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OSD 3rd Year student, Victoria Wyant has been nominated for the Spotlight Prize 2022.
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Netflix’s Bridgerton Premieres Friday 25 March, and includes OSD Grad Nicola Coughlan as one of it’s stars.

You can see OSD Grad Jack McMahon tonight and tomorrow night in The Partnership at the Burton Taylor Studio, Oxford. To book tickets: https://bit.ly/3qAJ7iv

OSD Grad Gemma Barnett has recently performed in her own play, Agatha also at The Pleasance Theatre. The play was transferred from the Vault Festival.
To read a review in The Review Hub by Scott Matthewman, please click here: https://bit.ly/3JiiGW4

Flawstate Theatre, founded by 4 grads of OSD, have a new play, ‘Babydoll’ on at the Kings Head Theatre, 5 – 9 April 2022, written by Meg Wilson.
For more information and to book a ticket: https://bit.ly/3u2S6tA

OSD Grad Aoibhéann McCann has had rave reviews for her performance in Jennifer Johnston’s Twinkletoes as part of Three Monologues directed by Laura Sheeran at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.

To read the review in The Arts Review please click here: https://bit.ly/3JdKVFq

OSD Grad founded Wildcard Theatre are performing Tempest in a co-production with The Pleasance Theatre, directed by OSD Grad James Meteyard with Ruby Crepin-Glynne and

OSD Grad Theo Holt-Bailey is in Kiyo Film’s independent drama series ‘No Return,’ playing Ori. To watch the trailer click here: https://bit.ly/3uuPJSe

OSD Grad Atilla Akinci is playiong Demir tonight on ITV in ‘No Return,’ starring Sheridan Smith

Slap and Tickle theatre company, set up by grads Daisy Marsh, Billy Dunmore and Olivia Fenton, after a cancellation due to COVID are now performing their play House of Shame at the White Bear Theatre from 22 – 26 February 2022. They have also recorded a short film to promote the play that can be watched at:
https://linktr.ee/slapandtickle
For more information about the play and to book tickets, please click here

Grainne Dromgoole is performing in a one woman show, Baby, What Blessings, which was also programmed as part of cancelled Vault Festival this year. The show is now set to run at the Golden Goose Theatre from the 15 -19 February and the Old Red Lion 9 -10 March 2022.

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After a successful run at The Gielgud Theatre playing Anna of Cleves in The mirror and The Light, Rosanna Adams along with fellow grad Calum Sivyer who recently performed in the Windmill Theatre’s Cabaret, have written a new play, The Greatest Hits of Lily and John. Originally programmed as part of Vault Festival 2022 which was cancelled due to Covid, the play now has a run at The Other Palace Studio

Connor Gormally co-stars in Our Generation at the The National Theatre from 14 February – 9 April 2022.

To find out more and to book a ticket, please click here

Sophie Cookson stars alongside Mark Wahlberg in the film ‘Infinite,’ that is now available on Amazon Prime.

Aimee Lou Wood stars alongside Bill Nighy in the the film Living based on the 1952 Japanese film Ikiru which in turn was based on the Tolstoy novella The Death of Ivan Ilvich. Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to strong reviews, it has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classic.

From: https://1883magazine.com/babou-ceesay/

BABOU: I remember one of the most difficult things I did at Oxford School of Drama was perform a “self song.” You write a song about your own life and you perform it unaccompanied in front of the whole school.

Wow.

BABOU: Exactly. I remember when they told us that that’s what we were going to do. Everyone was like “what?” There is comfort in the fact that the rest of your classmates are doing it as well. Everybody has to get up.

I would be like, “no way.”

BABOU: [laughs] Yeah, we all say the same thing. But, it was cathartic. Something opened up. With those sorts of experiences, you’re going to grow whether you want to or not. Oxford School of Drama. Can’t recommend it enough.

OSD Grad Charlie Venables has become a Community Manager for Samwell – ‘An online platform to support performers, with navigating the ups and downs of working in the Industry.
For more information visit: https://samwell.community

PSYCHEdelight visited us recently for a talk and workshop. The theatre company works with, ‘marginalised communities within the local population and in particular refugee communities.’
For more information please visit: http://psychedelight.org.

OSD Grad Finlay James is one of ten performers selected from 2,100 actors across 280 training programs worldwide for the Warner Bros. Television second annual “Actors in Training” virtual casting initiative.

Claire Foy stars as The Duchess of Argyll in A Very British Scandal that can be seen on BBC1 at 9pm on Boxing Day.

After the successful run of OSD Grad, Ella Road’s play The Phlebotomist, she premeires a new play at the Bush Theatre, Fair Play.

This is ‘A gripping exploration of the underside of women’s athletics.’

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