approaches to her acclaimed actor training philosophy ‘Viewpoints’, and will participate in various ‘In Conversation’ events. Of Professor Bogart’s appointment, Central’s Head of Acting Geoffrey Colman (who led the successful application with Dr Joshua Abrams) said, ‘With the renowned Leverhulme Trust Award, Professor Bogart’s impact and presence on our community will be shape changing.’ Details about Professor Bogart’s forthcoming visit will be published in due course. Enquiries should be directed to geoff.colman@cssd.ac.uk.
Letters To April (2017) directed by Amanda Brennan who co-curated From The Wilderness.
AMANDA BRENNAN CO-CURATES FILM FESTIVAL AT THE HOSPITAL CLUB In March, the mark the launch International Women’s Week, The Hospital Club presented From The Wilderness, an event to showcase the work of emerging female filmmakers. Co-curated by Amanda Brennan, Central’s Principal Lecturer and Course Leader for the MA Acting for Screen, the event included a screening of short films from some of the UK’s best new writers and directors. Following the screening, there was a Q&A with the multi award-winning director Susanna White. Films included new work from emerging writerdirectors Charlotte Regan and Jacqueline Pepall, and students and graduates from the MA Acting for Screen course had their work shown as part of the festival.
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Professor Peter M. Boenisch joins Central as its Professor of European Theatre.
CENTRAL WELCOMES NEW ACADEMICS Central is pleased to announce that two new members of its academic team will take up their posts in the Summer 2018 term. Dr Kathrine Sandys will be joining as Principal Lecturer in Theatre Practice, and also serving initially as Head of Theatre Practice, working across a number of areas within the Theatre Practice team. Dr Sandys has worked nationally and internationally as a lighting designer, exhibit designer and scenographer with companies and collaborators including Opera North, the Prague Festival Ballet, Harare International Festival of Arts and Tate Liverpool, to name a few. She is currently the Convenor of the Scenography Working Group for the Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA) and a member of the Management Committee of the Society of British Theatre Designers, as well as an active member of several other academic and professional organisations. Dr Sandys has taught and held key managerial roles at LIPA, Mountview and Rose Bruford. Her current work explores the repurposing and affects of cold war bunkers in conjunction with English Heritage. Professor Peter M. Boenisch will be joining Central as its Professor of European Theatre. Professor Boenisch, who is originally from Munich, was previously Professor of European Theatre at the University of Kent. Prior to that,
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he was a lecturer/assistant professor at LudwigMaximilians-Universität in Munich, from which he also received his PhD on corporealities and physical movement in contemporary dance, theatre and performance. His main research areas are the fields of theatre directing and dramaturgy, as well as contemporary dance and performance, with a particular focus on the German and Dutch-speaking European countries. Professor Boenisch collaborates regularly with German theatre director Thomas Ostermeier, the artistic director of Schaubühne Berlin, on research in the methodology of theatre directing; they co-authored the volume The Theatre Of Thomas Ostermeier (Routledge 2016). Aside from his extensive publications Professor Boenisch was, at Kent, a founding co-director of the European Theatre Research Network (ETRN), which will continue its European networking activities in theatre research under joint inter-institutional auspices of Central and the University of Kent. Boenisch is a Fellow of the Berlin-based International Research College ‘Interweaving Performance Cultures’.
CENTRAL STAFF ATTEND USITT STAGE EXPO IN FLORIDA In March, Central staff attended the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Stage Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. USITT connects performing arts design and technology communities to ensure a vibrant dialogue among practitioners, educators, and students. Founded in 1960 as an organisation to promote dialogue, research, and learning among practitioners of theatre design and technology, it has today grown to include members at all levels of their careers and has embraced the new technologies being used in entertainment. USITT is now the leader in lifelong learning opportunities for the entertainment design and technology industry. Staff at the event talked to prospective students and industry contacts about Central’s BA (Hons) Theatre Practice undergraduate degree programme.
#CENTRALSAYSENOUGH CAMPAIGN WINS NUS WOMEN’S CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR AWARD
NEW ARTWORK INSTALLATIONS PLANNED BY RESEARCH FELLOW DR DANI PLOEGER
Congratulations to the Central Students’ Union, led by Women’s Officer Rachel Vogler, on their #CentralSaysEnough campaign being named the National Union of Students’ Women’s Campaign of the Year!
Research Fellow Dr Dani Ploeger will present a new digital artwork TRASH HEAVEN during the Venice Architecture Biennale, which will take place from 26 May until 25 November. The work will consist of QR codes attached to public dustbins around Venice Island. The codes will be connected to an online 3D environment that is occupied by high resolution scans of Venice dust bins and decaying rubbish. TRASH HEAVEN will be presented in the context of the Artificial Natures Exhibition of the Ideal Spaces Working Group, an art and research project focused on the shaping of contemporary living spaces through historical and technological research.
#CentralSaysEnough is a collaborative campaign between the Central Students’ Union and the School, led by Rachel Vogler, to institute preventative measures and models which are designed to tackle issues of sexual violence and harassment on campus. The Campaign has seen the Central Students’ Union and the School work together to offer top-down training in these issues across all levels of the institution. Alongside this training, comprehensive student support provisions have been made available, ongoing public signs of solidarity have been implemented and clear plans for the campaign’s future including the implementation of working groups are planned.
On 9 June, Dr Ploeger’s new installation work The grass smells so sweet will be inaugurated at panke.gallery in Berlin. The installation combines virtual reality simulations, intimate voice recordings, and a patch of living grass to remediate a series of Quora and Reddit responses to the question, ‘How does it feel to
Dr Dani Ploeger’s Installation “The grass smells so sweet” at the panke.gallery in Berlin.
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get shot in the head?’ Examining the particular negotiation between public and private performance on online Q&A forums, the work engages with people’s continued occupation with the physical body in relation to violence and (fear of) death in a digitally networked culture. The installation will be on show until 22 June.
UOL LEADING WOMEN CAMPAIGN Central is delighted to announce that staff and former students have been named in University of London’s Leading Women Campaign for 2018. 2018 marks the 150th anniversary of women being permitted to sit ‘special examinations’ at the University of London and with that being admitted for the first time in Britain to higher education. The Leading Women Campaign celebrates exceptional women by sharing stories of women leading both, by being the first, and by leading through their inspirational educational and professional achievements.
Also included is Central’s founder Elsie Fogerty (1865 – 1945) who was a pioneer in speech training. Elsie had a firm belief in the social importance of education and the students of her school, back then named Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, quickly became famous for their delivery in versespeaking competitions, their appearance in theatres and their work with children in the deprived areas of London. While Central developed a name for actor training, Elsie was at the same time a vital force in advancing the study of theatre as an academic discipline. See the Leading Women website to browse the gallery of inspirational women associated with the University and to see the Leading Women Events Calendar.
Named as one of the Leading Women, Central’s Director of Research Professor Maria Delgado is an academic, critic and curator in the area of Spanish language film and theatre. Actress Zoë Wanamaker trained at Central and has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. A nine-times Olivier Award nominee, she won for Once In A Lifetime (1979) and Electra (1998). She has also received four Tony Award nominations for her work on Broadway for Piaf (1981), Loot (1986), Electra (1999) and Awake And Sing! (2006). Audrey Russell, MVO (June 1906 - August 1989) trained in acting at Central in the early 20th century before becoming a BBC Radio Journalist (then called a commentator), the BBC's first female news reporter and in 1944 the first accredited female war reporter. Her stage debut was at the Lyric Theatre in London in 1937.
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Elsie Fogerty © The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
ALUMNI NEWS We would like to extend a huge thank you to the many alumni that keep us up-todate with their career news, highlights of which are included here. Some news is selected to be promoted inside the School on our plasma screens, to inspire the next generation of Centralites, and some is shared with the alumni community on our alumni social media groups. A comprehensive list of alumni news is also uploaded to our ‘Alumni – Latest News’ listings page www.cssd.ac.uk/content/alumni-latest-news.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS Congratulations to all alumni who have recently won or been nominated for awards. At the Critics Circle Awards, Hamilton, produced by Sir Cameron Mackintosh (Tech 1965) and including performance from Ash Hunter (BA (Hons) Acting 2011) as Alternative Hamilton, won The Peter Hepple Award for Best Musical, and The Ferryman, produced by Sonia Friedman (Tech 1985), won Best New Play.
Contact the Alumni Office Shaun Northover and Meg Ryan alumni@cssd.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7449 1636
At this year’s Olivier Awards, which were hosted by Catherine Tate (Stage 1993), Hamilton also picked up seven of the thirteen nominations it received, including Outstanding Achievement in Music and Best New Musical. Also, The Ferryman won Best New Play. In addition, Labour Of Love which starred Martin Freeman (Stage 1995) and was produced by Michael Grandage (Stage 1984), won Best New Comedy; Angels In America which starred Andrew Garfield (BA (Hons) Acting 2004) and Nathan StewartJarrett (BA (Hons) Acting 2006), won Best Revival, and Follies which included sound design from Paul Groothuis (Tech 1981), sound operation from Jonus Roebuck (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2009), costume supervision from Helen Johnson (Tech 1984), and casting by Jacob Sparrow (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2005), won Best Musical Revival. Nominations also included Tom Gibbons (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2008) for Best Sound Design for his work on Almeida Theatre’s production of Hamlet and Andrew Garfield (BA (Hons) Acting 2004) for Best Actor for his starring role in National Theatre’s Angels in America.
Alumni Office The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Eton Avenue London NW3 3HY, UK
At the National Television Awards, BBC’s Doctor Foster, which included performance from Neil Stuke (Stage 1991) and Sara Stewart (Stage 1988), won Best Drama.
If you are a member of Central’s alumni and have provided the Alumni Office with your email address, you will continue to receive regular snapshots of Central’s news by email each term. For those of you who want to share your breaking news with the entire alumni community, please post onto the Alumni Facebook Group or LinkedIn Site, and also email alumni@cssd.ac.uk so that it can be uploaded to the ‘Alumni – Latest News’. Read more www.cssd.ac.uk/alumni Update us on your career news online www.cssd.ac.uk/update-your-details Join the Alumni Community on Facebook ‘CSSD Alumni News – Official Site’ Join the Alumni Community on LinkedIn ‘Central’s Alumni Office’
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Hamilton with l-r Cleve September (Laurens), Jamael Westman (Hamilton), Jason Pennycooke (Lafayette), Tarinn Callender (Mulligan). Photo by Matthew Murphy.
At the Manchester Evening Theatre Awards, Sunset Boulevard, which stars Molly Lynch (MA Music Theatre 2014) in the role of Betty Schaefer, won Best Musical, and The Father, including performance from Kerry Peers (Stage 1988), won Best Production, and she was also nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance. At this year’s Off-West End Awards, Amber Massie-Blomfield (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2007) won a Special Achievement Award for her work as Artistic Director of Camden People’s Theatre; Ben Jacobs (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2016) won Best Lighting Design for The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase, and Lucy J Skilbeck (BA (Hons) Drama, Applied Theatre and Education 2010) won a TBC Award for Joan. Also, The Life, which includes performance from David Albury (MA Music Theatre 2014) and lighting design from David Howe (Tech 1993), won Best Musical Production, and Superhero, which included lighting design from Sam
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Waddington (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2016) and production management from Andreas Ayling (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2013), won Best New Musical. At the Rakutek TV Empire Awards, Jason Isaacs (Stage 1988) won Best Actor in a TV Series for his performance as Gabriel Lorca in Star Trek: Discovery, and The Death Of Stalin, which he also starred in, and which included performance from Emilio Iannucci (BA (Hons) Acting CDT 2015) and Paul Chahidi (Stage 1994), won Best Comedy. Also Wonder Woman, which starred Eleanor Matsuura (BA (Hons) Acting 2004), included performance from Jemma Moore (MA Acting for Screen 2014) and voice coaching from Roisin Carty (Adv Dip Voice Studies 1995), won Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy; Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which starred the late Carrie Fisher (Stage 1977) and included performance from Danny Sapani (Stage 1992), won Best Film, and Coco, which starred Gael García Bernal (Stage 2000), won Best Animated Film.
Coco also won an Oscar, BAFTA Film Award and a Satellite Award all for Best Animated Film. At the WhatsOnStage Awards Sonia Friedman was the recipient of the Equity Award for Services to Theatre. Also amongst the winners at the ceremony were her productions The Ferryman, for Best New Musical, Hamlet, for Best Play Revival and Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, for Best West End Show and Best Show Poster. Sir Cameron Mackintosh’s productions Les Misérables also won Best Regional Production, and Hair, directed by Jonathan O’Boyle (BA (Hons) Acting 2004) and including performance from Jammy Kasongo (BA (Hons) Acting Musical Theatre 2015), won Best Off-West End Production. Carrie Fisher (Stage 1977) won a posthumous Grammy Award in the spoken word category for her audio recording of her bestselling memoir The Princess Diarist. Graham Norton (Stage 1989) has been nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Entertainment Performance for The Graham Norton Show. Also nominated was the television adaptation of King Charles III for Best Single Drama, in which Oliver Chris (BA (Hons) Acting 2000) reprised the role of William, Prince of Wales, having performed it in Sonia Friedman’s (Tech 1985) award-winning theatre production on both the West End and Broadway. Faith Omole (BA (Hons) Acting Musical Theatre 2013) won Leading Female at The Great British Pantomime Awards for her performance in Lyric Hammersmith’s Jack And Tthe Beanstalk. Finn Ross (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2003) won an award at the Los Angeles Dramatic Critic’s Circle Awards for his CGI/Video Design on Broadway’s The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time. You can read about other alumni awards and nominations at www.cssd.ac.uk/alumnilatest-news.
IN THE COMMUNITY Central’s alumni produce a high standard of work across a multitude of disciplines in the arts, theatre and education sectors, and beyond. The following provides a snapshot of some of their work-to-date: Miles Ascough (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2017) runs a prop making business offering design and fabrication services for theatre, film, TV and corporate clients, which include Théâtre Volière, BBC, Spectrecom Films, Spinnaker Tower, Hidden City, Haig Whiskey, Mr. President and Warner Bros. Gary Beestone (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2002) established company Gary Beestone Events & Theatre, providing production and project management for world-class theatre and events with clients including Disney, Sonia Friedman Productions, Hull UK City of Culture, and the Rugby World Cup. Joanna Caronel (nee. Lanceta) (MA Voice Studies 2016) is Founder and Director of SecondAccent™, a premiere corporate coaching service that integrates facial and sound recognition technology into its practices, and she also serves as the Speech Coach for National Asian Artist Project (NAAP) in New York. Max Cherry (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2016) has joined The Royal Court Theatre as a Duty Video Technician, previously he was a Technician for HighTide Festival and Deputy LX for The Pleasance Theatre Trust. Jenny Dee (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2016) has worked with the BBC, Sky and Universal Music as well as various other television and film production companies as Art Director and Puppeteer/Puppet Designer. Her recent work includes working as Co-Producer of the Suspense London Puppetry Festival at the Little Angel Theatre, and devising and performing her one-woman comedy puppet show Vetted.
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Simon Dodi (BA Drama, Applied Theatre and Education 2011) is now Learning Academy Programme Coordinator at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Leah Erdos (MA Applied Theatre 2017) joined the Creative Learning: Youth Theatre Department at Omnibus Theatre to work on a project training drama teachers in Beijing. Hannah Fosker (BA (Hons) Drama, Applied Theatre and Education 2010) is now Head of Education at the Old Vic. Helen Green (BA (Hons) Drama, Applied Theatre and Education 2010) recently joined Live Theatre to lead on its work with children and young people. She arrives at a significant time for the company as it expands a programme of free story writing workshops for North East schools. These Live Tales Workshops will allow children to develop ideas and original thinking as well as build confidence. Sarah Hayhurst (MA Voice Studies 2006) recently founded The Voice Inspirer, a company which provides voice coaching for businesses. She is also author of The Lowdown: Improve Your Speech – Women in Business, and has previously been twice nominated for Oliver Awards for her work as a Vocal Coach. Robyn Khan-Cleland (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2013) is a Freelance Scenic and Mural Artist. Recent commissions include Capital Scenery, The Contemporary American Theater Festival, Cleveland Play House, Indiana Repertory Theatre and Utah Shakespeare Festival.
Celia Morgan (MA Writing for Screen and Broadcast Media 2006) is now Development Coordinator for BBC’s Writersroom. Travis Nesbitt (MA Creative Producing 2016) is Founder and Producer of The Boyband Project, which was recently featured on NBC. The company creates unique and authentic performances for theatres, corporate events and parties around the popular musical convention of boy bands. Each performance is a nostalgic look at boy band acts through the decades, utilising talent from the West End and Broadway. The company operates in both the UK and the US, and the UK team also includes Alec Porter (BA (Hons) Acting Musical Theatre 2016). Lucrezia Pollice (BA (Hons) Drama, Applied Theatre and Education 2017) produced and directed documentary, I-dentity, which was selected and screened alongside a masterclass at the British Film Institute for the United Nations Festival. The I-DENTITY project challenges people’s preconceived notions of who migrants, refugees and immigrants are by focusing on the individual and what makes them who they are. She also wrote and directed Breathe, which will transfer to the West End at The Tristian Bates Theatre from the 6 to 12 of August. Katie Price (MA Drama and Movement Therapy 2018) has recently accepted a position as an Arts Therapist for Hertfordshire County Council, and will be working across a number of schools in the county.
Jessica Lowery (BA (Hons) Drama, Applied Theatre and Education 2015) is now Education and Assess Assistant at Donmar Warehouse.
Ellen Pye (MA Advanced Theatre Practice 2014) is Co-Founder of Happynings, an arts collective aiming to engage communities with their environment and provide exciting events and workshops for local community groups. They are running a number of events across Bristol with their project GoGo..., which involves asking people to build a model of their local area using found materials.
Konstantza Maniatopoulou (MA Drama and Movement Therapy 2011) has recently opened a private practice in Patras, Greece, where she offers 1-to-1 and group dramatherapy and dreamwork workshops.
Marilyn Rice (MA Applied Theatre 2015) has joined the Lyric Hammersmith as their Producer for Education, and she has also recently returned to Central to work with current MA students.
Ned Lay (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2017) is now Deputy Stage Manager for Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.
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Cathryn Robson (MA Voice Studies 2011) will be co-directing the 1st Fitzmaurice Voicework Conference in the United Kingdom in July 2018. William Selby (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2016) works for Rainbow Productions as Lead Prop Costume Maker. Bobby Smith (BA (Hons) Drama, Applied Theatre and Education 2010) is now Associate Lecturer of Applied Theatre at Staffordshire University. In addition to this he has delivered numerous arts-based projects and been facilitator and workshop leader for a wide range of organisations, such as Foundation for Peace, Cardboard Citizens, Europia, Le Petit Artiste Children's Theatre, and Street Style Surgery. Robert Smith (BA (Hons) Drama, Applied Theatre and Education 2002) is Head of Education and Learning at Bow Arts Trust. Daniel Starmer (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2013) will be leading on Global entertainment PR company the DDA Group’s new initiative DDA Live, an events production outfit that will work across festivals, film premieres and awards. Lennie Varvarides (MA Advanced Theatre Practice 2005) founded the DYSPLA International Moving Image Festival, the world’s first festival dedicated to screening the visual innovation of dyslexic and neurodiverse story makers, showing a collection of moving images dedicated to exploring dyslexic narratives. As part of the Festival, more than 20 films were screened at the King’s Cross Crypt Gallery, dyslexic artist D-Fuse produced an immersive video installation, and an industry panel discussion took place exploring the ‘dyslexic aesthetic’. A number of MA Drama and Movement Therapy alumni have set up The Central Dramatherapy Alumni Network (CDthAN), which is a community for graduates of the course. Founded last year, it has grown to include alumni across all stages of their careers. CDthAN aims to be a platform for evolving dialogue around drama and movement
therapy theory and practice, and to offer a space where members can share professional news, research and opportunities, and to offer continuing professional development opportunities through regular workshops. Already the network has offered CPD sessions on Dramatherapy & Commedia, Puppetry as a Dramatherapy Medium for Trauma Victims, and later in the spring it will host a workshop on 'transforming the inner critic'. Those interested can connect to CDthAN by emailing centralalumnidmt@gmail.com or by joining their Facebook group www.facebook.com/ groups/1558533577510743/
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EVENTS CENTRAL PARTY IN NEW YORK Our annual Central Party in New York will take place on Monday 21 May, from 6.00pm – 8.00pm at The Coffee House Club. We very much look forward to catching up with our alumni living, working or passing through the New York area. All alumni are invited and if you would like to attend please RSVP by emailing alumni@cssd.ac.uk.
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF ACTING COLLABORATIVE & DEVISED THEATRE To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Acting CDT, Course Leader Catherine Alexander will host a party to celebrate the staff, students and alumni of the course on Monday 2 July at Central from 5.00pm – 8.00pm. If you studied on this course and would like to attend, RSVP by emailing alumni@cssd.ac.uk.
CENTRAL PARTY IN EDINBURGH We will be returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year to host our annual Central Party in Edinburgh on Wednesday 15 August from 5.00 – 7.00pm at The Scottish Arts Club, located on Rutland Square. All Central students and alumni are invited, so if you are at the festival, please join us in raising a glass in celebration. RSVP by emailing alumni@cssd.ac.uk.
CLASS OF 1993 REUNION
ARE YOU INVOLVED IN A SHOW AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE?
We are always delighted when alumni contact us about organising a reunion for their class. If you would like our support in organising your own alumni reunion at Central, please contact the Alumni Office at alumni@cssd.ac.uk.
We want to hear about any shows that alumni and students will be involved in at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as we are exploring new and exciting ways that we can help to promote them across our social media networks. To tell us about your show, email alumni@cssd.ac.uk.
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We look forward to welcoming the class of 1993 back to Central on Saturday 27 October from 2.00pm for a 25-year reunion. If you were in this class and would like to attend, RSVP alumni@cssd.ac.uk.
AD-HOC REUNIONS
Left: Motown The Musical at the Shaftsbury Theatre with l-r Jay Perry (Berry Gordy) and David Albury (Smokey Robinson). Photo by Tristram Kenton, courtesy of Premier Comms. Right: Troy Fall Of A City with David Avery (Xanthius). Photo by Graham Barthlomew, courtesy of Wild Mercury Productions.
STAGE, SCREEN & RADIO Central graduates continue to make their mark in theatre, TV, radio and film in the UK, and beyond. Below are some recent highlights in addition to those listed in our Alumni Awards and Nominations section. Kacey Ainsworth (Stage 1994) starred in a stage adaptation of Louis Sachar’s bestselling novel Holes, which ran at Nottingham Playhouse from 31 March to 22 April. The production included performance from Ammar Duffus (BA (Hons) Acting 2016), and set design from Simon Kenny (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2001). Ruby Ablett (BA (Hons) Acting Musical Theatre 2017) performs in Why Is The Sky Blue? at Southwark Playhouse, running from 26 April to 19 May.
Fisayo Akinade (BA (Hons) Acting CDT 2011) performs in Donmar Warehouse’s production The Way of The World, which runs until 26 May. In addition to this he can also be seen in Russell T Davies’ upcoming BBC Drama A Very British Scandal, which depicts the true story of the first British politician to stand trial for conspiracy and incitement to murder, and also includes performance from Susan Wooldridge (Stage 1971). David Albury (MA Music Theatre 2013) made his West End debut as Smokey Robinson in Motown: The Musical, which is currently running at Shaftesbury Theatre, and Rosalie Fenelon (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2005) is Deputy Stage Manager. David Avery (MA Acting for Screen 2008) plays Xanthias in BBC and Netflix’s miniseries Troy: Fall Of A City, an epic story of love and war, intrigue and betrayal depicting the 10-year siege of Troy.
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Left: Caroline. Or Change. with Naana Agyei-Ampadu as Dottey Moffett. Photo by Alastair Muir, courtesy of Hampstead Theatre. Right: Macbeth with Christopher Eccleston. Photo by Richard Davenport, copyright and courtesy of RSC.
Naana Agyei-Ampadu (MA Music Theatre 2006) played Dotty Moffett in Hampstead Theatre’s Caroline, Or Change, which ran from 12 March to 21 April, and included lighting design from Jack Knowles (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2008) and dialect coaching and assistant directing from Hazel Holder (MA Voice 2014). Following rave reviews, the production will transfer to the West End’s Playhouse Theatre. Haley Bishop (MA Acting for Screen 2015) played Meredith in an episode of Deep State, an eight-part espionage thriller series starring Mark Strong. She will next appear in blockbuster Angel Has Fallen, which will be released next year. Charlotte Blackledge (BA (Hons) Acting Musical Theatre 2013) joins the cast of Agatha Christie’s Witness For The Prosecution, which runs at London County Hall on Southbank until 16 September.
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Tsemaye Bob-Egbe (MA Music Theatre 2016), Baker Mukasa (BA (Hons) Acting 2016) and Jammy Kasongo (BA (Hons) Acting Musical Theatre 2015) all perform in the ensemble for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, which is running at the Aldwych Theatre until 16 June, and includes dialect coaching from Hazel Holder (MA Voice 2014). Peter Bray (BA (Hons) Acting 2009) and Peter Guinness (Stage 1976) perform in Much Ado About Nothing, which stars Mel Giedroyc, and runs at Rose Theatre until 6 May. Caroline Byrne (MA Actor Training and Coaching 2007) directed All’s Well That Ends Well, which included performance from Hannah Ringham (MA Advanced Theatre Practice 1998), and ran at Shakespeare’s Globe from 11 January to 3 March. Ben Caplan (Stage 1995) and Steve John Shepherd (Stage 1995) both star in Hampstead Theatre’s production Describe The Night, which includes movement direction from Chi-San Howard (MA Movement Studies 2016).
Christian Clark (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2016) is currently touring the UK & Ireland with Wicked, as an Assistant Electrician for the production.
Emily Dobbs (BA (Hons) Acting 2005) coproduces Killer Joe, which stars Orlando Bloom, and will run at Trafalgar Studios from 18 May to 18 August.
Nancy Crane (Stage 1984) performed in Almeida Theatre’s Summer And Smoke, which included sound design from Carolyn Downing (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2002), and ran from 24 February to 7 April.
Christopher Eccleston (Stage 1986) stars in the title role of Royal Shakespeare Company’s Macbeth, which is running until September in Stratford-Upon-Avon, before transferring to the Barbican in October, and was also broadcast live in cinemas on 11 April. He can also be seen currently on screens starring in BBC One Drama Come Home.
Richard Delaney (MA Actor Training and Coaching 2018), Stella Blue Taylor (BA (Hons) Acting CDT 2012) and Andrew StaffordBaker (MA Acting 2013) reprise their roles for a London tour of The Secret Life Of Humans, following a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year. The show runs at New Diorama Theatre from 10 April to 5 May, and Greenwich Theatre from 8 to 12 May, before heading to New York as part of Brits Off-Broadway, running at 59E59 Theaters from 31 May to 1 July.
Martin Freeman (Stage 1995) played Everett K. Ross in Marvel’s Black Panther, which also included performance from Danny Sapani (Stage 1992), and for which Cerris MorganMoyer (BA Fine Arts - Theatre 1993) was also a Voice Artist. The film was released to rave reviews and is 2018’s highest grossing film. Martin also stars in Ghost Stories, a recently released film adaptation of the West End play.
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Raj Ghatak (BA English & Drama (Queen Mary & Central) 1998) and Jay Sajjid (MA Acting for Screen 2016) both perform in the UK touring stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s international best-selling novel, The Kite Runner. Michael Grandage (Stage 1984) directed the hugely anticipated stage adaptation of Disney’s Frozen, which opened on Broadway’s St James Theatre on 22 February, and included video design from Finn Ross (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2003). He will also return to London’s West End with two new productions this summer; Red by John Logan, which will run from 4 May to 28 July at Wyndham’s Theatre, and The Lieutenant Of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh, running at the Noël Coward Theatre from 23 June to 8 September. Jared Harris (Stage 1988) stars in new US series The Terror, which premiered on AMC and also includes recurring appearance from John Lynch (Stage 1984). James Huntrods (MA Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media 2012) wrote play CAUSE, a twisting, continent-sprawling journey to a place where every belief is held to scrutiny, and a one where intention itself is under assault. The play
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starred Lanna Joffrey (MA Acting 2014) and was named one of The Stage’s top 5 picks of this year’s VAULTS Festival. Martins Imhangbe (BA (Hons) Acting CDT 2013) performs in National Theatre’s production, Absolute Hell, which runs until 16 June. Jenny Ogilvie (MA Movement Studies 2011) provides associate direction and movement for the production, and set design was by Lizzie Clachan (MA Advanced Theatre Practice 1998). Hannah John-Kamen (BA (Hons) Acting Musical Theatre 2011) recently starred as F’Nale Zandor in Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster Ready Player One, based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name. The film also included Susan Lynch (Stage 1993) in the role of Alice and appearance from James Dryden (BA (Hons) Acting Musical Theatre 2012). Hannah also recently appeared in Tomb Raider and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and will next appear in Ant-Man And The Wasp. Carissa Hope Lynch (MA Applied Theatre 2009) is currently Development Producer at Two Brothers Pictures Limited. She made her first foray into the industry with Big Talk Productions,
Left: The Kite Runner 2018 with Raj Ghatak (Amir). Photo by Betty Zapata, courtesy of Kevin Wilson. Middle: Frozen on Broadway with Patti Murin (Anna) and Caissie Levy (Elsa) with Jacob Smith. Photo by Deen van Meer, courtesy of Disney. Right: Ready Player One, Warner Bros Pictures’, Amblin Entertainment’s and Village Roadshow Pictures’ action adventure with Hannah John-Kamen as F’Nale Zando. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures.
developing and script editing drama. At Big Talk she worked on Houdini & Doyle and the new series of Cold Feet. She then moved on to script edit Stan Lee’s Lucky Man starring James Nesbitt (Stage 1988) and including appearance from Holly Boyden (MA Acting 2017) for Carnival, before joining Two Brothers. Carissa is now developing White Dragon by Mark Denton and Jonny Stockwood, a conspiracy thriller which is currently shooting in Asia. Zak Macro (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2017) provided lighting design and Joe Dines (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2018) provided sound design for Finborough Theatre’s White Guy on the Bus, which ran from 27 March to 21 April. Catherine Phillips and Taylor Rettke (both MA Music Theatre 2017) were vocalists at Oh Canada! Fe(he)stival, which ran from 19 to 25 March. The festival includes a series of events promoting Canadian theatrical content and fostering the development of artistic relationships between the UK and Canada, and Cory Haas (MA Actor Training and Coaching 2018) was a Producer/Programmer. Franny Rafferty (MA Advanced Theatre Practice 2017) is Associate Director for Titanic
The Musical, which is currently touring the UK until August. Linus Roache (Stage 1985) plays David Wellington in acclaimed US drama Homeland. Episodes from the seventh season are soon to be broadcast on Channel 4. Cecilia Noble (Stage 1988) performs in Nine Night running at National Theatre until 26 May, and including design from Rajha Shakiry (MA Scenography 2011) and dialect coaching from Hazel Holder (MA Voice 2014). Tracy-Ann Oberman (Stage 1991) is currently starring as Monica in Chichester Festival Theatre’s production of Noël Coward’s Present Laughter, which runs until 12 May. Toby Olié (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2006) provided co-direction and co-puppetry design, as part of his company Gyre and Gimble, for Shakespeare’s Globe’s production of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, which ran at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse from 9 March to 21 April. Morgane Polanski (BA (Hons) Acting 2014), who stars in History Channel’s Vikings, directed two short films, The Understudy, which debuted at MyFrenchFilmFestival and The Stroke, which
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Somnai, courtesy of dotdotlondon.
she co-wrote and produced with Serena Jennings (BA (Hons) Acting 2015). Morgane and Serena have set up their own production company, Stroke Productions, and are now working on a third short film. Adrian Richards (BA (Hons) Acting 2013) performed in National Theatre’s The Winter’s Tale, running from 14 to 28 February, which included movement direction from Lucy Cullingford (MA Movement Studies 2005). Finn Ross (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2003) has, in addition to providing video design for Broadway’s Frozen, been working with Adam Young (BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 2010) on providing video design for Sonia Friedman’s (Tech 1985) Broadway production of Mean Girls, which opened at the August Wilson Theatre on 12 March and runs until 20 October. Jessica Tripp and Alasdair Melrose (both MA Music Theatre 2016) produced Australian musical LoveBites, which had a three week run at The White Bear from 3 to 21 April. This is the first production produced by Jessica’s production company Theatretripp Productions. Harriet Thorpe (Stage 1981) stars in a revival of Ruthless! The Musical, running at the Arts Theatre, London, until 23 June. Polly Waldron (BA (Hons) Acting CDT 2017) and Shanice Sewell (BA (Hons) Acting CDT
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2015) perform in Somnai, a ground-breaking blend of immersive theatre and Virtual Reality technology, in which the audience arrive as 'patients' aiming to master the art of lucid dreaming. Visitors are processed in batches of six through a series of waiting rooms, before entering a “lucid dream state” by donning a VR headset, and are then guided around rooms set designed by Alice Helps (MA Scenography 2014). Chelsea Walker (MA Advanced Theatre Practice 2011) directed a new revival of Tenessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, a touring co-production with Theatr Clwyd and English Touring Theatre. There are many, many more examples of alumni achievements that alumni have informed us of which you can read about on our ‘Alumni – Latest News’ listings page at www.cssd.ac.uk /alumni-latest-news To tell us about alumni work that you are involved in, please email the Alumni Office at alumni@cssd.ac.uk or visit www.cssd. ac.uk/update-your-details to complete our online form. Please also remember to share your news with the rest of the Central Alumni Community on the alumni Facebook Group ‘CSSD Alumni News – Official Site’
SUPPORTING CENTRAL INTRODUCTION Central is a charitable institution. We receive funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England, as well as private donations from individuals, corporations, and trusts and foundations. These different forms of support enable the School to build and grow in line with the needs of our students, the industry, and academic research. Significantly, Central is open to all potential students regardless of their background and is committed to providing access to over £100,000 of scholarships and bursaries per year. We seek to retain those who struggle financially and to enable all students to reach their full potential, making financial aid a key area of development. We are grateful to all of our donors and welcome new supporters who help Central achieve its mission to develop practitioners and researchers who shape the future of theatre and performance across the UK and beyond.
BUILDING THE FUTURE: CENTRAL’S NEW NORTH BLOCK DEVELOPMENT Central’s continued success has led to a pressing need for the creation of additional space for teaching on its existing campus at Swiss Cottage. The North Block will be a new building on campus that will provide a major increase in rehearsal and performance space for students, as well as creating a new asset for the local community. The new building is scheduled to open in Autumn 2018, and we are currently in the process of raising the final £2m of this £16.7m project, with several opportunities available for potential supporters. To find out more about the new building and about how you can help build Central’s future, please contact Jo Cottrell on +44 (0)20 7559 3975 / email jo.cottrell@cssd.ac.uk
BECOME A CORPORATE SUPPORTER As a community of innovative individuals with a passion for theatre and performing arts, Central has the creativity to bring tangible benefits to corporate partners. By supporting Central your organisation can make a direct and major impact on the lives of our students and the quality of their specialist training. You will be partnering with a world-renowned brand with a 100+ year legacy of excellence in the performing arts, and at the same time investing in the training and learning opportunities for many of our students. If you want to join our community and become involved as a corporate supporter, please contact Meg Ryan on +44 (0)20 7449 1636 / email meg.ryan@cssd.ac.uk
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PIVOT CLUB ‘If you are passionate about theatre, be passionate about its future.’ Michael Grandage CBE, President, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Central is indebted to the increasing number of individuals who have chosen to support the talent of the future by joining the Pivot Club, our membership scheme whose original membership included Sir Laurence Olivier and Dame Peggy Ashcroft. There are three levels of membership, with all gifts making a direct impact on Central’s ability to support students, professional practitioners and researchers alike, through the funding of scholarships, investment in teaching, and research. All funds raised help to shape the future of theatre and performance in the UK and abroad. Pivot Club membership levels are: > Pivot Friend £75 per annum (£6 per month on Direct Debit) > Pivot Circle £300 per annum (£24 per month on Direct Debit) > Pivot Stalls £1200 per annum (£95 per month on Direct Debit). To find out more please contact Meg Ryan on +44 (0)20 7449 1636 / meg.ryan@cssd.ac.uk, or see www.cssd.ac.uk/ support-us
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LEGACY AND IN MEMORY GIVING Central is overwhelmed by the number of individuals who have either chosen to leave a gift in their Will, or who have made a gift in memory of a loved one. Leaving a gift in your Will may help fund scholarships, act as investment in long-term capital projects, or simply provide much-needed funds to enhance the School’s charitable objectives. (Legacies and bequests are exempt from inheritance tax, meaning that as a registered charity any gift bequeathed to Central will be tax deductible.) In Memory gifts can be used to support Central more generally, or can be specifically directed towards a cause in tribute to the particular interests of the deceased. For further information about Legacy and In Memory Giving, please contact Meg Ryan on +44 (0)20 7449 1636 / meg.ryan@cssd.ac.uk.
SUPPORTER EVENING EVENTS Central’s current supporters, and those interested in finding out about its fundraising activities, are invited to join us for the Principal’s Summer Reception to see The Caucasian Chalk Circle on Thursday 21 June at 6.15pm. If you would like to attend or find out more information, please contact Meg Ryan on +44 (0)20 7449 1636 / meg.ryan @cssd.ac.uk.
OUR SUPPORTERS Central is grateful to all its supporters. We would particularly like to thank the following individuals, foundations and companies who have recently made donations of £1000 or more to support our work: > The Estate of Margaretta Bundy
> Nicholas Murphy
> Garfield Weston Foundation
> The Estate of Dulcie Denison
> John Peach
> Guildford Academic Associates
> The Estate of Dr Walter Ross
> Charles Perrin CBE
> Hays Travel Foundation
> The Estate of Nellie Watson
> Richard Pilbrow
> HSM Charitable Trust
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> Christian Poltera
> The John Thaw Foundation
> Gary Bond Memorial Award
> Roger Reed
> The Leverhulme Trust
> The Clive Brook Prize
> Clare Rich
> The Mackintosh Foundation
> The Jane Cowell Memorial Fund
> Alex Shinder
> The Walter Douglas Johnstone Memorial Fund
> Claudia Spies
> The Neaveth Fund (University of London)
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> Paul Taiano OBE
> ETC
> John Willis
> The Hall School
> The late Julia Wilson-Dickson
> Sky
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> The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation
> Stewart Annand > Kitty Corrigan
> Patricia Storace
> Wendy Craig
> The Andy Stewart Charitable Trust
> Pippa Dale
> The Ashley Family Foundation
> Victoria Dickie
> The Atkin Charitable Foundation
> John Drummond > Michael Estorick > Clare Fox > Andrew Galloway > Brian Goodban
> The Roger and Ingrid Pilkington Charitable Trust > The Savile Club > Shoresh Charitable Trust > Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement > Sophie’s Silver Lining Fund > The Stanley Picker Trust > The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK > The William Walton Trust > Winship Foundation
> The Beatrice Lillie International College of Comedy and Musical Theatre
> The Wolfson Foundation
> The Behrens Foundation
A complete list of our supporters can be found on Central’s website www.cssd.ac.uk. We also thank all those supporters who choose to remain anonymous, and those individuals who generously give their time and expertise to support our students throughout their training and beyond.
> Ros and Alan Haigh
> The British Schools and Universities Foundation
> Dame Pippa Harris DBE
> The Coln Trust
> Gavin Henderson CBE
> Commercial Education Trust
> John Kinder
> The Ernest Cook Trust
> Chris and Birthe King > Julian Markson
> The Fergal O'Mahony Memorial Fund
> Anne Mensah
> The Foyle Foundation
> Mrs Milner
> Gareth Neame Foundation
> University of London Trusts
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