News

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.’

For more information and to book a ticket click here.

Interested in demystifying the audition process for drama school?
Join us for this online course. Click here for more information: https://bit.ly/3xwYbA6

Want to find out about our courses? Join our online events:
Tuesday 7 December at 4pm – Three Year and One Year Courses
Wednesday 8 December at 4pm – Foundation Course
To book your place click here: https://bit.ly/3FjgvPQ

You can watch OSD Grad, Charity Wakefield playing Georgina tomorrow in the second series of Hulu’s The Great.

3 of our Grads, Callum Cronin, Harry Lukakis and Chris Moore will be in the London performances of the recent FDS Dublin Showcase on 7/ 8 December, 1pm at Soho Theatre.

To reserve tickets please contact Jude Tisdall – fds.jtisdall@gmail.com

OSD Grad Conor Gormally will be playing Callum in the new play Our Generation by Alecky Blythe at the National Theatre, opening in Feb 2022.
For more information: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/our-generation

Recent Grad Sam Weston can be seen in episode 5 of Sky’s Temple – Streaming on NowTV. One of our other Grads, Catherine McCormack, is also a regular in the series.

OSD Grad Louis Raghunathan is performing in Lucinda Coyle’s new play “Our Last First” which will premier at The Union Theatre in London.

For more information: http://www.uniontheatre.biz/our-last-first.html

OSD Grad, Harry Lukakis will be appearing as Mark in the new Greek TV series ‘Cartes Postales, written by best selling author Victoria Hislop. It will be airing on ERT1+ (a Greek national channel) on Saturday 13 November, 9am UK time.

Catch OSD Grad Ritu Arya in cinemas from this Friday in Red Notice with Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds.

Congratulations to Ella Road, Molly Keogh and Oscar Adams, who will be performing in Polaroid Theatre’s 10th Anniversary Celebration in aid of the Fleabag Support

Congratulations to Meg Olssen, one of our 2nd Year students who has been selected for the shortlist of the Luke Westlake Scholarship 2021.

This is an incredible achievement, as Meg is one of only 8 shortlisted candidates. Meg will be taking part in workshops with Agents Oliver Campbell (BWH) and Max Latimer (JAG) and Casting Director Emma Sylvester (Holby City, BBC) before our panel decides the winner of the scholarship – with over £4000 worth of financial and development support.

This is the last week you can see OSD Grad Ruby Crepin-Glyne in Northern Stage’s Road by Jim Cartwright.

For more information and to purchase a ticket: https://www.northernstage.co.uk/Event/road

Read the article about our new reduced audition fees: https://bit.ly/3Bab43n

Emily Patrick, a regular on ITV’s Grantchester who plays Tamara, will be acting alongside fellow grad George Hannigan who will playing Stanley this Friday 24 September.