The 2007 Carleton Hobbs’ bursaries have been awarded to:

LAURA MOLYNEUX (Queen Margaret's College)
JOANNAH TINCEY (RADA)
ALEX LANIPEKUN (RADA)
SAM PAMPHILON (The Oxford School of Drama)

They will join the Radio Drama Company on Saturday 21st July 2007.

Six other finalists are this year's runners-up - and each of them will be case as a freelance actor in one of our autumn/winter productions:

Eliza Caitlin Parkes (Royal Welsh College)
Faye Castelow (The Oxford School of Drama)
Amy Hayes (Central School of Speech & Drama)
Matt Addis (Mountview)
Joseph Arkley (Royal Scottish Academy)
Jonathan Christie (Guildhall School of Music and Drama)


Twenty accredited Drama schools and colleges took part - a total of 80 students. Chaired by David Hunter, Executive Producer Radio Drama, the judges comprised Jessica Dromgoole, Adjoa Andoh, Michael Symons and Rebecca Wilmshurst. Hearty congratulations to all finalists and especially to Laura, Joannah, Alex and Sam with whom we look forward to working in the summer.

Special Commendations:

For Best Team Exercise:

Queen Margaret's College
Rose Bruford
RADA's
Drama Studio London's


For outstanding solos:

In the Shakespeare class:
Matt Addis (Mountview Academy)


For other outstanding solo work:

Claire Brown (The Guildhall)

Gareth Aldon (Royal Welsh College)

Daisy Smith (LAMDA)

George Turvey (ALRA)

Joseph Arkley (Royal Scottish Academy)

Alice Haig (Central School of Speech & Drama )

Amy Hayes (Central School of Speech & Drama )

Tim Dewberry (RADA)

Alexandra Maher (RADA)

Faye Castelow (Oxford School)

For excellent prose sight-reading:

Jonathan Christie (The Guildhall) The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde

Nicholas Bruckman (Drama Centre) The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde

Joannah Tincey (RADA) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Laura Molyneux (Queen Margaret's Coll) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Daisy Smith (LAMDA) Alice by Lewis Carroll

Christopher Aiden (Central School) The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

For the best prepared duologue:

Joannah Tincey & Alex Lanipekun (RADA)

Also commended:

Hutch Thomas & Lysianne Thomas (Queen Margaret's College)

Gareth Aldon & Eliza Caitlin Parkes (Royal Welsh College)

Joseph Arkley & Hannah Donaldson (Royal Scottish Academy)