MIchel Saint-Denis, Susanne Bing and Jacque Copeau...is the British Drama School really French...
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In this edition Robert discusses the deep roots of the British Drama School in the French avant garde and wonders does the modern drama school start under the dome of His Majesty's Theatre or on the left bank of Paris in the Theatre du Vieux Colombier...
In which we think about Drama Schools and University Drama Departments and work our way through ‘Falling Off A Wall: Degrees of Change in British Actor Training’ Ben Frankombe's essential paper on the History of Actor Training between the 1970s and the early 2000s.
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Published 10/21/21
In which we discuss how Philip Hedley came to join the first cohort of East 15 in the autumn of 1961 and examine the complex relationship between the school and the work of Joan Littlewood’s Theatre Workshop.
The cover shows the blue plaque which celebrates the achievements Margaret Bury and...
Published 09/30/21