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ALRA Students and Alumni at Christmas

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Supporting Creative Freelancers during the Pandemic

Freelancers are the backbone of the Arts and Culture industries in the UK. Many ALRA tutors, directors, designers, technicians, stage...

Molly McGlynn in Netflix's Bridgerton

Bridgerton, Netflix's new much-anticipated period drama, was released on Christmas Day and ALRA alumna Molly McGlynn plays Rose, the Maid...

ALRA Students and Alumni at Christmas

We've done a round-up of some of our students and alumni who are involved in festive productions this season to help spread some Christmas...

ALRA's Working Group Chairs

At ALRA, we have set up four advisory working groups to help guide us through our process of making the schools a better place. They are...

Meet the two new Summers in Hollyoaks and Coronation Street

Rhiannon Clements and Harriet Bibby, both ALRA North 2019 graduates, have both gained TV roles for characters named Summer this November....

Black History Month Celebrations

We reflect back on the student and staff celebrations and events that have gone on at ALRA this Black History Month. We asked our tutors...

Introducing our Foundation Acting Course Leaders

Continuing with our series of introductory Q&A sessions with course leaders, we got to know the Course Leaders of the Foundation Acting...

Introducing our MFA Linklater Teaching Practice (Voice and Theatre Arts) Course Leaders

We got to know our new MFA Linklater Teaching Practice (Voice and Theatre Arts) Course Leader Mary Irwin and Assistant Course Leader Gemma...

Introducing our MA Professional Acting Course Leaders

We say hello to our new Course Leader for the MA Professional Acting degree at ALRA North, Lucy Curtis, and Co-Course Leader at ALRA...

How Covid-19 impacts ALRA

All measures are taken to keep our students and staff safe at ALRA. For local guidance around Level Status of our surrounding areas and...

Introducing our new ALRA North BA Acting Course Leader: Yusuf Khamisa

Photo credit (left): Shay McNab. Photo credit (right): Yusuf on Directing Cush Jumbo's 'The Accordion Shop' at the National Theatre Yusuf...

ALRA's Action Plan Against Racism: Update

ALRA’s Action Plan Against Racism – Update as of 7th July 2020 External Audit Panel Members Confirmed Following the recent reports of...

ALRA's Action Plan Against Racism

24th June 2020 Joining the Dots - Listening, Learning, Changing Institutional and Individual Training In order to set expectations of...

Statement from ALRA's Board of Trustees (10th June 2020)

Statement from ALRA's Board of Trustees – 10th June 2020 The Board of Trustees will not tolerate racism in any form. We fully acknowledge...

Principal's Statement Update

Principal’s Statement Update An action plan has been drawn up with the express aim of removing all systemic racism from the training and...

ALRA Students Start Twitter Initiative for #BlackLivesMatter

Second year ALRA South students Chanel McKenzie and Autumn Osborn, founders of the @poetryworlduk social media accounts, have started a...

Interview with Adam Fenton

Adam Fenton graduated from ALRA North in 2019 and has since started out a career in writing. He’s recently written short play Cooped Up...

Principal’s Statement #BlackLivesMatter

ALRA acknowledges not enough has been done to tackle racism. We can and will do more and better. ALRA acknowledges that where students...

ALRA Alumni and ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’

A few of our alumni have performed in or are working on the hit West End comedy show The Play That Goes Wrong . Among them are Milo Clarke...

ALRA’s Coronavirus Statement

As the global situation surrounding the Covid-19 virus continues to develop, we would like to take this opportunity to reassure all...

Interview with Gaby French in Military Wives

ALRA South 2017 graduate Gaby French made her film debut this year as she starred in Military Wives, released in UK cinemas on 6 th March...

Yasmin Steadman in ITV's Coronation Street

ALRA graduates have a growing reputation for gaining acting roles on the famous cobbles of ITV’s Coronation Street. Other ALRA graduates...

Audition for ALRA in New York!

We’re holding satellite auditions at the URTAs (University/Resident Theatre Association) at Hilton Midtown in New York City in January...

MA Directing Students’ Residency in Japan

Kitty, Chris and Siobhan, three of ALRA’s MA Directing students, spent two weeks in Japan for a residency at Kani Public Arts Centre (ALA)...

Victor Oshin plays regular character Mason on BBC Casualty

ALRA South 2018 graduate Victor Oshin is currently playing regular character Mason Reede, an over-confident yet multi-layered new...

Rhiannon Clements wins the Spotlight Prize

ALRA North 2019 graduate Rhiannon Clements won the Spotlight Prize, being awarded Best Stage Actor. She was one of 20 students nominated...

National Student Survey results 2019

Back in February, ALRA’s outgoing third year students completed the National Student Survey and the results are now in. We’re really proud...

Benjamin McMahon in The Play That Goes Wrong

We caught up with 2017 ALRA South alumnus Benjamin McMahon about auditions and rehearsals for West End show ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’,...

ALRA receives ‘outstanding’ OFSTED report

We are proud to announce that our Ofsted report has ranked the combined North and South campus schools as ‘outstanding’ in all areas....

ALRA interview with Andrew Armitage

We caught up with ALRA alumnus Andrew Armitage about his recent appearance on Eastenders and his experience in casting and shooting for...

ALRA Alumni at VAULT Festival 2019

Now in its seventh year, VAULT Festival is a well-loved arts and entertainment festival at The Vaults in Waterloo, presenting over 400...

Joint Audition with Italia Conti and Drama Studio London in Newcastle and Doncaster

Three of the UK’s top Drama Schools have joined forces to reach the potential acting talent in Newcastle and Doncaster – offering an...

Alumni Update: January '19

This winter, our recent graduate and alumni are on tour with different productions and notable theatre companies. Emmanuel Imani stars in...

Evelyn Roberts and Duncan Interview

Evelyn and Duncan both graduated from ALRA’s MA Post Graduate course at ALRA North and have been cast in the company of the National...

Alumni Update: September '18

This autumn, our recent graduate and alumni are on tour with different productions and notable theatre companies. Victor Oshin is Othello...

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 18

There are lots of ALRA Alumni and students at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. Details follow below. If you’re an ALRA graduate...

Flying Seagulls

MA in professional Acting Graduate of 2017 Lucas Bailey wrote and performed a clowning piece as his Personal Research Project which led...

It costs £45 to audition at ALRA. Why is the ALRA audition fee value for money?

The ALRA audition process is designed to be cost effective, informative, useful and fair, there are no recalls, we use a full day to see...

Interview with Raj Bajaj

Raj Bajaj is an ALRA graduate who has enjoyed a widely diverse career having worked on stage, TV, film and musical productions and gained...

Audition Fees for Drama School Addressing the barriers to conservatoire training in the UK

here ALRA continues to offer fully funded outreach workshops to schools and colleges across the uk and continue to investigate ways to...

Interview with Dominic Burgess

Since we last caught up with Dominic a couple of years ago, he’s been a busy man. With some recurring roles on ' The Flash ', ' Queen Of...

Interview with Gaby French on Hangmen

Gaby graduated from ALRA in 2017. Originally from Cardiff in South Wales, she brings a sensitive warmth to each character. Gaby also has a...

Audition Tips: FAQs

We had a great time putting together our video trailer about a young man and woman preparing themselves for their audition at drama...

Ola Orebiyi in Feature Film REPROBATE

Ola Orebiyi , who graduated from ALRA South in 2017, worked alongside Jaime Winstone , Michael Maloney and Lily Newmark in the feature...

Benjamin McMahon and Elena Valentine in The Play That Goes Wrong UK Tour

This hilarious comedy has been a huge hit in the West End and on Broadway and will now be touring the UK in 2018. We are very pleased to...

Zachary Hart in Nicholas Hytner's Julius Caesar at The Bridge Theatre

Zach graduated ALRA South in 2017 and has joined the company of Julius Caesar at the new Bridge Theatre under the direction of Nicholas...

Gaby French on Broadway in Hangmen

ALRA South 2017 graduate Gaby French opens in the Broadway transfer of Hangmen in January 2018. She takes over the role originally played...

ALRA Auditions 2018

At ALRA we recognise that auditioning for drama school can be time-consuming, costly and stressful. ALRA is committed to being as...

Abbie Andrews interview

ALRA South’s 2014-2017 Three Year Acting BA (HONS) graduate and 2017 BBC Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award winner Abbie Andrews recently spoke...

Amina Zia Interview

Amina trained at ALRA South and graduated from our MA Postgraduate Acting Course in December 2011. Since graduating, Amina’s TV credits...

Auditions open on our FastTrack

ALRA is committed to reaching out to all aspiring performers and our application system has been slimmed down to be as simple, accessible...

Luke Matthews' interview

The production of Our Town at The Royal Exchange Theatre isn't traditionally cast which is really interesting. The original setting was...

Halema Hussain's interview

ALRA South’s 2014-2017 Three Year Acting BA (HONS) graduate Halema Hussain recently spoke to us about her first professional theatre job...

ALRA students and alumni perform at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017

If you want to support ALRA students and graduates at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year you definitely won't be short of options....

Interview with Evangeline Osbon on original play Think

Recent graduate of ALRA's Three Year Acting course Evangeline Osbon is performing her original play Think at Theatre 503 on Monday, 24 th...

Oliver Towner and Sam Kacher to feature in Accountable at Fright Fest 2017

FrightFest , a major horror fantasy festival, is coming back to the Prince Charles cinema in Leicester Square, London this August. It has...

The Federation of Drama Schools launch

Following the closure of Drama UK last autumn, the Federation of Drama Schools (FDS) , a new organisation representing drama school...

Alumni Update: May 2017

This month's alumni update highlights stories from ALRA graduates Sam Donnelly, Rebecca Vaughan, Roslyn Paterson and Ben Bland. Sam...

Interview with Rosaria Hollywood – ALRA SMTT Graduate 2016

We recently had the chance to catch up with ALRA SMTT graduate Rosaria Hollywood about her latest work since graduating. Here is what she...

Alumni Update: April 2017

This month's alumni update highlights stories from Nicole Bartlett, Emma Beattie, Evelyn Roberts, Matt Holt, Louis Bernard and Kelly...

Amy Walsh interview

Our latest alumni interview features ALRA graduate and Emmerdale actress Amy Walsh. We had the opportunity to catch up with Amy about her...

Eleanor Bennett features in Before the Party, Dysfunctional, Lazy Town: Live and more

Since graduating from ALRA's BA in Acting course in 2014, Eleanor Bennett has gone on to achieve a varied acting career. She has been...

Gypsy Queen featuring ALRA Grad Ryan Clayton

This new play by Rob Ward , directed by Adam Zane and featuring Rob Ward and ALRA Alumnus Ryan Clayton focuses on a love story between two...

Alumni Update: March 2017

Our latest alumni update features Miranda Hart , Tanya Franks , Jeremy Ang Jones , Rob Dennett , Jack Ashton , Salim Sai , Molly McGlynn...

Sarah Parish plays Cath Atwood in Broadchurch

Sarah Parish , one of ALRA's graduates, has joined the cast of ITV's hit crime drama show, Broadchurch , which returned to TV screens on...

REMAINS in the Reveal Festival at Bolton Octagon

ALRA North 2012 graduates Rick Bithell and Heather Carroll were part of the first intake of PG students on this campus and always had a...

ALRA interviews Megan McCormick

ALRA’s 2010 Three Year Acting BA (Hons) graduate Megan McCormick recently spoke to us about her experiences. Following on from performing...

Interview with Emma and Sam Tugman

ALRA through the eyes of two drama students from two different generations of the same family We recently took the opportunity to...

Brianna Douglas to feature in Transit at Reveal Festival

Recent ALRA graduate Brianna Douglas has been cast as the lead in a new show by Zendeh Productions , Transit . She graduated from ALRA...

Alumni Update: February 2017

Bridget Christie tours Because You Demanded It Bridget Christie , who graduated from ALRA in 1997, is among those touring the best live...

Tanya Franks talks to ALRA

Tanya Franks, a successful and talented English actress, as well as one of ALRA's notable graduates, is known for high-profile...

“Go to a drama school audition knowing that you really want it” ALRA interviews Denise Gough

Denise Gough is one of ALRA's 2002 BA in acting degree graduates and a professional actress of critical acclaim. After winning the Olivier...

Interview with Grant Reeves

Last year the Kings Theatre Portsmouth and Teatro Nuovo-Verona, Teatro Stabile Veneto joined forces to present Italian and English...

More Eavesdropping - an Angel Theatre Company production

Following the success of its previous production, Eavesdropping , which played at Barons Court Theatre last summer, Angel Theatre Company...

Alumni Update: December 2016

Ex-ALRA from the mid-1980s plan festive reunion Members of our alumni have formed a Facebook group for ALRA alumni and staff from the...

ALRA alumni in new sci-fi feature film Seat 25

Seat 25 is a brand new sci-fi feature film which follows the story of Faye Banks , a disillusioned young woman who secretly enters herself...

ALRA alumna Shelley O'Brien in She Wins all the Races - a tragicomedy with biscuits

ALRA graduate Shelley O'Brien is currently touring her one woman show, She Wins all the Races - a tragicomedy with biscuits , a brand new...

Alumni Update: October 2016

Denise Gough to star in Angels in America and new BBC drama Paula Our 2003 ALRA graduate and ' Best Actress' Olivier Award winner, Denise...

Emmanuel Imani wins Best Actor for Invisible Men at BUFF Awards 2016

ALRA would like to congratulate our 2012 Three Year Acting alumnus, Emmanuel Imani, for winning Best Actor at the British Urban Film...

ALRA alumni take Tyke the Play to Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Black Sheep Productions , a new film and theatre company, have produced a gripping new play called Tyke . This unique production, written...

Paul Sheridan in Beatrice et Benedict and The Crown

ALRA alumnus Paul Sheridan graduated from our Postgraduate (MA) Acting course in 2011 and has since developed a successful professional...

Michaela Longden in feature film The Creature Below

After a successful trip to the Cannes Film Festival , the world premiere of feature film The Creature Below will be taking place at...

ALRA Alumni in Eavesdropping - a production by Angel Theatre Company

Angel Theatre Company 's latest production is the original piece of theatre, Eavesdropping directed by ALRA alumnus John Patterson....

Interview with Jeremy Ang Jones

Jeremy Ang Jones studied at ALRA on our Three Year Acting BA (Hons) programme and is one of our 2015 graduates. He is currently appearing...

ALRA Alumni to feature in Arthur Miller's No Villain

“ My first attempt at a play, rather inevitably, had been about industrial action and a father and his two sons, the most autobiographical...

Emmanuel Imani nominated for Best Actor in BUFF Awards

Last week the British Urban Film Festival Awards announced the nominations for its annual awards which honour the very best on-screen and...

Interview with Dominic Burgess

Dominic Burgess studied at ALRA winning a Dance and Drama Awards Scholarship on our three-year acting course. He was born and raised in...

Alumni Update: May 2016

Emily Heyworth and Ciaran Wilson play Princess Diana ALRA graduates Emily Heyworth and Ciaran Wilson have both been cast to play Princess...

Illuminate Fest 2016

From 2 nd - 28 th May, New Wimbledon Studio welcomes the return of Illuminate Festival , a platform showcasing work from the finest up and...

Denise Gough and Bronwyn James’ “Hangmen” win at this year’s Olivier Awards

We are super excited about ALRA Alumni Denise Gough and Brownyn James ’ “ Hangmen ” on their recent Olivier Award wins. Denise Gough wins...

Alumni Update: March 2016

Kate Gwynn & Vicky Sheldon set up their drama educational workshop business Kate Gwynn and Vicky Sheldon , ALRA MA Graduates , have set up...

Alumni Update: February 2016

Sebastian So in BBC's One Child A major BBC2 3-part drama, One Child , set in China started on Wednesday 17 th February on BBC2. The drama...

ALRA Grad Denise Gough wins Best Actress prize in Critics’ Circle theatre awards

ALRA graduate ( 2003 ) Denise Gough hasn't had an easy career. She had to support herself financially during her studies at ALRA and after...

ALRA Grad Emmanuel Imani lands Hollywood role - alongside Kevin Costner

We are so proud that one of Britain’s fast-rising stars is none other than ALRA alumnus Emmanuel Imani who has recently landed a role in a...

Alumni Update: January 2016

ALRA grads Kelly Selvester (SMTT) and Dan Bottomley in Cinderella ALRA graduate , Kelly Selvester recently wrote to letting us know she...

Fear and misery of the third Reich

Written By Bertolt Brecht | Translated by John Willett Directed by Phil Willmott Bertolt Brecht's Fear and Misery of the Third Reich is...

ALRA 2009-2010

Since its inception in 1979, ALRA has always been extremely proud of the students who pass through its portals and go on to achieve great...

What are our Alumni up to?

Bronwyn James in Hangmen ALRA Alumna Bronwyn James was signed with Tim Scott Personal Management immediately after finishing training –...

“Catch Me” EP by Lewis Barfoot launches 5 track EP

We’re so excited to share the news that one of our Alumna, Lewis Barfoot, who graduated from ALRA in 2012 is releasing a 5 track debut EP...

The Journey of Alfred Small

Starring Philip Goldacre , an ALRA alumni of 82 , The Journey of Alfred Small is a short film produced by boutique independent British...

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