Facilities Star Performers

The Department works principally in two wellequipped spaces. The Bradleian Theatre is excellent as a teaching room and doubles as a 135-seat studio theatre. This space is ideal for the performance of pupils’ own work and for the hosting of the professional touring companies that visit the College several times each year.

The Ellis Theatre boasts an exciting and distinctive atmosphere and can be converted into a variety of stage formats. In a conventional end-stage configuration, it accommodates just over 200; as a thrust stage it holds 360 and, as a theatre-in-theround, it seats nearly 450 including almost 100 in the surrounding balcony. Pupils thus gain experience of performing in a variety of spaces.

Carys Wright (MO 2005-10): After leaving Marlborough, Carys set up her own theatre company focusing on the development of new-writing. Carys’ most recent project, How to Catch a Bear, has been accepted by the prestigious VAULT festival in London premiering in March 2022.

Louis Boyer (TU 2008-13): Louis gained a place at RADA where he trained to be an actor. Since graduating Louis has worked extensively in theatre, film and television most recently appearing in The Witcher series for Netflix.

Rory Grant (C3 2009-14): After leaving Marlborough, Rory read English at Oxford before embarking on an MA in Performance at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Since graduating, Rory has gone to work extensively in television and film most recently starring in a new project directed by Danny Boyle.